Kennington News: March 2021

26 March 2021

Boy, 17, fighting for life after Brixton zombie knife attack | Evening Standard

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Detective Sergeant Charlotte Carter said: “We now know that two vehicles, a black VW Passat and a black Range Rover Evoque, travelled in convoy from the Kennington Oval area to Henry Road prior to the attack. The same vehicles then left in convoy with the Passat abandoned in nearby Foxley Road minutes later.

“The Range Rover would have been noticeable because the only rear lights that worked on it were the brake lights. It returned to the Kennington Oval area where police located it, abandoned, at 3am the next morning. ...

Police appeal for information 11 years on from unsolved murder of 'kind, thoughtful and loyal' man shot dead in South London - MyLondon

... On November 2, 2009, Daniel Duke, 22, was was shot three times on Alberta Street in Kennington at around 6.45pm. ...

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Daniel Duke was 22 years old when he was shot dead in Kennington ...

BBC producer, 30, is suing cab firm for £2m over claim she lost her career after she was run over | Daily Mail Online

... Producer Ms Donovan, of Kennington, worked on documentaries for the BBC ...

... Ms Donovan, of Kennington, worked on documentaries for the BBC and produced acclaimed Channel 4 show Generation Porn. ...

North Lambeth art trail prompts reflection on loss

North Lambeth art trail prompts reflection on loss:

... Created by 14 churches and schools in the Lambeth North deanery, the nine-mile, self-guided discovery trail embraced the communities of Brixton, Clapham, Stockwell, Oval, Vauxhall, Kennington, and Lambeth, and followed the Stations of the Cross, the First being St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, Stockwell.

Participants were invited to reflect not only on the experience of the pandemic at this anniversary time, but also to view issues such as racial injustice through the same prism. In a video at the Tenth Station, St John the Divine, Kennington, parallels were drawn between Jesus stripped of his human dignity and those facing racism stripped of theirs. ...

... The bringing down of Christ from the cross, at St Anselm’s, Kennington, demonstrated the agony of loss, but also the qualities of gentleness, care, and love demonstrated throughout the pandemic. Here, participants were asked to complete a floral display recreating a Rubens painting. ...

Applegreen to remain a petrol station – SE11view

Applegreen to remain a petrol station – SE11view:

This just in from the developers: After nearly two and half years of discussions with Planning Officers, regrettably, the team reached an impasse on daylight sunlight impacts. This was the only iss…

14 March 2021

One to watch: Loski

... Introduced as a member of Kennington crew Harlem Spartans, Loski stood out, with his boyish tone and confident flow earning him a solid fanbase, but the path to success has not been easy. He went to prison for possession of a firearm in 2019, which he claims he was forced to carry because of threats made against him and his mother. The experience of incarceration is a topic he explores in the lyrics and visuals for the song Allegedly, released shortly after he finished his sentence in 2020. ...

South London Churches mark pandemic anniversary with Art, Reflection and Hope on 20 March – Brixton Buzz

... The Lambeth North Passion Trail is a self-guided walk of discovery between Clapham, Brixton, Stockwell, Vauxhall, Kennington and Waterloo. ...

Kennington man charged with intent to endanger life after being arrested in Liverpool - Southwark News

... A man from Kennington has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life after being arrested in Liverpool. ...

Two men guilty of stabbing drill rapper to death in 'savage' attack | Metro News

... Crosslon Davis, 20, known as Bis, was a ‘highly regarded’ member of the Harlem Spartans, a well-known music collective primarily based in Kennington, south London. ...

... He had filmed a music video for his latest track in Kennington and Cambridge the previous day, accompanied by friends, including Elhaj Diarrassouba, aka Els, the court heard. ...

He had filmed a music video for his latest track in Kennington and Cambridge the previous day, accompanied by friends, including Elhaj Diarrassouba, aka Els, the court heard.