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Nominate local heroes for a Wandsworth Civic Award 

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The Wandsworth Civic Awards are back for 2025 – and are bigger and better than ever.
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VE Day 80 hub launches as street parties planned

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
We are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe with the launch of a commemorative online hub as dozens of street parties are planned for the Bank Holiday weekend.
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Electricity company fined for unsafe working practices in Wandsworth

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
An electricity company has been fined over £7,000 after working in an unsafe manner on a road in Tooting last summer. 
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VE Day 80 hub launches as street parties planned

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
We are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe with the launch of a commemorative online hub as dozens of street parties are planned for the Bank Holiday weekend.
Posted in News, Wandsworth Events | Tagged events

Electricity company fined for unsafe working practices in Wandsworth

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
An electricity company has been fined over £7,000 after working in an unsafe manner on a road in Tooting last summer. 
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Wandsworth launches Britain’s best concession scheme

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Access for All, Britain’s best concession scheme, is an ambitious initiative from Wandsworth Council to make key services and local activities more affordable for all, and it just got even bigger.
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Wandsworth launches Britain’s best concession scheme

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Access for All, Britain’s best concession scheme, is an ambitious initiative from Wandsworth Council to make key services and local activities more affordable for all, and it just got even bigger.
Posted in News, Wandsworth Events | Tagged events

Skip a trip to the tip with our expanded Mega Skip Days

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s incredibly popular Mega Skip Days have expanded over the past few months to cover more of the borough and with triple skips at the busiest sites so they can stay open longer.
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Skip a trip to the tip with our expanded Mega Skip Days

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth’s incredibly popular Mega Skip Days have expanded over the past few months to cover more of the borough and with triple skips at the busiest sites so they can stay open longer.
Posted in News, Wandsworth Events | Tagged events

Wandsworth launches Britain’s best concession scheme

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Access for All, Britain’s best concession scheme, is an ambitious initiative from Wandsworth Council to make key services and local activities more affordable for all, and it just got even bigger.
Posted in News, Wandsworth Events | Tagged events

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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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