TALK | Are London’s cycling policies working for everyone? https://www.londonsociety.org.uk/event/talk-are-londons-cycling-policies-working-for-everyone 3 September 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm £5-£15 KPF, 7A Langley St, WC2H 9JA A lot of money has been spent on constructing cycle lanes and other infrastructure in
Wise Men of the Sound System. Illustration © Benjamin Salmon This year marks the twelfth commission for the Portobello Wall Arts Project which was launched in 2009 – with a particularly appropriate theme ‘Rhythm and Sound’. Public art has become
3rd August 2019 The latest London Intelligence bulletin from Centre For London contains them all and more Dave Hill The latest edition of the London Intelligence from this website’s friends at think tank Centre For London is entirely about
Despite the heading, this is not a weather forecast. The meaning will become clear! Being able to breathe is quite important and it is not something I have enjoyed with ease over recent times. A combination of Asthma, Bronchiectasisis and
The 13 beds in the Pembridge Unit, St.Charles’ palliative care ward, have been closed since last October due to the lack of a consultant. It has now been announced that they may be lost permanently: an independent reviewer has stated
V1 Flying Bomb On 28th July 1944, in the period known in the second world war as Doodlebug Summer, there was the highest single death toll recorded in Kensington. The V1 hit the J Lyons Cafe at 1.30 at the
There has been a major boost for the Wornington College campaign with the confirmation of funding by the government of £32.3 million to purchase the building, fund refurbishment costs and support the proposed merger with Morley College. The battle for
Kensington and Chelsea Council plans to commit an extra £150,000 to extend opening hours of customer services and provide a Handyperson Service as part of a new Housing Repairs Service for its council tenants. Since taking over the management of
The Royal Borough has announced plans to boost jobs and the local economy. Recent employment figures reveal Kensington and Chelsea has a higher unemployment rate compared to the London average. A new economic strategy has been approved by RBKC’s leadership
Despite massive local protests and support from Kensington’s MP Emma Dent-Coad and local councillors, South Kensington Station Post Office is to close at 5.30 pm 31 July. Protesters described a ‘sham consultation period’ and have pointed out that post offices
