KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

Short-term ‘holiday’ lets reaching unprecedented levels in Kensington
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Kensington & Chelsea
Short-term ‘holiday’ lets reaching unprecedented levels in Kensington
Drivers told to beware QR code parking scam in Kensington and Chelsea
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Kensington & Chelsea
Drivers told to beware QR code parking scam in Kensington and Chelsea
Delays to repairs at ‘crumbling’ St Mary’s Hospital cast doubt on its long-term prospects
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Delays to repairs at ‘crumbling’ St Mary’s Hospital cast doubt on its long-term prospects
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Kensington & Chelsea
Council guilty of delays but not of deliberately frustrating mum’s attempts to see her children
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Kensington and Chelsea council has blamed ‘workload issues’ for delays to organising for a ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Tributes paid after beloved Chelsea Big Issue vendor dies aged 57
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A Big Issue seller's loyal customers have called for him to be given a plaque on his pitch after he ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Kensington fire underlines perils of unattended cooking, say Brigade
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Firefighters have issued a reminder of their cooking safety advice following a fire at a block of flats on Kensington ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Fine foods connoisseur Partridges set to close its long-standing Chelsea store
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An independent, family-run food deli store which has been a fixture in Chelsea for more than 50 years is to ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Children services in Westminster and KC are top notch, watchdog says
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Westminster City council’s children’s services have been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the third time in a row. The service ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham
400 neighbours voice lack of enthusiasm for Earl’s Court’s major overhaul
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The proposal for a major West London development has received more than 400 objections. ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Grenfell Tower’s fate needs to be decided by families, says MP
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Service The MP for Kensington and Bayswater has said any decision to demolish Grenfell Tower ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Council breaks record with third outstanding rating for children’s service
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Kensington and Chelsea council’s children’s services has become the first in the country to receive three consecutive outstanding ratings. Following ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
‘Give us a lift!’ appeal to make revamped Olympia more accessible for disabled
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A major £1.3 billion West London redevelopment will be inaccessible to some unless lifts ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Family ‘devastated’ by New Orleans killing of Chelsea man with links to Prince William
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The family of Edward Pettifer have issued a statement expressing their sense of loss at the senseless death of the ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Police searching for man after serious assault in Chelsea
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Police are searching for a man they want to speak to after a robbery and serious assault in Chelsea. Cops ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Connection to murder lands man knife possession conviction
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A man from West Kensington, implicated in a west London murder, has been convicted of knife possession. Shakil McCrea, of ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
‘Little miracles do happen’: Former rough sleeper shares story of getting clean and becoming support worker
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A former rough sleeper is using his story of getting clean and off the ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Childline’s Merry Little Christmas show raises £52,700
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Childline raised £52,700 at the charity's enchanting annual Christmas show, helping the services' volunteer counsellors continue to help children over ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Council slaps broadband provider with £50k fine for unsafe works
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A council handed a broadband provider a £50,000 fine for carrying out unsafe works in west London. Hyperoptic Ltd was ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Rail users handed kits to combat the ravages of Christmas parties
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Commuters travelling in to London Victoria station and Blackfriars this morning were being offered free Christmas Party 'survival' kits in ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Please don’t make us go back to ‘uninhabitable flat’ says distraught mum
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By Phillip James Lynch A family will have to move back to a flat that they claim left one of ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
KC council announces plan to nudge up rents just above inflation
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Kensington and Chelsea council is set to increase rents by one per cent above ...
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Arrests made 10 months on from tragic death of Ina in Talgarth Road
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Detectives investigating a fatal collision in Hammersmith have made two arrests. The collision involving a moped and pedestrian in Talgarth ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Two sought in bid to secure more evidence over Mussie killing during Notting Hill Carnival
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Detectives have released images of two possible new witnesses who they would like to speak to as part of the ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Ban extension for contractors involved in Grenfell disaster
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Contractors involved in the Grenfell tragedy will be banned from future contracts with Kensington ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Government announces new plan to fix cladding on high-rise buildings
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Dangerous cladding on all high-rise buildings in government-funded schemes in England will be fixed by the end of 2029, Angela ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Double attempted murder charge brought against man now named in Kensington shooting
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A man has been charged following a double shooting that took place on Sunday in Ladbroke Grove. Jazz Reid, 32, ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Prolific phone theft gang members who ‘stole millions of pounds’ facing years in jail
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Three Notting Hill men in a gang of four have been jailed for handling more than 5,000 stolen phones, and ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Al Fayed scandal: Met turns attention to those who facilitated ex-Harrods owner’s sex crimes
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The Met has launched a new investigation following a public appeal for victims to come forward and an assessment of ...
