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Cllr Monica Press, Leader of the Labour Group of Councilllors – FULL speech
Cllr Monica Press, Leader of the Labour Group of councillors, who represents Colville ward, addressed the full meeting of the new council. Here is her speech in full Thank you Madam Mayor and congratulations on your election. And congratulations to Cllr Nur on his election as Deputy Mayor. Just one of the many talented and dedicated individuals that come out of the North Kensington community. We hope you...
Public Inquiry Day 5: Temperatures rise as Rockwell’s KC clashes with council officer
The long-running battle over the controversial Battersea Bridge tower roared back into life this week — with campaigners insisting they are quietly...
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...
Public Inquiry Day 3: Fury as Battersea Society criticises Rockwell for “deceitful PR campaign”
Emotions exploded at the Battersea Bridge tower inquiry as a leading residents’ group tore into developers Rockwell — branding their tactics a...
Public Inquiry Day 2: Heated clashes over light, height and the sky high costs for a seat at the table
Residents living close to a proposed 29-storey tower at Battersea Bridge yesterday warned that the development would deprive their homes of vital...
Public Inquiry Day 1: After one battle after another, the last battle over the Battersea Bridge tower begins
The long-awaited public inquiry into Rockwell’s hugely controversial 29-storey tower finally got underway at Wandsworth Town Hall today. Lawyers,...
Sir Mick Jagger: “This tower is wrong on EVERY level”
Rolling Stones legend Sir Mick Jagger and actress Felicity Kendal have come out fighting against Rockwell Property's "toxic tower" for Battersea. On...
Wandsworth Council Chief: ‘Rockwell has behaved arrogantly and has no care for what residents or the council thinks of its tower. It they lose the appeal, they should pay our costs’
Wandsworth Council’s leading planning chief has blasted developers of the controversial tower by Battersea Bridge as ‘arrogant’ and acting with ‘no...
Campaigner and champion “tree hugger” Chris Packham makes landmark planting at the V&A
A brand new tree has put down roots in South Kensington — and it’s a big one for London’s green campaigners. TV wildlife star and proud “tree...
Fears that Roman Abramovich era could STILL hit Chelsea with points deduction
Chelsea FC could yet face an own goal linked to activities during the Roman Abramovich era, according to newly filed company accounts that shed...
Pensioner suffers “life changing injuries” after horror truck accident on Kensington High Street
A man in his 70s has been left with potentially life changing injuries after being struck by a truck on Kensington High Street today. The busy...
Brompton Cemetery death – “not suspicious”
A coroner is investigating after a 52-year-old man was found dead inside Brompton Cemetery. Police were called to the historic graveyard on Fulham...
EXCLUSIVE: Deadwood – mourning the demise of 41 holm oak trees in Brompton Cemetery from lethal bark insect
The great evergreen oaks that have shaded mourners in Brompton Cemetery since the reign of Queen Victoria are being cut down — victims of a...
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Mucci’s Cafe licensing hearing set for 28th October
The licensing committee at RBKC will hold a hearing into the alcohol license application by Mucci's Cafe at 425 King's...
First King’s Road Halloween dog parade gets ready to run
Chelsea will see a tail-wagging Halloween as the red carpet is rolled out for the first King’s Road Halloween Dog...
Chelsea Barracks – Final Amended Designs to be Revealed
The final designs for the amendments to 'Phase 5' of the long-running Chelsea Barracks development are to be unveiled....
