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Lambeth marks Holocaust Memorial Day with ‘Bridging Generations’ event
Lambeth Council marked Holocaust Memorial Day with an event at Lambeth Town Hall on Sunday 25 January, centred on this year’s national theme, ‘Bridging Generations’. The ceremony included the lighting …
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Rumble in the Jungle: Ed Solo, Kara, Navigator bring the noise to Brixton Hootananny, Fri 23rd Jan 2026 – photos & video
Last Friday, the Rumble in the Jungle crew brought the noise from Bristol to Brixton Hootanany for a banging night of drum and bass and jungle. The venue was packed …
Council admits most spending took place without proper approval as purchase order compliance slumped
Lambeth Council has acknowledged serious weaknesses in how it authorises spending, after a new report revealed that purchase order compliance fell as low as 34 per cent, meaning that in …
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Great books for just £3 – the Book Garden Popup announces their upcoming dates for early 2026
The Book Garden will be popping up at The Hive in Kennington Park on 21st February and 21st March from 10am-2pm, serving up another eclectic selection of gorgeous secondhand books …
Number of Lambeth staff earning £50k+ jumps by 20 per cent as senior pay remains unchanged
The number of Lambeth Council employees earning £50,000 or more has risen sharply over the past year, according to new pay data published alongside the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for …
Housing fraud cases rise in Lambeth as property recoveries lag behind
Lambeth Council’s counter-fraud team is dealing with a growing workload this year, with more fraud investigations opened and more housing-related recommendations issued, according to a new report presented to the …
The Victoria line tube trains are officially the loudest in London
This won’t come as much of a surprise to regular users of the Victoria line, but a new study has found that the stretch of line between Green Park and …
Lambeth says it can still balance the books — despite the strongest financial warning short of bankruptcy
Lambeth Council has confirmed it is not planning to issue a Section 114 notice – the mechanism used when councils can no longer balance their budgets – despite being under …
Top Papal honour for Brixton equality campaigner
Yogi Sutton, a parishioner of Brixton’s Corpus Christi catholic church, received one of the highest honours for a lay person in the faith at a ceremony at the Brixton Hill church yesterday (25 January). In recognition of her tireless work championing racial justice, she was honoured as a Dame of S...
Council revenue from UK film and TV productions in Myatt’s Fields Park increases
Data released by Lambeth Council shows that income from renting Myatt’s Fields Park as a filming location has risen in recent years, benefitting the local community. Recent productions to have …
West Norwood Vietnamese restaurant marks one year as a local fixture
On a weeknight in West Norwood, a small Vietnamese restaurant is quietly busy. Chi Nguyen, the supervisor, can be seen greeting customers, taking food orders and packing takeaways. Tam Saigon …
In photos: The Brentwood Shaman looks on as Dulwich Hamlet grab all three points with a vital away win, Sat 24th Jan 2026
All the mystical forces of the Brentford Town Shaman (above) were not enough to repel a clinical Dulwich Hamlet on Saturday, with the pink and blues registering a decisive 2-0 …
Developer contributions under strain as Lambeth faces falling receipts and stalled capital programme
Lambeth Council’s latest Developer Contributions report paints a mixed picture of a funding system that has delivered significant benefits across the borough, but which is now facing growing strain as …
Lambeth’s finances still in the red as Council leans on familiar excuses
Lambeth Council’s latest Medium-Term Finance Strategy (MTFS) report makes for grim but increasingly familiar reading. Once again, the borough is warned that its finances remain under severe strain, once again …
Lambeth extends lease with its own housing company so it can evict a tenant from a council-owned home
Lambeth Council has agreed to extend a lease with Homes for Lambeth (HfL) — a company it wholly owns — in order to allow that same company to evict a …
In photos: Peckham Town roundly thumped at home in painful 0-4 Ballbagz rout, Sat 24th Jan 2026
In what was easily their worst performance all season, Peckham Town were thoroughly outplayed by a rampant AMG Ballerz (aka OMG Ballbagz) at the Menace Arena yesterday. There’s precious few …
Blog Dog of the Week
The Blog and Bugle team had the absolute pleasure of meeting Ned, Bruno, Ronnie and Frankie, a string of dachshunds on their sausage strolls in Brockwell Park. This lively bunch are all chums who were clearly loving their doggy camaraderie under the watchful eyes of their owners, Joy and Jeanette. I...
Freezefest at Brockwell lido
The rain stopped and the sun put in an appearance for Brockwell Swimmers’ first Freezefest today (24 January). But the water in the pool was 7.8ºC, and the Met Office’s “feels like” temperature for Brixton was 5º,so it was not the day for a leisurely couple of lengths. Three hours of coldw...
PropUp Project to hold Brixton sale of TV props and costumes on Thursday 29th January 2026
The PropUp Project are holding a sale in Brixton on later this month. The sale will include items from their ITV ReLoved initiative; a partnership they have with ITV and eBay to sell …
‘Chaos’ – Lambeth Greens issue statement about their dramatic council meeting walk out
Lambeth Council’s Full Council meeting earlier this week was marked by a walk-out by Green councillors over Labour’s handling of a Gaza divestment motion backed by 5,000 petition signatures. The …