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125 years of Putney Library celebrated with £1million refurbishment  

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
New-look Putney library officially opened on 125th anniversary of its opening in 1899. Includes a bright, refurbished children’s library, a new Start-Up Wandsworth co-working space. Follows the completion of the new Wandsworth Town Library and Northcote Library opened earlier this year.
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Funding from Wandsworth developers to pay for local improvements

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Transport infrastructure, schools, sporting and community facilities and open spaces across Wandsworth stand ready to benefit from a new developer funding pot which will be used for the wider borough.
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Popular free Mega Skips are doubled

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth is to double the amount of Mega Skip locations to further cut down on fly-tipping.
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Funding from Wandsworth developers to pay for local improvements

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
Transport infrastructure, schools, sporting and community facilities and open spaces across Wandsworth stand ready to benefit from a new developer funding pot which will be used for the wider borough.
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125 years of Putney Library celebrated with £1million refurbishment  

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Wandsworth Council
New-look Putney library officially opened on 125th anniversary of its opening in 1899  Includes a bright, refurbished children’s library, a new Start-Up Wandsworth co-working space  Follows the completion of the new Wandsworth Town Library and Northcote Library opened earlier this year
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Lambeth Adelaide Close: Shots fired from car

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
Police are looking for more information after shots were reportedly fired at a group of from a car in Lambeth.
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The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is coming to London

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is coming to London in September 2024.
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What is a CHAPS payment? The Bank of England explains

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
Find out what a CHAPS payment is and who uses them in the UK, according to the Bank of England.
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What is the Bank of England issue with CHAPS payments?

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
A "global payment issue" is affecting the Bank of England's CHAPS service - it said it was aware of the issue and was working to fix it.
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McDonald’s giving away free doughnuts – hot to claim one

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Wandsworth Times | News
McDonald's is giving away free birthday cake doughnuts to mark the fast food chains 50th birthday - here's how to claim one.
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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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