Residents’ damp campaign gathers momentum
Shocking levels of damp has prompted the St Martin’s Tenant’s Residents Association in Brixton to ask Lambeth council for its support in their fight...
How an artist fell foul of the housing crisis
Fergus Matheson reports on the case of Morgan Paton, a Brixton man caught up in the housing crisis and the rules and regulations it...
Green light for £9.25m school expansion plan
Plans to transform a derelict site in Brixton into a new £9.25 million expansion of Sudbourne primary school, have been given the go-ahead by...
Council backs change of use bids for Brixton Village and Market Row
Lambeth council’s planning committee last night (7 May) unanimously agreed applications for major changes in the operation of Brixton Village and Market Row.
The main...
Council plans charter for private renters and urges them to complete survey
Lambeth council is working on a charter for private renters and is calling on local private tenants to complete a short online survey so...
Former music pub The Cricketers faces demolition
Once, many years ago, a key part of the South London music scene, The Cricketers pub next to the Oval cricket ground is set...
Developer plans six-storey office block on Electric Avenue
Another familiar piece of Brixton town centre is set to be knocked down to make way for a new development. The owners of 9-15...
Council launches consultation on new licensing policy
Lambeth council is updating its policy for regulating and licensing any business that sells alcohol, provides entertainment or late-night refreshments and has launched a...
Need for quality, affordable housing for women is now greater than ever
Zaiba Qureshi, chief executive of the Brixton-based Housing for Women charity that provides social housing and gender sensitive support services to women, calls for...
TV home makeover opportunity in Brixton
Property makeover guru Sarah Beeny is looking for homeowners in the Brixton area who want help for a new TV series.
Renovate Don’t Relocate will...
Council ‘faffing’ over noise threat to health say Brixton residents
Residents of Tunstall Road, whose pedestrianised eastern end is home to Brixton’s David Bowie mural, have renewed their calls for Lambeth council to act...
140 years: Jamaican institution aimed at ending financial exclusion
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As the UK celebrates the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, an historic Jamaican building society is celebrating 140 years...
Homes demolished when Brixton building project goes badly wrong
The ongoing saga of the redevelopment of the old Tuborg Warehouse site on Mandrell Road continues to cause problems for local residents.
The warehouse wall...
New Brixton market owner wants ‘conversation’ with community
Hondo Enterprises, which announced its purchase – together with “investors” – of Brixton Market on Friday (23 March), is buying both the lease for...
Texan DJ socialite’s company says it has bought Brixton Market
Hondo Enterprises, which yesterday (23 March) said it had purchased Brixton Market, says that, under its stewardship, the market’s “unique character will be...
Brixton Green launches campaign for council support
Brixton Green, the community body seeking to build affordable rented homes on a redeveloped Somerleyton Road, is organising a public meeting on Wednesday 7...
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Gardening workshops for young people
The charity Urban Growth is running six-week free “introduction to gardening” workshops starting 13 September.
They run from noon to 3pm at Slade Gardens Edible...
School patrol: a focus on positive engagement
The Bugle sits down with Asher Senator and Serena Nalty-Coombs to hear more about Code 7 and their new project Lambeth Schools Patrol which...
Town hall will host first Dwaynamics youth award
The first Dwayne Simpson Foundation Inspirational Youth Award will be presented along with the annual Dwaynamics boxing club youth awards at an event in...
LATEST CAMPAIGN NEWS
Oscar-winner Mark Rylance to read climate ‘declaration of rebellion’ in Brixton
Mark Rylance at the recent Extinction Rebellion event in Brockwell ParkOscar and BAFTA award-winning actor Mark Rylance will tomorrow (14 September) read a “declaration...
Do you have the bottle? Refill Brixton Launches
A campaign to encourage cafes, bars, restaurants and other businesses to allow people to fill water bottles from their taps launched in Brixton on...
Brixton mothers star in new maternity podcast
Local mum Laura Broderick has launched a podcast with stories from new mothers as they navigate their return to work. All parents interviewed so far...