South London News

A duo from Streatham Ice Rink have just won the bronze medal for Ice Dance at the Youth Winter Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea.

Ashlee Slatter, 14, and Atl Ongay-Perez, 16, finished seventh in the rhythm dance after a small slip but powered back through to claim third place in the free dance to finish third. France took first place, with USA in silver.

Streatham’s Chris Bourke is set to challenge for the British bantamweight title against Ashley Lane on a night of triple title action at York Hall on March 22.

Bourke (13-1, 8) previously challenged for the British title at super-bantamweight against Marc Leach in early 2022 and is now seeking to officially reboot his career at the weight below.

“This is what I wanted and it is why I went down to bantamweight,” explained the 29-year-old, who trains out of the Peacock Gym in Epping. “I am aiming to make a statement and then move on from there.

The council meeting was suspended as demonstrators were removed.

A parade of shops in Streatham will be bulldozed and replaced with a seven-storey apartment block.

Lambeth councillors waved through the redevelopment of the 1930s Dorchester Parade at a planning meeting on Tuesday.

The new building, in Leigham Court Road, will contain 18 flats and two shops on the ground floor. Two-storey Dorchester Parade currently has four flats and three shop units, all of which are empty.

Streatham completed a four-point weekend after they defeated Solent Devils 3-0 at the High Road on Sunday, writes Christopher Beal.

Streatham were severely short benched with Josh Ealey Newman, JJ Pitchley and Brandon Miles all sitting out between four to six-game suspensions for the brawl the previous weekend against Invicta Dynamos.

Nate Gregory has been suspended for 12 games for his role and Josh Martin has been hit with a 20-game suspension for the check from behind in the opening minutes of that game.

Streatham will have to await a decision from the EIHL after Invicta Dynamos refused to finish Saturday’s Challenge Cup tie after a mass brawl at the end of the first period, writes Christopher Beal.

The visitors refused to return to the ice citing safety grounds and under league rules a forfeit would normally mean a 5-0 win to the South Londoners.

The tone for the game and the lead up to the events had been set in the opening minute as Josh Martin was ejected for a check from behind on a Dynamos player, putting Streatham on a five-minute penalty kill.

Streatham started 2024 with a statement of intent ahead of the championship run in with a 10-1 win over Oxford City Stars on the High Road Sunday.

It took the RedHawks just four minutes to open the scoring, after a series of fantastic saves by Stars netminder Ross Miller.

A penalty shot was called as a clear scoring chance was impeded in front of the net. Returning team captain Ryan Watt stepped up to bury the oppourtunity.

Try out the ice at this Olympic-sized rink this festive season, writes Claudia Lee.

Streatham’s rink in Streatham High Road, Streatham, was first opened in 1931.

Measuring 60 by 30 metres, this huge facility ran for 80 years before getting a much-needed renovation in 2013.

All ages welcome.

It’s part of the Better Leisure Centre group, so you’ll need to download the Streatham Ice and Leisure app to pre-book a public skating session.

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