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Lambeth Roadworks This Week: Stockwell Road and Brixton Hill
Stockwell Road has temporary lights at Rumsey Road from 26 to 31 October, and Brixton Hill a one-night contraflow on 1 November. Every Lambeth job, from TfL.
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Jobs
Lambeth Benefit Claims by Ward: Clapham's 2.8% to 7.1% Gap
Clapham Common and Abbeville has Lambeth's lowest claimant rate, 2.8%; Clapham Park is at 7.1%. The borough's 15,085 total is exactly where it was a year ago.
Bins
Clapham Park Bin Pods Outgrew Their Lorry, Lambeth Says
Clapham Park has more underground bin pods than its one collection lorry can empty, Lambeth says. What Serco is changing, and who to report a problem to.
Crime
Clapham High Street Robberies Up 41%: What Lambeth Is Doing
Robberies around Clapham High Street rose from 96 to 135 in the first eight months of 2026. Lambeth now runs weekend patrols to 2.30am and held a knife amnesty.
Lambeth Council
Lambeth Mega-Skip Trial: Five Events, November to January
Lambeth's community skip trial will be five events from November to January, one in each town centre, the council says. Locations are due in the coming weeks.
Lambeth
Myatt's Fields By-Election: Labour Holds Seat by 211 Votes
Molly Hartill of Labour and Co-operative won the Myatt's Fields by-election with 1,026 votes, 211 ahead of the Green candidate. Full result and what changes.
Lambeth
Lambeth Street Drinking Order Renewed to October 2029
Lambeth has extended its borough-wide street drinking order to 19 October 2029. 79.5% of 454 survey replies backed it. What officers can now make you do.
Planning
London Fire Brigade HQ Returns to Albert Embankment by 2029
Lambeth approved the brigade's return to 8 Albert Embankment on 6 October. Lambeth fire station will shut for the works, with crews moving to Clapham.
Lambeth Council
Lambeth Overspend: £9.3m, With Parking Income £6.2m Short
Lambeth Council expects to overspend by £9.3m this year. Parking income is £6.2m short and two cancelled park events cost £1.2m, Cabinet papers show.
Brixton
Brixton Tesco Site: Up to 210 Homes in Lambeth's New Plan
The Tesco on Acre Lane could become 180 to 210 homes over a new store. Lambeth adopts the plan on 14 October, with sites in Streatham and West Norwood too.
New Year's Eve
London NYE fireworks 2026: tickets on sale 23 Oct, from £20
Tickets for the London Eye New Year's Eve fireworks go on sale at noon on Friday 23 October: £20 to £35 with a London postcode, £40 to £55 otherwise.
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.
Lambeth Council
Lambeth £93m Budget Gap: 1,561 Took Part, Results by 13 Nov
Lambeth's budget survey closed on 18 October with 1,561 people taking part; analysis runs to 13 November. The £93m gap is cumulative to 2029-30.
Lambeth
Myatt's Fields By-Election Result: Labour Hold by 211
Molly Hartill (Labour and Co-operative) won Myatt's Fields on 8 October with 1,026 votes to the Green candidate's 815. Votes and the May result.
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.
Lambeth
Lambeth Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 Nov, six ceremonies
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Lambeth held six ceremonies last year, from Kennington Park at 10.45am to Windrush Square at 2pm. Times due in October.
Lambeth
Clapham panto 2026: none in Lambeth, Wimbledon from 5 Dec
Lambeth has no pantomime this Christmas. Peter Pan runs at New Wimbledon Theatre from 5 December and Cinderella at Fairfield Halls from 11 December.
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.
Bins
Clapham Bin Collection Days: Only Fridays Move at Christmas
Lambeth's 2026/27 calendar moves Friday rounds to Saturdays at Christmas and nothing else, not even on bank holidays. Rubbish is fortnightly, garden waste £99.
Parking
Parking in Clapham: Permits £136 to £683, Diesel Adds £275
Lambeth prices resident permits on emissions, from £135.96 to £682.63, then adds £275 for diesel and £125 for a second permit. Clapham has no council car park.
Council Tax
Clapham Council Tax Bands: £1,027 Gap Across the SW4 Line
The full A to H table for 2026/27. Band D is £2,047.11 in Lambeth and £1,020.35 in Wandsworth, and SW4 postcodes fall on both sides of the boundary.
Brixton
Lambeth Heritage Festival 2026 (ended): 80+ September events
The September programme is out: over 80 walks, talks and tours, most of them free. The Local History Fair is at Brixton library on 5 September.
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.
Lambeth
Lambeth planning: 662 homes built against a 1,335 target
Lambeth built 662 homes against a target of 1,335 and has 4.21 years of housing land, so the presumption applies. The new Local Plan, and what is approved in Brixton.
Schools
Lambeth School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term Is Not One Week
Lambeth's October half term is 26 to 30 October, but Harris Academy Clapham and Streatham & Clapham High take two weeks, from 19 October. All the dates.
Travel
Clapham Christmas Trains 2026: Waterloo Stays Open 27 Dec
No SWR trains on 25 or 26 December; last Waterloo train about 10pm on Christmas Eve. Unlike last year, Waterloo to Clapham Junction stays open from 27 December.
Half Term
Clapham October Half Term 2026: 26 to 30 Oct, What's On
Lambeth's half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. Free library craft sessions every day, IWM's Big Story Festival on 25 and 26 October, and fireworks on the 31st.