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The epic pirate-themed Halloween display event in a Banstead front garden

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A dad from Banstead has built a pirate ship in his front garden as part of a Halloween display – providing some spooky fun for the local kids as well as raising money for charity.
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This ‘posh’ village may be pretty but is said to be haunted by a ghost

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Kingston-near-Lewes is nestled in the South Downs in East Sussex, and a local legend has it that the village has its own ghost.
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Armed robber asked terrified staff ‘do you want to die’ before raiding Domino’s

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
An armed robber left workers across a Kent town terrified in a two-day crime spree at Domino's and a petrol station.
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Louis Theroux dealt huge blow as sponsorship quits podcast after interview

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Louis Theroux has lost podcast sponsorship from British Airways after Bob Vylan appeared on the show.
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London council cracks down on ‘bizarre’ snail farms in offices tax scam

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A London council has discovered offices scattered with boxes of snails as it vows to crack down on a "bizarre" attempted business rate avoidance racket.
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Jailed Epping asylum seeker on the run from police took train to Stratford

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
An asylum seeker who was released from jail in error after being convicted of sexual offences took the train to Stratford.
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Teenager dies after being stabbed in Clapham with murder investigation launched

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A teenage boy has died after he was stabbed in Clapham with a murder investigation launched by police.
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‘Call 999 immediately’ if you see asylum seeker released in error last seen in London

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
An asylum seeker accidentally released from prison was last seen in the “London area” as police urge anyone who spots him to call 999 immediately.
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Teenager who died after broad daylight stabbing in Clapham named and pictured

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A teenager who has died after being critically injured in a stabbing in Clapham has been named and pictured.
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Timeline of events that led to asylum seeker sex offender being accidentally freed

Posted on October 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The manhunt for Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was launched after he was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford.
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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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