Young people at risk as less than a fifth of children with a social worker attend school during Covid lockdown
Less than a fifth of children supported by a social worker are attending school amid concerns they are at risk
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‘If they are not treating people right then they need to be held accountable’ – The south London mentor fighting for police reform
“What we have been dealing with is traumatic experience after traumatic experience which has been passed down through generations. This
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‘We give a voice to the voiceless’ – Brixton charity Poetic Unity supports young BAME poets
A Brixton charity is giving young BAME people a platform during the coronavirus pandemic through poetry events and workshops. Poetic
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‘A Facetime date with me will be like Skyping your Gran’ – how we are looking for lockdown love online
Lockdown loneliness has lead users of dating apps to experience the virtual first date because of the social distancing measures
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Interview: Ovalhouse Theatre’s artistic director Gbolahan Obisesan on Brixton’s ‘startling stories’
As artistic director presiding over Ovalhouse Theatre’s location and name change, Gbolahan Obisesan wants to put Brixton’s ‘proudly political’ history
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Anxiety for the self-employed as coronavirus leaves futures uncertain
It’s not business as usual for the capital’s 860,000 self-employed, as the lockdown shuts off their only sources of income.
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‘Not far or fast enough’ – Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy calls on government to protect renters
Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy called for more government measures to help renters signing a cross-party letter for emergency Universal Basic
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British backpackers left stranded and ‘in the dark’ in Peru as country shuts borders
A Lambeth backpacker stranded in Peru has been ‘left in the dark’ by the UK government for a week, receiving
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Stockwell’s Wildstyle cafe aims to help young people through graffiti
A new shop specialising in selling spray paint aims to make graffiti a force for good in south London. Wildstyle
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Director Toby Fell-Holden talks about racism and future plans ahead of Brixton Ritzy screening
An director whose work will be screened in Brixton tonight says he has experienced first hand the racism explored in
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Community split over Congolese artist Fally Ipupa gig in Brixton
An upcoming Brixton concert has sparked divisions among African communities in London. The Congolese artist Fally Ipupa is scheduled to