London Clapham News

Leader of Lambeth Council, Cllr Lib Peck said,

These figures are shocking and show the Mayor of London's fire station closure plans will mean it will take a lot longer for fire engines to get to emergencies.

Across Lambeth response times will rise by an average of 34 seconds and these new figures show that in Clapham Town, the Mayors plans will add an average of 3 minutes 57 seconds to the time it takes the first fire engine to reach an emergency.

Any increase in response times is unacceptable because it threatens the safety of our residents.

I urge Boris Johnson to think again about the closure of Clapham Fire station.

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It's a 300 year old tradition which has become emblematic of a particular region of Spain. But today, the 'human towers' of Catalonia came to Clapham. Sharon Thomas was there.

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Castellersde Vilafranca, the worlds best Human Towers team, will be showing off their talents on Clapham Common this afternoon .

The display will see 170 members of the team perform together from midday, creating awe-inspiring 'castells'.

A uniquely Catalan custom, human towers have been enjoyed during town celebrations and festivals in Barcelona for three hundred years. See more on ITV London at 5.30pm.

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A broken-down freight train has caused disruption between Clapham Junction and Kensington Olympia in London.

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South West Trains say a problem at a level crossing between Barnes and Richmond means all lines will be blocked and services disrupted until around 6.30pm.

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Apocalyptic scenes at London Waterloo.. No trains at all. Apparently delays are expected for the rest of the day/night. #southwesttrains

From @GraceHerbert on Twitter: ( 3:13 pm, Fri 12 Oct 2012)

This train is actually too crowded to sit on the floor. Two hours of this is a physical endurance test. South West Trains are awful.

From @HopelessLeah on Twitter: ( 2:56 pm, Fri 12 Oct 2012)

http://t.co/Fx5mdGAi Looks like South West Trains has had better days #delayed #delayed #delayed #cancelled

From @bitoclass on Twitter: ( 4:51 pm, Fri 12 Oct 2012)

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There are still major delays on South West Trains tonight after a signalling problem this lunchtime.

Mainline services between London and the south coast are being delayed by up to an hour. Some suburban services have been cancelled entirely.

A statement on the company's website says:

"Owing to an earlier major signalling problem in the Clapham Area, lines to/from Waterloo are open again but services across the entire South West Trains network may be subject to disruption, owing to the amount of time the lines were previously closed for.

"Disruption is expected until end of service 12/10.......We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to your journey today. "

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Disruption on South West Trains between London Waterloo and Barnes, and between London Waterloo and Wimbledon due to signalling problem.

All trains to and from Waterloo are at a stand-still at the moment.

Source: INRIX

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A3 Clapham Common North Side Eastbound closed, queueing traffic due to accident between A205 The Avenue and A3216 Cedars Road. Also affecting A3216 Cedars Road both ways between A3 Clapham Common North Side and A3036 Lavender Hill

Source: INRIX

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