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Fear and Loathing in Waterloo
BYLINE: Laura Burgoine Gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson famously said that no one could honestly explain ‘the edge’ “because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone...
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The duo who raised the bar: Peppermint’s Adam Hempenstall and Alex Brooke
The outdoor music festival in Britain has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Once upon a time ‘going to the bar’ at a festival basically meant beer cans passed over trestle tables and money...
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Love and Sex steaming up Canada Water
It’s steaming up at Canada Water. A new dance theatre show Love & Sex is getting down and dirty using music and movement to tackle matters of the heart. Grammy nominated composer Steve Marshall,...
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Teen arrest over Stockwell killing
A sixteen-year-old was arrested this morning (Tuesday, 7 February) on suspicion of murdering 22-year-old Babafemi Junaid (pictured) in Stockwell last Friday. Police were called at around 5:40pm on...
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Refugee Boy: Lemn Sissay’s show hits Southbank Centre
BYLINE: Teju Adeleye The Weekender spoke to Lemn Sissay ahead his adaptation of Benjamin Zephaniah’s Refugee Boy running at the Southbank Centre ‘This idea of migration is an interesting one’. Lemn...
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Community orchard takes root in Streatham
By Ellie Ross A NEW community orchard has taken root on Streatham Common after residents planted nine apple and three pear trees on Sunday February 23. Around 20 volunteers and 40 members of public...
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Competition: WIN tickets to Ministry of Sound’s Groove Odyssey
WIN one of five pairs of tickets to Groove Odyssey at the Ministry of Sound on the Easter Bank holiday. With two of House music’s legendary international acts headlining: Louie Vega (Masters At...
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Stabbing in Clapham – victim battling life threatening injuries in hospital
A MAN is fighting for his life after he was stabbed in Clapham in the early hours of the morning. The victim, thought to be in his 30s, is being treated in hospital with a life threatening injury....
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The UK’s only black heritage centre is now open in Windrush Square, Brixton
Back in 1981, in the midst of the Brixton riots, a small group of activists came together in a bid to create a place where the forgotten history of black people could be told. That year, they founded...
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Lambeth’s new fire Borough Commander tells the Weekender his plans for the...
FIREFIGHTERS could soon be helping locals to quit smoking, binge drinking and drug abuse after Lambeth’s new borough commander revealed his plans for the borough. Rick Ogden, who took over from former...
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