08 February 2023

All 272 Tube Stations On The London Underground Bitchily Reviewed | Londonist

All 272 Tube Stations On The London Underground Bitchily Reviewed | Londonist
... Kennington: Shame that fine dome doesn't house a planetarium ★★★ ....

Council considers extension of London Underground’s Northern line to Clapham Junction | Evening Standard

Council considers extension of London Underground’s Northern line to Clapham Junction | Evening Standard
... The Northern Line was extended from Kennington to Battersea Power Station at an estimated cost of £1.1bn, in an expansion that opened in October 2021. In the first year this carried more than five million passengers - a figure predicted to rise to 10 million in 2024/25. ...

The Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on his extraordinary journey from a prison cell to the West End | Evening Standard

The Lehman Trilogy’s Michael Balogun on his extraordinary journey from a prison cell to the West End | Evening Standard
... Balogun can relate. He grew up in Kennington and always enjoyed performance, whether appearing in nativity plays or singing solos in the choir. But his home life wasn’t easy. His father wasn’t around and then his mother was sent to prison for dealing drugs while he was still in primary school. ...

That's souper! Kennington pupils get seal of approval from food critics ahead of soup sale at Borough Market - Southwark News

That's souper! Kennington pupils get seal of approval from food critics ahead of soup sale at Borough Market - Southwark News

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Pupils from Lilian Baylis Technology School in Kennington with Melissa Hemsley and Xanthe Clay.

Pupils from a Kennington-based school, who will be selling their homemade winter soup this week at Borough Market, have been given the ultimate seal of approval from two esteemed food critics.

Last week, students at a secondary school in Kennington got some expert advice on the soup and bread they will sell at the Young Marketeers Winter Soup Sale at Borough Market.

Food critic, author and sustainability champion, Melissa Hemsley and columnist, chef and food writer Xanthe Clay went to Lilian Baylis Technology School in Kennington, to sample and judge some of the pupils’ recipes ahead of the big day. ...

18 January 2023

Parakeets in Park - Noah Hambling Wallington County Grammar School | This Is Local London

Parakeets in Park - Noah Hambling Wallington County Grammar School | This Is Local London: They are tropical birds, however they continue to survive well during the cold winters and are often seen thoughout the year, perched on Kennington Park's tall trees, now barren in the winter season. With their common bright green feathers and loud chatter and squawking, similar to some other parakeets such as the Monk Parakeet, the Rose-Ringed Parakeets of both genders are capable of mimicing human speech.

The cheapest petrol stations in south east London | News Shopper

The cheapest petrol stations in south east London | News Shopper

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5. Texaco Kennington Road – petrol: 145.9p, diesel: 171.9p

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1. Applegreen Kennington Lane – petrol: 143.8p, diesel: 162.8p

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Loski found guilty of possessing loaded revolver

Loski found guilty of possessing loaded revolver
... The drill rapper, whose real name is Jyrelle O’Connor, was part of the Kennington-based drill group Harlem Spartans. The jury was told he was also a high-profile member of a south London gang who were involved in violent disputes with other gangs in Brixton, the Metropolitan Police said. ...

The three London boroughs where boomers are downsizing to which are worlds apart from each other - MyLondon

The three London boroughs where boomers are downsizing to which are worlds apart from each other - MyLondon
... Lambeth is also a popular spot for boomers. The borough encompasses areas like Vauxhall, Kennington, Streatham, Brixton, Stockwell, and Clapham. ...

Post-Christmas clear out event at Oval Farmers’ Market, Sat 21st Jan 2023 – Brixton Buzz

Post-Christmas clear out event at Oval Farmers’ Market, Sat 21st Jan 2023 – Brixton Buzz

18 December 2022

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Baroness Jenkin of Kennington separate | Gazette

Sir Bernard Jenkin and Baroness Jenkin of Kennington separate | Gazette
... Anne Jenkin was made a life peer in January 2011 as Baroness Jenkin of Kennington, for her charitable work and political work for the Conservative Party. ...

Lambeth Council to spend £500k+ on refurbishing the playgrounds at Ruskin and Kennington Parks – Brixton Buzz

Lambeth Council to spend £500k+ on refurbishing the playgrounds at Ruskin and Kennington Parks – Brixton Buzz
... Ruskin and Kennington Park are both set to benefit from playground refurbishments worth over half a million pounds. Lambeth Council is proposing to spend £350,000 at Ruskin Park, and £220,000 at Kennington. ...

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
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’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. ...