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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...
Council’s £5m ‘ghost house’ is still empty after EIGHT YEARS
RBKC council has spent more than £5m on a house to provide urgent accommodation for council tenants that is still empty after EIGHT YEARS, an investigation by The Citizen can reveal. Despite back-to-the-brickwork renovations that have cost £850,000, the four-storey Victorian terraced house in a popular part of Chelsea still shows no signs of welcoming residents. A council spokesman said that the property is expected to be finished by the end of...
Lord Archer weighs in to sell out Royal Marsden event
Author Jeffrey Archer has thrown the book at rallying the local troops to help sell out a gala night in support The Royal Marsden Hospital. Lord Archer (of Weston-super-Mare) will take to the stage at Cadogan Hall next Monday (20th October) to give a reading at a special event to mark the 90th anniversary of the the Friends of the Royal Marsden volunteers. The event has already sold more 300 tickets, but there are still 100 up for grabs. 'I...
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 dream to play at Stamford Bridge again. Kalou, who won the Champions League and the Double during six stand-out years at Chelsea, returns to The Bridge this weekend to play in the Chelsea Legends charity match. He will head to Chelsea's training ground today at Cobham, Surrey, for a session to...
Chelsea Barracks: Plans for 20 townhouses abandoned for 95 luxury flats
The vast residential development at Chelsea Barracks - which has been in the building mix since 2007 - has suddenly announced a dramatic change in...
Pammie’s swimsuit! Design Museum dives in deep to reveal shallow swimming exhibition
The Design Museum has made a splash by opening an exhibition dedicated to swimming - with a rare swimsuit worn by beach legend Pamela Anderson...
The RBKC Mayor’s Awards – Full List of Winners
The winners of this year's Mayor's Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Town Hall, Kensington, last night (Thursday, 27th March). Kensington...
Men’s Business, Finborough Theatre: A play of raw emotion that gets under the skin
By Rob McGibbon The Play: Men's Business by Franz Xaver Kroetz - in a new translation by Simon Stephens. On until 12th AprilA love story set in the...
King Charles steps to the plate to salute local journalism
King Charles has spoken up to champion the vital importance of local journalism. A gala celebration for 400 local journalists from across the...
The General marshals Chelsea troops to help raise £10,000 for NSPCC
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, KCB OBE DL, drew a colourful parade of around 300 guests to his talk at The Wren Chapel at Royal Hospital on 26th...
Whole Foods rings the tills with a triumphant opening
Whole Foods Market was swamped with visitors and enthusiasm when it finally opened its doors on King's Road on Tuesday morning (25th March). The...
Whole Foods gets ready to open at No.120 King’s Road
Whole Foods Market (for that is, indeed, its full name) will open next Wednesday (25th March 25), marking the American company's first new location...
‘STOP THE TOWER’ protest banners go up as council POSTPONES hearing
Defiant residents in the block of flats immediately next to the proposed One Battersea Bridge development have unveiled colourful protest posters....
£50 for 15,000 low income residents – RBKC signs off budget with £750,000 cash handout
The leaders of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council have waved through its budget for 2025-2026. Following a full council meeting on...
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