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In photos: Legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave in Brixton ‘pots and pans’ Gaza protest In a rare public sighting,  legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave was seen joining a busy  protest outside Lambeth Town Hall last Friday evening. The demo asked protesters to ‘bang pots and pans to ec…

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Brixton echoes to the sounds of clattering pans as locals show solidarity with Palestine, Fri 1st August 2025 South Londoners noisily gathered outside Lambeth Town Hall tonight to voice their opposition to Israel’s ongoing genocide and starvation tactics in Gaza. The demo – organised by Lambeth and S…

Outside the town hall now - clattering pans as locals show solidarity with Palestine

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Brixton at night: club nights, street scenes and dramatic sunsets, July 2025 Brixton Buzz has been out and about in the bars and streets of Brixton after dark. Here’s some of the sights we captured. [Above can be seen Windrush Square during the heatwave, when the temp…

Brixton at night: club nights, street scenes and dramatic sunsets, July 2025
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Don’t miss Peckham Town’s first friendly of the season as they take on Sutton Common Rovers this Saturday, July 19th, at 1 pm. After a hideously disappointing season last year, Peckham Town are looking to bounce back and are starting their campaign with a trio of challenging friendly matches, starting this Saturday.

Don’t miss Peckham Town’s first friendly of the season as they take on Sutton Common Rovers this Saturday, July 19th, at 1 pm.

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In photos: Dulwich Hamlet sweep aside Sevenoaks Town in entertaining pre-season friendly, Tues 15th July 2025 Last night, Dulwich Hamlet travelled south to take on lower league Sevenoaks Town in a pre-season friendly match. The pink and blues, sorry green and white checks, emerged victors three-nil.

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet sweep aside Sevenoaks Town in entertaining pre-season friendly, Tues 15th July 2025
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Today’s Latino Brixton Street party in Atlantic Road suffers last minute cancellation What was supposed to be a joyous celebration of Latino culture has suffered a serious setback with organisers blaming Lambeth council mismanagement, police objections and Licensing Department inter…

Today’s Latino Brixton Street party in Atlantic Road suffers last minute cancellation

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See 30 photos exploring the fascinating creative world of Yoshitomo Nara at the Hayward Gallery, London It’s one of the most inspirational shows we’ve seen this year, so we can thoroughly recommend Yoshitomo Nara’s exhibition at the Hayward Gallery – and, even better, Lambeth …

This is brilliant!

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Three closed bars line Stockwell Road in Brixton/Stockwell within just 150 metres of each other The pub trade has been in a perilous for many years, with recent figures revealing that over 400 pubs close permanently each year across England and Wales, averaging 34 closures every month. Stockw…

Three closed bars line Stockwell Road in Brixton/Stockwell within just 150 metres of each other

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In photos: Great art, thunderstorms and plastic sheeting – Sunday at the Brixton Urban Art Fair, 6th July 2025 We chose the worst possible time to visit the Urban Art Fair yesterday, with the heavens opening as we arrived. As thunder rumbled across the darkened sky and the rain got heavier, traders rushed t…

In photos: Great art, thunderstorms and plastic sheeting – Sunday at the Brixton Urban Art Fair, 6th July 2025
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In photos: Dulwich Hamlet kick off their pre-season campaign with an impressive win at Basingstoke Town, Sat 5th July 2025 Dulwich Hamlet opened up their pre-season schedule of friendly matches for the 2025/26 season with a trip to Basingstoke Town, where they emerged comfortable 3-1 winners.

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet kick off their pre-season campaign with an impressive win at Basingstoke Town, Sat 5th July 2025
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Large fire breaks out in Brixton town centre as tube station temporarily closes – in photos A substantial fire broke out in central Brixton this morning, with ten fire engines and around seventy firefighters in attendance. The fire broke out in a storage area on Electric Lane (around the …

Major fire breaks out in central Brixton - photos and report on Brixton Buzz
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In photos: Brixton’s Windrush Square photo exhibition hit by vandalism An open air exhibition in Brixton’s Windrush Square honouring the history, legacy and contribution of the Windrush generation has been vandalised. The series of twenty portraits featured in t…

In photos: Brixton’s Windrush Square photo exhibition hit by vandalism

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Please donate to Brixton Buzz so we can keep bringing you independent, advert-free local news Since launching nearly 14 years ago, Brixton Buzz has remained fiercely independent, carrying no advertising whatsoever. By having no sponsors to upset or cosy council/business relationships to sch…

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In photos: Police and ambulances called to incident at the Brixton Dominoes Community Centre, Sat 28th June 2025 A huge police presence is currently trying to disperse large groups of young people after an incident in the Brixton Dominoes Community Centre, on the corner of Coldharbour Lane and Moorlands Road.

