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Charity shopping goes “Premium” as Shelter launches new boutique in Kensington
A new Boutique by Shelter is opening in High Street Kensington on December 4. Unlike your regular charity shop, the boutique will bring vintage bargains and high-end designer fashion to one of London’s most iconic retail streets. The newly...
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 Carol Service. The legendary singer—whose hits, including Never Gonna Give You Up and Together Forever, have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide—will be joined by Katie Melua and Matt Goss for what promises to be one of London’s most magical festive nights. The candlelit service takes place in...
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 the marina at Chelsea reach - have been put into administration, The Citizen can reveal. This is a developing story m/f... Statement from Administrators appointed to Thames River Investments, Thames River Moorings, Shuttlewood Marine, and TRM Marine Ian Corfield and Anthony Simmons of FRP Advisory...
Legendary Maggie Jones’s restaurant rises from the ashes
Two long years after a devastating fire, one of the Royal borough’s most beloved restaurants is preparing to welcome diners once again. Tucked away in a little cul-de-sac off Kensington Church Street, Maggie Jones’s - named after its most famous patron, Princess Margaret - was always a place where time stood still, as evidenced by the creak of wooden floorboards. Now, as contractors hammered and drilled in the background ahead of reopening,...
Three Cars Written Off in Lots Road Crash ‘n Dash
Three parked cars were written off in Lots Road night (8th June) in what appears to be smash and drive off by a rogue driver. The three cars were...
RBKC Search for Advisory Panel Talent
RBKC council is searching for a team of locals to come forward to join a new panel to "hold them to account" in light of the Grenfell tower...
New Mayor Helicoptered In
A new Mayor for Kensington and Chelsea has been elected following a vote at RBKC's Annual Council Meeting on 21st May. Councillor Tom Bennett...
Two Billboards Outside Lots Village, Chelsea
Two controversial electric advertising billboards that were scrapped following complaints could soon light up Chelsea once again. A planning...
The Citizen Reviewz – Sloane Place
The Venue: SLOANE PLACE The Citizen Sayz: "My kinda place..." 4 STARz The Location: A short stroll south from Sloane Square at 60 Lower Sloane...
Youth ambassador to RHS quits and blasts Chelsea flower show for being “exclusive”
A gardener from North Kensington who was hired as an ambassador for the Royal Horticultural Society has quit his role and blasted the Chelsea flower...
The “toxic tower” of Battersea Bridge toppled
The controversial scheme to build a 29-storey tower by Battersea Bridge crumbled last night (24th April) after a unanimous vote at Wandsworth...
The Citizen Reviewz Cartier at the V&A
'A dazzling exhibition of bling for billionaires, but it's little more than a glorified department store concession with a heart of stone' ...
‘I was tricked into supporting the Battersea Bridge tower’
A disgruntled Battersea resident has told how he was "tricked" into publicly supporting the controversial Battersea Bridge tower planning scheme....
The Inseparables: Finborough Theatre
'An ambitious and wildly imaginative production that suffers under the weight of debris from the breaking of the fourth wall' THREE...
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