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THE CHELSEA CITIZEN CAMPAIGN: SAVE the No.19 bus route. N-n-n-n-NO, TFL!
The Chelsea Citizen is aghast at Transport for London's plan to scrap the No,19 bus route between Battersea Bridge and Hyde park. We think that it s a terrible idea - for residents of Chelsea, its businesses, and for its visitors. You may disagree...
RBKC braces for severe chill of Gov financial cuts and asks for feedback from residents
The Royal Borough may be among Britain’s richest, but the Council is staring down a massive £82 million funding shortfall and families have been warned to brace for rising bills and shrinking services. Shell-shocked Town Hall bosses admit they are heading into their worst budget crisis in decades, as Government support is set to nosedive between 2026 and 2030. Next year alone, RBKC expects to be £23.5 million down. The message to residents...
The Hari Hotel arts prize – the results are in
Belgravia’s five-star hotspot The Hari was the place to be last week as the art glitterati packed into the luxury hotel for the 2025 Hari Art Prize — with three rising stars walking away with a share of a £14,000 prize pot. Now in only its fourth year, the competition has grown into a popular and coveted art competition, with more than 1,500 hopefuls battling it out across sculpture, painting and installation. Hotel bosses say this year has...
Dreaded traffic cameras start to roll on Chelsea’s yellow boxes. “Is this to improve traffic flow – or cash flow?”
New CCTV cameras have been installed at five busy intersections across Kensington and Chelsea — including two on the King’s Road — as the council ramps up enforcement on yellow-box blockers, illegal turns and other traffic offences. The Royal Borough's transport and environment lead councillor Johnny Thalassites said the action follows a council ruling last April and that the cameras will help maintain the “flow” of traffic at key sites. Under...
Legend Salomon Kalou: ‘I can’t wait to play at The Bridge again. It is the place I love’
Former Chelsea star winger Salomon Kalou has revealed how deeply he misses the life of a professional footballer and how he can't wait to relive his...
John Simpson: ‘Chelsea priest helped me through trauma of Iraq bombing’
Veteran news broadcaster John Simpson has spoken for the first time of the moment he sought solace from a Chelsea vicar as he struggled with the...
Four new pedestrian crossings for King’s Road problem junction
Four pedestrian crossings are set to be installed by the Council at a notoriously dangerous junction on the King’s Road. The junction at the King’s...
Mucci’s licensing application for cafe expansion stirs up objection
A licensing application made by Mucci's restaurant for a new pizza takeaway shop and bar is drawing widespread opposition from residents. Mucci's,...
Cremorne Estate’s new heating system debacle hots up
RBKC officers have vowed to launched a new investigation to prove whether the proposed £8 million replacement of Cremorne Estate’s heating system is...
John Simpson: ‘I would sit in the pews at Chelsea Old Church and think of the people who had come before me here – Thomas More, Anne Boleyn – and my problems did not seem too important’
Distinguished journalist and broadcaster John Simpson CBE has a lasting love for Chelsea. He lived in the area for many years, until some...
Final changes at Chelsea Barracks to be unveiled tonight ahead of major new planning app’
The final designs for the amendments to ‘Phase 5’ of the long-running Chelsea Barracks development are to be unveiled at a public meeting tonight....
Sir Simon Jenkins: ‘The sadness about Chelsea now is depopulation. It’s a place that is half empty most of the time’
Sir Simon Jenkins, 82, is an author, journalist and broadcaster, whose stellar career has spanned more than 60 years. He was Editor of the Evening...
Brave Mayor’s Fundraising Efforts Soar
The Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea has taken his duties to new heights - by plunging 17 floors down from the roof of The Royal London Hospital to...
Creature Comforts Eases Into Chelsea
Creature Comforts, the colourful veterinary clinics that re-define the world of animal healthcare, is marking its arrival in Chelsea with a special...
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