Celebrating the Diverse – Anita Thorpe sells products in Brixton by makers of colour and even holding workshops
The owner of one of Brixton’s longest-established businesses, Anita Thorpe, tells us why she wanted to create space for makers of colour Tell us the story…
Brixton residents demand action after shocking incidents of anti-social behaviour on their doorsteps
Brixton locals have demanded the police and council take action to stop drug users relieving themselves on their doorsteps. Residents living in the town centre…
Brixton Caribbean restaurant Healthy Eaters turns 20 this month
Healthy Eaters began life back in 2003, when Stafford Geohagen and his wife Rose served home-cooked Jamaican food at a market on Brixton Station…
Meet the founders of LevelOut: Brixton’s boutique gym
“Our studio is designed to be simple and less intimidating than those studios that try to also be nightclubs” Neither Babak Brazell and Jacek…
Shoppers ‘freaked out’ by new cameras scanning their faces as sports store combats shoplifters
South London shoppers say they fear for their privacy after a Sports Direct shop started scanning customers’ faces to identify potential shoplifters. Brixton’s branch…
New crowd barriers planned for O2 Academy Brixton if venue can reopen
Plans have been revealed to replace crowd control barriers at the O2 Academy Brixton ahead of a meeting to decide its future next month.…
Police investigating “homophobic attack” in Brixton
Police investigating a possible homophobic attack in Brixton are appealing for information. On Saturday, August, 19, two men stood at a bus stop on…
How Jamaica National Bank’s Brixton branch became a hub for the whole community
JN Bank, a digital bank with a Brixton branch that’s part of the Jamaica National group, operates on a mission to ‘enrich lives and…
Brixton restaurateur Brian Danclair on his favourite south London haunts
Brian Danclair opened his first Caribbean restaurant, Fish, Wings & Tings, in Brixton Village Market with the help of his wife in 2012. The…
Black Seed: Meet the brains behind the venture capital firm exclusively supporting black businesses
It was the lack of funding and support for Black-owned businesses that led Cyril Lutterodt, Yvonne Nagawa and Karl Lokko to take matters into…
Former Met Police officer jailed for death by dangerous driving of 25-year-old woman in Stockwell
A former Met Police officer has been jailed for three years for death by dangerous driving of 25-year-old Shante Daniel-Folkes who was killed on…
Millionaire DJ pulls plans for 20-storey Brixton tower
A Texan millionaire DJ has pulled plans to build a 20-storey tower in the middle of Brixton. Taylor McWilliams’s property company Hondo has withdrawn…
