Southampton Way fatal stabbing: 25-year-old charged with murder

Southampton Way fatal stabbing: 25-year-old charged with murder

Herbie RussellJun 18, 2023

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…

Middle-aged man stabbed to death on Southampton Way in Peckham

Middle-aged man stabbed to death on Southampton Way in Peckham

Herbie RussellJun 16, 2023

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man, aged in his 40s, was stabbed to death in Peckham. Officers were called to Southampton…

Windrush 75 Weekender

Windrush 75 Weekender

Michael HollandJun 13, 2023

Windrush Weekend celebrates 75 years of art, culture and creativity within south London’s Carribean community, across generations and beyond. From 22 – 25 June…

Exclusive: Police accused of ‘excessive force’ against protestors in Peckham immigration van blockade won’t face sanctions

Exclusive: Police accused of ‘excessive force’ against protestors in Peckham immigration van blockade won’t face sanctions

Herbie RussellJun 9, 2023

Police officers accused of using ‘excessive force’ when protestors blocked an immigration van in Peckham will not face misconduct or criminal sanctions. In June…

Armed robber who targeted south London bookmakers ‘staffed by women’ jailed for eight years

Armed robber who targeted south London bookmakers ‘staffed by women’ jailed for eight years

Herbie RussellJun 8, 2023

A “dangerous” criminal who went on a four-month armed robbery spree across south London has been jailed for a minimum of eight years.  Michael…

Alleged flasher with nunchucks in a rucksack arrested at Queens Road Peckham station

Alleged flasher with nunchucks in a rucksack arrested at Queens Road Peckham station

Herbie RussellJun 7, 2023

An alleged flasher at Queens Road Peckham station has been arrested by the British Transport Police.  Officers were called to the station yesterday (Tuesday,…

‘My 90-year-old constituent was put in a spit hood and threatened with a Taser, I want police reform now’ says Harriet Harman

‘My 90-year-old constituent was put in a spit hood and threatened with a Taser, I want police reform now’ says Harriet Harman

ColumnistJun 3, 2023

It seems like every week brings a new report of worrying action by Met Police officers. This week I have been helping the family…

Memorial for Damilola Taylor to be at centre of new Peckham Square

Memorial for Damilola Taylor to be at centre of new Peckham Square

A memorial for a schoolboy killed 23 years ago is set to be at the centre of a new South London square. Southwark Council…

The Prince of Peckham gets a Queen in Tulse Hill

The Prince of Peckham gets a Queen in Tulse Hill

Holly O'MahonyApr 2, 2023

Prince of Peckham owner Clement Ogbonnaya knows what makes a successful pub: listening to the local community. The Peckham institution, which opened in 2017,…

Faster than a speeding bullet

Faster than a speeding bullet

Laura BurgoineApr 8, 2022

Ultramarathon man from Peckham pitched his chewable caffeine invention on Dragons’ Den – and it’s not just for athletes

Prince of Peckham celebrates 5th birthday

Prince of Peckham celebrates 5th birthday

Laura BurgoineApr 8, 2022

Kingdom expands with plans to open new Tulse Hill boozer Queen of the South