News in Clapham

Battersea Nails & Beauty, a popular beauty salon on St John's Hill, is closed until further notice after a fire broke out from an electric fault in a nail lamp.

Four fire engines from local fire stations were called to the Clapham Junction beauty salon at 8:37pm on Sunday evening after residents in the flats above heard smoke alarms sounding.

Wandsworth's Mayor Cllr Richard Field is calling on residents to support this year's Poppy Appeal.

Cllr Field, pictured below with representatives of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association at the launch of the Poppy appeal in Southfields, said: "The annual Poppy Appeal raises vital funds for the Royal British Legion and provides the lion's share of the money it needs to support and help those who have given so much for their country.

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.

Asop, the cult Australian skin, hair and body care company, is on the brink of opening a new store in Clapham after taking over the lease at 71 Northcote Road.

A planning application was submitted to Wandsworth Council in early October proposing a change of use at the site from Class A1 (retail floorspace) to Class E(a) (Display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food), with 71 Northcote Road previously occupied by local butchers A. Dove & Son.

Maintenance work to upgrade the Grant Road lifts at Clapham Junction station begin today (Monday, October 18).

The lift closure is part of a six month project will ensure every platform at the station has a reliable lift, following a high number of faults and failures that have limited step-free access to and from Clapham Junction.

One of the stars of Netflix's Bridgerton has rallied the local community together to save a wholefood shop in nearby Brixton.

Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury in the Downton Abbey meets Gossip Girl costume drama, lent her support to the GoFundMe for Brixton Wholefoods.

Free oat milk coffees will be available on Clapham Common throughout Monday, marking World Vegan Day.

The complimentary coffees will be given out from 9am to 6pm on November 1 at Common Ground café on Clapham Common South Side, thanks to the British oat milk producer, Glebe Farm.

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Clapham Breakfast Briefing: Wednesday, October 13

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.

Police are appealing for witnesses as they piece together the final movements of a 27-year-old man who went missing from the local area on Sunday, October 17.

Mohamed Mussa, known to his friends as Mussa, was last seen at 5:29am that morning as he walked towards Putney Bridge.