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  1. Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair Battersea

    Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair opens on Tuesday

    The winter Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair in the marquee in Battersea Park, opens on Tuesday 24 January with a full house of more than 140 exhibitors. The event, which runs until Sunday 29 January, showcases a range of unusual and practical period furniture...
  2. Purple Dragon Chelsea

    Return to the Purple Dragon - part 1

    Right before the December school holidays, I had the decadent good fortune of being invited for a return visit to Purple Dragon in Chelsea to meet with the visionary entrepreneur and super-mum, Shari Meyers. Shari is the creator and hands-on...
  3. Katherine Hooker jacket

    Ready to wear sale at Chelsea Old Town Hall

    Katherine Hooker, one of the go-to labels for the Duchess of Cambridge,  is holding her first ever Ready to Wear sale at the Chelsea Old Town Hall on King's Road from Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 February 2012, 10am until...
  4. MaxMara dress

    MaxMara Arrives At Harvest King's Road

    Proving it really is ‘Made in Chelsea’, longstanding King's Road boutique Harvest aims to keep its local clientele engaged in 2012 by adding top new designer lines to its collection, kicking off with the addition of the luxury designer MaxMara.
  5. Vivify Spa Chelsea Cloister

    Beauty Review: Vivify Spa Chelsea

    If you, like us, have been bombarded with detox and diet messages since January started you might be a bit sick of them. Okay so in hindsight eating an entire block of Stilton or slowly but steadily working your way...
  6. Hammersmith flyover

    Flyover reopens to light traffic

    Hammersmith Flyover has today reopened – but in a restricted capacity, with only one lane open in each direction to cars, vans and other light vehicles. Traffic restrictions are being enforced by a 6ft 6in width restriction at either end of...
  7. Hafod Glan Gwy cottage Wales

    Win A Weekend Escape With Sheepskin, Inspired Cottages

    Sheepskin, founded in 2009, is an exclusive collection of unique holiday cottages. Whether you are looking for a cosy character cottage, a secluded and romantic retreat, a family holiday by the sea or luxury weekend break in the mountains, Sheepskin...
  8. Tom Aikens Chelsea

    Tom Aikens Chelsea Restaurant Reopens

    Tom Aikens will reopen his eponymous Chelsea restaurant today after a significant refurbishment. Aikens Restaurant, located at 43 Elystan Street, Chelsea, originally opened in May 2003 and quickly garnered numerous culinary accolades for Tom’s creative and distinctive modern French cooking.
  9. Last Days of the Artic Proud Chelsea

    Last Days of the Arctic Exhibition

    The Proud Chelsea Gallery has announced that their January exhibition will be titled 'The Last Days of the Arctic: a moving and insightful photographic portrait of a disappearing landscape and the Inuit people who inhabit it', by celebrated photojournalist Ragnar...
  10. Busaba Eathai Chelsea restaurant

    Review: Busaba Eathai King's Road Chelsea

    Fast food is a difficult thing to get right. In London, you are never more than a happy meal away from any one of the usual suspects, but there is so much more out there for a quick bite after...
  11. London 2012 Olympics

    200 days to prepare for Olympic Games

    With just 200 days to go before the Olympic Games begin, expectation is building for what promises to be a magnificent sporting summer in the capital. Amidst the excitement, however, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is urging residents...
  12. Spanish Wine

    Chelsea and Fulham Wine Society Spanish Tasting

    This month, Ian McLaren will be showing a range of the best wines from all over Spain from Galicia to Mallorca and Navarra to Jerez. Ian runs the UK Wineclub internet magazine, which gathers together material from many of the country's amateur wine...
  13. 02 wifi Royal Borough Kensington Chelsea

    Landmark deal creates Europe’s largest free wifi zone

    Visitors to and residents in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea are to enjoy free wifi access on their mobile phones, laptops and tablet devices, following a landmark deal between Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and network...
  14. Christmas tree Royal Borough Kensington Chelsea

    Recycling Your Christmas Tree In RBKC

    2012 is now in full swing as we wish all our readers here at kingsroad.co.uk a very successful and happy new year. But as you probably would have guessed by looking around the household, the remnants of 2011 are still...
  15. Beaufort House Chelsea Champagne Bar

