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As one Brixton chicken shop closes, another opens – although there are few similarities between them. Other Side Fried –...
15/11/2024

As one Brixton chicken shop closes, another opens – although there are few similarities between them. Other Side Fried – the only restaurant in the chain – reopened as Buster’s Hamburger Bar on 1 November after frying chicken on Atlantic Road since 2017. Owners Matt Harris and Tommy Kempton began the brand from a van in 2014. They also own the small plates restaurant Ploussard in Clapham with its list of low intervention, biodynamic and natural wines....

As one Brixton chicken shop closes, another opens – although there are few similarities between them. Other Side Fried – the only restaurant in the chain – reopened as Buster’s Hamburger Bar on 1 November after frying chicken on Atlantic Road since 2017. Owners Matt Harris and Tommy Kempton ...

St Vincent’s on Talma Road (SW2 1AS) A Brixton arts hub run by a community charity is to host its first craft fair and v...
15/11/2024

St Vincent’s on Talma Road (SW2 1AS) A Brixton arts hub run by a community charity is to host its first craft fair and vintage pop-up. St Vincent’s on Talma Road is raising vital funds to ensure the centre can keep its doors open for people who need support. The centre welcomes people of all ages, religions and ethnicities. It offers befriending, food parcels and practical assistance, while maintaining its focus on accessible arts and learning through creativity....

St Vincent’s on Talma Road (SW2 1AS) A Brixton arts hub run by a community charity is to host its first craft fair and vintage pop-up. St Vincent’s on Talma Road is raising vital funds to ensure the centre can keep its doors open for people who need support. The centre welcomes people of al

As the Blog reported, this year’s single, united Remembrance Day event in Windrush Square was a success, with the larges...
14/11/2024

As the Blog reported, this year’s single, united Remembrance Day event in Windrush Square was a success, with the largest turnout for some years. The organisers – Nubian Jak Community Trust, Black Cultural Archives, Friends of Windrush Square, West Indian Association of Service Personnel (WASP) and Lambeth council – are now seeking feedback from people who were there....

https://youtu.be/SDnzuzMLzYE?si=M6FZFvybQO8ZL1AP As the Blog reported, this year’s single, united Remembrance Day event in Windrush Square was a success, with the largest turnout for some years. The organisers – Nubian Jak Community Trust, Black Cultural Archives, Friends of Windrush Square,

Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy today (14 November) launched a competition for local school pupils to desi...
14/11/2024

Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy today (14 November) launched a competition for local school pupils to design her annual Christmas card. She is asking young people who live in Clapham and Brixton Hill or go to school in the constituency to submit an entry, which can be hand-drawn or designed with computer software. “My Christmas card competition is a chance to celebrate the creative talent of school pupils in our constituency,” she said....

Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy today (14 November) launched a competition for local school pupils to design her annual Christmas card. She is asking young people who live in Clapham and Brixton Hill or go to school in the constituency to submit an entry, which can be hand-drawn or

Brixton is one of the 115 Post Offices threatened with closure under plans announced today (13 November) by the provider...
13/11/2024

Brixton is one of the 115 Post Offices threatened with closure under plans announced today (13 November) by the provider. The company wants to get rid of Post Offices it owns directly and shift their functions into “partners” like W H Smith – which already houses Streatham’s Post Office. The move is estimated to put 1,000 jobs at risk. The plan comes as the Post Office is still under fire for the Horizon accounting scandal.

Brixton is one of the 115 Post Offices threatened with closure under plans announced today (13 November) by the provider. The company wants to get rid of Post Offices it owns directly and shift their functions into “partners” like W H Smith – which already houses Streatham’s Post Office. The...

Brixton Brewery and Lambeth libraries have announced a pop up “LiBARary”, offering readers and beer enthusiasts a space ...
13/11/2024

Brixton Brewery and Lambeth libraries have announced a pop up “LiBARary”, offering readers and beer enthusiasts a space to enjoy a book and a beer at the brewery’s taproom on Brixton Station Road. They have also announced a week of associated literary events. Research has found that 2.8 million Londoners have increased the amount of books they read over the past year and that increasing numbers are choosing pubs and bars to settle down with a book....

