Behind the tax ‘freeze’ rhetoric, a a significant financial pressure is building in Wandsworth. Changes to Whitehall’s funding formula will strip millions from the borough and implicitly assumes far higher council tax in return. “Wandsworth Council is freezing your Council Tax for the fourth…
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From Labour’s freshly rebranded leaflets to the Conservatives’ long-standing colour switch, environmental…
After years of controversy, a botched planning application, and hundreds of objections…
Wandsworth’s Planning Forum returned this week with a familiar agenda but lingering questions over transparency. Clapham Junction Insider uncovered evidence that the forum was once publicly listed with published minutes…
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A dark comedy supported by renters’ union ACORN runs at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre this week, using farce and real-life mishaps to probe the pressures facing tenants amid a worsening housing…
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Wandsworth Council has unveiled new plans for housing presented as ‘ambitious’ even though they would deliver hundreds fewer homes a year than previous targets. Council leader Simon Hogg announced a…
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Wandsworth Council’s latest presentation on the Clapham Junction Masterplan promised community engagement. Instead, it delivered a secret 22-member panel, ignored a decade of local expertise, and repackaged proposals from 2011…
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Wandsworth is updating its Local Plan to require more affordable and social rented housing, with new policies currently under review and adoption expected in 2026 Wandsworth’s most recent update on…
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Most of the recent Planning Forum meeting at the Town Hall focused on updates to the Wandsworth Local Plan. There were also brief updates on the Clapham Junction masterplan, as…
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A fresh concept has arrived on Lavender Hill: The Shelf, a new “community shop” where local makers can rent a shelf to showcase their creations. Blending creativity with practicality, it offers a…
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Clapham Junction is about to lose its last round-the-clock police presence. Lavender Hill Police Station — the only 24-hour front desk left in Wandsworth — is set to close, alongside stations in Kensington and Wimbledon, as the Met slashes public…
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Lavender Hill has become a patchwork of burst pipes and emergency repairs, as decades-old water mains struggle to cope with the pressure. Thames Water keeps patching leaks, but years of…
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Following the completion of the Falcon Bridge transformation, the project was marked by an official “switch-on” ceremony on Monday 15 December. We’ve already covered at length the project, from the…
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The first of a series of bespoke artwork panels were installed beneath Falcon Road railway bridge last week, marking a significant milestone in an ambitious scheme to transform one of…
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The long-awaited revamp of Falcon Road railway bridge is now underway, with fresh blue paint already in place and new panels being installed along the underpass walls. The project aims…
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From Southfields station to the Royal Courts of Justice, a vocal SWP crowd rallied outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the opening of a pivotal High Court hearing on…
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A Lords amendment aimed at clearing the way for Wimbledon’s expansion has fallen, leaving the project exposed to renewed legal challenges — including further cases in 2026 — over public…
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When we think of rare and protected landmark trees, we’re probably imagining some giant and ancient landmark – the giant redwoods of California, the giant plane trees in some of…
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The High Court may have cleared the way for Wimbledon’s £200 million expansion, but campaigners are not retreating. Save Wimbledon Park has already applied to appeal, with judges expected to…
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A local historian has taken London residents on a tour of Lavender Hill area to highlight the forgotten female pioneers, as Wandsworth continues to commemorate the unheard icons of the…
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CourtWatch London empowers citizens to observe, report, and engage with the local justice system. And one of their spots is located in Clapham Junction, at Lavender Hill Magistrate’s Court. Lavender…
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If you’re looking for Christmas celebrations in Wandsworth, this post highlights a variety of events, including seven Christmas carol concerts taking place in Battersea and Wandsworth in 2024. Clapham Junction…
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The Devas Club is celebrating its 140th Anniversary with a momentous event on Monday, 2nd September 2024, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the Grand Hall of Battersea Arts…
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Following February’s unveiling of Wandsworth’s new W logo, the Council has announced sweeping expansions of its W-centric rebranding initiative across all borough services. In February, we reported on Wandsworth Council’s modern rebrand…
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A modern W set against a variety of background colours is the new logo for the borough of Wandsworth. After 44 years in opposition, Labour gained overall control of Wandsworth Council in the May 2022 local elections. The Labour administration…
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Our local news magazine about Clapham Junction and around is renamed Clapham Junction Insider (CJI).…
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The Battersea Power Station opened its doors to the public for the first time after nearly 40 years on Friday 14 October 2022. If you went to the event, missed…
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You are currently browsing the new CJAG website. We want CJAG News to be the hub of local news for the area of Clapham Junction and beyond, covering topics on…
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CJAG has setup a channel on YouTube to host our videos. It includes: Public meetings organised by CJAG Special events and meetings Council speeches Planning application decisions …and some others…
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22 London bus routes could be axed as Transport for London (TfL) has announced the biggest set of cuts in decades. C3, N31 and 49 routes from Clapham Junction and…
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The well-known local stationery shop in Clapham Junction is set to close definitively on Friday 14 July. “Certain things should not be allowed to close” is sometime seen as a…
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The renovation of Arding & Hobbs is advancing rapidly, with the new roof structure and part of the updated facade now visible to all, particularly with the renovated TK-Maxx section.…
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We’ve heard worrying reports that both the ‘anchor tenants’ of Clapham Junction’s shopping centre may close next year. Not because they want to leave, but because their landlord has given…
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The biannual planning forum, the informal information sharing group organised by the Council for community representatives, was organised on video-call a few days ago (for the third time since July…
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