Brixton news, rumours and general chat

[editor]

When the shit hit the fan

Brixton 2020 in photos: March – when the world came crashing down

March 2020 was when the full scale of the coronavirus was to hit home. By the end of the month, all pubs, bars and restaurants had closed down, football was cancelled and empty shelves appeared in …

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In happier news - Lidl is back!

Brixton’s Lidl store in Acre Lane reopens after upgrade – photos

Late last week, the popular Lidl supermarket in Acre Lane emerged after long refurbishment works, with the upgrade seeing a new refrigeration unit and a long overdue rearranging of the self-service…

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[editor]

The queue for Argos stretched all the way down Electric Lane tonight. Big queue outside M&S again too,

 

[alex_]

The queue for Argos stretched all the way down Electric Lane tonight. Big queue outside M&S again too,

nothing at Clapham Sainsbury’s at 1100 today

 

[David Clapson]

There was a punch-up in front of Barclays last night. 3 KFC staff vs 4 opponents. No weapons thank goodness. No serious injuries.

 

[editor]

April round up

Brixton 2020 in photos: April – when staying in became the new going out

We continue our Brixton photo review of 2020 with a look at April – a month where we all suffered under a national lockdown and very little happened. Brixton was reduced to a ghost town, with…

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[editor]

Looking back at June 2020

Brixton 2020 in photos: June – Black Lives Matter, parks, crowdfunders and crashes

Brixton remained in lockdown during June, with pubs and venues closed throughout, although non-essential stores were allowed to open towards the end of month. Here’s how we saw the month in …

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[editor]

October in Brixton

Brixton 2020 in photos: October – Hondo tower opposition grows, street photos and the second wave of Covid-19

As coronavirus cases rose across the borough, London was moved into the ‘High Tier’ of Covid-19 restrictions, with new rules meaning that people, could only meet friends and family they do not live…

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[Gramsci]

posted this on the UK politics boards:

My three local MPs opposed the deal.

They are from different wings of the party.

My MP Helen Hayes resigned from front bench and abstained. ( I would say centre of party. Very good constituency MP imo)

Florence Eshalomi MP for Vauxhall also abstained and resigned. ( from Progress wing of party)

Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP ( Streatham) voted against. ( From left of the party. New MP who replaced the much disliked Chuka. Got seat on basis of members rejecting the progress led Council candidate. Becomimg a popular well liked MP)

My area was strongly Remain ( and that does include the working class) the MPs from different wings of the party correctly imo took their decision based on how constituents felt about Brexit.

Brexit: Labour aides quit over Starmer's backing for trade deal

Three frontbenchers were among 36 Labour MPs to defy orders to back laws enacting post-Brexit deal.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Gramsci]

surprised at Helen Hayes. A loyalist MP. Will email her as my MP to say she took brave stand on this issue.

 

[editor]

The final instalment of a shitty year. Here's to a better 2021 for all of us!

Brixton 2020 in photos: December – Covid clampdown, Windmill fundraisers, park photos and a cancelled Christmas

We wrap up our photo round up of the year with a selection of articles from December 2020. Before Christmas had arrived, gigs, pubs and restaurants were closed, social gatherings were banned and yo…

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NYE in Brixton

In photos: New Year’s Eve in Brixton – empty bars, closed clubs and Windrush Square fireworks

New Year’s Eve in Brixton was a strange and rather sad affair this year, with the usually bustling streets deserted and all the bars and clubs compelled to close because of the coronavirus pa…

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[jimbarkanoodle]

Nice graffitti on the 414 boards

 

[cuppa tee]

Local legends The Klf have decided to unleash their previously deleted back catalogue on popular streaming platforms even making the bbc national news......

one of the projected uploads will feature music from a less well known local legend Tony Thorpe/moody boys. this Is great news if he becomes more widely appreciated, especially as a notable music hotspot cut him loose from his residency and regular income stream even before the current pandemic...... The Moody Boys - Wikipedia

 

[Mr paulee]

Battle for Brixton's soul as billionaire Texan DJ plans 20-storey tower block

Residents vow to stop Taylor McWilliams’s scheme to develop a site that looms over the famous Electric Avenue street market

www.theguardian.com

 

[editor]

Brixton pics

Brixton street photography – 33 scenes from December 2020

Here’s a look back to some of the things we saw around Brixton during December – for a full review of the month, check our monthly round up here.

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[BCBlues]

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Brixton street photography – 33 scenes from December 2020

Here’s a look back to some of the things we saw around Brixton during December – for a full review of the month, check our monthly round up here.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

Dont let Foxtons see that middle pic, they'll be selling it off as a studio flat with tv lounge.

Some great pics though.

 

[Gramsci]

Civic crowdfunding is privatisation masquerading as democracy

Sadiq Khan is the latest public figure to support crowdfunding to pay for city projects, from libraries to swimming pools. But who does this leave out?

www.theguardian.com

Read this today by Anna Minton.

