28 November 2022

London Mayor names Vauxhall as new Night Time Enterprise Zone – Brixton Buzz

London Mayor names Vauxhall as new Night Time Enterprise Zone – Brixton Buzz

Surrey County Cricket Club Charity Carols - Kia Oval

Surrey County Cricket Club Charity Carols - Kia Oval
... The 2022 event, in aid of the Surrey Cricket Foundation and Surrey CCC’s international charity, Cricket Builds Hope, will take place at St Mark’s Church, Kennington, SE11 4PW, near the Kia Oval. ...

Pullens Yard Open Studios | Kennington Runoff

Pullens Yard Open Studios | Kennington Runoff
...  Pullens Yard Open Studios weekend taking part next weekend (2-4 December)  ...

Kennington teenager gets life sentence for conspiracy to murder after seventeen-year-old was run over and repeatedly stabbed in 'horrific random' attack - Southwark News

Kennington teenager gets life sentence for conspiracy to murder after seventeen-year-old was run over and repeatedly stabbed in 'horrific random' attack - Southwark News
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A Kennington teenager was one of two sentenced today (Friday, November 4) to a life sentence for conspiracy to murder, after a seventeen-year-old boy was left for dead having been run over and repeatedly stabbed while test riding his new bicycle.

Taiquane Lewis, 19, of Kennington Park Road, Kennington, was found guilty in September of being involved in the ‘cowardly, senseless attack’ on James Bascoe-Smith. ...

Man appears in court charged with 1984 Kennington murder | This Is Local London

Man appears in court charged with 1984 Kennington murder | This Is Local London
... Paul Bryan, 61, allegedly stabbed 63-year-old Roman Szalajko to death on February 7 1984 in Seaton Close, Kennington, south east London. '''

18 November 2022

There Really Is A "Weald Stone" At Harrow And Wealdstone | Londonist

There Really Is A "Weald Stone" At Harrow And Wealdstone | Londonist
... It's easy enough to look these things up, but the answer is often educated guesswork. Most places in London picked up their names in medieval times. We don't have bits of paper to confirm that Mr Wemba really was the landholder of what became Wembley, or an Anglo-Saxon lord called Kenna was the nominative fountainhead of Kennington. ...

Why I live in Kennington: Lee Broom on his ‘creative and convenient’ neighbourhood | Evening Standard

Why I live in Kennington: Lee Broom on his ‘creative and convenient’ neighbourhood | Evening Standard
... I

’ve lived in a flat in a converted 19th-century fire station in Kennington for almost 20 years. It’s a beautiful building with lots of industrial details, including the old doorway, which is now a window. It still has the original watchtower, from which someone would try to spot fires across the city. ...

Mastermind of eco mob Just Stop Oil nicked after The Sun blew whistle on plot to block motorway network | The Sun

Mastermind of eco mob Just Stop Oil nicked after The Sun blew whistle on plot to block motorway network | The Sun
... We were then invited to join the Met’s Territorial Support Group as officers smashed through Hallam’s front door at his flat in Kennington, South London. ...

David English tribute: An inspirational force for cricketing good - Huw Turbervill | The Cricketer

David English tribute: An inspirational force for cricketing good - Huw Turbervill | The Cricketer
... The last one in 2019, just before wretched Covid arrived which curtailed our get-togethers, was outside the Prince of Wales pub in Cleaver Square, Kennington. It was warm, leaving us with no choice but to imbibe liberally. ...