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Top 10 Things To Do In The Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea

Top tips sourced from Londonist readers.

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Images Of New Design Museum Released

A makeover for the Commonwealth Institute.

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Preview: The London History Festival

Big name authors talk history in Kensington next week.

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Theatre Review: Common Sounds @ The Commonwealth Institute

Want to poke around a gorgeous, dilapidated architectural beauty whilst enjoying a spot of immersive theatre? You’re in luck

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In Pictures: New Eurostar Train At Albert Memorial

As reported earlier, Eurostar have made a £700 million order for a new fleet of trains. For today only, they had a full-scale model on display beside the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, complete with a delegation from the Queen’s Guards who, true to form, …

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K&C And Richmond Best For Child Road Safety

Children are statistically safer on the roads in Richmond and Kensington and Chelsea than in the sparsely populated Shetland Islands. Road Safety Analysis took five years’ worth of data and calculated that on average, one child in 427 will be injured in a road collision …

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Public Consultations: WEZ And Council Cuts

Image by steve angelkov from the Londonist Flickr pool Today’s the last chance to offer your views on scrapping the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging Zone and changes to the payment scheme (including increasing the daily cost from £8 to £10). Plans to remove …

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Dustbin Detectives: Council’s Covert Bin-Rifling

Bin by The Green Odyssey Are you an educated urbanite or a prosperous young professional? Kensington and Chelsea council officials should be able to put you straight on your place (and race) in society based on their euphemistically-named ‘waste audits’, or to the rest of …

What’s for Lunch? Byron

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Byron 222 Kensington High Street, W8 7RG Tel 020 7361 1717 MAP Monday-Friday 12pm-11pm Saturday 9am-11.30pm Sunday 9am-10.30pm Expect to Pay: £6-8 for a burgers, £3 or under for sides …