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Wallis gets ready to farewell the Chelsea - Eastern Courier Messenger
Last Updated - 27/01/2012
Eastern Courier Messenger
Wallis gets ready to farewell the Chelsea
Eastern Courier Messenger
GOODBYE: Chelsea manager Bob Parr (centre) with employees Grant Alley and Gary Conaghty are getting ready to farewell the Kensington Rd cinema. AFTER 40 years of running the Chelsea Cinema, Wallis will farewell the heritage theatre this weekend with ...
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Traffic warden Hakim Berkani exposed secret 10 tickets a day quota scheme - Daily Mail
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
Daily Mail
Traffic warden Hakim Berkani exposed secret 10 tickets a day quota scheme
Daily Mail
Hakim Berkani won his claim for unfair dismissal after he stood up to contractors NSL over their draconian policies on the streets of Kensington and Chelsea. Mr Berkani revealed earlier this month that that wardens were forced to issue 10 tickets a day ...
Parking fine 'quotas' in London 'dishonest' - judgeBBC News
Warden exposes secret parking quotasEvening Standard
Traffic wardens 'pressured' into issuing ticketsTelegraph.co.uk
AutoExpress -Russell Jones & Walker
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Schools GCSE league table figures for London published - London24
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
London24
Schools GCSE league table figures for London published
London24
Kensington and Chelsea is in second place with 73.8 per cent. In third place is Kingston upon Thames on 72.2 per cent, with Hammersmith and Fulham on 71.6 per cent. Pupils living in outer London boroughs fared better than those in inner London.
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London boroughs to be hit hardest by universal benefit cap - The Guardian (blog)
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
London boroughs to be hit hardest by universal benefit cap
The Guardian (blog)
They are: Barnet, Brent, Camden, City of Westminster, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Wandsworth. These 17 comprise all but one of the ...
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Huge response to charity shop burglary - Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Huge response to charity shop burglary
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
"It really has shown just how strong and supportive our local community is and how very appreciated the work that we do in and around Kensington and Chelsea is. "Thank you to all of our loyal customers and supporters that responded to our appeal for ...
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Kensington and Chelsea - The Independent
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
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Kensington and Chelsea
The Independent
Percentage of pupils achieving 5 A* to C grades or equivalent including A* to C grades in maths and English. Number of Key Stage four pupils in all English Bacc subject areas. Percentage of Key Stage Pupils achieving A* to C in both English and maths ...
Half of pupils who do well at 11 will leave school without 'basic' GCSEsEvening Standard
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Northacre receives consent for Vicarage Gate project - Stock Market Wire
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
Northacre receives consent for Vicarage Gate project
Stock Market Wire
A planning committee of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea resolved on 24 January 2012 to grant planning consent for the development and for the provision of affordable housing off-site at Campden Hill. Northacre is development manager.
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£80M plans unveiled to create world's leading Design Museum in London - Creative Boom
Last Updated - 26/01/2012
Creative Boom
£80M plans unveiled to create world's leading Design Museum in London
Creative Boom
In July 2010 the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea granted planning permission to Chelsfield Partners and the IIchester Estate to modify the Grade 2* listed building and for a residential development. The design team for the new project has been ...
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Football Legends shine in Barbados - Telegraph.co.uk
Last Updated - 25/01/2012
Telegraph.co.uk
Football Legends shine in Barbados
Telegraph.co.uk
The next day our coaches headed for Kensington Oval, with a police escort. We got there in time to put on a real show. There were eight teams - Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, Tottenham, Blackburn and a PFA Allstars squad.
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One week left for Kensington and Chelsea residents to their complete tax return. - Kensington and Chelsea Today
Last Updated - 25/01/2012
One week left for Kensington and Chelsea residents to their complete tax return.
Kensington and Chelsea Today
Failure to reach the deadline of 31 January residents of Kensington and Chelsea could face a fine of £100 which will get progressively higher, after 12 months a penalty could be as high as £1600. The busiest week for HMRC is that of the deadline, ...
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BII launches Licensed Hospitality Apprenticeship - BigHospitality.co.uk
Last Updated - 25/01/2012
BII launches Licensed Hospitality Apprenticeship
BigHospitality.co.uk
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has teamed up with Kensington and Chelsea College (KCC) to offer local employers access to a new business-boosting apprenticeship in licensed hospitality. The year-long Apprenticeship in Licensed Hospitality is ...
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Volunteer for Nature in Holland Park - Kensington and Chelsea Today
Last Updated - 25/01/2012
Volunteer for Nature in Holland Park
Kensington and Chelsea Today
Green-fingered residents of Kensington and Chelsea are urged to take part in wildlife conservation project in the Royal Borough. Taskforce 4 Nature 2012, require volunteers from Saturday 18 February at 10.30am to create new wildlife habitats and help ...
