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Wandsworth and Clapham house prices defy slump
Updated 8:40am Monday 6th October 2008
Property prices between Wandsworth and Clapham common have remained high despite the rest of the borough’s house prices plummeting in the credit crunch.
£300m for schools
Updated 8:50am Saturday 4th October 2008
Details of a £300m makeover for Wandsworth’s secondary and special schools have been revealed by the council.
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Teacher takes on South African motorcycle challenge
Updated 4:20pm Sunday 5th October 2008
A Kingston teacher has just embarked on the latest of a series of breathtaking adventures by taking on the eight day, 2,000km Enduro Motorcycle Challenge across some of South Africa’s most rugged and isolated terrain.
More stories like this »Defensive howlers leave Brown fuming
Updated 2:25pm Monday 6th October 2008
Terry Brown is demanding his defence toughens up if AFC Wimbledon are to avoid seeing their season turn sour.
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Human evolution coming to a halt
Updated 9:40am Tuesday 7th October 2008
Human evolution is grinding to a halt, according to a leading genetics expert.
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Clapham skyscrapers a step nearer
Twin skyscrapers, taller than the London Eye, could be built above Clapham Junction Station if ambitious plans submitted to Wandsworth Council are approved.
Escaped convict has links to Wandsworth
A convicted prisoner with mental problems - who has links to Wandsworth - has escaped from custody.
Free nursery places could create 'institutionalised children'
Gordon Brown's plan to provide free nursery places for two-year-olds risks creating a generation of institutionalised children, a child psychologist from Roehampton University has warned.
Special constable saves suicidal man
A young special constable from Clapham has told how he saved a suicidal man from jumping in the river.
Train death man identified
A man who is thought to have jumped to his death in front of a train at Earlsfield overground station last week has been identified.
Woman refused drink 'because she is black'
Racist pubs in Hungary refused to serve a woman from Balham because she was black, she told the Borough News this week.
Crane group win victory
The grieving mother and girlfriend of a man who was killed when a crane fell on him in Battersea have welcomed news there will be tighter guidelines on crane safety.
Celebrities to take part in charity Question Time
A panel of celebrities and MPs will take part in Question Time: Putney’s Perspective, to be held at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) next Friday (October 10).
'Money doctors' to help students
Students are to be offered the help of ‘Money Doctors’ to help manage their finances better after research at Roehampton University revealed that young people are the worst at handling their finances.
Dry cleaner receives fine for fly-tipping
The owner of a Battersea dry cleaner's has received a £500 fine for fly-tipping.
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