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Small scraps, big impact: How your food waste protects the planet

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
As a listening council, last year we introduced free food waste recycling to all households with space at the front of their property for a food waste caddy.
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Wandsworth Council Planning Committee rejects tower on the Battersea Bridge waterfront

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Proposals for a controversial 28-storey tower, plus ground floor and basement levels, at One Battersea Bridge have been rejected by Wandsworth’s Planning application Committee at a meeting on Thursday 24 May. 
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London landmarks lit up with biscuit-themed light projections

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
London landmarks lit up to celebrate 100 years of McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives, with a concept store opening in Piccadilly Circus this May.
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Sushi chain to open new branch in Brixton with free food for 100 customers

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
YouMeSushi opens in Brixton on April 25 with free Chicken Katsu Bowls for the first 100 customers.
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Criminal linked to London on the run after selling kilos of cocaine outside school

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A major drug gang member on the run after supplying £800,000 of cocaine, some of it outside a primary school, has links to London.
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WhatsApp users ‘refuse’ to use app after new Meta AI tool can’t be removed

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Reddit users have hit back at WhatsApp’s optional Meta AI tool that can’t be removed from the app.
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Man has unknown substance thrown at him in Canary Wharf

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A man has been allegedly assaulted and had an unknown substance thrown at him in Canary Wharf during the early hours of this morning.
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BBC reveals Saturday schedule change to show Pope Francis funeral

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26 and the BBC will be changing their Saturday morning TV schedule to show it
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EastEnders star welcomes first baby and shares name and adorable picture

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
An EastEnders star has welcomed their first baby and shared their name and picture with fans of the BBC show.
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Wandsworth Bridge Road to be closed for community spring fayre

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Wandsworth Bridge Road will close for the Spring Fayre on May 11. Expect music, food, kids’ activities, 150+ stalls and a vibrant street vibe.
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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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