News in Clapham

Police have released a picture of a girl missing from the Putney area.

Wandsworth Police have appealed for information about a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since yesterday (August 2).

Plans for a London Underground strike this week have been suspended.

A four-day strike had been planned for this month, however, the first two days of these strikes, set to happen on August 3 and 5, have been suspended.

A man has been charged for the fatal stabbing of Shane Jerome in Brixton last Wednesday.

Brandon Aldon McNeil, 18, was charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place on Friday, July 30.

Plans to make Covid vaccine passports mandatory at nightclubs would make the newly opened Lit an "unviable" business, its owners Ashley Letchford and Daniel O'Reilly have said.

Full vaccination will be a condition of entry to nightclubs and venues with large crowds from September. But as Ashley Letchford, 40, says: "If I can do an antigen test to fly to Portugal, why can't we operate the same system in clubs?

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Clapham Common parkrun is desperate for volunteers and has appealed to the local community to help keep Clapham running.

Last Saturday hundreds of runners rocked up to Clapham Common to take part in the first parkrun since Covid-19 restrictions forced the event to be cancelled.

Ex-England cricketer Monty Panesar has written an article on Simone Biles for our sister site Twickenham Nub News. Have a read of Monty's piece below.

Simone Biles, four-time Olympic gold medalist and arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, has made international headlines for quitting the team and her all-around events at the Tokyo Olympics. Douglas MacArthur famously said: "Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul." But for all the viewers who are prepared to watch on TV without putting themselves through the mental and physical sacrifice required to become an Olympic champion, you should think twice before saying Biles is a QUITTER.

St George's Hospital has been slammed for acting "above the law" after it began building works without permission.

The plans for a three-storey temporary hospital office were submitted in March but building work began before planning permission was given.

A person has been hit by a train between Balham and Clapham Junction.

Southern Rail UK reported the incident on Twitter at around 10.10am. It wrote: "It is with great sadness that we report a person has been hit by a train between Balham and Clapham Junction.

Mark Callis, Wandsworth Council's animal welfare manager, tells Nub News readers how to keep their dogs safe.

London led the 'Pandemic Puppy' trend, with dog ownership rising 141 per cent over the course of a locked down 2020. For dog owners - old and new alike - lucky enough to live locally to Clapham Common, the enjoyment of walking Fido across its fields becomes tempered if there is a sense his safety might be at risk.