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Public Inquiry Day 4: “This is the Donald Trump of planning applications…cold-hearted and vain, driven by ignorance, arrogance, and avarice”. Rockwell slammed in stinging statement
Veteran Fleet Street journalist and campaigner Rob McGibbon yesterday launched a blistering broadside against the controversial Battersea Bridge tower — warning it will “blight homes” and “wreck lives”. McGibbon, who is the editor of The Chelsea...
Man dies in Brompton Cemetery
A man in his 50s collapsed in Brompton Cemetery yesterday morning and later died at the scene. It is believed that the man was found unconscious towards the southern part of the cemetery, near its Fulham Road entrance. Police and an ambulance crew attended, but attempts to resuscitate him failed and he was pronounced dead. The entire cemetery was quickly closed after the man had been found and numerous and both gates were padlocked. Many police...
Scary council tax grab hike to deter owners of “ghost homes”
Wealthy owners of Chelsea’s so-called "ghost homes" are about to get a very serious fright - their council tax bills are set to DOUBLE. Last night Town Hall chiefs voted to escalate council tax on second homes across Kensington and Chelsea as part of the new budget for 2026-27 - with the new charges taking affect from 1st April. There are nearly 8,000 properties classed as second homes in the Royal Borough — defined as furnished homes that are...
Sketch: A wry view from the press seats as the full council debates the 2026 budget
Kensington Town Hall last night had the faintly upholstered air of a minor, provincial public inquiry, crossed with a sixth-form debating society. The Chelsea Citizen was in situ on the press bench as councillors assembled to perform their annual fiscal pageant and vote through a 4.9% rise in Council Tax. Proceedings were opened by the funereal-suited Tory head girl, Councillor Elizabeth Campbell, who invoked “exceptionally challenging times” —...
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...
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...
The Royal Hospital seeks cure for its Peabody problem
The boss of Chelsea's world famous Royal Hospital has assured anxious social housing tenants they won't be kicked out of their homes when a crucial...
‘We’re coming for Chelsea’: Reform Party launches recruitment drive for May election fight
Reform UK stormed into Chelsea last night (18th November) with a rally aimed squarely at recruiting councillors to break the Conservatives’...
Chelsea switches on for Christmas with 34kms of fairy lights
Christmas arrived with a bang in Chelsea! Eight-year-old Kouzma lit up the King’s Road with one confident press of the big red button — moments...
Kensington High Street lights up for Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and no wonder, after the Royal Borough's Mayor Tom Bennett helped flick the switch to bathe Kensington...
Chelsea remembers The Fallen with pride and dignity
Chelsea did itself proud during Remembrance Sunday and the days leading up to the nation's day of reflection for the heroes who fought and paid the...
Furious battle begins to stop the “cultural vandalism” of Tite Street
A furious battle has broken out to stop a large-scale development of luxury apartments that will "vandalise" one of Chelsea's most celebrated...
Rick Astley to headline at St Lukes’s starry charity carols service
There’ll be a touch of pop royalty in Chelsea this Christmas when Rick Astley leads a glittering line-up at the annual Nordoff and Robbins London...
BREAKING NEWS: Companies owned by Andrew Moffat have been put into ADMINISTRATION
Fireworks Night Special Report: Various companies owned by Andrew Moffat - the businessman who owns the Chelsea Yacht and Boat Company, which runs...
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