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Full list of all the London Underground changes you need to know this weekend

Posted on March 5, 2026 by emilia.kettle@newsquest.co.uk | Emilia Kettle
Check the London Underground, Overground, and Elizabeth Line closures this weekend (March 6 to March 8) and don't be caught out.
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Balham Neighbourhood Wardens start work to tackle anti-social behaviour 

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Wandsworth Council
The new Balham Neighbourhood Wardens have started their first patrol. You will now see them on the streets of Balham helping to make our streets safer and cleaner. 
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Balham Neighbourhood Wardens start work to tackle anti-social behaviour 

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Wandsworth Council
The new Balham Neighbourhood Wardens have started their first patrol. You will now see them on the streets of Balham helping to make our streets safer and cleaner. 
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Cherished Albert Gate restoration to complete on 8 April

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Wandsworth Council
Restoration works to Battersea Park’s Albert Gate are set to complete in early April, following a collision with a lorry last year.
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Cherished Albert Gate restoration to complete on 8 April

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Wandsworth Council
Restoration works to Battersea Park’s Albert Gate are set to complete in early April, following a collision with a lorry last year. 
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Longest-serving East London hospital boss heads back to where career began

Posted on March 4, 2026 by robyn.bennett@newsquest.co.uk | Robyn Bennett
Matthew Trainer, CEO of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), to become chief executive at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust.
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Knife crime explodes in Wandsworth weeks before man stabbed to death on infamous road

Posted on March 4, 2026 by ben.gardner@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Gardner
Knife crime offences in Wandsworth more than doubled in January, a month before a man was murdered.
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Tesco shoppers complain ‘screaming’ self-checkouts leave them avoiding supermarkets

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Wandsworth Times | News
Tesco customers have taken to social media to complain that the supermarket's self-service checkouts are 'too loud' - what do you think?
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Rare Royal Mint coin sells for 500 times face value because of the Queen’s head

Posted on March 4, 2026 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The item is mis-struck, meaning it was incorrectly imprinted while being minted, and so the image of Queen Elizabeth II's head appears upside down
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POLL – Did social media make the ‘Red vs Blue’ London school wars trend worse?

Posted on March 4, 2026 by ezekiel.bertrand@newsquest.co.uk | Ezekiel Bertrand
After days of warnings, patrols and dispersal orders, the widely publicised “Red vs Blue” school wars trend appears to have passed without the large-scale clashes some had feared. Vote in our poll on whether social media made it worse.
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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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