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What are the reasonable excuses to leave your home during the coronavirus...
There still remains plenty of confusion about what it and what is not permitted during the lockdown, and a document published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the professional...
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Lambeth launches their ‘Young People’s Guide to Coronavirus’
Lambeth Council has launched a new set of web pages aimed directly at young people. The Young People’s Guide to Coronavirus is described as “a one-stop-shop for up to date information,” and aims to...
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How to get benefits, housing and financial help during the coronavirus crisis...
If you’re worried about your financial circumstances, becoming homeless, or are sleeping rough during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve reproduced the relevant help section from Lambeth’s downloadable...
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Lambeth Police authorise controversial Section 35 powers in response to a...
In in response to a ‘potential large gathering,’ Lambeth Police have authorised dispersal powers across a large area of Lambeth under the terms of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act...
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As second car smashes into the same wall on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, local...
Last night, emergency services were called to Coldharbour Lane in Brixton after a pedestrian was hit by a car, which then then skidded across the pavement and smashed into the wall of a house. The...
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Brixton: Two people injured in Coldharbour Lane shooting incident in early...
Coldharbour Lane in Brixton was sealed off overnight outside Southwyck House by Gresham Road, following reports of a double shooting incident. The Met Police told Brixton Buzz Police were called at...
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Lambeth Council release statement about the concrete blocks in Windrush Square
Lambeth Council have finally got around to informing residents about what’s been happening in Brixton’s Windrush Square, after workmen were seen installing huge concrete blocks around the perimeter of...
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Lambeth police announces that it will be deploying ‘unpredictably’ in...
Lambeth Police has just published a tweet which we have to say has baffled us somewhat. The tweet announces that “Windrush Square in Brixton falls in to the category of iconic. History and culture...
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In photos: late night car crash and chase on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 31st...
At around 1.30am this morning (Fri 31st July), we heard the familiar thump of a car crunching into an immovable object at speed, followed by the sound of shouting as the driver apparently hot footed...
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Lambeth Council urge people to stay away from the Windrush Square Reparations...
With the ‘Brixton Blackout Reparations Day’ protest planned for tomorrow (1st Aug), Lambeth Council has issued a statement strongly urging residents to “avoid public gatherings this weekend,” and...
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Brixton demonstrations: Met Police statement on the ‘largely peaceful’...
The Metropolitan Police has issued a statement about today’s Reparations Day demonstrations in Brixton, which saw thousands of people take to the streets and occupy Windrush Square. Their report...
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Brixton in August 2005: Street photos, the unhappy policeman, Dogstar, Prince...
The latest trawl through our extensive Brixton photographic archives has produced a selection of images from fifteen years ago, when James Blunt, McFly and Oasis took turns at #1 in the pop charts....
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Lambeth Police report the seizure of an Uzi submachine gun in Appach Road,...
An Uzi submachine gun capable of firing 600 rounds a minute has been recovered by Lambeth police after it was found in a stolen car in Brixton. The search revealed the Uzi 9mm submachine gun, a...
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Brixton history – A look around the street markets, December 2005
Here’s a short series of archive photos taken around the Brixton street markets fifteen years ago in December 2005, featuring scenes on Electric Avenue, Market Row, Pope’s Road, Electric Lane and...
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Met Police appeal after dog dragged along road by van in Croxted Road, Lambeth
The Met Police are appealing for witnesses following a fail-to-stop collision in Croxted Road, Herne Hill, which left a dog seriously injured. The dog’s owner was walking the nine-year-old...
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Know your rights at a protest during lockdown – info and resources, March 2021
In the wake of police activates at the recent #ReclaimTheseStreets protest in Clapham Common, legal resources collective Green & Black Cross have published useful guidelines explaining your...
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Activists unite to voice their opposition to the Police, Crime, Sentencing...
Brixton Buzz is deeply disturbed by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which looks to grant police officers more precise powers to restrict demonstrations. These will include powers to...
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Man stabbed and shot outside the Barrier Block in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton,...
With depressing predictably, another big street party – mainly attended by people with no connection to the local area in Brixton – has resulted in serious violence, with reports of a young man being...
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Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane closed as mini sinkhole appears in the middle of...
Coldharbour Lane is currently closed once again, this time because a dangerous mini-sinkhole has appeared by the junction with Somerleyton Road. Police have now closed the strip of Coldharbour Lane...
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Posters for People’s Tribunal on Police Killings appear on Brixton bus stops
Throughout British history Black communities have fought in the streets and in the courts for the basic human right to live without fear of racial attacks. 81 Acts of Exuberant Defiance continues to...
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