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Watch Naomi Bedford and The Ramshackle Band perform live at Clapham Library, Fri 24th Oct 2025
Naomi Bedford is an English singer working in the folk and country genres and she’ll be performing with her band at Clapham Library on Friday, 24th Oct 2025. She has …
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Lambeth announces trial of new ‘Healthy Neighbourhood’ around Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Lambeth have announced details on how they intend to make the area around Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens safer. In a statement they said: Side streets around Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, where as …
Another Brother coffee shop to take over the old Caffe Nero space in Morleys, Brixton
Independent coffee chain Another Brother will soon be opening up on the first floor of the Morleys department store in central Brixton. Taking over the space formerly occupied by Caffe …
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The slowly disassembling Buzz Bike (no relation) of Brixton Station Road
Seen locked up outside Craft Beer on Brixton Station Road is this knackered bike which served as an advert for the now defunct Buzz Bike rental business for three years. …
Quiz Night for Home-Start Lambeth at Effra Social, Monday 20th Oct 2025
With homelessness and family support high on the local agenda, Home-Start Lambeth is hosting a community quiz night at Effra Social to raise funds for its work with families across …
Rita Keegan OBE: Fabric of Time – artist’s talk at Brixton Library, Thurs 23rd October 2025
Join internationally renowned artist Rita Keegan OBE to discuss her long-standing creative relationship with Brixton, from her experiences co-founding the Brixton Art Gallery in the early 1980s to a recent …
Family Lantern Walk in solidarity with Palestine in Brockwell Park this Sunday, 19th October 2025
Families from all schools and people from all communities are invited to join the Family Lantern Walk in solidarity with Palestine this Sunday. The walk will take place in Brockwell …
Housing campaigners Kwajo Tweneboa and Peter Apps hold packed Brixton Library talk
Authors Kwajo Tweneboa and Peter Apps spoke last night to a packed audience at Brixton Library about the housing crisis affecting London and the UK. Apps is the author of …
Explore the latest work from Brixton-based street photographer Christopher iCha, on display in Clapham this October 2025
Brixton Buzz’s favourite street photographer Christopher iCha has an exhibition of his work on display at Clapham Library until the end of the month. Here’s what you can expect: The …
Find support at the Bereavement Help Point, held every Thursday afternoon at West Norwood Library
Dealing with bereavement can be an incredibly painful and lonely time for many. These free Bereavement Help Point meetings – which take place every Thursday afternoon at West Norwood Library …
Stockwell residents protest Hyde Housing ‘regeneration’ plans outside Lambeth Council
Residents of Bellevue Garden Mansions in Stockwell protested outside Lambeth Council as a ballot on the demolition of their homes is due to end on October 23. Hyde Housing wants …
Unusual Visitor: Pheasant Seen in Rosendale Allotment
A pheasant was spotted last week enjoying a quiet stroll through the Rosendale allotments, much to the surprise and delight of local gardeners. The bird was seen wandering among the 485 plots up on Rosendale Road – a rather unexpected sight in this part of South London. While pheasants are a commo...
Dog Blog of the Week #3
Next up for Blog Dog of the Week is Debs, a three-year-old Patterdale–Jack Russell cross. Debs is full of energy and confidence, always ready for an adventure and happy to keep up with dogs much bigger than her. She’s small but mighty, with plenty of spirit and a bounce in her step. But it’s n...
Brixton police front counter to operate reduced hours under Met plan for thinner policing
Brixton’s police front counter will remain open on extended hours, but not 24/7, under the Metropolitan Police’s revised plan for public access. Lewisham and Charing Cross will be the only …
Lambeth Council set to approve higher housing density for Shakespeare Road development at Loughborough Junction
Lambeth councillors look set to back plans to add 60 more homes to a controversial housing scheme near Loughborough Junction and Herne Hill, when the borough’s Planning Applications Committee meets …
In photos: Campaigners urge Lambeth to fully restore Kenny, Kennington Park’s iconic skatebowl
As we reported earlier this month, the iconic 1970s Kennington Park skatebowl, known as “Kenny,” is at risk of being abandoned as Lambeth Council considers pulling its funding. A change.org …
Watch a comedy spoof of The Hound of the Baskervilles by the Streatham Theatre Company, 31st Oct and 1st Nov 2025
The award-winning, volunteer-run, open-access, non-profit Streatham Theatre Company is putting on “a gloriously funny makeover” of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most celebrated Sherlock Holmes on Friday 31st Oct and Sat …
Councillor accused of sex offences will not sit on Lambeth’s Investigations Committee after council rejects report
Lambeth Council has voted unanimously against a proposal that would have placed Cllr Irfan Mohammed — who is currently facing serious criminal charges – on its Investigations Committee. Cllr Mohammed, …
Meat galore on offer as Whole Beast to open new restaurant on Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane
Next month, the award-winning extra-meaty restaurant Whole Beast, founded by Sam and Alicja Bryant, will open on Coldharbour Lane. Taking over the former premises of the Shrub & Shutter, the …
Watch a Halloween Fireworks display at the Herne Hill Velodrome on Saturday, 1st Nov 2025
The Friends of Herne Hill Velodrome will be hosting a Halloween Fireworks display at their stadium on Saturday, 1st November 2025. The last surviving facility from the 1948 Olympics, this …