Brixton does what Brixton does best … welcoming new citizens
Linda Quinn sits in on one of the regular Lambeth Town Hall ceremonies to welcome new citizens to Britain
It’s a sunny Wednesday morning in...
Labour win by just 19 votes in council by election
Labour scored a narrow win in the Thornton ward by election for Lambeth council yesterday (11 April).
On a very low turnout of 25.5%, the...
Man who defrauded Lambeth council jailed
A man who stole nearly £300,000 from Lambeth council was yesterday (18 March) jailed for six and half years.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said...
Award for council’s Norwood library
The new Lambeth council library in West Norwood has won an award for its innovative design and architecture.
It came top in the “physical” category...
Council chief to attend South of France property market
Lambeth council’s chief executive Andrew Travers is due to attend the annual MIPIM event in Cannes on France’s Mediterranean coast next month. It describes...
Lambeth council settles claim over ejecting charity from country show
Lambeth council has agreed to pay the anti-abortion charity Life £5,000 in damages and apologise on Twitter to settle claims following the removal of...
Seven council workers convicted of housing benefit fraud
Seven benefit assessors who worked for London councils, including Lambeth, have been convicted of housing benefit fraud worth more than £1 million.
They will be...
Council leader Lib Peck quits for GLA job
Lambeth council leader is to quit the post for a job as director of the Greater London Authority’s new violence reduction unit.
She has led...
Lambeth’s Transport Strategy: will we go far enough?
Lambeth council is asking for comments on its draft plan for transport in the borough over the next three years. The consultation on the plan...
Council consultation planned on budget cuts
Lambeth council will have to cut another £43m from its spending over the next 4 years as a result of continuing government cuts to...
Local volunteers and council win awards for work resettling refugees
A community initiative working to resettle refugees locally has been recognised as one of the nation’s leading groups of its kind.
Herne Hill Welcomes Refugees...
Brixton at tipping point
Brixton is at a “tipping point” says campaigners against noise and anti-social behaviour in the centre of town.
They say that, while it is becoming...
Council urges Picturehouse to pay Living Wage
Lambeth council leader Lib Peck has again urged Picturehouse, the owner of Brixton’s Ritzy cinema, to pay its staff and other employees the London...
Council consults on Brixton Street Market Action Plan
Lambeth council has launched on online consultation on its Brixton Street Market Masterplan and Action Plan. The deadline for responses is 19 October. Have...
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...
Vision for Brixton: are creatives and politicians on the same page
Brixton’s creative community slugs it out with the ‘establishment’ as they pitch their vision for Brixton against that of politicians, planners, construction and finance....
UK first as rainbow crossing opens outside Brockwell Park
The UK’s first permanent rainbow crossing will open officially today (16 August) outside to the Herne Hill entrance to Brockwell Park.
The crossing, which joins...
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Fanfare announcement for Brixton summer art show winners
The Brixton Blog and Bugle Art Show winners were announced in Brixton Library last night (6 August) to an enthusiastic audience of artists and...
