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Riot-Torched Shop Re-opens Almost Two Years On

Owner of ‘The Partystores’ tells us what it was like to see his business burning down

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Video: The London Overground Extension To Clapham Junction

New link completes the outer London orbital railway.

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Cooking Lessons @ Jamie Oliver’s Recipease

A Clapham Junction masterclass in food creativity.

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Dining Beyond Zone 1: Soif

A heady tale of thirst-quenching fun in Battersea…

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Dining Beyond Zone 1: Powder Keg Diplomacy

Colonial feasting in the conservatory with a cocktail or two…

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Monday Miscellanea

Historical Londony trivia for a Monday morning.

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Police Withdrew From Clapham Junction During Riots

Wandsworth Council report finds only eight riot officers were available in the area and back-up took two hours to arrive.

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New Restaurant Review: The Fish Place, Battersea

Sitting appropriately at the water’s edge, The Fish Place makes the most of its riverside position with view-capturing glass frontage on the first floor (and riverside outdoor seating come the warmer months). In fact, once the wines start to be poured and the smell of …

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Mien Tay Launches Wine List

When Mien Tay opened a second branch of its popular Kingsland Road restaurant in Battersea last year and brought the good people of Clapham Junction some of the best Vietnamese food in London, it quite rightly became a bit of a food bloggers’ darling. We’ve …

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Preview: field&flower @ Dove & Son

The carnival is coming to town. Northcote Road, to be exact. This Sunday, the much-loved “boutique” street of Clapham Junction will be overcome with markets, live music, fairground rides and, of course, a carnival parade. They’re catering for everyone with antiques alongside bouncy castles; but …

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Leave No Bear Behind Part 12: The Pitiful Thing About Tiggers

Oh the pitiful thing about tiggers Is tiggers are unwanted things Their tops are strung up from crossbeams Their bottoms just dangle from strings They’re dirty, hurty, dead by thirty Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong But the most pitiful thing about tiggers is He’s not …