Keir Royale (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
I don’t suppose many people have spotted any similarities between Brixton (South London, not Devon) and Jersey (Channel Islands, not USA). I’ve lived in both places (and quite close to the alternatives in Devon and USA too) and I can tell you there is at least one. It’s not that Jersey’s beaches are replicated in Brixton market; [...]
Devon and Cornwall Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
Consumers in some 16,000 homes and businesses are still being advised to boil their water as a result of untreated river water getting into the supply system. The area affected is to the immediate east of Plymouth and stretches up onto Lee Moor and includes Ivybridge, Brixton, Yealmpton and the easternmost part of Plympton. Of course the South West Water website gives more detailed information and...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
In Brixton, some community-minded souls are taking their movement to a natural extreme — they’re setting up a new currency. The Brixton Brick is modelled on similar schemes in Devon and elsewhere. The idea is that keeping money in a community increases its benefit to locals as it circulates round the houses, rather than going off to a multinational company or somebody’s offshore bank account. The...
