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Staff hit back at reports that Designers Guild is on the “brink of collapse”
Loyal staff at Designers Guild have railed against reports that the future of the iconic King’s Road store is hanging by a thread and declared: "Don't be too presumptuous!". Sky News reported last week that the beloved home décor store - launched...
The Chelsea Citizen is nominated for major media award – NO SHOCK!
The Chelsea Citizen has been nominated for a prestigious award in Press Gazette's highly credible Future of Media Awards. The Citizen - a humble, self-funded news operation - has been given the nod by judges for Website of the Year (Regional/Local) and is up against some of the best-resourced and biggest hitters in the regional press. Shortlisted in the category are Kent Online, Birmingham Live, So Glos, Belfast Telegraph and the Andover...
EXCLUSIVE: Residents rally to save La Famiglia from “disaster” as ONE angry neighbour complains over garden noise
Iconic Italian restaurant La Famiglia has been a delicious dining fixture of Chelsea for 51 years and has attracted a sparkling guest list of celebrities and powerbrokers. Everyone who's anyone has at one time or another graced its beautiful blue and white tiled room on Langton Street, from Princesses Diana and Kate, to Placido Domingo and Mick Jagger, to Kate Moss and Felicity Kendal. Above all, it is a homely, family-run restaurant serving...
Fight to save historic artists studios from the wrecking ball to make way for new bijoux houses
One of Chelsea's last surviving purpose-built artists' studio complexes is facing an uncertain future after plans were unveiled to replace it with five luxury townhouses. For more than a century Stanley Studios in Park Walk has provided creative workspace for generations of artists, including celebrated sculptor Dame Elizabeth Frink. Now neighbours fear one of the borough's important reminders of its artistic heritage could disappear forever....
EXCLUSIVE: “This is traumatic. I am devastated” – Karl Cronin’s father talks to The Citizen
The father of the man who fell to his death on the King’s Road in mysterious circumstances has told The Citizen: “This is traumatic for me. I am...
Gardeners find “dog toys and food covered in white powder” in Brompton Cemetery
Police have issued an urgent warning after suspected poisoned meat was discovered in two of Kensington and Chelsea’s best known green spaces —...
AI film shows how Rockwell Property’s tower for Battersea Bridge might unfold
The Chelsea Citizen partnered with the Friends of Battersea Riverside - our campaigning compatriots across the water - to create a short film to...
Two major victories for campaigners at the Council’s Planning Applications committee
Applause and cheers rang out across Kensington Town Hall last night as residents welcomed two planning decisions — both the subject of sustained...
Workers demand Council does not scrap its £1,800 FREE travel perk
Furious council workers erupted in protest outside Kensington Town Hall yesterday after bosses slashed a long-standing travel perk — leaving many...
Supergroup campaigners Jagger, Campbell, Wade and Powell draw big crowd for anti slots arcade demo’
Human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger has issued a rallying cry to town hall chiefs — urging them to “fight all the way” to block a giant slot...
Kingsgate House Hell – The Citizen wins action for angry residents and an apology from Peabody
Housing giant Peabody has apologised to the long-suffering residents of Kingsgate House and vowed to resolve a litany of complaints — thanks to The...
Exclusive Video: Death fall Karl Cronin on Crimewatch as Suspect No.1 of “UK’s Most Wanted”
The man who is believed to have fallen to his death on the King's Road on Easter Monday appeared as one of Britain's most wanted villains on...
EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS: The man in King’s Road death fall was notorious fraudster WANTED by police
The man who fell to his death on the King’s Road was a notorious fraudster who was WANTED by police, The Chelsea Citizen can reveal. Following a...
Man falls to his death from a flat window above the King’s Road
A man fell to his death onto the pavement of the King's Road yesterday. The man was found gravely injured by passersby early in the morning on...
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