By Kaye Wiggins Lambeth council is set to move homeless families to the seaside town of Margate, citing a shortage of temporary accommodation in the borough. The Labour-run authority has [...]
By Kaye Wiggins Disability payments From this year, Disability Living Allowance will be abolished and replaced by a new type of benefit, the Personal ...
Schools fear mass exodus as 264 children affected by new cap and 6,000 extra homes to pay tax IN FOCUS by Kaye Wiggins Picture a stroll from Brixton s ...
Last week the seven candidates standing for election as a councillor in Brixton Hill were grilled by the public about what they would do if they won i ...
By Kaye Wiggins A staff restructure in Lambeth council’s housing department puts black and ethnic minority employees at greater risk of losing their jobs than white staff, a union has [...]
By Kaye Wiggins, politics editor New figures from Lambeth council show there are 215 potentially-dangerous gang members across the borough. The figures were set out as part of a report [...]
By Kaye Wiggins, politics editor It is more than two years since our local councillors decided that Brixton should be at the heart of the country’s first “co-operative council” and, [...]
By Kaye Wiggins, political editor Long-term unemployment in Brixton and the surrounding areas has risen dramatically, as some local jobseekers face competition from more than 40 other applicants per job, [...]
Lambeth Council could face a further 20% cut to its budget from central government, a move that would “devastate” local services, council leader Steve Reed has warned. Speaking at a [...]
By Kaye Wiggins at Lambeth Town Hall Councillors last night approved a plan to spend a reported £30m on new office buildings in Brixton, denying accusations that the scheme was a “vanity [...]
