Brixton Buzz

Brixton at night: club nights, street scenes and dramatic sunsets, July 2025 brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/brixto…

Buzzed: Lambeth to spend £983k government grant on creative, green and skills based projects brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet…

Buzzed: Lambeth presses on with #Streatham Vale CPZ despite local opposition and permit cost backlash brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet… "The most common theme in the Streatham Vale consultation was the cost of permits, with 58% of respondents describing them as unaffordable or unfair"

Buzzed: Greenlight, Red Flags: Lambeth hires consultants to tackle £105m temporary accommodation mess brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/greenl… The £162,000 contract may buy some short-term savings, but it’s also a glaring symbol of a Council that’s leaning on consultants to cover its own failures

Buzzed: Oops, They Botched It Again: Lambeth Labour’s second school merger collapses in legal shambles brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/oops-t… "This marks the second botched schools merger in Lambeth this summer, and the latest in a series of mounting legal defeats for the Labour-run Council"

Buzzed: Lambeth Council plunges into deepening financial crisis – emergency cuts, missed targets and Cabinet finger-pointing brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet… "Will those who managed Lambeth into this position take responsibility – or continue to blame everyone but themselves?"

Great to see this article about the Tulse Hill gyratory. Public meeting this Wednesday. brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/fix-th…

Buzzed: Staff fraud, dodgy contracts and subletting: Lambeth Council uncovers over half a million pounds in suspected fraud brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/staff-…

‼️Is it any wonder @LambethLabour are one of only a few basket case councils that are on the verge of bankruptcy. They cannot count! The only thing they’re economical with is the truth. Here’s the truth 👇🏼

When I was having a look at the register of interests of my local councillors, I found two Lambeth Labour councillors had previously accepted trips to Israel from the Israeli govt or pro-Israel groups. Very strange that local politicians would accept gifts like this.

Buzzed: Lambeth Council ends year in surplus – but rising costs and repairs still loom large brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet…

Don’t miss Peckham Town’s first friendly of the season as they take on Sutton Common Rovers this Saturday, July 19th, at 1 pm. brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/dont-m…

In Pothole News: One third of Lambeth’s A Roads rated poor as pothole and trip claims mount brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/one-th… "88 legal claims for pothole damage were lodged between 2023 and 2025, with £13,417 already paid out and a further £73,064 still pending"

With a new salary at No.10 of £80,000-£84,999, you can see why ex-Cllr Henna Shah was keen to leave Lambeth assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6878dc8e… Current Cllr Jess Leigh on £76,000-£79,999. SHOUT OUT ex-Cllr Peter Robbins, pulling in £100k at No.10, albeit pro rata for PT work. Nice.

UPDATE: Full details emerge after Lambeth Labour councillor Irfan Mohammed charged with controlling behaviour, sexual assault and exposure brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/update…

Revealed: One in five Lambeth Council homes “Non-Decent” as £3.4bn repairs bill looms brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/reveal… "According to the Council’s own Stock Condition Survey, Lambeth needs to spend at least £2.6 billion over the next 30 years to bring its homes up to standard"

Buzzed: Lambeth Labour councillor charged and suspended as party moves to limit fallout brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet… Lambeth Labour Councillor Irfan Mohammed has been suspended by the Labour Group after being charged with a criminal offence, it has been confirmed today

Buzzed: Brixton MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy sacked as UK Trade Envoy to Ghana in suspected Starmer purge brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/brixto… "Bell’s her commitment to her constituents remains unchanged. But Starmer’s message is crystal clear: step out of line, and you’re out"

Buzzed: Lambeth Lab set to approve Child Poverty Motion built on fuzzy maths brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/lambet… will soon be on record celebrating a child poverty initiative that it inflated by more than double – a Motion about tackling inequality, built on inequality of information"

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet sweep aside Sevenoaks Town in entertaining pre-season friendly, Tues 15th July 2025 brixtonbuzz.com/2025/07/in-pho…