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HELPFUL LEGAL ADVICE
Brixton Advice Centre to leave historic Railton Road HQ
Brixton Advice Centre, a fixture on Railton Road for decades, is selling its building...
Council aid for EU residents to stay in Lambeth
Lambeth council is to fund local charities to advise European Union nationals living in...
PLANNING & HOUSING
Too many Lambeth tenants still receiving ‘unacceptable service’ says Ombudsman
Improvements in its housing service made by Lambeth council, have not been “seen and felt” by residents, the Housing Ombudsman said today (11 January)...
Housing Ombudsman raps Lambeth council over five-year repair delay
The Housing Ombudsman has made six findings of severe maladministration against Lambeth council over three different cases.
“A recurring theme throughout is the unacceptable time...
COUNCIL
Lambeth call for end to uncertainty on aid for poorest
Support for the poorest and most vulnerable people in Lambeth is being disrupted by uncertainty about the future of the government household support fund.
The...
Roti protesters call out ‘callous’ telecom giants
Herne Hill campaign group Save Umana Yana last night (7 October) staged a 10th birthday party for the telecom boxes that disrupt the business...
Council to resubmit plans for Brockwell park football pitch
Lambeth council is to submit a new planning proposal for a modern artificial football pitch in Brockwell Park near the lido.
It withdrew its first application after widespread criticism...
Protest over sewage in flat
Members of the Acorn community organisation today (25 August) demonstrated outside Lambeth town hall in Brixton to demand action from the council over the...
CRIME
Brixton MP Helen Hayes promotes law to ban zombie knives and...
Brixton MP Helen Hayes will introduce a Bill to ban the possession of “zombie” knives, machetes and “ninja swords” – in the House of...
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
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