30 January 2020

Drill rapper's manager Bright Akinleye killed after 'war of words' - BBC News

Drill rapper's manager Bright Akinleye killed after 'war of words' - BBC News
... Tashawn Brewster, 31, from Kennington; Abdoulie Ceesay, 28, Silas Loko, 27, both from Southwark, south London; and Oliver Petts, 30, from Lewisham, are all on trial for Mr Akinleye's murder. ...
... Jurors heard Mr Brewster travelled to Euston from his home in Kennington, south London. ...

Everything you need to know about the London Underground Northern Line extension - MyLondon

Everything you need to know about the London Underground Northern Line extension - MyLondon
... The extension will stretch for a little over one and a half miles, branching away from the rest of the Northern Line at Kennington. ...
... Work is being done at Kennington to accommodate the new tunnels but trains will otherwise be stopping normally there. ...

Oxford don wins Appeal Court fight over his doctor mother's £1.25m home | Daily Mail Online

Oxford don wins Appeal Court fight over his doctor mother's £1.25m home | Daily Mail Online
... Professor Christopher Gosden, director of the Institute of Archaeology at Oxford University, says Jean Weddell, a distinguished physician, had 'resolved' to leave him her Edwardian home in Kennington, south London. ...
... The couple sued the firm of solicitors responsible for drawing up the trust agreement, Halliwell Landau, claiming they bungled by leaving a loophole which allowed the house in Kennington, to be sold without their knowledge. ...
... Prof Goodsen claimed his solicitor should have put a note on the deeds of the property (pictured, the £1.25million home in Kennington) at the Land Registry which would have prevented the disposal of the home without his knowledge ...

26 January 2020

Time to put office occupiers first | Insight | Property Week

Time to put office occupiers first | Insight | Property Week
... Not surprisingly, those centres we have adapted and invested in to reflect customers’ needs have outperformed other properties in our portfolio. This has been evident at the newly refurbished Edinburgh House in Kennington, where we created a triple-height, light-filled central atrium to serve as a co-working hub, event space and cafĂ©. It was designed in response to customer feedback for more natural light not just in the offices, but throughout the communal spaces. ...

Can You Name All Six Tube Stations Named After Pubs? | Londonist

Can You Name All Six Tube Stations Named After Pubs? | Londonist
... Most of the stops on the tube network have names whose origins stretch back hundreds of years. Some, like Wembley Park and Kennington, recall ancient landowners or chieftains. Others, such as Burnt Oak and Woodford, recall landscape features. And then there are the tube stations named after pubs. There are six by our reckoning. ...

Kennington fire live: 40 firefighters tackle fire by Oval London Underground station - MyLondon

Kennington fire live: 40 firefighters tackle fire by Oval London Underground station - MyLondon
... Dozens of firefighters are tackling a warehouse fire near Oval Tube station. London Fire Brigade (LFB) has confirmed it is dealing with a fire on Clapham Road. ...

Black Dog Pub Company - food is the future of the pub industry

Black Dog Pub Company - food is the future of the pub industry

... “Kennington is an area with some really good ethnic restaurants, but what it needs is a really good classic British restaurant.” Graham also believes the focus on ... ...

16 January 2020

After a Decade of Losses, London's LGBTQ Clubs Are Starting to Win - VICE

After a Decade of Losses, London's LGBTQ Clubs Are Starting to Win - VICE
... The Glory isn't the only LGBTQ venue to have launched successfully in the last five years. The Queen Adelaide in Cambridge Heath appeals to the sort of progressive East End queers who used to love The Joiners Arms; The Cock Tavern in Kennington attracts a slightly older crowd who have laid down routes in south London's Vauxhall-adjacent "gaybourhood". And last summer, the capital welcomed its first nightclub that's solely for queer womxn, LICK. ...

City Hall elections: Councillor who grew up on Aylesbury Estate hopes to take Southwark seat - Southwark News

City Hall elections: Councillor who grew up on Aylesbury Estate hopes to take Southwark seat - Southwark News
... In her campaign video she says: “When my parents arrived in London, with a six-year-old me in tow, we moved here to Kennington on the border between Lambeth and Southwark. ...

11 January 2020

Teenager charged with GBH after Kennington stabbing – South London News

Teenager charged with GBH after Kennington stabbing – South London News
... The attack took place in De Laune Street, Kennington, at around 5pm where the victim, believed to be 15 years old, was found with multiple stab injuries.
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64-year-old left without hot water for more than two weeks – South London News

64-year-old left without hot water for more than two weeks – South London News
... Kaestner Thompson, of Walnut Tree Walk in Kennington was so angry after waiting a month for his compensation that he contacted us. ...

Exhibition: Sound & Cinema: Past, Present & Future at The Cinema Museum in Kennington – South London News

Exhibition: Sound & Cinema: Past, Present & Future at The Cinema Museum in Kennington – South London News
... A free exhibition and events series spanning film, virtual reality, games, TV and sound will take place at The Cinema Museum in Kennington. ...

Evans Cycles Instagram Taken Over by Disgruntled Employees, Renamed 'Make Evans Great Again' - Pinkbike

Evans Cycles Instagram Taken Over by Disgruntled Employees, Renamed 'Make Evans Great Again' - Pinkbike
... Evans Cycles, which was founded in 1921 in Kennington, London, has been through a turbulent few years after it put itself up for sale in September 2018. It was bought in October of that year by controversial businessman Mike Ashley. He saved the company from administration but Ashley claimed that up to half of the 62 Evans stores could close and hundreds of staff jobs were put at risk. To date, only 11 have closed however it seems that there are other problems for the owner of the hijacked Instagram account. ...

04 January 2020

Kennington climber part of victorious GB team – South London News

Kennington climber part of victorious GB team – South London News
... Leanora Volpe from Kennington won a bronze medal at the Championships.
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Surrey’s radical plan to install cricket nets on the Oval roof | London Evening Standard

Surrey’s radical plan to install cricket nets on the Oval roof | London Evening Standard
... Surrey and Kennington-based architects Rolfe Judd are currently considering whether it is possible to incorporate outdoor practise facilities on the roof of any upgraded stand. ...

Vauxhall London presents Classical Vauxhall

Vauxhall London presents Classical Vauxhall
... The first concert on Thursday 6 February will see series director Garvey join Quatuor Zaide on stage at St Peter’s Church on Kennington Lane.  ...