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LIVE updates as Thameslink blocked after person hit by train

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Thameslink services have been blocked between Luton and St Albans City today (September 29) as a person has been hit by a train.
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The most thankless household tasks are cleaning the toilet and taking out the bins

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The most thankless household tasks include cleaning the toilet, taking out the bins and putting on the washing so the family doesn’t run out of socks and pants.
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Moustache capital of the UK revealed

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Leicester is the moustache capital of the UK, with both London and Leeds flying the flag for chest hair.
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Warm Home Packs are back: Supporting residents through winter

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Eligible residents will benefit from Warm Home Packs for the third year in a row this winter, as Wandsworth Council continues to deliver the biggest cost-of-living fund in London. 
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Warm Home Packs are back: Supporting residents through winter

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Eligible residents will benefit from Warm Home Packs for the third year in a row this winter, as Wandsworth Council continues to deliver the biggest cost-of-living fund in London. 
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Broken rail causes HOURS of delays to trains leaving King’s Cross

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A broken rail has caused hours of delays on trains leaving London.
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Broken rail causes HOURS of delays to trains leaving King’s Cross

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A broken rail has caused hours of delays on trains leaving London.
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Man arrested after car rams into group brawl in busy London street with one stabbed

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A man has been arrested after a central London brawl that saw one stabbed and a group rammed by a car.
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Man arrested after car rams into group brawl in busy London street with one stabbed

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A man has been arrested after a central London brawl that saw one stabbed and a group rammed by a car.
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Crimestoppers most wanted in London including ‘man who threatened to burn house down’

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Our monthly round-up of the Londoners on Crimestoppers most wanted list.
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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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