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Tonight! Brixton’s biggest LGBTQ-friendly party: MegaPop at the Effra Social, Friday 20th June, FREE entry! It might be scorchio outside, but there’s tons of ice cold drinks (and aircon!) inside the Effra Social for the return of the regular MegaPop event tonight (Fri 20th June). As ever, you can e…

Tonight! Brixton’s biggest LGBTQ-friendly party: MegaPop at the Effra Social, Friday 20th June, FREE entry!

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In photos: RAF flypast for King Charles’ birthday – as seen from Brixton The Red Arrows, along with a host of other aircraft – flew over London early this afternoon as part of the celebrations for King Charles’ birthday. Here’s 16 images showing what w…

In photos: RAF flypast for King Charles’ birthday – as seen from Brixton
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@lcdsoundsystem after party at the @EffraSocial in #Brixton tonight, Fri 13th June 2025. 10pm-1am, FREE ENTRY!
Effra Social is a ten min walk (or shirt bus/bike ride) from the O2 Academy at 89 Effra Road, SW2 1DF
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In photos: Brockwell Park after the festival season is over The hugely controversial series of festivals has now finished for the year in Brockwell Park, so we thought we’d take a look around to see how the park has coped. Scroll down to see 24 images…

In photos: Brockwell Park after the festival season is over
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Rain, umbrellas and more rain: Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show in June 2025 In a disastrous day for traders, yesterday’s Lambeth Country Show proved to be a total washout, with heavy rain keeping away visitors and leaving bands playing to sparse crowds on the main st…

Rain, umbrellas and more rain: Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show in June 2025
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West Dulwich LTN overturned by High Court, with Lambeth Council denied permission to appeal The High Court has issued a landmark Order, immediately quashing the West Dulwich Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), denying Lambeth Council permission to appeal, and requiring the Council to pay £35…

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The Sun of Camberwell to reopen this Friday 6th June, after £1 million refurbishment Urban Pubs and Bars, London’s largest independent pub and dining group, has today announced the reopening of The Sun of Camberwell. The popular pub on will reopen on Friday 6th June following a six…

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Local MP backs inquiry into UK complicity in Israel’s Gaza genocide This afternoon Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill was first out of the traps to support the Gaza (independent public inquiry) Bill being introduced in Parliament by former Labour Par…

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Better Streets West Dulwich responds to the quashing of the West Dulwich LTN The Better Streets West Dulwich pro-LTN group have been in touch with Brixton Buzz to offer their ‘counter narrative’ on today’s decision in the High Court.

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Lambeth Country Show goes ahead under private management – still free, but questions remain over commercial shift Lambeth Council has granted official permission for the 2025 Lambeth Country Show to go ahead in Brockwell Park this weekend — just two days before the beloved event is due to begin.

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Opposition councillors in Lambeth fight local school closures Opposition Councillors, led by Liberal Democrat Matthew Bryant, have asked Lambeth Council to reconsider its decision to close Fenstanton Primary School and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary S…

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In photos: Sunday at the Mighty Hoopla 2025 festival in Brockwell Park Following on from our photo review of Saturday’s Mighty Hoopla event in Brockwell Park, here’s 33 pictures from the Sunday show. Because of the organiser’s bizarre decision to ban…

In photos: Sunday at the Mighty Hoopla 2025 festival in Brockwell Park
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FREE Mighty Hoopla after parties in Brixton – Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June 2025 – don’t miss out! We’ll be hosting two 100% unofficial Mighty Hoopla after parties this weekend at the Effra Social, running from 10pm to 2am – and it’s FREE ENTRY all night! Brixton’s famous…

FREE Mighty Hoopla after parties in Brixton – Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June 2025 – don’t miss out!
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High Court ruling puts Brockwell Park festivals in jeopardy after finding Lambeth Council acted unlawfully Protect Brockwell Park secured a landmark High Court win today, with the court ruling Lambeth Council acted illegally by allowing major commercial festivals in the park without proper planning or p…

High Court ruling puts Brockwell Park festivals in jeopardy after finding Lambeth Council acted unlawfully
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Tonight! Brixton’s biggest LGBTQ-friendly party: MegaPop at the Effra Social, Friday 16th May, 10pm-1am, FREE entry!
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Introducing the all-new, limited edition, Brixton Golden Lime Bike For Lime Bike users demanding a bit more bling with their ride, we can recommend the limited edition, Brixton Golden Lime Bike, as seen in the neighbourhood recently.

Introducing the all-new, limited edition, Brixton Golden Lime Bike
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