Instagram influencers causing ‘thousands of pounds of damage’ to 77-year-old man’s house
Peter Lee, 77, has models turn up on his doorstep every day to take pictures of his bright pink home in Kensington Place.
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Kensington & Chelsea
MP vows to fight ‘tooth and nail’ for London’s slowest bus that averages 6.4mph
Tory MP for Chelsea and Fulham Greg Hands has been battling to protect 16 bus routes around London, including seven routes in West London.
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Kensington and Chelsea council accidentally fines great-grandad 12 times
Peter Lee was given 12 parking tickets by Kensington and Chelsea Council after a blunder meant his permit wasn’t registered correctly.
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Antony Gormley sculpture controversy on London university campus over ‘statue’s phallus being erect’
Imperial College London students have slammed a new artwork set to be built on a site in South Kensington, claiming it looks like a man showing his erect penis.
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Council seizes £24,000 worth of illegal vapes
Council seizes high-strength vapes which it fears could be being sold to children
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Flood victim “died from stress and trauma” after her home was gutted
The elderly woman passed away shortly after her property was ravaged by flash floods, which have upturned the lives of many west London residents.
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Full service to resume on Night Tube this weekend
Through-the-night services on the Piccadilly Line are to be restored from Friday, July 29, meaning all five Night Tube Lines will be fully operational for the first time since March 2020.
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Outdoor dining to become permanent in luxury shopping district
Soane Square, between Chelsea and Belgravia, will be used for outdoor eating and drinking from May until October and then host short-term events for the public during the winter season.
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Local authority praised for aid given to vulnerable children
Ofsted’s appraisal of children’s services at Kensington and Chelsea also commended staff for being “passionate” about children’s safety and excellent at providing new arrivals from Ukraine and Afghanistan with accommodation, education and mental health support
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Grenfell fire victims ‘no closer to justice’ as inquiry closes
More than five years after the blaze which killed 72 people, the final inquiry hearings were heard on Thursday.
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Grenfell Tower Inquiry comes to an end after four years
More than five years after the blaze which killed 72 people, former Grenfell residents and relatives of the victims still face a long wait for justice.Gre
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