The little-known story of the Victorian Old Kent Road train station
As plans for the Bakerloo line extension gather steam, many will be excited about the prospect of an Old Kent Road station which would…
Charming historic postcards reveal how south London’s parks looked in Edwardian times
Historic England has shared a collection of historic postcards depicting some of south London’s most cherished parks. Among the collection are pictures of Peckham…
Tower Bridge building hoardings smothered with ‘smog-eating’ paint
‘Smog-eating’ paint has been slapped all over the hoardings of a Tower Bridge building to “reduce pollution” and “improve air quality” for local residents. …
Handball National Championship victory for St Thomas the Apostle College
St Thomas the Apostle College’s U13 handball team has won the National Handball Championship. The Nunhead school side secured the prestigious prize with a…
Roma and traveller people parade horses and carts through London Bridge as part of ‘The London Drive’
Roma and traveller people from across the UK paraded around central London in horses and carts as part of ‘The London Drive’. The biannual…
Pedestrian hospitalised and driver arrested in Elephant and Castle
A woman in her thirties was rushed to hospital after police raced to a road incident outside the Sainsbury’s on New Kent Road on…
Meet the people mobilising against a developer’s plans for the huge office block in Elephant Park
In July 2015, ex-Southwark Council leader Peter John felt the need to defend Elephant Park – a £1.5 billion ‘regeneration scheme’ made possible by…
Man rushed to hospital after Old Kent Road stabbing
A man was stabbed on the Old Kent Road in the early hours of Saturday. Police were called to the scene on the corner…
Southampton Way fatal stabbing: 25-year-old charged with murder
A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death on Southampton Way in Peckham. Aravind Sasikumar, 38, died…
South London mum searching for answers two years after son’s fatal shooting
A heartbroken mum has made an emotional appeal for information two years after her son was killed by masked gunmen outside his Balham home. …
Landlord’s efforts to convert Georgian Walworth pub into flats scuppered again
A landlord’s efforts to convert a historic Walworth pub into flats have been scuppered once again. The owner of the 17th-century Beehive pub, which…
England football legend Kevin Keegan surprises dad at the end his 600-mile-long charity bike ride for Evelina Hospital
Former England football manager Kevin Keegan congratulated a dad at the finish line of a 600-mile charity cycle run in aid of Evelina Children’s…
