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Tooting man arrested in ‘loan shark’ probe

Posted on July 12, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Tooting on suspicion of illegal money lending and money laundering.
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Heliport noise study could help reduce helicopter disturbance

Posted on July 12, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
Residents affected by noise from London’s only commercial heliport are being encouraged to help three local councils and a team of academics better understand the impact it has on their lives, the results of which could be used to introduce new rules to curb the disturbance caused by helicopters.
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1,685 homes for shared ownership and low cost rent on the way

Posted on July 12, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
New data shows there were 419 homes for shared ownership and low cost rent built in Wandsworth in 2016/17, with 1,685 forecast for the next three years.
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Investigation underway following Balham flytip

Posted on July 11, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
The council’s enforcement team is now investigating the source of a major flytip on Ramsden Road, Balham.
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Athlete Nigel Levine to visit Get Active Festival

Posted on July 11, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
British sprint athlete Nigel Levine will be making a guest appearance at the Get Active Wandsworth Festival on Saturday (July 15).
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From potholes to new roads and pavements – upgrade complete at Putney Vale

Posted on July 10, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
A Roehampton housing estate has seen the benefits of development in the borough with new roads, new paving, and pedestrian-friendly dropped kerbs.
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Take the Wandsworth Drink Checker test this summer

Posted on July 10, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
As the warm summer weather continues, Wandsworth residents are being urged to keep an eye on their drinking.
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Older people urged to Keep Well and Prevent Shingles

Posted on July 10, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
Wandsworth Council is supporting an NHS campaign to increase take up of the free one-time dose shingles vaccine for people aged 70 to 73 and 78 to 79.
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Film puts the spotlight on people working in Nine Elms

Posted on July 10, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
Students at Southfields Academy have produced a film exploring the jobs of different people working in Nine Elms and involved in the area's regeneration.
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Homes to be named after local soldiers awarded the VC

Posted on July 7, 2017 by www.wandsworth.gov.uk Latest News
New council homes in Battersea are to be named after local First World War soldiers who were awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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