Clapham News
The latest Clapham news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
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West Norwood Crash: Man, 92, Killed by Van on Curnick's Lane
A 92-year-old man died after being hit by a van on Curnick's Lane, West Norwood, on Thursday. The driver, 72, was arrested. Police want dashcam and doorbell footage.
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Kennington
Cinema Museum Kennington: £400,400 To Go by 13 November
The Kennington museum in Chaplin's old workhouse has raised £99,600 of the £500,000 it needs to buy its building by 13 November. Its annual income is £170,368.
Lambeth
Lambeth Palace Withdraws Award Six Days After Ceremony
The Hubert Walter Award was presented in the Great Hall on 11 September and withdrawn on the 17th. Lambeth Palace's own list of 27 recipients still names him.
House Prices
Lambeth House Prices Fall £36,144 to Lowest Since 2019
Lambeth's average home sold for £536,623 in July, £36,144 down in a year and the lowest since May 2019. The typical flat is back to its June 2015 price.
Planning
Vauxhall Square: 69 Storeys, 1,097 Homes, 41 People Replied
Lambeth consulted 4,751 homes on the 69-storey Vauxhall Square tower and got 41 replies. The register still says 'awaiting decision' ten days after committee.
Clapham
Clapham Murder: Man Charged Over Poynders Road Death
A man has been charged with murder after Thomas Carey, 39, was found dead on Poynders Road, SW4. The Met is still appealing for footage from 3 and 4 September.
Lambeth Council
Lambeth's £93m Budget Gap: Survey Closes 7 October
The council's £93m black hole is a cumulative gap to 2029-30, not a hole in this year's budget. Its budget survey closes on 7 October, before the meeting.
Brixton
Black History Month Brixton 2026: Free Market 10-11 Oct
The Black Culture Market is free at Lambeth Town Hall on 10 and 11 October. Plus a £20 archives talk, two tours from Windrush Square and Southbank dates.
Clapham
Harris Academy Clapham: Year 7 tournament with Beth Durant
Year 7s at Harris Academy Clapham played football and netball with Beth Durant and Harry Cain. What was said, and the £442 kit cost behind the day.
Community
Free climate programme for 11 to 14s in Tulse Hill, 13 Oct
Rekindle's six-week Earth Needs Us runs Tuesdays to Thursdays, 4pm to 7pm, from 13 October at Oasis St Martin's, Tulse Hill. Free, ages 11 to 14, hot food.
Lambeth
Myatt's Fields By-Election: Seven Candidates, Vote 8 Oct
Seven candidates, one seat, in a ward where the last seat went by 17 votes. Myatt's Fields votes on 8 October, and registration closes at midnight on 22 September.
Lambeth
Lambeth Food Hygiene: Five Venues Rated Zero, 1,485 at Five
Five Lambeth food businesses hold a zero hygiene rating and 75 are on one. The borough has the smallest share of top-rated premises of any of its neighbours.
Planning
Landor Road: £350m Plan for 700 Homes on Hospital Site
L&G, PGGM and Nest plan about 700 homes on the old Lambeth Hospital site. The NHS trust's own page still describes 553 homes and 50% affordable housing.
Planning
Lambeth Local Plan: Have Your Say by 13 October
The scoping consultation runs to 11.59pm on 13 October, with about 120 responses so far. Seven pop-ups, three workshops, and a plan adopted in April 2029.
West Norwood
West Norwood Cemetery Off At-Risk Register After £7.2m
Historic England says West Norwood Cemetery is no longer at risk after £7.2m of works. Its published register still lists four entries there, two in very bad condition.
Brixton
Kevin Campbell Mural at Morleys Brixton Starts This Week
Painting of the Kevin Campbell mural at Morleys begins the week of 24 August. It goes on the same Brixton store that already carries the David Bowie mural.
House Prices
Lambeth House Prices Fall £18,991 in a Year to £548,034
The average Lambeth home lost £18,991 in a year, a 3.3% fall that ranks 24th of 33 London boroughs. Next door in Southwark, prices rose 2.2%.
Jobs
Lambeth Under-25s on Benefits Up 20% in Two Years
Lambeth's claimant count barely moved in a year. Under-25s rose 20.3% since July 2024, while the 25 to 49 group fell and London's total dropped.
Brixton
International House Brixton: £13k raised for legal challenge
A CrowdJustice appeal to fund a judicial review of the 288-home Brixton scheme stood at £12,989 of £25,000 with four days left. The council's register still shows no decision notice.
Streatham
Streatham Film Festival 2026: all 24 free films, how it ended
The 11th festival closed on 20 September with Northern Soul at Belmont Bowls Club. All 24 free screenings, venues and doors times, and no 2027 dates yet.