Brixton Buzz

1 week ago | brixtonbuzz.com | Jason Cobb

There’s a slight rearrangement of the decks chairs on the good ship Lambeth Labour as the struggling administration attempts to get a grip on the financial crisis facing the borough for the year ahead. The details of the new Cabinet are confirmed in the papers ahead of the Lambeth Annual Council meeting that will take place at the Town Hall on 23rd April. This is largely a ceremonial occasion, with Mayor Making forming the centrepiece of the pomp.

1 week ago | brixtonbuzz.com | Jason Cobb

Lambeth Council is set to sign off on a plan to spend more than £3.6 million this year — not on roads, homes, or parks, but on staff salaries to manage and plan the borough’s growing list of infrastructure projects. The money comes from two special funding streams that developers pay into when they build in the area: the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and Section 106 (s106) agreements.

1 week ago | brixtonbuzz.com | Jason Cobb

Lambeth Council is preparing to spend at least £120,000 on a new strategy to reshape the heart of Brixton — complete with ‘reimagined’ streets, more car-free days, and a ‘public realm framework’. Under the guise of inclusive growth and climate resilience, the Council’s latest Officer Delegated Decision Report outlines £90,000 for the development of the ‘Brixton Public Realm and Community Infrastructure Framework,’ and another £30,000 on the ‘Reimagined Atlantic Road’ scheme.

2 weeks ago | brixtonbuzz.com | Jason Cobb

Lambeth is on the brink – and not because of its people, but because of the political choices being made by those elected to serve us. Earlier this year, Lambeth Council, run by the Labour Party, announced what it calls “the worst financial crisis Lambeth has faced.”Yet just months ago, Labour ran on a platform promising “no return to austerity.”Now, we’re seeing the opposite: a brutal return to cuts that will hit working-class communities and the most vulnerable the hardest.

2 weeks ago | brixtonbuzz.com | Jason Cobb

Lambeth Council is rolling strikes and sinking putts in a bold move to redefine its leisure offerings, aiming to boost income and engage a changing community. Fresh from bringing leisure services back in-house under the Active Lambeth initiative, the Council is investing in tenpin bowling at Brixton Recreation Centre and a mini-golf course at Ferndale Leisure Centre. But is this a hole-in-one strategy, or will it leave the local authority in the rough?