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In photos: Peckham Town progress to the next round of the Barry Manilow Cup after impressive win at Chilham, Sat 11th Oct 2025 Now this was a grand day out for south Londoners who travelled to the absolutely charming village of Chilham to watch Peckham Town defeat the local team 4-2 in the  *Barry Manilow Cup.

In photos: Peckham Town progress to the next round of the Barry Manilow Cup after impressive win at Chilham, Sat 11th Oct 2025
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See three floors of wonderful treasures at the remarkable V&A East Storehouse in Hackney Wick, London – 28 photos

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The Big Brixton MegaPop party is back at the Effra Social on Friday 3rd Oct 2025 - 10pm to 1am, free entry!
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Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy bids for Labour Party deputy leadership role Bell Ribeiro-Addy is the first confirmed candidate in Labour’s 2025 Deputy Leadership contest, announcing on social media last night that she would stand to give members a genuine left choice.

Clapham and Brixton Hill MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy bids for Labour Party deputy leadership role
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The Shrub & Shutter shuts up shop on Coldharbour Lane after 11 years In another blow to Brixton’s struggling hospitality sector, the Shrub & Shutter cocktail bar on Coldharbour Lane has now permanently closed.

The Shrub & Shutter shuts up shop on Coldharbour Lane after 11 years
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Say au revoir to Champagne and Fromage (aka Cheese & Fizz) in Brixton Village
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The Big Brixton MegaPop party is back at the Effra Social TONIGHT, Friday 5th September 2025 - 10pm to 1am, free entry!
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Football behind bars: Peckham Town lose at FC Equinoccial’s horrible ground, Sat 23rd Aug 2025 We didn’t like the place one tiny bit when we last visited and we like it even less now after seeing an injury-depleted Peckham Town lose 0-1 to FC Equinoccial yesterday afternoon. FC Equinoc…

Football behind bars: Peckham Town lose at FC Equinoccial’s horrible ground, Sat 23rd Aug 2025

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Brixton 22 Years Ago: street scenes, market views, Christmas and ‘Crack Out’ – 60 photos taken in December 2003 Here’s an instalment of Brixton photos from our archives,  with this collection including scenes from Atlantic Road, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Village (Granville Arcade) and Electric Avenue i…

Brixton 22 Years Ago: street scenes, market views, Christmas and ‘Crack Out’ – 60 photos taken in December 2003

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In photos: The Isle of Effra and Effra Quay opens up in Vauxhall Work on the London Super Sewer project has enabled the construction of a mini-circular island next to Vauxhall Bridge. Built on reclaimed land, the Isle of Effra and the adjacent Effra Quay has see…

In photos: The Isle of Effra and Effra Quay opens up in Vauxhall

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Housing Ombudsman slams Lambeth Council over “severe maladministration” in housing repairs Lambeth Council has been named among the worst offenders in a damning new report by the Housing Ombudsman, which catalogues years of neglect and failure to carry out urgent housing repairs. The Lea…

Housing Ombudsman slams Lambeth Council over “severe maladministration” in housing repairs

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Brixton’s Effra Social hosts a ‘Pop Queen’ showdown tonight, Friday, August 15th, featuring ABBA, Britney, Charli xcx and Kesha There’s going to be a huge night of pop fun at the Effra Social tonight, with DJs squaring off to see who is the true Queen of Pop – and it’s free entry all night! There’ll …

Brixton’s Effra Social hosts a ‘Pop Queen’ showdown tonight, Friday, August 15th, featuring ABBA, Britney, Charli xcx and Kesha
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£750k on gifts, events and a phantom concierge – while Loughborough Estate crumbles Despite receiving millions in council funding, LEMB’s accounts reveal vast spending on gifts, events and a phantom concierge, as estate conditions rapidly decline.

£750k on gifts, events and a phantom concierge – while Loughborough Estate crumbles
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Uprising Festival: Black Power Desk at Brixton House blends drama, movement and music, September 2025 Brixton House will premiere Black Power Desk from 1–28 September 2025, its biggest production yet, as part of the Uprising Festival marking 40 years since the 1985 Brixton Uprising, sparked by the …

Uprising Festival: Black Power Desk at Brixton House blends drama, movement and music, September 2025
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Lambeth legal costs explode as council spends millions extending property leases Lambeth Council’s spending on legal fees has increased dramatically in recent years, rising from around £10 million in 2019 to £30 million in 2024, Brixton Buzz can reveal. The costs are largely to…

Lambeth legal costs explode as council spends millions extending property leases
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In photos: Dulwich Hamlet take all three points at Wingate & Finchley, Tues 12th August 2025 On Tuesday night, Dulwich Hamlet travelled north to Wingate and Finchley, bagging all three points in a tightly fought 1-0 win. We’ve already covered the anger management issues of Wingate&#8…

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Wingate & Finchley chairman explodes in expletive-filled rage as breeze block wall collapses in front of Dulwich Hamlet fans There were bizarre scenes during Dulwich Hamlet’s visit to Wingate & Finchley last night after a section of breeze-block wall collapsed, prompting the home club’s chairman to aggres…

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Remembering Brixton Splash 2015 in photos – sunshine, sound systems and a massive Brixton party In August 2015, tens of thousands of people poured into what would be the last ever Brixton Splash free street party. Sound systems blasted out, stalls served food and bands played in Windrush Squa…

Remembering Brixton Splash 2015 in photos – sunshine, sound systems and a massive Brixton party

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Two new towers planned for Brixton Station Road as Pop Brixton and International House face demolition for new development Plans for two new high-rise towers – one 20 storeys and another 17 storeys – along Brixton Station Road have been unveiled as part of the next stage of public consultation for the redevelopment of …

Two new towers planned for Brixton Station Road as Pop Brixton and International House face demolition for new development

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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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