Brixton Brewery and Lambeth libraries have announced a pop up “LiBARary”, offering readers and beer enthusiasts a space to enjoy a book and a beer at the brewery’s taproom on Brixton Station Road. They have also announced a week of associated literary events. Research has found that 2.8 millio

A trade union has accused Lambeth council of burying its head in the sand about a strike by people working in its parkin...
12/11/2024

A trade union has accused Lambeth council of burying its head in the sand about a strike by people working in its parking service. GMB, a union for local government workers, estimates that a current strike by parking wardens in the borough will cost the council around £300,000 a week in lost revenue. The union said dozens of wardens employed by the council’s parking contractor are taking action over several issues....

A trade union has accused Lambeth council of burying its head in the sand about a strike by people working in its parking service. GMB, a union for local government workers, estimates that a current strike by parking wardens in the borough will cost the council around £300,000 a week in lost reve

Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Kneecap are all set to perform at a “Gig For Gaza” charity show at the 02 Academy in Brix...
12/11/2024

Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Kneecap are all set to perform at a “Gig For Gaza” charity show at the 02 Academy in Brixton on Friday 13 December. They are some of the acts that will be taking the stage at the event to raise funds for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid continuing Israeli attacks on the area and concern over the ...

Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Kneecap are all set to perform at a “Gig For Gaza” charity show at the 02 Academy in Brixton on Friday 13 December. They are some of the acts that will be taking the stage at the event to raise funds for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid continuing Israeli attac...

A larger audience and more particpants despite unwelcoming weather marked this year’s Remembrance Day parade at the Afri...
11/11/2024

A larger audience and more particpants despite unwelcoming weather marked this year’s Remembrance Day parade at the African-Caribbean war memorial on Brixton’s Windrush Square yesterday (10 November). The unified event marked 110 years since the outbreak of the First World War, honouring the African and Caribbean men and women, and all those who served in both World Wars. The ceremony also marks the 10th anniversary of the memorial’s first public unveiling....

A larger audience and more particpants despite unwelcoming weather marked this year’s Remembrance Day parade at the African-Caribbean war memorial on Brixton’s Windrush Square yesterday (10 November). The unified event marked 110 years since the outbreak of the First World War, honouring the Afr...

Between 1950 and 2017 humans created an estimated 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic. About 7 billion tonnes of that is estim...
09/11/2024

Between 1950 and 2017 humans created an estimated 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic. About 7 billion tonnes of that is estimated* to exist as waste on the surface of the earth – that is equivalent to the combined weight of 70,000 fully loaded United States Navy aircraft carriers, or seven times the weight of Mount Everest. A group of local volunteers want you and local decision-makers to know more about the how and why this imminent and growing threat to all life on earth....

Between 1950 and 2017 humans created an estimated 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic. About 7 billion tonnes of that is estimated* to exist as waste on the surface of the earth – that is equivalent to the combined weight of 70,000 fully loaded United States Navy aircraft carriers, or seven times the we...

Lambeth council’s new private renting licensing scheme will soon apply to most of the borough. The council’s cabinet has...
09/11/2024

Lambeth council’s new private renting licensing scheme will soon apply to most of the borough. The council’s cabinet has approved the extension of the “selective licensing scheme” which is designed to tackle rogue landlords and improve conditions for tenants in private rented accommodation. It was launched in four wards earlier this year. An enforcement plan will focus on “specific streets with high predicted issues”....

Lambeth council’s new private renting licensing scheme will soon apply to most of the borough. The council’s cabinet has approved the extension of the “selective licensing scheme” which is designed to tackle rogue landlords and improve conditions for tenants in private rented accommodation. ...

Sebas Velasco’s A Lasting Place at Cobbett Street on the South Lambeth estate The London Mural Festival, which ran from ...
08/11/2024

Sebas Velasco’s A Lasting Place at Cobbett Street on the South Lambeth estate The London Mural Festival, which ran from 5 to 29 September, produced 140 permanent public murals across the city. A significant proportion of them are in and around Brixton, including the outstanding A Lasting Place by Sebas Velasco at Cobett Street on the South Lambeth estate which was used to launch the festival....

Sebas Velasco’s A Lasting Place at Cobbett Street on the South Lambeth estate The London Mural Festival, which ran from 5 to 29 September, produced 140 permanent public murals across the city. A significant proportion of them are in and around Brixton, including the outstanding A Lasting Place

Brixton Hill residents are invited to join a community bulb-planting session on Sunday (10 November) from 11.30am to 1pm...
08/11/2024

Brixton Hill residents are invited to join a community bulb-planting session on Sunday (10 November) from 11.30am to 1pm. The Rush Common Improvement Group is organising the event at Pencil Park (the green space behind the Jebb Avenue/Brixton Prison bus stop), with practical support from Lambeth council’s parks team. Set up earlier this year, the new community group aims to improve the shared green spaces protected by the Rush Common Act....

