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Free breakfast scheme for twice as many Wandsworth school children

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Scheme tackles food insecurity by providing a hot, nutritious breakfast for any child that needs it. Double the number of schools will now take part as the scheme expands from 20 schools to 40. Scheme funded by Wandsworth Council and run in partnership with the Magic Breakfast charity.
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Good Food Guide 2024: 9 London businesses named winners

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Good Food Guide has announced this year's winners for 2024 – with nine businesses across London.
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Diver finds bronze cannon from 1700s in Thames Estuary

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
A diver has found a bronze cannon from the wreck of a 17th-century warship in Thames Estuary- see the stunning photos.
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Horror four days in London after stabbings and fatal shooting

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
A horror four days across London has seen a shocking 10 people stabbed and a 15-year-old boy shot dead.
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Man, 80, bailed over murder of wife found dead at their home

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
Alan Sharp, of Raeburn Avenue in Tolworth, is accused of murdering his wife.
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Trinity Road Wandsworth: Man arrested and one in hospital

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
A man has been taken to hospital following an assault in Wandsworth.
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Abercairn Road Streatham stabbing: Man fighting for life

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
A man in his 50s is in a serious condition after being stabbed multiple times in Streatham.
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Italy offering $32,000 if you move to Tuscany and start over

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
Like similar programs, this one is also part of an effort to boost the population in these areas.
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Landline telephone digital switchover

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
The UK's telephone network is changing. Between now and the end of 2027, all telephone lines that do not use a router will be switched off. Old analogue telephone landlines will be upgraded to landline services using digital technology.
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Tourist bitten by King’s Guard horse despite warning signs

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
Watch the moment a tourist was bitten by a King's Guard horse and fainted despite warning signs.
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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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