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Brixton Calling: the wild true story behind the new musical

Simon Parkes bought Brixton Academy for £1, which was only the start of an incredible journey of music and madness - which has now been turned into a new theatre production

Evening Standard

Brixton Calling review – tender portrait of an iconic venue and the unsung hero who built it

Alex Urwin’s warm drama tells the story of Simon Parkes who at just 23 bought the Brixton Academy for a pound and turned it into a mainstay of the UK music scene

The Guardian - UK

"When gangsters hustled me, I showed no fear because I was unaware of what was going on": What happens when you buy one of the UK's most iconic venues for £1

A new play tells the story of Simon Parkes, the entrepreneur who turned Brixton Academy into one of the nation's most-loved live venues

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Police hunt suspect holding crutch after Windrush exhibition vandalised for second time in Brixton

A second vandalism incident has occurred at an exhibition at Brixton’s Windrush Square, believed to be unrelated to the first

Evening Standard

‘Spiritual healer’ raped woman after claiming sex would rid her of evil spirit

Met Police have urged any other victims of Bernard Williams, 77, to come forward, fearing he ‘abused his trust’ as a respected ‘elder’ of Brixton

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Appeal for more victims to come forward after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape

Bernard Williams was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and sexual assault at Harrow Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Brixton 'spiritual healer' who raped woman 'to exorcise spirit' may be serial attacker, police fear

Police describe Bernard Williams’ offending as ‘shocking’ as he is sentenced to nine years in prison

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Police arrest man on suspicion of arson following fire on Electric Avenue

The blaze on the busy shopping street saw 10 fire engines and approximately 70 firefighters called out on Monday.

Evening Standard

Dozens of firefighters on hand to battle Brixton blaze

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Brixton fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson after blaze on Electric Avenue

Emergency services remain at the scene after dozens of firefighters called to tackle blaze near market

Evening Standard

Arson arrest made after fire breaks out on south London’s Electric Avenue

70 firefighters were called to a Brixton fire as large plume of smoke seen billowing over busy shopping street

The Independent UK

70 firefighters called to blaze on Electric Avenue

A large plume of smoke could be seen rising from an area behind buildings on the busy south London shopping street.

Evening Standard

Man arrested after Windrush exhibition vandalised in south London

Met Police officers were called to Windrush Square on Thursday following reports of damage to the display

Evening Standard

Man arrested twice after pictures dedicated to Windrush generation vandalised

The exhibition was vandalised two weeks after it was put on display in Windrush Square in Brixton

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Cooking in the clink: Mark Hix teams up with inmates at HMP Brixton to host one-off dinner

Clink Charity works to rehabilitate prisoners by training them in hospitality roles

The Independent UK

Jourdan Dunn donates blood and calls for more black heritage donors

The 34-year-old model, whose son has sickle cell anaemia, gave blood herself at Brixton Donor Centre in south London.

The Guardian - UK

Clovis Salmon, regarded as first black UK documentary film-maker, dies at 98

Known as Sam the Wheels, he filmed aspects of community life in south London, including 1981’s Brixton riot

Evening Standard

Viagra Boys at Brixton Academy review: high-functioning, anti-establishment chaos

5/5 Your nan might not approve of the tattoos and sleazy tales of drugs, but no one is doing it like this Swedish punk band

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"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

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The Pogues at Brixton Academy is a strange and beautiful tribute to Shane MacGowan

4/5 Avoiding staid respectability, this event – part of a short UK tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of album ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ – sees the audience singing along in bittersweet unison with the remaining band, younger musicians and guest vocalists

The Guardian - UK

Alex Wheatle obituary

Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain

Evening Standard

Police issue fresh appeal to trace backpack after man in his 30s stabbed to death in Brixton

Emergency services rushed to Brixton Road at around 5.10am on Thursday, March 20, following reports of a man suffering a stab injury

Evening Standard

Chuck's Rotisserie: new high-end roast chicken restaurant to debut in Brixton

Chuck’s will open in Brixton in April, bringing juicy rotisserie, roast potatoes and top hot sauce

Evening Standard

Masked knifeman stabbed stranger to death 90 seconds after meeting, court told

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, 30, is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Troy Ramsundar in Brixton last Thursday.

Evening Standard

Part of Brixton Tube station could be converted into 'attractive' new restaurant

Proposed new eatery would operate out of a disused rear part of the station

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