Tag: Kensington & Chelsea

  • The Knightsbridge rose seller

    The Knightsbridge rose seller

    The Knightsbridge rose sellerA well-known fixture each and every evening at Knightsbridge restaurants including San Lorenzo and Scalini during the 1990s and 2000s (more…)

  • Wealth not air

    Wealth not air

    Thrillist’s analysis of the best and the worst features of each London neighbourhood yielded fascinating results – most especially in the case of Kensington and Chelsea (more…)

  • Saluting Sol

    Saluting Sol

    Sol Campbell should be saluted for participating in the Operation Black Vote campaign to encourage minorities to register to vote (more…)

  • Meyer moves

    Meyer moves

    Sir Christopher and Lady Meyer put their Chelsea townhouse up for sale for £2.3 million more than was asked when they bought it in 2013 – The catch? It’s next door to a kebab shop (more…)

  • Houses of the Holy

    Houses of the Holy

    Jimmy Page wins planning dispute with neighbour Robbie Williams (more…)

  • Head & Shoulders

    Head & Shoulders

    Matthew Steeples argues that Sir Malcolm Rifkind and his breed should be consigned to ‘politics past’ (more…)

  • Money park London

    Money park London

    Mr Gus Instinct says: “London’s become a rubbish dump for high net worths”

     

    The expression ‘ransom strip’ has always been a dream hold in the world of property but nowadays that is exactly what has happened to the prime areas of Central London. (more…)

  • The gold park

    The gold park

    A golden Ferrari is symbolic of the money park that is K&C

     

    Today, financier and philanthropist Alan Miller spotted a gold metallic Ferrari in Pelham Street. This shiny hunk of metal is symbolic of what a ludicrous money park Kensington and Chelsea has become and of how utterly lacking in taste some of the non-residents of this area now truly are. (more…)

  • Fire Côted

    Fire Côted

    A visit from the fire brigade spoils lunch at Côte Sloane Square

     

    Côte on Sloane Square offers a more affordable offering than many of its neighbours. Today, Saturday 22nd March, though, diners got more than they bargained for when the restaurant had a visit from the fire brigade. (more…)

  • Chaneling the VAT in Chelsea

    Chaneling the VAT in Chelsea

    Another pair of Chelsea fraudsters bite the dust

     

    The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, as we’ve repeatedly pointed out, attracts criminals and the case of the latest dodgy pair to come to our attention won’t surprise many of our readers sadly. Meet Emmanuel and Behnaz Scotts, a duo who funded a “high rolling lifestyle” via a £280,000 VAT fraud (more…)