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Bromley
Violent robbers who targeted post offices and jewellers set for jail terms
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Two men face prison for committing a series of violent robberies across London and Kent. James Dixon, 42, of no ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Man, 32, is detained as probe into Ladbroke Grove shooting continues
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Police investigating the shooting in Ladbroke Grove where a man and a child were injured have made a second arrest. ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Breast cancer patient gives thanks again for Royal Marsden ‘saviours’
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It is an annual pre-Christmas ritual in which one Merton resident is eager to partake. Rebecca Gallagher is one of ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
More appeals over family car that came under fire in Ladbroke Grove
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Police have issued a fresh appeal for information and witnesses following the shooting at a car in Ladbroke Grove that ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
More details emerge of double shooting in Ladbroke Grove that leaves man with critical injuries
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The Met have released more details of the horrific and highly disturbing double shooting in Ladbroke Grove yesterday evening, which ...
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Girl of eight and a man in his 30s hospitalised after Kensington gunfire incident
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Police are appealing for help and information following a double shooting in Kensington which has left a man and a ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
KC the latest borough to seek out public opinion ahead of budget
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People are being asked if they agree on council spending proposals in Kensington and Chelsea for 2025/26. Consultation has begun ...
Cop found guilty of assault on woman in Balham
Cop found guilty of assault on woman in Balham
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Security guards at V&A museum ballot to strike in dispute over pay
Security guards at V&A museum ballot to strike in dispute over pay
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Primary school earns rave reviews for its embrace of music and social awareness
Primary school earns rave reviews for its embrace of music and social awareness
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Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
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Grenfell survivors claim council ‘hasn’t changed’ since 2017, and ‘things have got worse’
Grenfell survivors claim council ‘hasn’t changed’ since 2017, and ‘things have got worse’
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Council clamp down on ‘sharp rise’ of counterfeit Paddington Bear items being sold by traders
Council clamp down on ‘sharp rise’ of counterfeit Paddington Bear items being sold by traders
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Knifeman who targeted Rolex watchers on the Tube is put away for eight years
Knifeman who targeted Rolex watchers on the Tube is put away for eight years
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Chelsea moorers the merrier after inspectorate ruling goes in their favour
Chelsea moorers the merrier after inspectorate ruling goes in their favour
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Questions over links between KC pension funds and arms supply in Israel-Hamas war
Questions over links between KC pension funds and arms supply in Israel-Hamas war
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Union threatens company with legal action over fears it will ‘break’ strike action with agency workers
Union threatens company with legal action over fears it will ‘break’ strike action with agency workers
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Council leader says ‘truly broken’ temporary accommodation system needs ‘radical look’
Council leader says ‘truly broken’ temporary accommodation system needs ‘radical look’
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Major network operator fined £38K after pedestrians forced to walk on open roads to avoid ‘unsafe’ worksites
Major network operator fined £38K after pedestrians forced to walk on open roads to avoid ‘unsafe’ worksites
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Shoddy work by Thames Water lands them fines for ‘unsafe practices’ in KC
Shoddy work by Thames Water lands them fines for ‘unsafe practices’ in KC
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Drivers warned major bridge to shut over half-term due to maintenance work
Drivers warned major bridge to shut over half-term due to maintenance work
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Chelsea stabbing victim dies in hospital more than two weeks after attack
Chelsea stabbing victim dies in hospital more than two weeks after attack
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Man who terrified two sex workers at gunpoint in robbery scam is jailed for 14 years
Man who terrified two sex workers at gunpoint in robbery scam is jailed for 14 years
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‘Catastrophic failure’ of lithium battery causes house fire
‘Catastrophic failure’ of lithium battery causes house fire
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Appeals after dad with tot is badly injured in Notting Hill assault
Appeals after dad with tot is badly injured in Notting Hill assault
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Security guards at Natural History and Science museums to strike over half-term
Security guards at Natural History and Science museums to strike over half-term
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Early hours gunshot outside west Kensington nightclub
Early hours gunshot outside west Kensington nightclub
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Murder charge for man accused of stabbing teen Mohammed
Murder charge for man accused of stabbing teen Mohammed
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Security guards at Science and Natural History museums to strike over pay
Security guards at Science and Natural History museums to strike over pay
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Head teacher fighting the cause for ‘under-valued’ arts subjects
Head teacher fighting the cause for ‘under-valued’ arts subjects
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Children as young as five and six among victims of jailed Chelsea paedophile
Children as young as five and six among victims of jailed Chelsea paedophile
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