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‘The 7/7 bombings were hell on earth – I helped to treat the wounded’

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
It has been 20 years since the 7/7 bombings killed 52 people, but Royal Free Hospital nurse Ashley Baruah still remembers the patients he saw that day.
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Henry Prince Clubroom reopens after refurbishment

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The Henry Prince Community Clubroom in Earlsfield has officially reopened its doors after undergoing a major council-led refurbishment, bringing new life to this much-loved community space.
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Henry Prince Clubroom reopens after refurbishment

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
The Henry Prince Community Clubroom in Earlsfield has officially reopened its doors after undergoing a major council-led refurbishment, bringing new life to this much-loved community space.
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Can you help with the Big Butterfly Count?

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Wild Things columnist Eric Brown urges readers to volunteer for a national butterfly survey and predicts the spring sunshine will mean considerable improvement on last year's shocking figures which led to a butterfly emergency being declared.
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The fascinating history of London’s trams from decline to Croydon comeback

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Although Londoners now have to travel to the edge of the capital to catch the Croydon Tramlink, there was once a time when trams ran across the city.
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Microsoft app to delete all passwords forever – how to avoid losing yours

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Microsoft Authenticator app will delete all saved passwords in August 2025 with users urged to export them and move them elsewhere.
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Hour-by-hour weather as yellow warning issued for thunderstorms across London

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A yellow weather warning has been issued across London and large parts of south east England for thunderstorms today.
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South Londoners jailed in June 2025 including two bus drivers and killer paedo

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Our round up of the south London jailed in June 2025 including two bus drivers and two murderers.
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The abandoned London Underground platforms stuck in the 90s you can still visit

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Charing Cross's Jubilee platforms closed down in the late 1990s and have since been stuck in time.
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New clergy ordained across Diocese of London

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Forty new deacons have been ordained and installed across the Diocese of London, beginning ministry in 38 churches.
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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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