There’s so much wrong with this I don’t really know where to begin. It starts with some self-styled “infamous urban artists” co-opting ‘guerilla knitting’ in the name of a big …
Toyota team up with Knit the City urban artists to ‘whiten’ Brixton’s image Read More
Thanks to some startling incompetence, Southwark Council accidentally exposed the contents of its deal with global property giant Lend Lease for the £1.5bn regeneration of the Elephant & Castle. The document reveals that …
Elephant and Castle regeneration outrage: 2,535 new homes and just 79 social rented units Read More
It’s been tragic seeing Brixton’s main shopping drag turn into a long, dull strip of bland corporate retail units, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for what …
Last remaining Brixton Prime Shop unit awaits its new owners – but will it be another phone shop? Read More
All around New York State – and particularly in New York City – you’ll often see people wheeling around makeshift trolleys piled high with bags of discarded cans and bottles. I …
The tin can collector, Harlem, NYC Read More
Spotted yesterday – a hand-painted British Railways logo painted on to the wall of Otford railway station in Kent, next to a damaged window covered in hazard tape. Formed of two …
Pic of the day: Otford Station – broken window, hazard tape and BR symbol Read More
I’m a big fan of the Herne Hill Velodrome and I was well chuffed to learn today that it’s received more funding to improve the once-crumbling stadium.
Herne Hill Velodrome secures its future with new investment. Huzzah! Read More
Created in the style of Charles Booth’s landmark Poverty Map, this new map covering the UK lets you view housing arranged by the Index of Multiple Deprivation or Output Area …
Brixton poverty and wealth map reveals the area’s rich and poor divide Read More
The 2011 census has produced some fascinating information about the languages spoken in different parts of England and Wales, tracking the main languages spoken in 34,753 ‘output areas’ across England and Wales, each of 1,500 people.
The spoken languages of Brixton and the UK mapped on a fascinating interactive guide Read More
It’s good to see New York’s Reverend Billy (from the The Church of Life After Shopping) lending his wholehearted support to the campaign to keep Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry store open.
Reverend Billy lends his support to Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry Read More
The gentrification currently sweeping over Brixton reminds me of what happened to the Williamsburg neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Just like in south London, locals have been priced out by developers as …
Anti-gentrification graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City Read More
It still seems a little bit too crazy to be true, but hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash really did play the Brixton Dogstar on Saturday night.
Grandmaster Flash rocks the Brixton Dogstar Read More
I don’t think there can be any confusion with this sign spotted on Waterloo Place, near Waterloo Gardens, London SW1.
Pic of the day: An emphatic No Parking sign, London Read More
So it looks like the Brixton community really has lost the old Brady’s pub in Atlantic Road for good.
Brixton Brady’s, offshore developers and Lambeth Council’s broken promises to the community Read More
The news reporters may scream “Snow Chaos!’ every time a few centimeters of the white stuff sprinkles down on Blighty, but it’s looking pretty tame compared to this astonishing archive footage of a …
Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the chilly tale of the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill Read More
Proudly billed as a ‘Magnificent Site To Be Let,’ this Edwardian photo shows the corner of Kenbury Street and Coldharbour Lane on the Brixton/Camberwell borders awaiting development. Much like today, …
Edwardian advertising on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Virol, Yorkshire Relish, Bovril, Brixton Theatre and Empress Read More
With the snow falling deep and thick and even over Brixton on Sunday, I ventured out again to grab a few photos from around town. Perhaps my favourite scene was …
Brixton snowmen plus snowy scenes at Windrush Square, Loughborough Park and Coldharbour Lane Read More
Being a big kid, I love seeing Brixton covered in snow, and there’s still a fairly healthy covering of the stuff on the streets right now. Here’s some photos taken …
A walk around the snowy streets of Brixton, January 2013 Read More
Thanks to this clever interactive map, it’s possible to watch tube trains shuffle their way along the Victoria Line, stopping at Brixton station and all the other stops on the …
View real-time train information about Brixton tube and the London Underground network Read More
It was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is …
Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London Read More
Here’s a fairly random collection of photos taken around Brixton last Saturday night, starting with a snapshot of the bike racks on Brixton Road. Five years ago, you’d be hard …
Some photos from around Brixton on a Saturday night Read More
I’ve never been to an ice hockey game, so when I heard that a friend was playing a match at the Brixton Ice Rink on Friday night, it seemed too …
Streatham Night Wolves versus Statesmen ice hockey match, Brixton Ice Rink, Fri 11th Jan 2013 Read More
The nearby Photographer’s Gallery may seem to attract most of the media attention these days, but I have to say that I much prefer to visit the Getty Gallery, less than five …
Another mighty fine photographic collection at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, London Read More
I’m used to being greeted by all sorts of weird and wonderful noises when I come out of Brixton tube, but tonight the volume level was a bit higher than usual, with a busker …
Busking drummer blasts out the beats in Brixton Read More
Another nail in the coffin of Brixton’s shopping diversity has been hammered home with the opening of the sixth mobile phone shop within 30 metres of the tube station.
Brixton gets blander as balloons announce yet another bloody mobile phone shop Read More
On the weekend, I caught the last day of the Shoot! Existential Photography exhibition at the Photographers Gallery in central London.
Shoot! Existential Photography at the Photographers Gallery, London Read More
I can definitely recommend paying a visit to the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 exhibition at the National Theatre, London – and the good news is that the exhibition’s run has now been extended …
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 at the National Theatre, London Read More
Seen covered over in plastic sheeting and bound in gaffa tape is the statue of King George II, in Golden Square, central London.
Trussed and bound: King George II at Golden Square, London Read More
We had one hell of a party at the Brixton Prince Albert on New Year’s Eve. Here’s a few photos from the night. I don’t remember an awful lot of it 🙂
Brixton Offline Club New Year’s Eve party photos Read More
I was hoping to see London covered in clean, crisp white snow, but instead the New Year has started in a more traditional manner, with the capital under a grey, …
A damp and grey London walk along the Albert and Victoria Embankments Read More
It’s taken me an age to post up these photos, but boy oh boy did we have a big night at the Offline Christmas Show a couple of weeks back.
Offline Brixton Xmas show: Mrs Mills, Sleighed and the Great Bono Competition Read More