All posts tagged Labour

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April 25, 2012, No comments

A former foreign secretary visited Brixton Hill yesterday to speak to residents about how they run their own estate. The Right Honourable David Miliband,  Labour MP for South Shields, came …

Angry crowds stormed the town hall at last year's budget meeting

Lambeth Council: £30m cuts to be approved tonight

February 29, 2012, No comments

Follow tonight’s proceedings live on the Brixton Blog here.  Lambeth council will decide tonight where the axe in nearly £30million of cuts. C ...

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Lambeth raise council rents by 7.2%

February 14, 2012, 1 Comment

Council tenants will pay an extra 7.21 per cent, or £6.58 per week for a two bed flat, after Lambeth cabinet approved the rent hikes confirmed on Mon ...

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Lambeth take away Freedom Pass from mental health patients

February 13, 2012, 1 Comment

By Tim Dickens, Editor, at Lambeth Town Hall More than 500 people with mental health issues in Lambeth could lose free travel on public transport un ...

  • 2010 – the year in Brixton
    December 28, 2010, No comments

    Kaye Wiggins reports on 2010 in Brixton – a year of elections, closed leisure centres, happy lido days, rising market rents and a jerk chicken festival.   2010 has been ...

  • Clegg’s Battle Bus comes to Streatham
    May 3, 2010, 1 Comment

    Nick Clegg and his Battle Bus lent support to the Nicholson campaign in Streatham today, visiting the Palace Road Community Centre in Coburg Rd as part of Clegg’s final campaign ...

  • Interview: Chuka Umunna
    February 17, 2010, 5 Comments

    Chuka Umunna arrives at Perfect Blend on Streatham High Street, slumps down in the chair and exclaims, “Oh God, I’m so tired!”  It is one of the only moments in ...