Get growing!
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May 17, 2013, No comments

The lovely people at Myatt’s Fields Park – who Brixton Blog visited back in Autumn last year – have appointed a new community gardener and are offering support to ten [...]

Granville Arcade, or "Brixton Village" pic by Laura Spargo
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May 17, 2013, 3 Comments

A new venture, called Champagne and Fromage, has applied for an alcohol licence for a unit in Granville Arcade. The application to serve alcohol at Units 10 and 11, Brixton [...]

'Yuppies out' seen written on Foxtons, Brixton Road, picture by Kaye Wiggins
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May 16, 2013, 9 Comments

By Melody David The chancellor’s new ‘Help to Buy’ scheme, offering prospective buyers up to 20% of the value of their new-build home and mortgage guarantees for those with small [...]

UNDER PRESSURE: Residents feared for their safety after hearing noise coming from the pump room
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May 16, 2013, No comments

Residents of a Brixton block of flats have accused their housing association of “gross negligence” over a noisy water pump which stopped them from sleeping. The noise got so bad [...]

mango tapioca
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May 16, 2013, No comments

It is mango season in the market. Gorgeous vivid orange skinned fruit bursting with sweet slightly peppery juice and a fragrant smell, they are nothing like the fibrous supermarket ones. [...]

Lambeth Town Hall, by Laura Spargo
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May 15, 2013, No comments

By Georgia Hussey Lambeth council will put £465,000 into a new scheme to get residents into work. The move comes as Lambeth tries to deal what the council says is [...]

  • Get growing!
  • Granville Arcade, or "Brixton Village" pic by Laura Spargo
  • 'Yuppies out' seen written on Foxtons, Brixton Road, picture by Kaye Wiggins
  • UNDER PRESSURE: Residents feared for their safety after hearing noise coming from the pump room
  • mango tapioca
  • Lambeth Town Hall, by Laura Spargo

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Get growing!

Apply now: get support for local food growing projects

May 17, 2013, No comments

The lovely people at Myatt’s Fields Park – who Brixton Blog visited back in Autumn last year – have appointed a new community gardener and are o ...

Granville Arcade, or "Brixton Village" pic by Laura Spargo

New bistro ‘Champagne and Fromage’ applies for licence in Brixton Village

May 17, 2013, 3 Comments

A new venture, called Champagne and Fromage, has applied for an alcohol licence for a unit in Granville Arcade. The application to serve alcohol at Un ...

loughborough estate

Council comes under pressure over bedroom tax evictions

May 17, 2013, 3 Comments

By Lee Baker Lambeth Council is coming under pressure to protect Loughborough Estate residents from losing their homes due to the bedroom tax. The Lou ...

'Yuppies out' seen written on Foxtons, Brixton Road, picture by Kaye Wiggins

Comment: Help to Buy should help local people in London buy homes first

May 16, 2013, 9 Comments

By Melody David The chancellor’s new ‘Help to Buy’ scheme, offering prospective buyers up to 20% of the value of their new-build home and mortga ...

MISSING: Bryan

MISSING MOGGIES: Bryan, from Helix Road, Brixton

May 16, 2013, 1 Comment

The owners of a missing cat from Helix Road, Brixton have launched an impassioned plea for help to find him. Bryan, a moggy with distinctive black and ...

UNDER PRESSURE: Residents feared for their safety after hearing noise coming from the pump room

Landlord accused of ‘negligence’ over noisy water pump in Brixton flats

May 16, 2013, No comments

Residents of a Brixton block of flats have accused their housing association of “gross negligence” over a noisy water pump which stopped t ...

mango tapioca

Recipe: Mango Tapioca

May 16, 2013, No comments

It is mango season in the market. Gorgeous vivid orange skinned fruit bursting with sweet slightly peppery juice and a fragrant smell, they are nothin ...

Lambeth Town Hall, by Laura Spargo

Lambeth council puts £465,000 into jobs scheme

May 15, 2013, No comments

By Georgia Hussey Lambeth council will put £465,000 into a new scheme to get residents into work. The move comes as Lambeth tries to deal what the co ...

BURNING ISSUE: The protest will start at Brixton Fire Station

Brixton demonstration against Clapham Fire Station Closure

May 15, 2013, 1 Comment

Protestors will march from Brixton Fire Station to Lambeth Town Hall tomorrow, in support of Clapham Fire Station. The Clapham station is earmarked fo ...