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Lambeth council has opened initial consultations on new bus lanes for Brixton’s Acre Lane.

It has received funding from Transport for London (TfL)’s Bus Priority programme to improve bus journey times on Acre Lane, and to make buses more reliable by introducing a “bus priority corridor”.

TfL says its programme aims to allow buses to navigate freely “without being held up by congestion, parking or other kerbside activity”.

Temperance is not something associated with Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane in recent years, yet it is home to a important landmark for the temperance movement and features in a book on the subject published today (9 January).

Historic England, the official guardian of the country’s built heritage, chose Dry January to highlight the. temperance movement’s architecture.

The former Brixton Temperance Billiard Hall on Coldharbour Lane is one of the key London temperance buildings it features.

The magnificent Streatham Hill Theatre – which faces a plan to turn it into a church – will host the Brixton Chamber Orchestra (BCO) on its annual Christmas tour of Lambeth this year.

BCO will play 11 free gigs across the borough, mainly in social housing estates, presenting a seasonal setlist with a full orchestra – from classical and grime to disco, pop and jazz, as well as festive favourites.