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Tonight: Buy Back Brixton street party and demonstration, Friday 19th June 2026 at 6pm
Residents, traders and supporters will be gathering in Brixton Station Road later today to attend a rally and street party in response to the proposed sale of Brixton Market. Top …
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NHS warns that blood for treating sickle cell is running low – give blood in Brixton now
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched a new digital out of home campaign to highlight low blood stocks of vital blood types needed to treat sickle cell in England – …
Street Preachers of Brixton: Don’t Go To Hell
Undeterred by the rain, this ensemble assembled outside the tube station to deliver some upbeat songs and warnings to non-believers. We captured some of the action: See more photos We’ve …
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UPDATE: Lambeth asserts landlord authority over gas safety on Loughborough Estate – now LEMB brands it ‘malicious and vexatious’
The council has written to every household on the estate exercising its legal rights as landlord and instructing residents to allow gas safety engineers access to their homes. In a …
National Refugee Week: Lambeth Council flies the Refugee National Flag over the town hall
This week, Lambeth Council will be flying the Refugee National Flag over Lambeth Town Hall to mark National Refugee Week. Established in the UK in 1998, Refugee Week takes place …
Free augmented reality treasure hunt celebrates 40 years of Theatre Peckham
Theatre Peckham is inviting local residents, families and visitors to explore Peckham, Camberwell and Southwark in a whole new way this summer through a free augmented reality adventure celebrating the …
New summer pop-up: Wray & Nephew take over Pop Brixton until Sept 2026
Wray & Nephew is bringing what they describe as “pure Jamaican energy” to South London with their three month summer residency at Pop Brixton, running from now until September 2026. …
Here’s why you should sign the petition to Buy Back Brixton Market
I am asking people to sign the Buy Back Brixton petition. Not just people from Brixton. Everyone. Because this is about more than a market. It is about whether communities …
‘There is much to be inspired by’: Nadia Joseph attends Soweto Uprising memorial at Max Roach Park in photos
Nadia Joseph, whose father was one of 156 activists charged with treason in apartheid South Africa, was the guest speaker as around 15 locals gathered at the First Child memorial …
Petition launched to oppose the opening of a Gail’s Bakery in Brixton
A petition has been launched on change.org asking people to voice their opposition to the proposed opening of a Gail’s Bakery next to Brixton tube station. Created by Ruby Bukharim …
Brixton MegaPOP DJs keep the festival energy alive at the Effra Social’s Mighty Hoopla 2026 after-party
Following the final Mighty Hoopla party in Brockwell Park, the Effra Social hosted the popular MegaPOP crew who filled the venue with pop classics and dancefloor bangers. Here’s some scenes …
Opinion piece: Is this the Brixton vibe? Rubbish piles up in Station Road
This morning, the 14th June. at the crossroads of Pop Brixton and Freight Brixton, the night before was still very visible. Not the music. Not the energy. Just what was …
Yellow heat-health alert issued for London from 17th June to 22nd June 2026
A yellow heat-health alert has been issued for London from 3pm on 17 June 2026 to 8pm on 22 June 2026. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) alert system has three …
Community groups launch bid to buy Brixton Market as equity firms circle – public meeting Friday 19th June 2026
The Advocacy Academy and the Brixton Traders and Community Association are calling on residents, traders and supporters to a public meeting this Friday to discuss a community-led bid for Brixton’s …
Ritzy cafe/bar menu – from no meat to nothing but meat!
After three and a half years at The Ritzy Cinema, the vegan En Root Indian Fusion menu departed last month to be replaced by The Merge, an authentic Afro-Fusion takeaway …
Video showcases award-winning women and girls’ health support in Lambeth
Women and girls in Lambeth are getting better access to joined-up health and care — and a new video released by Lambeth Together shows how. The film celebrates the Women’s …
Blackfinger Coffee Roasters opens in Camberwell Station Road
Blackfinger Coffee Roasters is Camberwell’s newest coffee outlet, built as a workers’ cooperative, queer owned and run, and designed from the ground up as a community space for local people. …
Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising at Max Roach Park today, 16th June 2026
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, where students protested in the streets of the Soweto township in response to the introduction of Afrikaans, considered by many black …
Pyjama drama as protesters march on Parliament to demand electoral reform
Campaigners from Make Votes Matter marched from the Southbank in the north of the borough across Westminster Bridge on Sunday, as part of a nationwide weekend of action calling on …
Peckham’s Rooftop Cinema Club opens up for the summer season with movies and World Cup football – in photos
The Rooftop Cinema Club in Peckham has reopened for the summer 2026 season, serving up movies, World Cup and Wimbledon games, cocktails, beer, wine, spirits, and Neapolitan pizza. Sitting atop …