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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The Kitchen Shoppe premises have reopened as the Clapham Discount Store after a complete refit, continuing to serve the same household goods needs that kept it trading for 20 years.…
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It’s taken years and years – but works have finally got going on building a second entrance to Queenstown Road station. This was originally proposed way back in 2014, as…
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It’s rare to see new houses rather than flats in Battersea – but six of them are coming to a sliver of land you’ve probably never noticed, hidden away behind…
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After losing its license in murderous circumstances, Dirty Blonde on Wandsworth Road looks for a fresh start
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Some of the articles we write really catch on and get shared all over the place – and some don’t. Early last year, the local news website Lavender-Hill.uk posted something…
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Bohem Brewery’s third London venue transforms the long-empty Queen’s Arms into a Czech beer specialist pub. Opening within weeks at 139 St Philip Street with authentic Bohemian lagers, traditional pouring…
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Investigation: Battersea Power Station’s historic cranes left rotting in a remote marsh
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Lost for over a decade, Battersea’s last remaining industrial heritage cranes are languishing in pieces at an abandoned landfill site rather than being restored as promised. Despite being protected as…
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Wandsworth Council’s innovative development will add 14 new flats to the existing estate near Lavender Hill, while also upgrading communal gardens and addressing longstanding issues. The project, part of the…
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With rent increasing and business struggling, a cluster of changes for some of Lavender Hill’s traders
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With soaring cost of renting a premises in Clapham Junction, we look at at a bundle of changes affecting traders – including several of the most long-established local businesses. Kitchen…
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Clapham Common’s new café marks a significant transformation of a derelict public toilet building, which had long been a neglected eyesore. Following extensive renovations, the site now offers a vibrant…
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