Streatham News

After a hiatus in 2025, the Streatham Kite Day is back in 2026, this year being staged on Sunday, May 10, from 11am to 5pm.

The event is London’s only free family-friendly kite festival, and combines world-class kite displays with the opportunity to fly your own.

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For ticket bookings for The Sweet Science of Bruising and more information about Theatre Workshop Coulsdon, visit their website by clicking here

Located at the top of Brixton Hill, the Crown & Sceptre is a pub that has seen many changes over the years (it was once a Wetherspoons), but more recently it’s become a thriving, Latino-themed social hub.

This is due to engineering work and will affect trains on Sunday (March 8) only.

Trains will run as normal on Saturday (March 7).

We have broken down the details for you to plan ahead.

Sunday (March 8):

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Strut Safe, the volunteer-run phone line that helps people feel safer on their journey home, is launching the UK’s first ‘Strut Stop’, a new initiative sign-posting safe waiting spaces for anyone heading home late at night.

The Metropolitan Police officer charged with the murder of Chris Kaba has been denied anonymity for the continued criminal proceedings, at a hearing at the Old Bailey today.

The Metropolitan Police Officer charged with the murder of Chris Kaba has been named as Martyn Blake, 40 years old, after an anonymity order was lifted at a hearing at The Old Bailey today.

Chris Kaba, 24, was fatally shot by a firearms officer from the Metropolitan Police (‘Officer NX121’) shortly after 10pm on 5 September 2022 in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, London. His death prompted significant public outcry.