Brixton Hill residents are invited to join a community bulb-planting session on Sunday (10 November) from 11.30am to 1pm. The Rush Common Improvement Group is organising the event at Pencil Park (the green space behind the Jebb Avenue/Brixton Prison bus stop), with practical support from Lambeth

Gardening at Jubilee primary Children in local primary schools are spending more time outdoors this autumn thanks to tho...
08/11/2024

Gardening at Jubilee primary Children in local primary schools are spending more time outdoors this autumn thanks to thoughtful new gardens and playscapes created by Sprout Up Schools. Founded by local gardeners Seonaid Royall and Rose Harrison, the non-profit has delivered outdoor spaces for Effra nursery, Holy Trinity primary, and a natural playscape at the new site of Sudbourne primary that offers an open growing area, a play space where pupils can practise balance and co-ordination, a quiet seating area protected by planting, and a willow arbour that offers a secret spot for reading and talking....

Gardening at Jubilee primary Children in local primary schools are spending more time outdoors this autumn thanks to thoughtful new gardens and playscapes created by Sprout Up Schools. Founded by local gardeners Seonaid Royall and Rose Harrison, the non-profit has delivered outdoor spaces for

Brixton House theatre on Coldharbour Lane has been shortlisted in this year’s Architects’ Journal awards – some of the U...
06/11/2024

Brixton House theatre on Coldharbour Lane has been shortlisted in this year’s Architects’ Journal awards – some of the UK’s most important – in the community and faith project category. Designed by architects Foster Wilson Size, Brixton House is the first theatre to serve the area for many years, the Architects’ Journal said in a 2022 review. Previous local venues have either been demolished, turned into bingo halls, or bombed – as happened to the original Brixton Theatre in 1940, the AJ said....

Brixton House theatre on Coldharbour Lane has been shortlisted in this year’s Architects’ Journal awards – some of the UK’s most important – in the community and faith project category. Designed by architects Foster Wilson Size, Brixton House is the first theatre to serve the area for many...

One of the many things that make Brixton unique is its sense of community. It’s typified by two relatively new local bus...
05/11/2024

One of the many things that make Brixton unique is its sense of community. It’s typified by two relatively new local businesses working with Empowered From Within, a development programme for young people, to offer valuable opportunities. Alan Slingsby reports It’s Thursday night upstairs at the Bricks/Ton of Brix venue on Coldharbour Lane and young people are playing chess, listening to and performing music and just hanging out....

One of the many things that make Brixton unique is its sense of community. It’s typified by two relatively new local businesses working with Empowered From Within, a development programme for young people, to offer valuable opportunities. Alan Slingsby reports It’s Thursday night upstairs at

A hint as to when the Brixton Marks & Spencer will be open again is now available for all to see on the M&S website. The...
05/11/2024

A hint as to when the Brixton Marks & Spencer will be open again is now available for all to see on the M&S website. The store, which is due to reopen as a totally revamped food hall, is listed as closed every day – until Wednesday 20 November, when it is listed as open from 8am to 9pm. It continues with same hours until Sunday 24 November, when it is listed as open from 11am to 5pm.

A hint as to when the Brixton Marks & Spencer will be open again is now available for all to see on the M&S website. The store, which is due to reopen as a totally revamped food hall, is listed as closed every day – until Wednesday 20 November, when it is listed as open from 8am to 9pm.

This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Brixton on Sunday (10 November) will be the first unified ceremony for several y...
05/11/2024

This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Brixton on Sunday (10 November) will be the first unified ceremony for several years. Previous years have seen two separate events. The service, starting at 2pm, will take place at the African and Caribbean war memorial in Windrush Square and marks the 10th anniversary of its unveiling in the Black Cultural Archives three years before it was installed on the square, and the 110th year since the start of the First World War....

This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Brixton on Sunday (10 November) will be the first unified ceremony for several years. Previous years have seen two separate events. The service, starting at 2pm, will take place at the African and Caribbean war memorial in Windrush Square and marks the 10th

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