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Plans for £80m Design Museum unveiled - Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Last Updated - 24/01/2012
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Plans for £80m Design Museum unveiled
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
The Commonwealth Institute building has been empty for more than 10 years, and in July 2010, Kensington and Chelsea Council granted planning permission for this scheme. Designers working on the museum have been helped by Lord Cunliffe, who was involved ...
£80 million plans unveiled today to create world's leading design museum in LondonArt Daily
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New arts space opens in North Kensington - Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Last Updated - 23/01/2012
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
New arts space opens in North Kensington
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Latymer Projects is supported by the Arts Grant Award from Kensington and Chelsea Council, and the first group exhibition, showcasing work from four of the borough's artists, has gone on display. Common Ground opened last week, showing the work of ...
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Low income pupils likely to succeed in exams - Kensington and Chelsea Today
Last Updated - 23/01/2012
Low income pupils likely to succeed in exams
Kensington and Chelsea Today
Pupils from low income families in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham, are likely to get better GCSE results than children in most other boroughs according to new research carried out by the think tank ...
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Tamara Ecclestone: 'I was very well-behaved at school, because I worried about ... - Daily Mail
Last Updated - 20/01/2012
Daily Mail
Tamara Ecclestone: 'I was very well-behaved at school, because I worried about ...
Daily Mail
This is a photo of me, aged eight, when I was at Kensington Preparatory School. I went to Garden House School in Chelsea before that and my biggest memory there was cutting my face on the side of a table during art class. I needed stitches and still ...
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Top 10 local authorities for schools include nine London boroughs - The Guardian
Last Updated - 20/01/2012
The Guardian
Top 10 local authorities for schools include nine London boroughs
The Guardian
Kensington and Chelsea was the highest performing local authority in a study by the thinktank CentreForum. The study sought to highlight school quality by adjusting for factors including poverty, ethnicity, a child's first language and gender, ...
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Westminster council leads £1.2bn tri-borough back office deal - The Guardian
Last Updated - 20/01/2012
Computing
Westminster council leads £1.2bn tri-borough back office deal
The Guardian
The deal, which will be on behalf of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and other authorities, includes HR and payroll, e-sourcing, property asset data management, business intelligence and helpdesk and disaster recovery services.
London Councils Tender for £1b Back-Office Dealsourcingfocus.com
London councils in joint tender for £1.4bn back-office servicesIDG News Service
London councils look to outsource back-office functions in a deal worth over £1bnComputing
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Private Sector Housing Procurement Officer - Inside Housing
Last Updated - 20/01/2012
Private Sector Housing Procurement Officer
Inside Housing
Kensington and Chelsea is a borough of enormous economic and cultural diversity with extremes of wealth and deprivation existing side-by-side. Our goal is to deliver the highest quality services in our community and that is where you come in. ...
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From Kensington to Farringdon: why London's prices are buoyant - CITY A.M.
Last Updated - 20/01/2012
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From Kensington to Farringdon: why London's prices are buoyant
CITY A.M.
There is no dictionary definition of prime, but usually, in more established prime areas, such as Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Chelsea, it means there are a high volume of properties worth more than £2m. For more development-led prime areas, ...
7 Mistakes To Avoid While Buying Prime London PropertyForbes India
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Pupils from low income families in UK top 10 - Westminster Chronicle
Last Updated - 19/01/2012
Pupils from low income families in UK top 10
Westminster Chronicle
Pupils from low-income families in Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster do better in exams than children in most other boroughs, according to think tank CentreForum. The three boroughs are ranked in the top 10 in the country, ...
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Russian oligarchs come to London - Russia Beyond The Headlines
Last Updated - 17/01/2012
Russia Beyond The Headlines
Russian oligarchs come to London
Russia Beyond The Headlines
Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Kensington and Chelsea seem to have remained favorite areas for super-prime houses. Abramovich's plans to convert two Lowndes' Square mansions into a vast palace were widely reported in the British press. ...
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Labour doubts over Crossrail station - Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Last Updated - 17/01/2012
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Labour doubts over Crossrail station
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Plans for a massive redevelopment in North Kensington could have hit the buffers after the creation of a new Crossrail station looked to have fallen through. Kensington and Chelsea Council is campaigning for a new station on the Kensal Gasworks site in ...
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Six month driving ban for blue badge fraudster - Kensington and Chelsea Today
Last Updated - 17/01/2012
Six month driving ban for blue badge fraudster
Kensington and Chelsea Today
After pleading guilty at West London Magistrates' Court to using a counterfeit disabled blue badge, a resident in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was ordered to pay a £515 fine and disqualified from driving for six months.
Blue badge fraudster banned from drivingKensington and Chelsea Chronicle
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Parents' fears over future of autism service - Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Last Updated - 17/01/2012
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Parents' fears over future of autism service
Kensington and Chelsea Chronicle
Worried parents fear the only autism service for adults in Kensington and Chelsea could be moved out of the borough. Full of Life currently provides care for children and adults on the autism spectrum from a building on the site of Barlby Primary ...
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