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Reverend Billy lends his support to Brixton Market's Nour Cash and Carry
Brixton / New York / photos / Places

Reverend Billy lends his support to Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry

Tue 29th January, 2013Tue 29th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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.

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StarchTV - a great music video shot around Brixton
Brixton / London / music / Places

StarchTV – a great music video shot around Brixton

Tue 30th October, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Billed as ‘STARCHTV – Ill Move Sporadic & Oliver Sudden – Freshness With Extras FT. K9 & Theme,’ I rather liked this amusing food-based video rap, filmed around Atlantic Road …

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Brixton / photos / Places

Pic of the day: leopard skin shopper, Brixton

Wed 15th February, 2012Wed 15th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I have to say I took a shine to the attire of this shopper in Brixton market yesterday. I’m no fashion expert, but the Bet Lynch-esque leopard skin coat and …

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Brixton / Places / snow

Brixton snow: more chilly scenes from south London

Sun 5th February, 2012Sun 5th February, 2012 - by editor - 4 Comments.

I fear it won’t be around for long, but this morning there was still a fair covering of snow covering Brixton, so I headed out, camera in hand. My chilly photo tour …

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Ice Rink opens on Mon 19th Dec – timetable and prices announced

Sat 17th December, 2011Sat 17th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The opening date, timetable and prices for Brixton’s temporary ice rink  have been announced, with the doors opening on Monday 19th December from 2 to 4 pm, with a full timetable running from …

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Brixton / Places

‘Ice Skate in Brixton this Christmas’ predicts Lambeth Council

Wed 14th December, 2011Wed 14th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It didn’t look too finished when I passed it yesterday, but new posters around Lambeth are confidently advertising the fact that  there’ll be ice skating in Brixton this Christmas. Which …

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Brixton / Places

Christmas shopping at Brixton Market, Station Rd: December 2011 dates

Sat 26th November, 2011Fri 25th November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s street markets every Friday and Saturday leading up to Christmas on Brixton Station Road, with loads of gift buying ideas for panicking buyers! The market is located on Brixton Station Road – …

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Retro Vintage Market photos. New street market on the third Saturday of the month

Mon 21st November, 2011Mon 21st November, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Happening on the third Saturday of every month is the new Brixton Retro Vintage Market, at Brixton Station Road (2 mins walk from station). The market serves up  retro & vintage clothing, books, …

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Flea Market, Saturdays on Brixton Station Road, SW9

Tue 8th November, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

The Brixton Flea market takes place on the first Saturday of every month, right in the heart of Brixton.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Construction work speeds ahead at Brixton Ice Rink

Fri 21st October, 2011Wed 14th December, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Work is continuing apace on the new ice rink being erected on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Pope’s Road in central Brixton.

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Brixton / Places

Works starts on Brixton’s new ice rink on Pope’s Road/Brixton Station Road

Sun 18th September, 2011Sun 18th September, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Despite a long-running campaign of opposition from local traders, work has started on a new ice rink in Brixton, located on the site of the old Pope’s Road car park.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Pic of the day: Karaoke Frankie on the move, Brixton Market

Thu 2nd June, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Spotted speeding through Brixton Market a few years back was Karaoke Frankie.

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Brixton / Places

Photo of the day: a curious Brixton market scene

Thu 21st April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Interesting scene on Brixton Station Road, April 2004. The (ahem) ‘model’ is showing off some snappy clothes from the second hand clothes store in the adjacent arch.

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / London / Places

Streatham struggles to keep its leisure and entertainment venues

Tue 12th April, 2011Tue 12th April, 2011 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Things aren’t looking too good for Streatham residents at the moment, with the High Road peppered with closed down swimming baths, cinema and clubs.

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Brixton / Places

Farewell then, Brixton Pope’s Road car park

Tue 29th March, 2011Tue 29th March, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Although it was undeniably useful as a car park, Brixton Pope’s Road multi storey car park was an utterly charmless slab of mean and oppressive architecture, and I’m delighted to …

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Brixton / Places

Sunday 27th March – Brixton Pope’s Road footbridge is coming down

Fri 25th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The last standing reminder of the Pope’s Road car park is set to disappear, with the removal of the concrete link bridge coming down this Sunday.

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Station Road/Pope’s Road car park – flattened!

Mon 21st March, 2011Mon 21st March, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Now almost totally obliterated from the Brixton landscape is the concrete multi-story car park that loomed on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Pope’s Road.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton Car Park comes tumbling down

Thu 3rd March, 2011Thu 3rd March, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

There may be controversy a plenty about what’s replacing this multi-story car park on the corner of  Brixton Station Road and Popes Road, but there won’t many people wailing at the sight of …

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Brixton / Places

Get your Brockelly in Brixton market!

Sat 5th February, 2011Fri 4th February, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

It’s a tough word to spell at the best of times, so I like the way this Brixton Village trader just went for the phonetic version.

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Brixton / photos / Places

Brixton wigs, Brixton Village

Fri 4th February, 2011Fri 4th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I could be wrong, but I reckon Brixton must have more wigs, extensions, hair products and accessories for sale than any other part of London. There’s been wig shops in …

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Brixton / Places

Lost Brixton: Brixton Station Road market and John’s Cafe

Thu 3rd February, 2011Thu 3rd February, 2011 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Back in 2000, the only “vintage” clothes you could buy in central Brixton were of the old fashioned, second hand, cheap-as-chips variety, with a bustling Brixton Station Road market being the most popular shopping …

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Brixton / Places

Coffee at Goodbench, Brixton

Tue 4th January, 2011Mon 25th July, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s ruddy freezing outside and I’ve got a stinky cold, so praise be for the restorative powers of a hot lunch at the Phoenix followed by coffee at the Goodbench …

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Brixton / Places

Brixton car park awaits its fate

Fri 12th November, 2010Wed 2nd March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It may be one of the ugliest, most depressing buildings ever put up in Brixton, but the crumbling multi-story car park on Brixton Station Road has become a centre of controversy.

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Brixton / Places

Brixton Market lockdown – traders protest against the car park closure

Tue 28th September, 2010Tue 28th September, 2010 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Brixton market traders protest against the closure of the car park caused by Tesco and Lambeth Council’s plans. Read the full story on our discussion boards –  Popes road car park to …

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