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Police continue motorist’s clampdown around Brixton
We’re hearing reports of police continuing to pull over and do spot checks on vehicles driving around Brixton. On Tuesday morning, they turned up mob handed in Coldharbour Lane and swiftly set about...
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Two men stabbed in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton in the early hours of Saturday...
Two men suffering from stab wounds were taken away in ambulances from Coldharbour Lane in the early hours of the morning after a confrontation opposite Clifton Mansions. We were on the scene around...
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Man arrested for dangerous driving after car mounts pavement along Brixton...
A man has been arrested for dangerous driving after his car mounted the pavement along Brixton High Street on Saturday afternoon. A pedestrian was injured in the incident. He was with his three year...
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Primary school warns of man trying to pick up kids in Lambeth – update – man...
A user of the urban75 bulletin boards has posted up details of a rather disturbing message he was sent from his child’s primary school – and we we thought it might be prudent to pass it on. My...
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Wham! Pedestrian crossing lights flattened in Coldharbour Lane crash
This set of pedestrian crossing lights at the corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road are no more. They have ceased to be. They have expired and gone to meet their maker. Bereft of life, they are...
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Brixton’s fallen street crossing light gets a natty orange hat
Despite flattened some time last Saturday afternoon, the demolished street crossing lights on the corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road remain in situ. The guaranteed trip hazard has been...
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Is Brixton’s flattened crossing light now a permanent art installation?
We have to admit that we’ve become a bit fascinated with the flattened street crossing light on the corner of Atlantic Road and Coldharbour Lane in central Brixton. Sent crashing to the ground in some...
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Brixton’s flattened street crossing light loses its hat
We can only apologise for being so obsessed with this flattened street crossing light on the corner of Atlantic Road and Coldharbour Lane, but you lot aren’t helping. Every time we post up an update,...
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Brixton Coldharbour Lane raid: riot police arrest car wash workers and...
A substantial amount of police officers in riot gear are currently involved in a major raid along Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. The raid began around 3.30pm and centred around the London Valeting Centre,...
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Trapped inside a Brixton shop for 16 hours: Brixton’s hapless urban explorers
I really shouldn’t laugh because I know the people involved, but this is a funny tale. Last night two locals – perhaps influenced by a beer or two – noticed that the shutters weren’t completely closed...
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Brixton Coldharbour Lane raid: six arrested in crackdown on gangs and drugs
On Tuesday, we ran a large photo feature reporting on a major police action centred around the car wash business on Coldharbour Lane and some of the adjacent shops. The Metropolitan Police have now...
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Squatter ‘attacked’ and one builder arrested as Walton Lodge in Brixton is...
Squatters occupying the former Walton Lodge laundry on Coldharbour Lane say that they were attacked by builders this morning, resulting in the police being called and one arrest made. Squatters and...
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Video captures builders forcing their way into squatted Walton Lodge building...
Video footage forwarded to Brixton Buzz shows builders and/or representatives of property developers Lexadon using violence to enter the squatted Walton Lodge building on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. An...
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Another set of street crossing lights come a cropper on Coldharbour Lane
Coldharbour Lane is not a safe place to be for street crossing lights. Earlier this year, a set got completely flattened on the junction with Atlantic Road with the broken remains left as a pedestrian...
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Reclaim Brixton: important legal information on your rights
Tomorrow sees the Reclaim Brixton event taking place in central Brixton (see here for full details of the day). The organisers have repeatedly stated that they intend the day to be a fun, family...
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Baltimore to Brixton Solidarity Protest marches through Brixton
Currently marching through Brixton is the #Baltimore to #Brixton Solidarity Protest March, organised by the London Black Revs and Our Brixton. The modest but loud and passionate march assembled...
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Racist graffiti appears outside Dee Dee’s bar in Herne Hill, south London
We were shocked to learn that some racist graffiti had appeared overnight outside Dee Dee’s jazz and funk bar in Herne Hill, south London. The disgusting graffiti was spotted on the wall outside Dee...
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Herne Hill racist graffiti – accusations, petitions and a school press...
Yesterday, we published a photo taken by a reader of racist graffiti that was sprayed outside Dee Dee’s bar in Herne Hill, south London. Instagram photo of covered up graffiti. Shortly afterwards,...
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Brixton helicopters, fire engines and police assist a girl stuck in a tree
Last night, Brixton rattled to the sound of a helicopter (or two) flying overhead for what seemed like an eternity. Brixton residents are already well used to the sound of late night hovering...
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Dee Dee’s bar in Herne Hill thanks the community for their support with event...
Last week we reported on the awful racial abuse that had been sprayed on the wall of the Dee Dee’s venue in Herne Hill, and today the bar has announced that it intends to thank locals for their...
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