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Chard London Sales & Lettings Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
An interesting report on Citywir e claims that property prices in London may rise significantly in the next couple of years due to property's correlation to the pound on the foreign exchange market. Their claim - that property prices in Kensington and Chelsea stood an 80% chance of an 18-20% rise in value by 2011 is unprovable, but nevertheless reassuring for many buyers. Chard estate agents in London...
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Dine Online (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Stop, Look and Listen – Traffic Cocktail Bar pulls into Kensington Traffic is a new chic and contemporary bar for the Kensington and Chelsea’s drinking set, in the recently launched Crowne Plaza Kensington hotel. With imaginative cocktails and a wonderful selection of wines and beers, this bar offers a unique destination for the discerning. The [...]
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Elizabeth Robillard (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
My favourite band should be ' wet wet wet ' but it isn't, I met Marty Pellow, the vocalist, at the Roof Garden many years ago, he was OK if short in temper (and stature) and not completely nice, maybe it was the wine (?) to the point I removed myself to sit with the Flamingoes and flowers instead, it's a fabbie place for parties and everyone ought to try it for lunch too. I grew up in a great area...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Cristina Odone enjoys a vigorous and sometimes incendiary chronicle of Christianity that puts faith back centre stage Earlier this month, the relics of r se de Lisieux"> St Thérèse de Lisieux drew more than 2,000 people to a church in London's posh and leafy Kensington, after touring all over the country. A few hundred feet from multimillionaire mansions and a Whole Foods gourmet...
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Elizabeth Robillard (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP for Kensington and > Chelsea > (_Malcolm@kcca.org.uk_ (mailto:Malcolm@kcca.org.uk) > ) > Rifkind may be one of God’s chosen people but his > Edinburgh constituents > rejected him. He was then given the safe > Conservative seat of K & C. Now he > has the gall to put himself forward as the next > leader of the Conservative...
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Chard London Sales & Lettings Blog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Pretty in pink? A quick makeover would create a superb London pied a terre. This spacious one bedroom, third floor (with lift) flat for sale on Onslow Square, South Kensington SW7 has been on the market for well under a week yet has already gone under offer with Chard South Kensington estate agents . The flat is in need of modernisation and has a short lease (27 years), but would be ideal for a cash...
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Chard London Sales & Lettings Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Chard South Kensington estate agents are seeing more properties coming onto the market for sale across South Kensington and Chelsea. Grant O'Donaghue, manager of South Kensington and Chelsea property sales has seen a doubling in the number of valuations in the last three weeks. It appears that London is moving again. The feared "double dip" house price crash hasn't happened in London-in fact...
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SalvoNEWS (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009
OMA’s long-awaited plans for the former Commonwealth Institute have been given the go-ahead by Kensington and Chelsea council. Councillors approved the scheme, which is to include moving the Design Museum into the 1960s grade II listed building. Recent changes to the design have included a reduction in the height of residential blocks proposed around the striking RMJM-designed building itself,...
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DeTnk (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
It's Official, plans for a new headquarters for the Design Museum on the site of the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington High Street were given the A-OK by the planning committee of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea late wednesday night. The move will give the Design Museum three times more space and enable the organisation read more
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
Charity regulators are investigating the activities of one of Prince Charles's most prominent causes, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment. The move was sparked by reports in the Guardian last month that the prince and his charity had influenced the course of a series of major property developments in the UK. The Charity Commission said it was seeking answers from the foundation, a registered...
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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
UK: Islamist preacher banned from Guantanamo Bay event An Islamist preacher has been banned from addressing a major British fundraising event amid claims he backs attacks on UK troops and supports terrorist organisations linked to Al Qaeda. The revelation that Anwar al-Awlaki, a Yemen-based preacher accused of advocating violent jihad, was due to speak via video link at Kensington town hall later this...
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ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
"The cast-iron and glass structure was part of a £12 million redesign of the historic building, once the home of Diana, Princess of Wales, aimed at enhancing its appeal to visitors. The entrance or loggia was … thrown out by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's planning committee last night."...
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iCelebZ.com (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Britain's Prince Charles has been accused of interfering in Kensington Palace's £12 million [.5 million] renovation. The Prince of Wales has been criticized for voicing his support of "embarrassingly twee" plans for a new entrance to the royal palace, after his charity The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment wrote to Kensington and Chelsea planners and asked them to approve...
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Harry's Place (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009
This is a cross-post from Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens The narrowly avoided appearance of an al-Qaeda sympathiser on Kensington and Chelsea council premises illustrates the failures of the government’s Prevent agenda. Last Sunday, the Observer reported that an Islamist preacher who supports al-Qaeda was banned from addressing an event next Sunday at the Kensington Town Hall. Anwar al-Awlaki was...
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ifp | 18/08/2009
There may be as many French living in the United Kingdom, as Brits living in France, according to latest official statistics. A recent survey by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs found nearly 1.5 million French living abroad and registered with the local French consulate. However, as registration with the consulate is not mandatory, officials estimate that the true figure of those living abroad
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