Photos, features, oddities and snapshots from the streets of London
Seen adjacent to the Shakespeare Business Centre building off Coldharbour Lane by Loughborough Junction is this rather splendid banner, proclaiming, “There’s no place like home! Junction Sweet Junction.”
Junction Sweet Junction and the mystery of the Bird Seed Specialists, SW9 Read More
More and more clubs around town are now employing photo ID scanning systems, and there seems to be a growing concern about both their use and what happens to the data being …
The growth of photo ID scanning systems in clubs – how safe is your data? Read More
It has to be said that this wasn’t a classic game, with Hamlet fortunate to take three points from a Chipstead team who at times dominated the game. After the thrills of …
Dulwich Hamlet hammer out a win against a stubborn Chipstead in wind-blasted game Read More
There was a short-lived but suitably outraged reaction from some members on the busy urban75 forums early this morning, when the site’s font switched to the monstrosity that is Comic Sans.
April Fools on urban75: an attack of the Comic Sans Read More
A very lively away crowd saw Dulwich Hamlet comfortably see off local rivals Tooting & Mitcham in the NK Stadium in deepest Morden yesterday. The game had it all: passion, goals, smoke …
Dulwich Hamlet sweep past Tooting & Mitcham in lively derby match Read More
Seen moving along Atlantic Road at a surprisingly sprightly rate was this large poster of Times Square, New York.
A bit of New York on the move around Brixton, London Read More
A new Antic-owned venue has opened up in Brixton, with the Spanish themed Gremio de Brixton offering traditional tapas and drinks.
Gremio de Brixton opens in the old Babalou venue underneath Brixton St Matthews church Read More
A big crowd of over 1,000 people braved the freezing temperatures to watch an enthralling battle between the league leaders Maidstone United and our very own Dulwich Hamlet, currently in second place.
Dulwich Hamlet 1 Maidstone Utd 1 – honours even in top of the table clash Read More
It looks like not all of Brixton is delighted to have a shiny new Foxtons office opening up on the site of the old Speedy Noodles restaurant, with the estate agent’s windows being …
Brixton Foxtons gets “Yuppies Out” and “Yuck” graffiti Read More
Housing rights group Squatters Action for Secure Homes (SQUASH) have launched a campaign to repeal the Section 144 anti-squatting laws introduced in September last year. ‘The Case Against Section 144’, highlights major …
SQUASH campaign calls for repeal of Section 144 anti-squatting laws Read More
Local lower division football heroes Dulwich Hamlet fought a tough game yesterday, battling against strong winds and driving snow to triumph 3-0 over Whitstable Town.
Dulwich Hamlet push for promotion in snow-battered win over Whitstable Read More
Located in a temporary space at 107 Gloucester Place (close to Baker Street tube) is an interesting exhibition put together by four contemporary artists from the Push107 collective. Billed as, “a diverse collection …
Last chance to see the Push107 contemporary art gallery, Gloucester Place, central London Read More
Famously described as “in motion” by some over-privileged halfwit, Loughborough Junction remains a world away from the hoity-toity South Hampstead outpost of Brixton Village, just a mile up Coldharbour Lane.
Broken Tesco windows, another ruddy Sainsburys and the Loughborough Junction Action Group Read More
I know I keep beefing on about this, but I remain less than convinced that the Photographers’ Gallery’s quest to be bigger and better has been a successful one – …
Photographers’ Gallery London: nine photos and a lot of stairs Read More
We had another big night on Friday night at the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane, with local rock’nroll power-poppers, The Sharks, putting in a high energy set. Here’s a few photos from …
The Sharks turn it up at Brixton Offline Club Read More
You know when things are getting bad for Brixton, and that’s when The Times includes the place in a list of the ‘UK’s coolest neighbourhoods.’
More despair for Brixton as The Times lists it as one of Britain’s ‘coolest’ neighbourhoods Read More
Boldly billed as “London’s newest landmark building and the world’s first centre dedicated to improving our knowledge of urban sustainability,” The Crystal forms a striking, angular, dark glass construction. Located in the …
A walk around The Crystal, the world’s largest urban sustainability centre in east London Read More
Running at the South London Gallery in south London until the 12th May 2103 is this mesmerising installation by Los Angeles-based artist Pae White, called ‘Too Much Night, Again.’
Pae White spins out mesmerising yarn patterns at the South London Gallery, Camberwell, London Read More
Last week, I went along to ‘Wonderful Women of Walworth,’ a local celebration of International Women’s Day, held at The Crypt at St Peter’s, at the Elephant & Castle SE17.
Actionettes and the Wonderful Women in Walworth Read More
I’m really saddened by this. Club 414, one of Brixton’s longest serving family-run clubs has been closed by the police for at least a month after a shooting incident on …
Club 414 closed by police in Brixton after shooting Read More
I always enjoy paying a visit to nearby Dulwich Hamlet FC, and with the team currently battling hard for a promotion place, there was a good crowd at the Champion …
Dulwich Hamlet 3 Sittingbourne 1 – promotion pushing result cheered on by drunk Germans Read More
On Tuesday, Lambeth councillors are meeting to make an important decision about the provision of social housing in the Barratt Homes ‘Brixton Square’ mega-development on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9.
Fight for social housing in Brixton: Town Hall, March 12th – update – council caves in Read More
It’s still mighty cold out there today, but spring is slowly coming, as witnessed by this lone daffodil spotted in Ruskin Park on the weekend.
A hint of spring in Ruskin Park, Lambeth, south London Read More
The evil Foxtons estate agents have now opened up a branch in Brixton, depositing a blood-sucking office in the very heart of town. Their opening party was everything you might expect: Read about Foxton’s …
Brixton people! Know your enemy. Foxtons are in town Read More
I enjoyed this free Bruce Nauman exhibition at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in upmarket Savile Row, Mayfair London on the weekend.
Neon and green fluorescent lights: Bruce Nauman exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, London Read More
Situated close to the northern end of the cable car running from North Greenwich is a long-derelict pub with a fascinating history, The Tidal Basin Tavern.
Tidal Basin Tavern, east London – Shootings, Siouxsie and The Leather Boys Read More
With its southern side flanked by a long row of railway arches, Brixton Station Road stretches from Brixton Road in the west to Barrington Road in the east. Once home …
A photo walk down Brixton Station Road, Brixton – railway arches, doorways and a bridge mystery Read More
At 50 floors, the St George Wharf Tower will be the tallest residential building in the UK, and the build on the south bank of the Thames by Vauxhall, central London is …
St George Wharf Tower (the Vauxhall Tower) in south London nears completion Read More
With my spirits flagging after a miserable afternoon battling through the crowds of Oxford Street, I found myself in urgent need of a decent cup of coffee – and Lantana Cafe in …
A coffee at the Lantana Cafe, Charlotte Place, Fitzrovia, London W1 Read More
Last night, I went along to the opening night of the Effra Social, a new Brixton venue located almost next door to the popular Hootananny/Hobgoblin/George Canning music pub on Effra …
Photos from the Brixton Effra Social launch party – Tories, rock’n’roll and real ale Read More