Subverted anti-police adverts appear on phone boxes in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
A series of sophisticated fake adverts for the Metropolitan Police have appeared on at least three phone boxes along Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. [Anti police poster, police van and street hug, opposite...
View ArticleBrixton Ten Years Ago: The Beat, Dogstar, Prince Albert refub and Medussa,...
The latest trawl through our extensive Brixton photographic archives has produced a selection of images taken around town from ten years ago when James Blunt, McFly and Oasis took turns at #1 in the...
View ArticleBrixton Ten years Ago – Dogstar, Babalou, Fridge Bar and Coldharbour Lane,...
Here’s our latest monthly dip into our Brixton comprehensive photo archives, showing a selection of scenes taken around Brixton at night ten years ago. Above, you can see the scrolling LED sign that...
View ArticleAir ambulance lands in Brixton’s Windrush Square after Coldharbour Lane incident
An Air Ambulance has landed in Brixton’s Windrush Square today, with reports that a serious accident has taken place in nearby Coldharbour Lane. A stretch of Coldharbour Lane between Gresham Road and...
View ArticleBrixton Ten Years Ago – A look around the street markets, December 2005
Here’s a short series of archive photos taken around the Brixton street markets ten years ago in December 2005, featuring scenes on Electric Avenue, Market Row, Pope’s Road, Electric Lane and Atlantic...
View ArticleBrixton Ten Years Ago: police signs, Fridge club, market scenes and the...
Here’s another selection of archive photos of Brixton, this time from a decade ago in January 2006: a month that ended with the Arctic Monkey’s, “When The Sun Goes Down” topping the singles chart. Now...
View ArticleSolidarity march in memory of Alton Sterling & Philando Castile, Windrush...
In response to the recent events in America and the continuing death toll of citizens at the hands of the police, the London Black Revs have organised an event in Brixton’s Windrush Square on...
View ArticleIn Photos: Black Lives Matter, campaigners take to the streets of Brixton
A huge rally and march took place today in Brixton, with hundreds of campaigners coming to protest at the continuing death toll of citizens at the hands of the police, both in the UK and USA. The...
View ArticleBrixton roadblock as Black Lives Matter campaigners block the streets – photos
Following today’s large rally and march, Black Lives Matter campaigners are currently occupying a main traffic thoroughfare in Brixton, with all traffic stopped on the junction of Brixton Road and...
View ArticleBrixton Black Lives Matter protest – street after-party photos
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters occupied the traffic junction in the heart of Brixton on Saturday evening, and a peaceful after-party in the streets went on till late. With the campaigners...
View ArticleBrixton Ten Years Ago: Armed cops at the tube, King of Sardinia’s demise,...
We’ve had another dip into our extensive Brixton photo archives and pulled out this selection from ten years ago. Above: Passengers heading to Brixton tube on Bank Holiday Monday were met by the...
View ArticlePolice drug sniffer dogs in operation at Brixton station, Thurs 1st Sept
If you’re heading into Brixton tonight and have a couple of relaxing spliffs in your pocket, we recommend you take a different route than the tube station, which currently has a full police presence...
View ArticlePolice park a large truck on the Barrier Block’s green space without...
With temperatures once again soaring into the 30Cs today, residents hoping to get in some sunbathing outside Brixton’s Southwyck House (aka the Barrier Block) have found their green space...
View ArticleBrixton stabbing: Coldharbour Lane closed off after incident in Windrush Square
Central Brixton was taped off tonight after a reported stabbing in Windrush Square around midnight. The incident was said to have taken place in Windrush Square, with the victim staggering across...
View ArticleBrixton’s ‘Lawyers in the Soup Kitchen’ offers free legal advice every...
This rather wonderful initiative by local barrister Twanieka Alcindor looks to provide free legal resources to those in need, offering help and advice every Thursday evening from the Brixton Soup...
View ArticleThe Brixton Charity Book Stall returns to its patch in central Brixton after...
After being subjected to an unprovoked and violent attack by police in September this year (see video below), Brixton Buzz is pleased to see the charity book stall is now back in its spot outside the...
View ArticleDramatic scenes as car flips over on Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane
Late last night, a car dramatically flipped over in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, narrowly missing crowds gathered outside the Dogstar venue. An eye witness told Buzz: It came round the corner, likely...
View ArticleDevastating fire hits Unity Unisex Salon in Brixton Station Road
These were the sad scenes in Brixton this evening after fire had destroyed the Unity Unisex Salon at 27 Brixton Station Road. Several fire appliances were on the scene earlier to put out the fire....
View ArticleMayor of London introduces knife crime strategy as stabbings rise by 62% in...
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched the city’s first ever knife crime strategy this week following a major rise in stabbings across the capital, with Lambeth seeing a huge rise. Last year, 279...
View ArticleUpdate: man knifed to death outside Argos in Atlantic Road, Brixton
Update: The Met Police is reporting that a man in his 30s was murdered outside the Argos store today. Police were called at around 12:50hrs on Friday, 18 August to Atlantic Road, SW9 to reports of a...
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