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Downton Abbey star is ‘over it’ and ‘ready to move on’ ahead of new film

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Elizabeth McGovern has said she is “over” Downton Abbey and is “ready to move on”.
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Downton Abbey star is ‘over it’ and ‘ready to move on’ ahead of new film

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Elizabeth McGovern has said she is “over” Downton Abbey and is “ready to move on”.
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Homeless man admits to murdering woman after she took him in west London flat

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A homeless man accused of battering a woman to death with a mallet days after she took him in has pleaded guilty to her murder.
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Homeless man admits to murdering woman after she took him in west London flat

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A homeless man accused of battering a woman to death with a mallet days after she took him in has pleaded guilty to her murder.
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Boots customers could lose all Advantage Card points by ignoring this one rule

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Boots customers are being warned about a 12-month expiry rule that could see them lose all their Advantage Card points.
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Dust can’t stop the party as The Maccabees make sensational return

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Not even a cloud of dust could stop the party as The Maccabees completed their return at All Points East festival. 
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Three men taken to hospital after bus and rickshaw crash in central London

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Three men have been taken to hospital after a crash between a bus and a rickshaw in central London. 
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LIVE updates as motorists urged to AVOID M25 after lorry fire closes lanes

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Three lanes have been closed on the M25 and motorists have been urged to avoid the area after a lorry fire on the motorway this morning.
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Two people stabbed after police crack down on violence at Notting Hill Carnival

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
At least two people have been stabbed at Notting Hill Carnival, as police claim there has been “fewer incidents of serious violence” in the area.
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Battersea Park’s Albert Gate to be repaired following damage

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Repair work has begun to fix Battersea Park’s Grade II listed Albert Gate after a large lorry struck it when entering the park last week, causing the complete collapse of the supporting stonework and gate.
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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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