Clapham Breakfast Briefing: Slow traffic around Bolingbroke Grove on this sunny, chilly Tuesday

Clapham Breakfast Briefing: Tuesday, November 2

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 Stories

Australian skincare brand Asop is set to open a store on Northcote Road.

A care home in Wandsworth took two weeks to tell daughter off her mother's death, an ombudsman report last week revealed.

A husband and wife duo will replace The Rectory with new pub The Pig's Head.

After lockdown restrictions eased earlier this year The Rectory pub in Clapham Old Townannounced it would permanently close.

Sunrise in Clapham today: 06:55

Sunset in Clapham today: 16:32

Clapham weather forecast

Though autumn temperatures have well and truly arrived in Clapham, a sunny day is forecast from dawn to dusk.

Pollution | Low

UV | Low

Clapham Traffic

Slow traffic on A3 Battersea Rise both ways around Bolingbroke Grove. Congestion to Clapham Common.

The Ultra Low Emission Zone expanded to parts of Clapham last week.

Clapham Junction

There is a good service currently operating through Clapham Junction, though passengers to London Waterloo may experience a decreased service after a train from Exeter St David's was delayed while emergency services dealt with an incident which has caused some trains to be cancelled and others to run behind schedule.

Clapham Junction began Grant Road lift upgrades 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 on the Northern line.

For onwards travel, please note no service on the District line between Parsons Green and Wimbledon while a signal failure at Wimbledon Park is fixed. There are minor delays between Barking and Upminster due to an earlier faulty train.

What's Happening in Clapham

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

Fact of the day

White chocolate does not contain any cocoa solids and technically is not chocolate.

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