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Wandsworth residents can access free grit to use if cold snap arrives

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth residents are once again being offered free bags of grit and rock salt as part of the Council’s annual winter initiative to tackle snow and ice.
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November Cabinet update 

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Wandsworth Council’s Cabinet reaffirmed its commitment to investing in the long-term future of its housing stock, froze parking charges, and invested in Wandsworth’s long-term growth opportunities.  
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Major London station evacuated by armed police due to ‘man behaving suspiciously’

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A major London station was evacuated after reports of a man behaving suspiciously on a train.
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LIVE updates as major London station evacuated as police ‘deal with incident’

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Passengers have been evacuated from a major London train station as police deal with an incident. Live updates here.
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Person dies after being hit by train with major disruption to rail services

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A person has died after being hit by a train in Tottenham, forcing train lines from central London to close.
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Major London train station to be closed over eight days this Christmas

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
London's Liverpool Street Station is to be closed for eight days over Christmas. Find out why.
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Boy stabbed and ‘knifeman’ seen in 24 hours before mass London-bound train attack

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Police are now looking into the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy and reports of a knifeman seen at a barbers in Peterborough as part of an investigation into a mass stabbing on a London-bound train.
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LIVE updates as police close major rail route after person hit by train

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Service shave been cancelled and lines closed after a person was hit by a train. Live updates here.
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Train driver ‘an absolute hero’, says passenger of derailed London-bound train

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A train passenger who was travelling to girlfriend when his London-bound train derailed has praised a 'hero' train driver for his quick reaction.
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McDonald’s makes ‘important’ and ‘meaningful’ change to Happy Meal boxes

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
McDonald's is launching a blank Happy Meal box in partnership with Children in Need as a way to help kids express their emotions
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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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