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Tooting Bec Lido reopens for the summer

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Wandsworth Council
Tooting Bec Lido, the UK’s largest freshwater swimming pool, will reopen to the public for the summer season on Thursday 17 April.
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A brief history of the Circle line in four forgotten maps

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Circle line name was not used officially until 1936 – but its existence is fundamental to the Tube’s early beginnings.
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Family of Kaliyah Coa, 11, told that a body has been found in river

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A body has been found in the Thames after an 11-year-old girl fell in the river, Metropolitan Police have said.
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Will Royal Mail redeliver a parcel if I’m not in? How the process works

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Royal Mail offers an automatic redelivery service - here's how it works and what happens if you miss your parcel again.
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Anger as photo shows dozens of ‘dumped’ Lime bikes locals brand ‘familiar sight’

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A viral photo has shown dozens of dumped Like Bikes on a London street, which locals have branded a "familiar sight".
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Police dress as Batman and Robin to foil scammers on bridge in London

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Inspector Darren Watson and Police Constable Abdi Osman had to “think outside the box” to catch the culprits, since the officers’ faces had become too well known.
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BBC and ITV star to retire from TV following cancer diagnosis

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
BBC and ITV sports presenter Steve Rider has shared that he plans to step away from TV this summer and retire.
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National Crime Agency name most wanted men including holiday home fraudster

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The National Crime Agency has named their most wanted men.
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The London attraction dubbed best in Britain you’ve never heard of

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Thames Path has been dubbed the best attraction in the UK that most people have never heard of.
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New London venue featuring beer pong, crazy pool, and karaoke opens

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Roxy Ball Room has opened a new games bar in the City of London with beer pong, karaoke, duck pin bowling, cocktails, and bottomless brunch from £42 per person.
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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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