Local e-payment app coming to Brixton
A local start-up aiming to prove that small businesses can thrive in the world of big tech has plans to disrupt the B2C (business...
How to give the gift of Brixton in a box
A new service for enjoying local products at home has just launched with a gift box showcasing Brixton.
Steven Wilson created indebox after he was...
Heineken buys out Brixton Brewery
The brewing giant Heineken has bought Brixton Brewery.
It had owned 49% of the company for three years in a deal which enabled the brewery...
Brixton Village puts its traders on the map
An illustrated map of Brixton Village, covering Market Row and Granville Arcade, has been created.
The map also highlights other famous Brixton landmarks, including the...
Young Brixton entrepreneur celebrates podcast coup
Young Brixton-born entrepreneur Charles Clayton not only has a way with apps and podcasts, he also has the knack of connecting with some of...
The Great Brixton Christmas Giveaway by Brixton BID
The local Business Improvement District, Brixton BID, have launched a special Christmas Giveaway in partnership with local independent coffee shops.
Throughout December the BID are...
Brixton’s Christmas Tree is placed in Windrush Square
This year Brixton's Christmas Tree has been installed in Windrush Square to mark the 72nd anniversary since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush.
The tree,...
Blue Star House revamp seeks dynamic businesses
Blue Star House on Stockwell Road in central Brixton is set to undergo a transformation.
Out go utilitarian former council offices, in comes “a prominent...
Building owners cold shoulder creators of Club 414
Louise Barron and Tony Pommell, who created the 414 Club on Brixton's Coldharbour Lane, have been refused the chance to continue to run it.
A...
Brixton spirits are multiplying
Hard on the heels of Brixton rum comes Brixton gin.
Long-term Brixton resident and shop owner Andrew Murray-Watson has teamed up with local businesses to...
Book Mongers goes online for Brixton readers
Book Mongers, Brixton’s essential second hand bookshop has launched a “click and collect” website to beat yet another lockdown.
The shop – approaching its 30th...
Hondo tenants to supply Black Cultural Archives
Two restaurants and four retailers for Brixton’s covered markets will bring the number of active tenants to a record 126, Hondo Enterprises, which runs...
Brixton Rec users warn of Hondo tower impact
Brixton Rec Users Group (BRUG) has complained that it was not consulted about plans for a20-storey office tower on Pope’s Road and says Lambeth...
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Simone Richardson on the sad news of the closure of Brixton’s historic Ritzy cinema
How ironic is it that the Ritzy and other Cineworld cinemas...
Brixton’s Ritzy among hundreds of cinemas to suspend operations
The Cineworld Group announced this morning (5 October) that all of its Picturehose cinemas in the UK – which includes Brixton’s Ritzy – will...
Brixton BID Call for the Curfew to be Cancelled
Brixton BID this week have released a letter they have sent to Lambeth Council, local MPs and London Night Czar, Amy Lame, to call...