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Low Traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) continue to be a hugely contentious issue for local residents (our forum discussion has notched up nearly 10,000 replies in three years), and tonight Lambeth are h…

Streatham Space Project is hosting Come Through, a multi-arts festival for young creatives, running from Sept 16th – Dec 6th, 2023.

The festival will encourage local, young artists and creatives to try something new, find fresh collaborators and grow their artistry through music, spoken word and visual art events.

Streatham Common entered the prestigious Green Flag parks and green spaces awards for the first time – and boosted Lambeth’s awards total to its highest ever.

Lambeth Council is celebrating along with residents and community partners after Streatham Common secured a Green Flag Award for the first time.

The news is testament to the hard work and dedication of the partnership of the council staff, community partners and residents that care for it, allowing everybody to experience and enjoy this important public open space.

The government has been forced to extend the public consultation on controversial plans to close over 1,000 train station ticket offices – including over 100 in South London alone – in a vict…

The government has been forced to extend the public consultation on controversial plans to close over 1,000 train station ticket offices – including over 100 in South London alone – in a victory for passengers, campaigners and rail staff.

Passengers were initially given just 21 days to have their say on ticket office cuts. However, after the threat of legal challenges from disabled activists and Metro Mayors and over 170,000 consultation submissions to transport watchdogs, the deadline has now been extended until 1 September.

As British Gas announces a staggering record half-year profit of £969 million, Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP has called for the need to “take energy into public ownership and run it for t…

The Streatham Food Festival is back for 2023 and bigger than ever.

This year’s event will take place from 29th June – 2nd July, showcasing the incredible range of global food on offer in Streatham.

The Food Festival aims to encourage residents and visitors to the area to try somewhere new and explore the wide range of cuisines available in SW2 and SW16.

The Streatham Food Festival is back for 2023 and bigger than ever.

This year’s event will take place from 29th June – 2nd July, showcasing the incredible range of global food on offer in Streatham.

The Food Festival aims to encourage residents and visitors to the area to try somewhere new and explore the wide range of cuisines available in SW2 and SW16.

Streatham native, Natalie Stewart aka The Floacist, is appearing on the mainstage at this year’s Lambeth Country Show.

Natalie is the founding member and creator of one of the UK’s most successful and unique musical acts, Grammy nominated, multi-platinum selling Neo Soul sensation, Floetry.

The internationally renowned poet has collaborated with legendary artists such as Prince, Earth Wind & Fire, Mos Def and Common, in a career that encompasses spoken word, performance poetry and songwriting.

The Floacist:

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, the Labour MP for Streatham, appears to have been shunted out of her constituency in a move to accommodate New Labour Golden Boy Steve Reed.

Ribeiro-Addy has contacted all local party members telling them that it has been “decided” that she will contest the new Lambeth Central seat instead.

Moving into her existing patch is the returning Reed. The ex-Leader of Lambeth Council is keen to head home to the more familiar ground of the new Streatham and Norbury ward.