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Former bijou restaurant with celeb guestlists wants to reinvent itself after falling on hard times
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Former bijou restaurant with celeb guestlists wants to reinvent itself after falling on hard times
Late night karaoke hell has left neighbour ‘at the end of his tether’
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Late night karaoke hell has left neighbour ‘at the end of his tether’
Pilot scheme to lower schools energy bills rolls out
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Pilot scheme to lower schools energy bills rolls out
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Council fines network company failing ‘bare minimum’ of safety
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By Keerthana Syam A power network company was successfully prosecuted for putting members of the public at risk. UK Power ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Lives turned ‘upside down’ after senseless Notting Hill killing of mum in front of her young daughter
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Tributes have flowed for a mum who was stabbed to death in front of her three-year-old daughter at the Notting ...
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Bin lorries run on vegetable oil in new pilot
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Forty-four bin lorries are swapping diesel fuel for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in a climate-friendly trial.  Kensington and Chelsea council ...
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Hotel fire in Knightsbridge leaves two men needing medical attention
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Two men suffered smoke inhalation after a small part of a luxury hotel room on the 12th floor of the ...
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Allocations for special needs kids lowest in Kensington and Chelsea
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter More than £120 million has been allocated by the Government to fund 2,000 new ...
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Woman in her 30s arrested on suspicion of infanticide after discovery of dead baby
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A woman aged in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of concealing a birth, neglect and infanticide following the ...
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Fifteen community heroes awarded for ‘passion and selflessness’
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Fifteen community heroes from west London were recognised at a special ceremony this week. Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, Cllr ...
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Popular Notting Hill Carnival sound system banned after reveller bottled
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter  A popular sound system has been banned from Notting Hill Carnival after a man ...
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Hotel asks council to approve multi-million-pound refurb plans for second time
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter  The Sheraton Park Tower hotel in Knightsbridge has applied for a multi-million-pound refurbishment which ...
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Another fashion shop in King’s Road sounds apt – but who might it be?
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter An abandoned shopfront which once housed a Santander Bank is to be given a ...
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Council raises fly-tipping fines by 150% in crack down
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A council has raised its fines for fly-tipping by 150 per cent as it cracks down on “environmental crime”. In ...
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Fresh appeal in search for mum of newborn tot found dead by church yard
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Enquiries continue in the hunt to find the mother of a newborn baby boy whose body was found in Notting ...
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Appeals to trace mother after body of baby found outside a church
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An investigation has begun following the discovery of the body of a newborn baby in Notting Hill - and police ...
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Two Met cops cleared of misconduct over man targeted by stun gun before death
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Two Met cops have been cleared of misconduct by the police watchdog after a man was shot with a stun ...
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Early-morning Iran embassy climber arrested
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and trespass after allegedly scaling the Iranian embassy building in ...
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Painting firefighters as ‘Grenfell heroes’ is all wrong says survivors’ group rep
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A bereaved family member of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has warned against “hero-washing” firefighters ...
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Guilty verdicts passed down on drive-by shooter from Lewisham
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A man has been convicted following a drive-by shooting in Notting Hill. Nathan Tokosi, 25, of Grove Street, Lewisham, was ...
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Carnival bottling of reveller leaves ‘Volcano’ venue sweating over future licence
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A popular Notting Hill Carnival stand faces closure after a party-goer was allegedly smashed ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Specialist task force helps over 100 families affected by gangs and crime
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More than 100 families affected by crime and gangs have been supported by a council's specialist task force since its ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Crackdown launched on dumped rental bikes blighting zones like one around Harrods
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A crackdown on rental e-bikes being abandoned in the street has led to 42 bikes being seized so far in ...
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KC councillor censured for once more breaching codes of conduct
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A West London councillor has been censured for the second time in 18 months ...
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Family of Oladeji Omashore, targeted with stun gun by police before death, welcome inquest
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The family of a man who was shot with a stun gun by the Met police and fell from Chelsea ...
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Candle lights blaze in Royal Oak block of flats
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A candle is believed to be behind a blaze which ripped through the fifth floor of a block of flats ...
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Government’s response to Grenfell findings met with mixed reaction
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The Government's avowed determination to implement the findings from the Grenfell Inquiry have drawn ...
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Pressure remains high at hospitals – despite merciful drop in norovirus numbers
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter West London's leading NHS Trust has warned it is regularly seeing 100 per cent ...
