Southwark

Protestors trying to block centuries-old trees from being felled for a bridge to be rapaired face being ousted from their tents by bailiffs.

Three women have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 25-year-old man in Southwark earlier this week.

His victims are fuming at the short extra jail tally for Roy McKechnie, 55, of Goldsmith Road, Peckham who was handed the extra sentence at Croydon Crown Court on Friday.

Anisah Osman Britton, who founded the London-based coding school 23 Code Street, was diagnosed with a rare condition known as myasthenia gravis, which causes muscle weakness.

A search warrant was executed at the home of Sian Forsythe, 20, of Dunstans Road on Friday of last week.

Children from Coin Street Nursery, in Stamford Street, Southwark, created artwork for residents in Lambeth and Southwark struggling to connect with their local community during the pandemic.

Police were called at approximately 11:10am on Tuesday, 17 November to reports of a man stabbed at an address in Bramwell House, Harper Road, near Elephant & Castle.

The screen acts as a barrier between the patient and doctor, allowing the procedure to be carried out from a safe distance. 

Peckham Pantry, a local community food membership scheme in Peckham Park Road, and at St Luke’s Church, Peckham, is receiving food donations through the Tesco Food Collection. 

The Save the Footbridge Oaks Campaign wants to stop Southwark council, which says the 2m oak trees are a risk to the condition of the Cox’s Walk foot bridge in Sydenham Hill Wood.

Southwark council’s handling of vulnerable people during lockdown was inspected by Ofsted, which highlighted areas where officers have performed well in but also key areas that needed improvement.

The project is part of Greener Bermondsey’s Ada 100, campaign which celebrates 100 years of the Beautification Committee, founded by Ada Salter, London’s first woman Mayor.

Staff and pupils of Alleyn’s School in Dulwich gathered in the Great Hall to observe a moving act of commemoration On Sunday.

The Prime Minister and Mayor of London were both due to be part of the inspirational and uplifting ceremony at Southwark Cathedral, alongside Prince Charles and Hollywood star John Boyega.

An artist has spoken about the pain she suffered at the hands of violence and how she plans to help others heal through painting. Melissa Hurst, 30, from Peckham, was subjected to brutal violence and art has helped her healing process.

An e-fit image of a suspect believed to be involved in a burglary that saw a a man in his 50s tied up has been released by the police. On September 23, the victim was at alone at his home in Whateley Road in East Dulwich when two unknown men confronted him, one of them was holding a firearm.

A teenager who raped an 18-year-old woman in Peckham has been given a custodial sentence. Tamoy Bailey, 18, of Hastings Close, Peckham, SE15, was sentenced on Monday, 9 November after he was convicted of rape and false imprisonment following a trial at Inner London Crown Court.

Five man attempted to rape a woman in Southwark and police are now appealing to the public for information. Between 2am and 3am on Saturday, 13 June, a woman was walking through Burgess Park on Albany Road in Southwark, when she was attacked by five men.

In all six people were rescued from the fire at a block of flats in Great Suffolk Street, Southwark in the early hours of Saturday morning.