Tag: Electric Avenue
‘It was scary – but I serve the people’
Simone Richardson meets Derek Chong, whose Electric Avenue fruit and vegetable stall was open throughout the lockdown – just as it...
Electric Avenue to become first patterned street
Electric Avenue could be Britain’s first patterned market street after Lambeth council and the Brixton Project – a successor to the Brixton Design trail...
Concern over new plans for Electric Avenue offices
Changes to three of Brixton’s landmark buildings will be considered at Lambeth’s council’s planning applications committee today (30 July).
Council officers are recommending conditional acceptance...
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...
Electric Avenue resident Bea says times have changed
Bea, who has lived in Electric Avenue in central Brixton for 50 years, spoke to the Brixton Bugle and Blog about her life there...
Sleepless Brixton campaign appeals for support ahead of crucial meeting
Residents of central Brixton campaigning against the growing problem of noise and anti-social behaviour outside their homes are appealing for support ahead of a...
Brixton’s newest mural pays tribute to a local hero
The man who already has the keys to Brixton, and is known to anyone who has "spent a penny" – or 20p – at...
We are Brixton. Why should we move out?
Residents of central Brixton have launched a campaign– Sleepless Brixton – to demand action to control increasing levels of noise and anti-social behaviour. This...
Brixton celebrates Love Your Local Market week
Love Your Local Market – a week-long festival celebrating Brixton’s markets – starts today
Friday 26 May. It’s part of a nationwide campaign and Brixton is...
Eddy takes us higher
Eddy Grant paid tribute to Brixton and its people when he presided at the official opening of the newly refurbished Electric Avenue and its...
CCTV to monitor Brixton deliveries
Lambeth council is to use closed circuit television to monitor traffic on Brixton’s Atlantic Road, Electric Avenue and Pope’s Road in a study of ways...
Brixton barrows reborn
Traders and supporters of Brixton Market gathered last night to celebrate the refurbishment of four of the market’s remaining traditional barrows.
Only about half a...
Brixton pupils create art around local heritage
Local school children from Hill Mead Primary and Evelyn Grace Academy took part in a project to learn about and connect with their local...
Electric Avenue’s £1m facelift is under way
Improvements for Electric Avenue costing more than £1 million have begun.
Street layout and water and electricity supplies will be improved, with £869k from the...
Construction on Electric Avenue ‘improvements’ to begin in October
Lambeth council’s “improvements” to Electric Avenue are scheduled to begin in October.
The council has published its final draft detailing its proposals for Electric Avenue.
The...
Have your say on the plans for Brixton Market
Future Brixton is holding a series of events so residents and traders can get involved with the plans for Brixton's street markets.
As part of the Mayor of...