    Win 1 year's membership to Beaufort House Chelsea

    Kicking off 2012 in style, Beaufort House Chelsea is offering a lucky reader one year's free membership worth £400. Beaufort House Chelsea was founded in 2010 and its home-from-home atmosphere is everything you could possibly want from a private members...
  16. Parallax AF Chelsea Old Town Hall Art Exhibition

    Parallax AF to open at New Chelsea Venue

    After a successful 2011, Parallax AF is moving to Chelsea Town Hall in the fashionable King’s Road area of Chelsea, London, with a sister project, Plat4m, remaining at La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall. “Not only is the Chelsea...
  17. Singing in the Rain

    Win Theatre Tickets For A Whole Year

    Theatre ticket company, the Theatrepeople.com, is starting the New Year with a competition to win the ultimate theatre show prize: a visit to see a top London show every month, for 12 months!
  18. Running man beach

    5 secrets to a flat stomach and a healthy gut

    Are you spending hours sweating at the gym and doing mind-numbing abs crunches but you are still not getting a flat stomach? The answer is in the gut.Follow @paolaenergya 
  19. Billy Elliott Victoria Palace

    See A West End Show & Get A Free Hotel Stay

    What does 2012 hold for us all? Well, whatever it holds, there’s no reason not to start 2012 as you mean to carry on; with what could be the offer of the year from TheatrePeople.com: a completely free stay in...
  20. Chinese Chicken Potatoes dish

    Chinese Chicken and Potatoes Recipe

    If you’ve been tempted by too much turkey or feasted on more than your fair share of cake this Christmas, you can beat the January bulge with this recipe. Even better it'll be ready and on the table in 30...
  21. Skiing exercise

    Are you snow-ready? A guide to your skiing prehabilitation

    Yes, it is that time of year again. It's time to dust off those thermals, get out that wacky woolly hat and the oversized goggles because, if you are anything like us, the onset of uncomfortably cold weather is a...
  22. Print pattern fashion dress

    A Palette of Patterns and Prints

    Amy Clements is a student at The London College of Style, founded by celebrity fashion stylist Wendy Elsmore and renowned model and fashion expert Kate Smith. In our series of fashion and style blogs, Amy writes about one of the...
  23. Luxury interior design Chelsea

    The death of the dining room

    With more families opting to ditch the traditional room-based home and start living a little more open plan, could this spell the end of the dining room? 
  24. Liz Earle Skin Cleanser

    Tried and tested: Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish

    Raise your hand if you have panda eyes in the morning! Wiping off your make up before going to bed can be a bit of a pain and I know many women who always to a half-hearted job or sometimes don't...
  25. Pippa bag Modalu

    The Pippa bag joins the handbag hotlist

    On several occasions in 2011, Pippa Middleton was spotted sporting a stylish Modalu handbag. A summer, tan version at the French Open tennis tournament...oh la la!  And the exact same style in grey as she waited outside the Goring hotel...
  26. Jewelled tones

    Bejewelled and beautiful: accessorising this winter

    Jules Brooks is a student at the London College of Style, founded by celebrity fashion stylist Wendy Elsmore and renowned model and fashion expert Kate Smith. In our series of fashion and style blogs, Jules writes about accessorising with colour this...
  27. Vivify Beauty spa

    Vivify Beauty opens in Chelsea Cloisters

    Chelsea is like its own private members club. The whole place exudes an air of exclusivity and class. So, it’ll be no surprise to hear that ‘The Royal Borough’ as Mark-Francis named it without a hint of irony in the...
  28. Boudoir Lashes Eye lash extensions

    Eyelash extensions from Boudoir Lashes

    Girls in this part of town love their mascara. Whether they go sleek and fluttery or apply it with military precision to create those come hither 60s lashes, we’re gaga for the black stuff. But what if you could have...
  29. Luxury gift voucher

    Win £50 worth of luxury gift vouchers

    We’ve teamed up with Groupon.co.uk this Christmas to offer one lucky reader the chance to spoil themselves, a friend or a family member.
  30. Royal Court Theatre Haunted Child

    Exclusive: 2 for 1 ticket offer at The Royal Court

    In the festive spirit, the Royal Court Theatre would like to offer you an exclusive 2-for-1 ticket offer to see their current show Haunted Child by Joe Penhall.