Homes for Lambeth Chief Exec quits with only 21 council houses built under her 3 year watch
Homes for Lambeth is the latest Lambeth Council organisation that is now looking for a new Leader.
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Brix Mag launches with the aim of telling the story of the regeneration of Brixton Station Road – we think?
Brix Mag was launched last night with confusion over what the new publication is hoping to achieve.
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Lambeth Officers recommend approval for 96 bedroom hotel at Dorrell Place in Brixton with redevelopment of Superdrug site
Lambeth Council Officers are recommending approval for a 96 bedroom hotel to be built at Dorrell Place in Brixton.
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PAPA’s Park in Brixton to get 20 year lease from Lambeth Council with plans to improve the cafe and community building
Lambeth Council is proposing to give a 20 year lease to The Pulross Area Play Association Ltd (PAPA) for the running of PAPA’s Park along Pulross Road.
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Ex-Lambeth Leader Jack Hopkins attends meeting for ten minutes in order to be paid £10k ‘allowance’
And so farewell Labour Councillor Jack Hopkins.
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Lambeth Labour prepares for 2022 local elections with ambitious claims of what it has achieved in the past four years
Lambeth Labour has published a lengthy document with claims of what the Council has achieved under the ruling party for the past four years.
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New Brix Mag event launch promises to ‘make the invisible visible’ down at the Brixton Rec Quarter
Hey! Fancy attending the launch event for a new Brixton based magazine?
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Lambeth Council Cabinet agrees new three year plan for Homes for Lambeth and extra £14.5m ‘cashflow’
Another Lambeth Council Cabinet meeting, another great big bloody elephant in the room when it comes to housing:
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Lambeth Cabinet agrees Climate Action Plan – despite admitting that “billions of pounds needed” as net zero date slips from 2030 to 2050
Lambeth’s Labour Cabinet agreed to press on with the Climate Action Plan on Monday evening – despite admitting that the 2030 net zero target for the Council is not even …
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Yet more money needed for Loughborough Junction Works as Lambeth Council’s ‘enterprise hub’ continues to swallow up the cash
Lambeth Council is splashing the cash yet again on the much delayed and heavily over budget Looughborough Junction Workspace.
Read More Homes for Lambeth asks the Council for a further £14.5m to ‘cashflow the expenditure’
Homes for Lambeth is set to ask for another £14.5m from Lambeth.
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Lambeth Council admits that net zero target by 2030 is unlikely to be met by 2050 with “billions of pounds” needed
Lambeth Council has admitted that it is not on track to meet net zero by 2050 – let alone 2030 which is the main aim after declaring a climate emergency …
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Lambeth Council plans improvements to Brixton Rec plus new artificial pitches at Brockwell Park, Ruskin Park and Clapham Common
Lambeth is planning improvements to Brixton Rec, along with ambitions for three new artificial sports pitches at Brockwell Park, Ruskin Park and Clapham Common.
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Dulwich Hamlet go down 1-0 at home to Havant & Waterlooville as hopes of a play-off place start to drift
Dulwich Hamlet lost 1-0 at home to a strong Havant and Waterlooville team on Saturday in the Vanarama National League South.
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Lambeth Council set to spend £550k to repair leaking roof at Herne Hill’s Carnegie Library
The Carnegie Library at Herne Hill needs £550,000 of investment to repair a leaking roof and essential work to windows and fire doors.
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Absent Councillors, working for the Tories and managing the loss making Pop Brixton – Lambeth Labour’s Got Talent
On Wednesday evening Brixton Buzz ran a live blog for the final Lambeth Full Council meeting of the current administration.
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Met Police, Public Protection Team and Lambeth Licensing Authority all object to revised licence application for Brixton’s former 414 Club
An application to vary the premises licence for the former legendary 414 Club on Coldharbour Lane will be heard by the Lambeth Council Licensing Sub-Committee on 9th March.
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Lambeth fined £2,150 by Housing Ombudsman after two cases of ‘severe maladministration’ found against the Council
The Housing Ombudsman has issued two severe maladministration findings against Lambeth Council.
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LIVE Blog: Lambeth Full Council Meeting – Labour, Greens and lone Tory set out budget plans ahead of May local elections
Here we go then with the final Lambeth Full Council meeting before the next set of local elections that take place in May.
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Labour budget proposes 1.99% Council Tax increase whilst opposition Greens call for four day week, Universal Basic Income and an end to estate ‘regeneration’
Lambeth Council is proposing to raise Council Tax by 1.99% – the maximum amount allowed without holding a resident referendum.
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Another Councillor quits at the Town Hall as the Labour Group counts down to May rather than risk by-elections
Lambeth Council has lost another Councillor – the second to officially quit this year.
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Exclusive: Brixton Buzz FoI reveals Lambeth Council built only four council houses in four years – despite Lambeth Labour’s pledge to build 1,000
Lambeth Council has built only four council houses in the past four years. Lambeth Labour pledged in 2018 that it would build 1,000 homes at council rent before the May …
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Lambeth Council to spend extra £900k on Myatt’s Fields Park Depot after Pioneer Parks Programme fails to raise funds
Lambeth Council is spending an extra £900,000 on the Myatt’s Fields Park Depot Redevelopment Project after the Park Project group failed to secure further funds. This is in addition to …
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Ex-Labour Leader of Lambeth lands top job with Boris Johnson’s Spin Doctor and former Tory Chancellor
Labour Councillor Jack Hopkins has landed himself a fancy new job as an Executive Director of Municipal Partners Limited.
Read More Brixton Rec Users Groups calls public meeting ahead of Lambeth taking back control of leisure contract at the Town Hall
Brixton Rec User Group has called a public meeting ahead of Lambeth Council taking back the management of the centre in 2023.
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Windrush Square bollards cost over £2 MILLION – that’s £13k per bollard – as Lambeth Council admits no terrorism threat
Lambeth Council needs to spend another £459,862 to complete the installation of 155 bollards around Windrush Square in Brixton.
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Met Police and local Councillors object to Event Lambeth application for all year round licence for Brockwell Park
Event Lambeth has applied for a blanket booze and live music licence to cover all of Brockwell Park.
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Exhibition set to celebrate the Centenary of the Stockwell War Memorial and Gardens
The Friends of Stockwell War Memorial and Gardens are preparing to stage an exhibition to celebrate the Centenary of the Memorial. A Centenary Exhibition Remembrance • Community • Renewal will …
Read More Lambeth Council looks to secure lease for Loughborough Junction arch ahead of the opening of the affordable workspace project
Lambeth Council is looking to secure a 21-year lease for an arch at Loughborough Junction ahead of the opening of LJ Works.
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Cabinet at Lambeth Council agrees development partner for Pop Brixton and International House site with only 80 council houses out of 240
Cabinet at Lambeth Council agreed on Monday evening to appoint London Square as the development partner for the Pop Brixton and International House sites.
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