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GEORGE IV and TESCO
Tesco’s plans to turn the George IV pub on Brixton Hill into a “Tesco Express” suffered a setback at last evening’s Planning Application Committee (PAC) meeting held in Lambeth Town Hall. At issue were four applications to alter the front…
The Great Brixton Bake Off II – 27 April
Brixton Market traders are once again hosting a showcase of the best that local bakers have to offer. On Brixton Station Road from 10 to 5pm. Competition will have 6 categories and be judged by a panel of local business…
100 More Police for Lambeth
From May 2010 to December 2012 the number of police officers in Lambeth has fallen from 1,052 to 838: that is a reduction of over 20%. The Mayor of London is responsible for policing London. Whether some overall reduction in…
Brixton SPD – Final Week
The consultation on the Brixton Supplementary Planning Document – which has the potential to shape the future of Brixton for the next decade or more – closes this Friday, 15th March. You still have time to have your voice heard….
Give and Take Market 30 March
Brixton Market Traders Federation in partnership with and supported by Veolia is putting on its second Give & Take Market on Brixton Station Road on Saturday 30th March! Following on from last year’s success this day will celebrate re-using, recycling,…
Brixton SPD – Future Brixton
The consultation period on the Brixton Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), which will set the direction for Brixton over the next decade, has now started. It closes on Friday 15 March 2013. Lambeth has set up a special website: www.futurebrixton.org giving information…
George IV Brixton Hill
LATEST NEWS: Yesterday evening (Friday 14 September) Chuka Umunna, MP for Streatham, chaired a "People’s Question Time". About 100 people turned up and all objected to the opening of a Tesco store in the George IV premises. Obviously, the Tesco representative…
George IV Brixton Hill
UPDATE: Chuka Umunna, MP for Streatham, is chairing a "People’s Question Time" tomorrow, Friday 14 September starting at 6:00pm in Corpus Christi Church Hall. There will be a representative from Tesco as well as local Councillor Florence Nosegbe on the panel….
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Carlton Mansions
News that Carlton Mansions tenants are facing eviction at a court hearing on May 22nd 2013 is unwelcome and disturbingly follows an earlier trend. Carlton Mansions Housing Co-op dates back to the early 1980s when many compulsorily purchased properties remained…