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BY THE EDITORS Brixton Blog has been awarded funding after winning a competition for local news projects. The Carnegie UK Trust announced in May that Brixton Blog would receive £10,000 [...]

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Monday If you’ve ever wished that exercise could be more like a party, you might want to try a Zumba class. Zumba is an informal mix of dance styles from [...]

Get growing!
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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, 5 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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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 [...]

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Funding win for Brixton Blog

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BY THE EDITORS Brixton Blog has been awarded funding after winning a competition for local news projects. The Carnegie UK Trust announced in May that ...

MISSING MOGGIES: Bryan returns home to Helix Road

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A much-loved missing moggy from Helix Road has returned home following an appeal on Brixton Blog. The black and white scamp went missing on May 13, an ...

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Brix Picks May 20th – 26th

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Monday If you’ve ever wished that exercise could be more like a party, you might want to try a Zumba class. Zumba is an informal mix of dance styles ...

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Apply now: get support for local food growing projects

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May 17, 2013, 5 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...