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The Living Museum: Sunday Best
Every culture understands the phrase “Sunday best”. But if you grew up around the West Indies and Caribbean community, you know nobody did Sunday best quite like we did. Your …
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‘Margaret Thatcher said we supported a terrorist organisation’ – Norman Lucas, West Norwood’s anti-apartheid veteran
The Great North Wood’s function room was packed on Friday evening for the launch of West Norwood’s new Apartheid-Free Zone. Activists had come from near and far to watch Comrade …
In photos: Mancunian duo Ruff Trade busking on the streets of Brixton
Fronted by the Mancunian duo Ryan-I and Christafari, Ruff Trade first started serving up their reggae infused music in 2016, and we spotted them busking outside Brixton tube station on …
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Brixton’s Canova Hall to reopen in April 2026 as The Ferndale, a ‘brand new pub & kitchen’
Urban Pubs & Bars have announced that Brixton’s Canova Hall will be reopening as The Ferndale, which they’re insisting will be a ‘proper pub.’ They say: From mid-morning coffees to …
Residents experiencing ‘extremely high bass levels’ from Freight Brixton ahead of the venue’s official opening
Residents living in Miles Square and Brixton Square have contacted Brixton Buzz to tell us about the serious noise pollution issues they are suffering from Freight Brixton, which officially opens …
“Once I started boxing, that was it”: Brixton’s Vivien Parsons, GB Champion coaching at the Rec
When Vivien Parsons walked into Afewee Training Centre in Brixton aged 12, she didn’t know it would shape the next decade of her life. Now a GB boxer, Elite National …
Petition launched to save Brixton’s community-focused International House from redevelopment
International House, situated in the heart of Brixton, has been quietly serving our communities for years. From HIV awareness for the Black community to youth crime awareness, over 100 charities …
Your Party candidate applications close Wednesday 25th March as Lambeth’s anti-Labour challengers race to get in place before 2026 election deadline
Your Party, the new political movement born out of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s break with Labour, closes its national call for council candidates tomorrow, with member selections and approvals …
Pizza Express heads to central Brixton with a new branch set to open in the former Leon premises
We’ve just spotted a licensing application for Pizza Express, which reveals that they will be taking over 462 Brixton Road, the shop unit opposite the tube station, The premises were …
The Living Museum: Adventure playgrounds were one of Lambeth’s great community inventions
Not playgrounds in the modern council sense with rubber flooring, standard equipment and neat safety surfacing. Adventure playgrounds were something else. They were built from timber, rope, old poles, ladders, …
Lambeth to spend over £500,000 on reviving iconic Kennington Park Skatebowl
One of Lambeth’s best-loved local landmarks is to be given a new lease of life with the help of over half a million pounds from the council. Councillors have agreed …
Mausoleums, monuments and catacombs: a look around the magnificent West Norwood Cemetery in 30 photos
Some folks reckon that it holds the finest collection of sepulchral monuments in London, while others just love its Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. Either way, there’s no denying that the …
In photos: Dulwich Hamlet lose by a single goal at home to Billericay Town, Sat 21st Mar 2026
A bumper crowd of 3,097 wedged into Champion Hill on Saturday afternoon to watch Dulwich Hamlet lose 0-1 to in-form Billericay Town. Buzz photographer Max was on hand to snap …
Brockwell Lido Users launch charity as Fusion crisis deepens and council vows no closure
A packed public meeting in Herne Hill on Sunday evening heard that users of Brockwell Lido have already set up a new charity to help secure the site’s future, as …
In photos: late penalty earns Peckham Town a point in eight goal battle with Greenwich All Stars, Sat 21st Mar 2026
Yesterday, Peckham Town travelled to Thamesmead to take on Greenwich All Stars FC. Duncan Hart went along and filed this match photo report: We started the day at the fantastic …
Four bars in fourteen photos: A Saturday night out in Brixton, March 2026
Brixton Buzz was out and about last night, visiting four bars in central Brixton on a fairly busy Saturday night. Here’s what we saw: 11pm: Prince Albert 1am: Paddy’s Yard. …
Brixton’s third-generation jazzer Sarah L. King album launch at World Heart Beat, Vauxhall, Thursday 26th March 2026
King returns with her much-anticipated second album The Light Ahead, produced by acclaimed vocalist Claire Martin OBE and released on the Peccadillo label, combining jazz and neo-soul with disco-era flair. …
Yet more Coldharbour Lane congestion as Thames Water roadworks introduces single lane traffic
Coldharbour Lane seems to be in a never ending cycle of roadworks, and this time it’s the universally hated Thames Water responsible for creating backlogs along the road. The section …
Lambeth shuffles bikes south – Waterloo loses docks as Brockwell Park gains kerb space
Lambeth is shifting space for dockless bikes and e-scooters away from Waterloo and towards Brockwell Park and Herne Hill, as part of a wider reshuffle of the borough’s cycling infrastructure …
Lambeth powers up with lamp-post EV chargers delivering cleaner streets and new income
Lambeth Council is set to make 167 electric vehicle (EV) charging bays permanent across the borough — confirming a scheme that reduces traditional parking space while introducing a new source …