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Bell Ribeiro-Addy calls for Starmer departure timetable, Steve Reed urges party unity – Lambeth’s Labour MPs draw their dividing lines
Clapham & Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Streatham’s Steve Reed have come out swinging in opposite corners as Labour figures across the party take sides over Keir Starmer’s leadership …
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In photos: Peckham Town end the season with a huge 4-3 fightback at Ide Hill, Sat 9th May 2026
Peckham Town wrapped up a decent season by coming back from 0-3 down to defeat Ide Hill 4-3 and finishing third in Division One West of the Kent County Football …
Cherry on Top Launch Party – Supercute x Brixton Brewery, Thurs 14th May 2026
This Thursday marks the official launch of Cherry on Top, a special collaboration between Supercute and Brixton Brewery – with a free party taking place at the Supercute Brewhouse in …
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In photos: Brixton community pays tribute to young victim of Coldharbour Lane drive-by shooting
Earlier this month, a Coldharbour Lane drive-by shooting left four people hospitalised, with 25 year-old Keanu Taylor later dying from his injuries. Friends and family of the victim have since created …
Day centre staff in Lambeth to take strike action on 14th May to save local services
Faced with the proposed closure of the specialist dementia Day Centre on Central Hill Estate, UNISON members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action on Thursday, 14th May 2026. Lambeth Council …
Made in Lambeth, Failed in Lambeth: The catastrophic Starmer project was born in the borough – and is now crashing down in humiliating fashion, thanks to Claire Holland’s latest bout of petty Labour factionalism
For twenty years, Lambeth Labour behaved as though the borough belonged to them. Not represented. Not governed. Owned. The Town Hall machine became so dominant, so tribal and so ruthlessly …
Books and reading programme breaking down barriers in Brixton North
A community reading project on the Angell Town Estate is pairing older students from Ark Evelyn Grace Academy with younger children at St John’s Angell Town CofE Primary School, in …
Full photo feature: day one of the Lambeth local elections, Fri 8th May 2026
Yesterday, Brixton Buzz was at the count for the Lambeth local elections and we captured photos of all the winners and losers. The count was taking place at the Oval. …
Local Elections: Lambeth No Overall Control, Greens largest party – 9th May 2026
15:30pm And it’s over. After a gruelling campaign on the doors and a marathon two-day session at the election count, congratulations to the Lambeth electorate on the new council …
Lambeth Labour responds to questions about Brixton’s growing anti social behaviour problem
Local campaign group Action on ASB recently wrote to the Conservatives, Green Party, Liberal Democrats and Labour and asked them to respond to their questions on anti-social behaviour. They were …
Meet the candidates: Shake It Up
The Shake It Up coalition was born from a very public campaign to highlight street-homelessness across the borough last year, spearheaded by the charismatic XR co-founder Roger Hallam. The movement …
High Court refuses permission for third Brockwell Park legal challenge
Yesterday, the High Court refused permission for the Protect Brockwell Park (PBP) group to continue with their legal challenge over the use of the park for major festivals. In response, …
South London hit Debris returns for a three night run at Theatre Peckham, 11th-13th May 2026
Following a sold out run at Brixton House, Debris, the debut play by writer and director Eleanor Cowlin, comes to Theatre Peckham this May for three nights only. Running from 11th …
Steam locomotive powers through Brixton on a Bank Holiday Monday – five photos
It’s pretty remarkable that in 2026 we can still see a 78 year old steam locomotive regularly pulling a rake of Pullman carriages through Brixton, and here’s what we saw …
Brixton charity wins major national award for powerful film supporting young Black men
A Brixton-based charity has been named a winner at the 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards, with Trybe House Theatre taking home the award in the Under £100,000 income category for …
As polls open Claire Holland books swanky property porn trip to Cannes – while the borough buckles under housing timebomb
Lambeth Council Leader Cllr Claire Holland faced a wave of online mockery in the run-up to polling day after social media posts highlighted screenshots indicating she has booked a place …
Holland’s OBE under threat: Lib Dem’s report Lambeth leader to Forfeiture Committee over HOUSING TIMEBOMB and “lying leaflets” scandal
The move escalates a four-month confrontation over Labour’s election leaflets, which the Lib Dems have already reported to the police. Cllr Donna Harris’s letter cites breaches of the Nolan Principles …
Local elections: where do the candidates stand on the redevelopment of International House in Brixton?
The 3Space project in International House is currently home to London’s largest affordable workspace and a hub for community support, used by over 100 charities and community organisations. Lambeth Council …
Meet the Candidates: TUSC invoke Cressingham Gardens and “Housing, Housing, Housing” to banish Labour from Lambeth
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is fielding nine candidates across eight Lambeth wards on 7 May, framing two decades of abject Labour failure on council housing – from Cressingham …
London’s biggest Hot Sauce Festival returns to Peckham this weekend, 9th -10th May 2026
Hot Sauce Society is making a fiery return to Copeland Park in Peckham this weekend, with tickets priced at £5 and free admission for kids under 12, On May 9th …