London bus strike: Bus drivers across Croydon, Brixton, Norwood and Thornton Heath to strike for three days across 30 routes

London bus strike: Bus drivers across Croydon, Brixton, Norwood and Thornton Heath to strike for three days across 30 routes

A total of 30 bus routes will be out of action again this May as another strike is planned due to an ongoing pay dispute. Around 1,000 drivers at Croydon, Brixton, Norwood... Read more »
Brixton bus drivers vote to strike at Arriva London South: “We are not okay with 3 percent”

Brixton bus drivers vote to strike at Arriva London South: “We are not okay with 3 percent”

Bus drivers at London’s Brixton garage will strike next month against a below-inflation 3 percent pay offer by Arriva bus company. Brixton will join Arriva London South (ALS) garages Croydon, Thornton Heath... Read more »
Rommel McKoy: 16-year-old boy dies after stabbing in Brixton

Rommel McKoy: 16-year-old boy dies after stabbing in Brixton

A 16-year-old boy has died two weeks after being stabbed in Brixton. Rommel McKoy was found with stab injuries in Hicken Road after police were called to the scene just after 7.30pm... Read more »
Brixton stabbing live: Updates after boy, 16, fighting for life after attack

Brixton stabbing live: Updates after boy, 16, fighting for life after attack

A teenage boy is fighting for his life after a stabbing in Brixton. Police rushed to St Matthew’s Road at around 7.30pm yesterday (Monday, April 4). At the scene, officers and paramedics... Read more »
Brixton bus garage strike re-ballot as Unite kicks Arriva South London pay dispute into the long grass

Brixton bus garage strike re-ballot as Unite kicks Arriva South London pay dispute into the long grass

Bus drivers at Brixton garage are being re-balloted for strike action over a miserly 3 percent pay offer from Arriva South London, with voting due to close April 25. The pay deal... Read more »

Slowthai performs on top of a “hellish” house for Brixton performance

Stage designer Lewis James invited the audience to have a peek inside British rapper Slowthai’s subconscious by creating a home that represents his mind for the set design of his recent gig... Read more »
Brixton stabbing live: Updates as two men rushed to hospital after South London knife attack

Brixton stabbing live: Updates as two men rushed to hospital after South London knife attack

A man was rushed to hospital today after being stabbed in Brixton, South London. Police went to Electric Avenue around 12:30pm this afternoon (April 2) after reports of the knife attack to... Read more »
Woman who punched Met policeman in the face, ripped his shirt and scratched him in Brixton avoids jail

Woman who punched Met policeman in the face, ripped his shirt and scratched him in Brixton avoids jail

A woman launched a “prolonged attack” against two Metropolitan Police officers after they attempted to stop her from attending an illegal rave. Natasha Agyekum, 26, had left “a number of marks to... Read more »
East Brixton station ‘should reopen’ to slash journeys on slow London buses

East Brixton station ‘should reopen’ to slash journeys on slow London buses

South Londoners have called for a forgotten railway station to be reopened to slash journey times between Lambeth and Southwark. Locals say reopening East Brixton station, which closed almost 50 years ago,... Read more »
HMP Brixton inmates get English fry-ups, yoga classes and football coaching with Chelsea FC

HMP Brixton inmates get English fry-ups, yoga classes and football coaching with Chelsea FC

HMP Brixton has been praised for making prisoner life “as decent as possible”, a new review has said. Inmates at the South London facility regularly enjoy a range of activities including yoga... Read more »