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Sounds about white: Afro-Caribbean hair salons kicked out of existing premises to make way for gentrification
After the redevelopment of Peckham Rye Station and the immediate surrounding area was first suggested over ten years ago, Southwark Council, in conjunction with Network Rail and the Greater London Authority have received £5.2m from the Mayor’s Regeneration Fund to “transform the narrow, dimly lit passageways that lead to the station into a generous, vibrant public square”. After planning… Read more
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Crisis opens new charity shop below new luxury development in Peckham
Walking down the bustling streets of Peckham, post- emptying of the 18.42 overground service: reggae music still blaring from a tinny speaker on the corner of Holdron’s Arcade, small man rattling an old Morrison’s trolley full of goat carcasses along the pavement and loose weave flying around like a mythical species of air-snake in the… Read more
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