Reminded me of this recent Brixton Buzz article.

Lambeth launches the Youth Opportunities Fund – and asks for your support

This Christmas Eve, Lambeth Council is asking for donations for their Lambeth Youth Opportunities Fund, which works with Lambeth’s voluntary and community sector to support innovative local program…

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The Youth Opportunities fund is set up by Lambeth Council along with London Community Foundation. I did get a letter about it while back.

Only glancing through it looks like Council funded project to distribute funds to youth groups.

Its not. It Council asking locals to cough up to put money into a fund. Which then local groups can apply for.

As Anna Minton points out initatives like this blur boundaries between Council providing services and charity.

Better would be for the Council to give list of projects that people if they wish can directly give to.

One thing that is very time consuming for voluntary groups to do is apply for grants.

This Lambeth fund will be another grant making body to apply to.

 

[editor]

*I've taken the date out of the title as I can't be arsed to keep launching new threads for every year

 

[GarveyLives]

Then (Saturday 15 May 1999):

"Lee Jasper, director of the 1990 Trust, said: "They (the Metropolitan Police) need to stop making alliances with unregistered informants and criminals, who are giving them the runaround, and build alliances with the communities who can give them real information." He added: "The stereotypical view of the police is that the black community is soft on drugs but we actually think the police are soft on drug-dealers."

Now (Sunday 29 November 2020):

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An update and further appeal regarding the Vincent Atkins matter:

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[r0bb0]

Logged into MyLambeth to get a council tax statement, wasn't what the establishment wanted, had an argument, phoned them up for a non-existent statement, asked them to .pdf it via email , ....

 

[r0bb0]

No wonder I couldn't get a fucking job in IT, dem said it wasn't an IT issue

 

[r0bb0]

Who designed MyLambeth anyway & 4 how much

 

[TopCat]

An update and further appeal regarding the Vincent Atkins matter:

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Any chance of a summary?

 

[BusLanes]

Australia's national broadcaster's travel section has written up Brixton for armchair travellers

A guide to Brixton, 'a rich, flavourful place, full of smell and colour and diversity' - ABC Radio National

While Australian tourists can't fly into Heathrow for a short holiday this year, here's the next best thing: a mind journey to Brixton.

www.abc.net.au

 

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Foggy old town

In photos: A cold and foggy Saturday night around Brixton and Clapham

Brixton was enveloped in a dense fog on Saturday night. We took a photo tour around central Brixton and up Acre Lane into Clapham and back.

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[GarveyLives]

As this news story appears to have been missed by "Brixton’s biggest and most comprehensive news, features and listings site", details are shared here for all:

"Debut author Lee Lawrence has won the Costa biography award for a memoir about his lengthy quest to find justice for his mother, who was left paralysed after being shot by London police in 1985 ..."

Lee Lawrence’s memoir of his mother’s shooting by police wins Costa award

 

[editor]

As this news story appears to have been missed by "Brixton’s biggest and most comprehensive news, features and listings site", details are shared here for all:

It's a non profit blog. No one is paid. Everyone does it in their spare time. Just like this forum, where you're free to post up news articles related to Brixton.

Still, if you think the topic is so important, why didn't you write to them and offer to write it yourself?

Edit to add: Plus the story has already had mainstream news coverage.

 

[Boudicca]

As this news story appears to have been missed by "Brixton’s biggest and most comprehensive news, features and listings site", details are shared here for all:



Lee Lawrence’s memoir of his mother’s shooting by police wins Costa award

He was Robert Elms listed Londoner on BBC London this morning, definitely worth a listen.

 

[David Clapson]

Any chance of a summary?

Vincent Atkins' son Nolan was jailed for life in 2003 for attempted murder and torture

BUSTED: Gang planned to put £1.5m of heroin onto streets of London

They wanted to import 300kg of the drug from Turkey and Panama to sell in London

www.mylondon.news

Judge condemns sadistic torturer

Old age or infirmity will be the only routes to freedom for a gangster described as "cruel, heartless and sadistic".

www.theargus.co.uk

Then there's Shaun Atkins, Sean Atkins and Jermaine Atkins. All South London. The same family?

BUSTED: Gang planned to put £1.5m of heroin onto streets of London

Gang who kidnapped mother and demanded £18,000 jailed | The Voice Online

archive.voice-online.co.uk

Violent gang jailed for travel agent robberies

A violent gang has been jailed for a total of 87-and-a-half years today for more than 30 commercial robberies across the capital and Home Counties.

www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Sub-post office raider Peddy is jailed for life

A ROBBER who terrified staff in a raid on a Southampton sub-post office has been jailed for life.

www.dailyecho.co.uk

I wish I'd known more about Vincent when he used to hang around outside the Brixton Pound Cafe.