In photos: a lovely day at the Streatham Common Kite Day, May 2024 Submitted by daniel on Tue, 14/05/2024 - 08:00 Last Sunday, 14th May, the Streatham Kite Day returned to Streatham Common, and with the weather near-perfect, around 100 kites could be seen in the sky. Roy Reed was there and sent us in this photos: Event details Streatham Common Kite Day Sunday 12th May 2024 BrixtonBuzz
‘My kids won’t be able to use it all summer’: Residents’ outrage after Zippos Circus ‘destroys’ common Submitted by daniel on Fri, 10/05/2024 - 12:37 Residents have hit out at a circus for damaging a common which could “take months to fully recover”. Zippos Circus, which holds events in parks all over the capital, had a four-day show scheduled on Wandsworth Common to begin yesterday. South London News
Streatham Common Kite Day Returns To The Skies This Weekend Submitted by daniel on Fri, 10/05/2024 - 08:00 Mary Poppins taught us a few things — including the sheer, unadulterated joy of flying a kite. Londonist
Landlords feel the heat as Lambeth plans to introduce a compulsory licensing scheme for the private sector Submitted by daniel on Fri, 10/05/2024 - 08:00 Lambeth Council is set to introduce a compulsory licensing scheme for private landlords across the borough. BrixtonBuzz
‘It’s my story and it’s a painful one’: Bridgerton actress opens up about her new short movie Submitted by daniel on Thu, 09/05/2024 - 14:36 Streatham-raised actress Theresa Godly, who has appeared in the likes of Bridgerton, EastEnders and Motherland, is set to release her first short film, launching her career as a screenwriter and film producer. South London News
Prolific burglar, 44, caught breaking into M&S to steal steak and prosecco is the first to be jailed by private prosecution after the Met refuse to investigate Submitted by daniel on Tue, 07/05/2024 - 01:21 A prolific burglar who broke into a M&S store to steal £500 of sirloin and T-bone steak as well as 20 bottles of prosecco, has become the first person to be jailed in a private prosecution. Daily Mail
Moment huge street brawl explodes between groups of men Submitted by daniel on Sat, 04/05/2024 - 08:00 This is the moment a huge street brawl erupts between a group of men as Met police officers fight to contain the violence. The shocking footage begins by showing several men throwing punches at each other which then spills onto the road and into oncoming traffic. Daily Mail
By-election success for Labour with Streatham Common & Vale and Knight’s Hill both returning Labour candidates Submitted by daniel on Fri, 03/05/2024 - 08:00 Lambeth Council has two new Labour Councillors following the results of a couple of by-elections that took place in the borough on Thursday. BrixtonBuzz
When ‘Red Ken’ took back London Submitted by daniel on Thu, 02/05/2024 - 10:46 On May 4, 2000, South London born and raised Ken Livingstone became Mayor of London. The independent candidate and MP, expelled from the Labour Party, won the contest with a clear victory, having polled nearly 40 per cent of first preferences. South London News
Roots: (Overseas) and Is Any Body Home? at Streatham Space Project Submitted by daniel on Wed, 01/05/2024 - 12:58 Presented as a double bill, these two dance performances explore similar themes, and are both intense yet markedly different. London Theatre 1