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Grenfell survivor aghast at firm’s legal challenge over ban
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire has said she is in ‘utter disbelief’ ...
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Grenfell: Insulation firm seeks to overturn council ban
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An insulation firm has initiated judicial review proceedings against a council to reverse a ban put in place after the ...
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Owner of pub believed to be linked to Kirsty Allsopp’s husband withdraws planning application
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The owner of a West London pub believed to be linked to Kirsty Allsopp’s ...
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Three in hospital after Kensington flat fire
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Three people were hospitalised after a flat fire in Kensington on Wednesday night. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters ...
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Jury convicts man who claimed self defence after death of Dubai chef Mussie
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A man has been convicted of murder after he was captured on CCTV heading to a nightclub immediately after the ...
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Umbrella innovators turned down investor Peter Jones’ £50k in Dragon’s Den
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Two entrepreneurs who founded an umbrella company based on a ground-breaking design, impressed in the TV show Dragon's Den with ...
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Boy, 13, arrested after teenager stabbed in west London attack
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A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for conspiracy to commit murder after a stabbing on Friday. Cops were called to ...
‘We will become invisible again’: Grenfell survivor launches petition calling for consultation on demolition
‘We will become invisible again’: Grenfell survivor launches petition calling for consultation on demolition
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Year’s suspension for doctor in ‘fake Covid certificate’ scandal
Year’s suspension for doctor in ‘fake Covid certificate’ scandal
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‘I still hear their screams’: Residents near Grenfell split over Government plans to demolish building
‘I still hear their screams’: Residents near Grenfell split over Government plans to demolish building
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Council left mum and child in temporary accommodation deemed unsafe for 19 months
Council left mum and child in temporary accommodation deemed unsafe for 19 months
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‘Disgraceful and unforgivable’: Grenfell tower to be demolished
‘Disgraceful and unforgivable’: Grenfell tower to be demolished
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Voting opens for £600K Grenfell community projects fund
Voting opens for £600K Grenfell community projects fund
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Digga D sentenced to nearly four years in jail for supplying cannabis
Digga D sentenced to nearly four years in jail for supplying cannabis
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Mobility scooter user backs call for Olympia station lifts
Mobility scooter user backs call for Olympia station lifts
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Cop dismissed for sexualised comments to female colleagues
Cop dismissed for sexualised comments to female colleagues
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Short-term ‘holiday’ lets reaching unprecedented levels in Kensington
Short-term ‘holiday’ lets reaching unprecedented levels in Kensington
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Drivers told to beware QR code parking scam in Kensington and Chelsea
Drivers told to beware QR code parking scam in Kensington and Chelsea
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Delays to repairs at ‘crumbling’ St Mary’s Hospital cast doubt on its long-term prospects
Delays to repairs at ‘crumbling’ St Mary’s Hospital cast doubt on its long-term prospects
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Council guilty of delays but not of deliberately frustrating mum’s attempts to see her children
Council guilty of delays but not of deliberately frustrating mum’s attempts to see her children
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Tributes paid after beloved Chelsea Big Issue vendor dies aged 57
Tributes paid after beloved Chelsea Big Issue vendor dies aged 57
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Kensington fire underlines perils of unattended cooking, say Brigade
Kensington fire underlines perils of unattended cooking, say Brigade
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Fine foods connoisseur Partridges set to close its long-standing Chelsea store
Fine foods connoisseur Partridges set to close its long-standing Chelsea store
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Children services in Westminster and KC are top notch, watchdog says
Children services in Westminster and KC are top notch, watchdog says
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400 neighbours voice lack of enthusiasm for Earl’s Court’s major overhaul
400 neighbours voice lack of enthusiasm for Earl’s Court’s major overhaul
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Grenfell Tower’s fate needs to be decided by families, says MP
Grenfell Tower’s fate needs to be decided by families, says MP
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Council breaks record with third outstanding rating for children’s service
Council breaks record with third outstanding rating for children’s service
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‘Give us a lift!’ appeal to make revamped Olympia more accessible for disabled
‘Give us a lift!’ appeal to make revamped Olympia more accessible for disabled
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Family ‘devastated’ by New Orleans killing of Chelsea man with links to Prince William
Family ‘devastated’ by New Orleans killing of Chelsea man with links to Prince William
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Police searching for man after serious assault in Chelsea
Police searching for man after serious assault in Chelsea
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Connection to murder lands man knife possession conviction
Connection to murder lands man knife possession conviction
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