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Top 10 Things To Do In The Borough Of Wandsworth

We uncover the best bits from central London’s greenest borough.

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In which: We keep our fingers crossed: for the baby who fell three floors out of a Tooting flat today. We are sceptical: about Dave’s brave new Big Society. We ask: is Wembley about to get a shiny new high street? We learn: that Martin …

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Photo / Pit Van Meeffe 15-year old boy given life sentence after starting house fire that killed two girls in Tooting The Standard ‘fesses up that a nonsense story about Susan Boyle was utter cobblers. They should be forced to publish it on the front …

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Dining Beyond Zone 1: The Antelope, Tooting

The Antelope, Tooting Welcome to Dining Beyond Zone 1, our series of restaurant reviews dedicated to seeking out quality local places to dine beyond the frenzy of Central London! At Londonist we love a hidden gem, but heading to a pub in Tooting for dinner …

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Photo / DICKS DAILY The government could be fined millions of pounds by the EU over London’s poor air quality West Ham midfielder Dean Ashton is forced to retire aged 26 due to injury 20mph speed zones in London have reduced road injuries by 40% …

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Win: Tickets To Wu-Tang Clan @ Matter

Wu-Tang Clansmen Rza and Raekwon (pictured) will play a special one-off gig on October 3rd at Matter in The O2, to showcase group founder and producer Rza’s new book on the Clan’s labyrinthine mythology, The Tao of Wu. Yet after the row that engulfed the …

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A pensioner who was attacked by teenage boys in Tooting a week ago has died. Merlin wants to play FTSE. Meanwhile, back in the City…women’s pay still sucks. A memorial service has been held at Trinity Gardens for merchant seamen who have lost their lives …

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The London Blogger Interviews #3: The Cabbies Capital

For the third instalment in our series of London blogger interviews, we approached a new blogger who is documenting a great institution of our city – the life of a cabbie. Richard has a very special view of London through the window of a black …

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Tooting ID Fraud Hot Spot

Tooting has just been bestowed with a rather dubious title — the UK’s worst place for ID fraud. It’s not just a little more likely that your identity, credit and good name will be stolen from SW17, it’s a whole five times more likely than …