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People living with Parkinson’s in Streatham and the surrounding areas are being encouraged to try a new chair dancing class which is aiming to help more people to live well with a long term health condition.

Supported by Parkinson’s UK, the new sessions are designed to be a fun and friendly way for local people living with Parkinson’s and similar neurological conditions or mobility issues to get active.

Delivered by local instructor, Dixie Thomas, the chair dancing classes are designed to be adaptable, accessible and above all, fun.

Black Elvis is bringing a burst of rock ’n’ roll glamour to Streatham Hill this Mother’s Day with a special afternoon show at The Crown & Sceptre on Streatham Hill, now better known as Tu Pub Latino thanks to its thriving Latino clientele and lively music scene.

The pub has become a local hub for Latin beats, dancing and late‑night energy, and Black Elvis’s hip‑swivelling Elvis classics will add a vintage twist to that party atmosphere.

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.

We popped along on a jam-packed Saturday night and navigated a jumping dance floor to bring you these photos:

In a borough where the night economy is struggling to survive, it was great to see a community pub full of happy people, but the owners are still finding it hard to make ends meet as operating costs keep on rising.

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 first locations will be at Morley’s Stockwell and Dalston Junction.

The launch of the ‘Strut Stop’ comes as new research from Strut Safe’s community reveals the wide scale of concern for getting home safely: 77% of respondents say they feel unsafe walking home alone at night, while 94% have changed or cancelled plans because of safety concerns.

If you fancy having a go at designing a set for a production, or you would just like to explore the principles of set design, this masterclass put on by the Streatham Theatre could be for you.

Hosted at Vinters Studios, this masterclass will give you the chance to design a stage set concept for a given play. By taking 1 play and 2 different theatre venues, you will explore the creative opportunities and challenges of set design.

Lambeth’s long-standing “no casino” rule is heading for the scrapheap — and the spotlight is now falling on one of the borough’s most senior political figures.

The Labour-run council’s Licensing Committee voted this week to recommend removing the decades-old resolution that effectively blocks new casinos from opening in the borough. The proposal will now go before Full Council for formal sign-off next week.

The borough’s record of burst mains, supply cut-offs and sewage dumping has been thrown into sharp national focus by Channel 4’s Dirty Business, as Lambeth residents mount a formal petition to the council demanding action over Thames Water’s failures.

The borough’s record of burst mains, supply cut-offs and sewage dumping has been thrown into sharp national focus by Channel 4’s Dirty Business, as Lambeth residents mount a formal petition to the council demanding action over Thames Water’s failures.

Streatham MP Steve Reed has published a petition urging Croydon Council to block a 24-hour gambling licence for an Admiral Casino site on Westow Hill.

However, the move comes just days before Lambeth’s Licensing Committee is scheduled to remove the borough’s long-standing and highly popular ‘No Casino’ policy, a change that would leave Lambeth able to accept a casino application should a national licence allocation ever become available.

Running until Saturday, 21st February at Photofusion in Brixton, SALON/25: Annual Members’ Exhibition showcases the work of 80 of their members.

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SALON/25: Annual Members’ Exhibition

Runs until Saturday 21 February 2026

Admission free

Open: Tues – Sat, 10am-6pm

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