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Apparently they are 'awesome'. But Time Out is very fond of that (American IMO) terminology. They'll probably label the new venture that opens up at the 414 'awesome' too.
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
Apparently they are 'awesome'. But Time Out is very fond of that (American IMO) terminology. They'll probably label the new venture that opens up at the 414 'awesome' too.
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It's going to be a bitter pill to swallow passing that place when it's full of privileged rich kids and the billionaire DJ 'recreating' Club 414.
 
editor said:
Anyone know why the tree outside Brewdog's newly extended street drinking area has been chopped down?
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Looks well sawn. Not a traffic accident with a 40 tonne delivery lorry.

Maybe someone should alert the Extinction Rebellion people.

As it happens I know 2 people who have had treatment at St Thomas's deferred - one cancer treatment, one heart condition.

I would prefer the Extinction Rebellion people to sort out tree killers rather than block treatment for NHS patients who happen to be under St Thomas's.
 
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I very much doubt any of the runners were "pushing people off narrow pavements"
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Except that's what I saw happen when a closely huddled mass of 130 runners rushed along a narrow, busy thoroughfare. People had to step off the pavement to get out of the way.

But I don't care what you think. I was there. You weren't.
 
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For reference, here's the section of pavement on Coldharbour Lane that I think is unsuitable to have 130+ people running through at 7pm in the evening. Busy road to the left, hoardings to the right.
 
Good to see the Ritzy doing this. If only they paid their staff a decent wage, I'd be using the place again.

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Mental Health Day in Brixton, Thurs 10th October 2019
 
editor said:
Good to see the Ritzy doing this. If only they paid their staff a decent wage, I'd be using the place again.

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Mental Health Day in Brixton, Thurs 10th October 2019
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Yep. Trying to balance bills, eat healthily, have a bit of a treat once in a while is absolutely necessary to have good mental health. I don’t believe that someone who lives on a Ritzy wage can expect to have all of those
 
This has been discussed in LJ chitter chatter but Brixton people need to know. The teenagers who killed Glendon Spence on Feb 21 at the Marcus Lipton Youth Club on Minet Road have been sentenced. Glendon, 25, was from Lewisham. Rishon Florant, 18,of Waltham Forest, stabbed Glendon in the leg, cutting his femoral artery. He died within minutes. According to the Metro: "The court was told of the growing trend for wearing body vests because of the ‘prevalence of knife crime’ in Brixton. Prosecution used this to suggest the targeting of Mr Spence’s leg meant it was a calculated and focused attack."

Florant was sentenced to 18 years. "Florant laughed and shouted to friends in the public gallery as he was sent down. His co-accused, 18-year-old Chibuzo Ukonu, of Loughton, Essex, identified the killer and was sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter." He told police at the time of his arrest: ‘Not gonna lie, I got something on me. Brixton is a dangerous place.’

Florant and Ukonu had previous convictions for carrying knives. According to the Met "both culprits arrived together inside a BMW which had only been purchased a few days earlier. Glendon immediately sought refuge in the centre, which he knew well and had attended for a number of years...Children as young as 10 were inside the youth club at the time. Ukonu and Florant then returned to the same car they arrived in and were driven off...The day after the attack, Florant was intent on leaving the UK via a flight bound for Uganda via Dubai. He was detained by police officers at the airport...On 27 February, police entered an address in Salford, Manchester. Ukonu was inside the address. He was arrested."

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Killer teenagers jailed over 'shocking and cruel' youth club stabbing | Metro News
Two teens convicted following Brixton murder
 
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This has been discussed in LJ chitter chatter but Brixton people need to know. The teenagers who killed Glendon Spence on Feb 21 at the Marcus Lipton Youth Club on Minet Road have been sentenced. Glendon, 25, was from Lewisham. Rishon Florant, 18,of Waltham Forest, stabbed Glendon in the leg, cutting his femoral artery. He died within minutes. According to the Metro: "The court was told of the growing trend for wearing body vests because of the ‘prevalence of knife crime’ in Brixton. Prosecution used this to suggest the targeting of Mr Spence’s leg meant it was a calculated and focused attack."

Florant was sentenced to 18 years. "Florant laughed and shouted to friends in the public gallery as he was sent down. His co-accused, 18-year-old Chibuzo Ukonu, of Loughton, Essex, identified the killer and was sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter." He told police at the time of his arrest: ‘Not gonna lie, I got something on me. Brixton is a dangerous place.’

Florant and Ukonu had previous convictions for carrying knives. According to the Met "both culprits arrived together inside a BMW which had only been purchased a few days earlier. Glendon immediately sought refuge in the centre, which he knew well and had attended for a number of years...Children as young as 10 were inside the youth club at the time. Ukonu and Florant then returned to the same car they arrived in and were driven off...The day after the attack, Florant was intent on leaving the UK via a flight bound for Uganda via Dubai. He was detained by police officers at the airport...On 27 February, police entered an address in Salford, Manchester. Ukonu was inside the address. He was arrested."

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Killer teenagers jailed over 'shocking and cruel' youth club stabbing | Metro News
Two teens convicted following Brixton murder
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These killers were living the high life then? Normally we hear about all the deprivation.
Driving a recently bought BMW, flight to Uganda via Dubai.
Even a ticket to Manchester/Salford on British Rail is a bit over the top for me I'm afraid.
 
Head anyone figured out why they murdered him yet? Reading some of the reports last week it almost sounded like they got a nice car, visited Brixton from far off, murdered someone they didn't know, then attempted to flee the country
 
alex_ said:
parks are closed after dark
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Clapham Common is open. Loads of space to run around in the dark, if that's your thing. I narrowly avoided encountering another mob of these runners last night who were charging along that same stretch of narrow pavement. One old fella had to wait for them to pass - I imagine it would be quite unsettling to have so many people rushing at you at any age.
 
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