Northern Line extension fuels property boom as Kennington becomes Zone 1/2

London Underground customers riding the Tube along the south bank of the Thames will start paying less from Sunday as Kennington Station changes zones ahead of the autumn opening of the much-anticipated £1.2billion Northern Line extension to the iconic Battersea Power Station. Transport for London (TfL) today announced that Kennington is changing from a Zone 2 … Read more

Emergency service tackle fire at block of flats in Kennington 

18 hurt as fire breaks out in 17-storey tower block in South London and sends smoke billowing across estate before being extinguished by firefighters London Fire Brigade sent eight engines and around 60 firefighters to the block   Plumes of smoke erupt around the base of the high-rise building on Otto Street London Ambulance assessing 12 … Read more

Emergency service tackle fire at block of flats in Kennington 

Fire breaks out in 18-storey tower block in South London as residents are evacuated and 60 firefighters tackle blaze London Fire Brigade sent eight engines and around 60 firefighters to the block   Plumes of smoke erupt around the base of the high-rise building on Otto Street  Footage taken at the scene shows people gathered on … Read more