Clapham Breakfast Briefing: Accident on Falcon Road blocking Lavender Hill

Clapham Breakfast Briefing: Tuesday, November 9

Clapham Breakfast Briefing is a daily column dedicated to morning 'must-knows' from around town and other useful tid bits: weather, traffic, travel and trivia news in a nutshell.

Top Story

Stolen Audi returned to owner after Ferndale police team patrol in the local area.

Clapham weather forecast

Clapham will see variable cloud cover this morning, allowing for some brighter spells at points. As the day draws on, thicker cloud will amass, but it should remain dry. Overnight, spells of light and patchy drizzle will appear, and will likely linger till dawn.

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Sunrise in Clapham today: 07:07

Sunset in Clapham today: 16:20

Clapham Traffic

An accident on A3207 Falcon Road has partially blocked the road in both directions at A3036 Lavender Hill. Congestion to Latchmere Road, York Road and the A3 between Clapham Common and Wandsworth.

A detour in operation is affecting thirteen bus routes.

Road closed due to emergency water repairs on B224 The Pavement Eastbound from Clapham Common to A3 Clapham Common South Side. Traffic can still go straight to join the A3.

Road closed due to water main work on Grayshott Road both ways from Eversleigh Road to Ashbury Road.

Clapham Junction

There is a good service currently operating through Clapham Junction.

The station is upgrading the Grant Road lifts and as a result there is no step-free access at Grant Road until Friday, November 12.

The Northern Line

There is a good service currently operating on the Northern line.

What's Happening in Clapham

Over in our What's On section, find theatre, comedy, live music and fireworks events coming up in Clapham.

Fact of the day

In the 800s when Clapham was a humble Saxon village, it was originally called Clopp Ham – which means village (ham) by the short hill (clopp). Centuries went by before this little farming village began to grow and meld into London.

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