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London elections 2026: reflections from Kensington Town Hall

Given what was expected to be a clearcut Tory hold – a different perspective on an overnight local election count

Earls Court

Earl’s Court faces surge in late-night licence bids as McDonald’s apply for 24-hour license

Earl’s Court is seeing a growing trend of late-night applications with residents warning that the area is being reshaped by

Kensington High Street

Kensington and Chelsea ranks as one of the most deprived areas in England for Living Environment Deprivation

The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 show that 73.3% of neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea fall within the most deprived

Kensington pub ‘Trump Arms’ opens permanent memorial room for Charlie Kirk

An Irish pub in Kensington has established a permanent memorial room dedicated to US conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was

Kensington Town Hall filled with vintage dresses and other clothes

WATCH: Kensington hosts London’s oldest vintage clothes fair Frock Me!

Over a thousand fashion enthusiasts descended on Frock Me!, London’s oldest vintage clothes fair, and arguably the oldest in the

Bin lorry

Kensington and Chelsea bin lorries swap diesel for vegetable oil

Bin lorries will run on vegetable oil instead of diesel in an emissions-cutting trial across Kensington and Chelsea. Kensington and

This is an image of artist Louise Howard

New art exhibition In Catfood and Wine debuts in Kensington

A new exhibition by an acclaimed contemporary artist is set to open in Kensington in March. Louise Howard is set

Table covered in a variety of colourful teddy bears.

WATCH: Kensington hosts UK’s biggest teddies festival

The Hugglets Teddies Festival returned this year at Kensington Town Hall, welcoming collectors, enthusiasts and lovers of bears. Thousands of

Shoplifting hits record high in south west London

Shoplifting in south west London has hit an all-time high, with Croydon the worst affected borough, new Met Police data

Octopi in bathtubs

WATCH: Forty years of miniature extravaganza at Kensington Town Hall

Visitors of all ages queued outside Kensington Town Hall to attend the top annual international dolls house exhibition. Proving that

Grenfell Memorial Quilt volunteers holding a 'justice' sign

WATCH: Grenfell Memorial Quilt six and a half years on

Six and a half years after the Grenfell Tower fire which took 72 lives and destroyed many others, campaigners are

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