Kensington & Chelsea

A mother and daughter sit with two black dolls between them. The dolls have varying afros and skin tones.

UK’s first black doll store in Notting Hill empowers children to be seen and heard

When a Kensington mum couldn’t find a black doll for her daughter, she challenged the toy industry by opening a

English National Ballet teaching a to HIV patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Hospital charity and ballet school launch new programme for HIV patients

The official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, CW+, has partnered with English National Ballet School (ENBS)

New Kensington affordable housing development wins prestigious award

A new affordable housing development in Kensington named after the victim of an unsolved murder case won a prestigious award.

Photo showing a picturesque cobbled street in London

Should AirBnB be restricted in London amid housing crisis?

Figures showing that almost one in 15 residences in London are on AirBnB have raised questions about whether the service

CYCLE in white paint on the road is the main focus. Blurred in the background is a Lime e-bike parked in the cycle parking spot

Rental e-bikes park up in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea Council has announced 128 new rental e-bike parking spaces to encourage more people to use them for

A beach

Notting Hill elderly residents offered seaside escape from carnival

Discarded plastic bottles and cans of different colours and brands.

Decade of stagnation for London’s recycling rates

New Kensington and Chelsea Mayor excited by borough’s future

The black eye-spot pattern on the insects' orange wings reminded the scientists of the ‘all-seeing eye’ of Sauron from Lord of the Rings (Image Credit: B. Huertas (c) Trustees Natural History Museum)

Scientists name new butterfly after Sauron from Lord of the Rings

Grenfell Tower

Resident near Grenfell launches petition against BBC series

Remembrance service - Ukraine war one year on

Ukraine war one year on – remembrance in pictures

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