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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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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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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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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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…
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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…
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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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Decades of promises to remove Wandsworth’s hostile one-way traffic system have come to nothing, with Transport for London quietly scrapping long-awaited plans, leaving millions in developer contributions unused in Mayor…
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Nearly two years ago we reported on the opening of Phresh – a new family-run juice bar, coffee shop and deli at 103e Lavender Hill. The business has proved very…
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