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Punk: The Last Word review: A star-studded punk encyclopaedia

I f***ing hate the Clash now,” were the first words Chris Sullivan ever said to me, in the refectory at the Ralph West Hall of Residence in Albert Bridge Road, opposite Battersea Park, in August 1978. This was where art students stayed when they first arrived in London, and Sullivan…

Evening Standard

'I'd never felt at home until I moved here': Ashley James on living in Battersea

TV presenter and radio broadcaster Ashley James on why her patch of south-west London is the first place she has felt at home in the city

Evening Standard

Want to watch the Euros final on the big screen? This south London park has you covered

Battersea Park is having a weekend of sport, with the Wimbledon men’s and women’s finals also being broadcast

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Safety changes set to stop 'speeding cyclists' on Wandsworth Thames path

Planter boxes and rumble strips are being added between Wandsworth Bridge and Battersea Park

Evening Standard

OPINION - London's best park is obviously Battersea Park

This I’m not being funny but… how incredible are London’s parks? I am particularly proud of Battersea Park. As someone that was born just over the bridge in Pimlico, then grew up in Battersea, I’ve been hanging out in the area all my life, and it’s been a big part…

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London Underground ridership surges as capital gears up for Christmas

Christmas at Kew, Battersea Park's fireworks and the West End's Black Friday sales have all led to spikes in Tube travel

Evening Standard

OPINION - London will become a dystopia of gated living if we fail to build houses

The first place I lived in London as an adult was the Ralph West Halls of Residence, on Albert Bridge Road, opposite Battersea Park. I was 17, it was the height of punk, and I lived just a spit from King’s Road in Chelsea. Since then I’ve lived in most…

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Best UK places for seeing cherry blossoms from gorgeous parks to botanic gardens

Royal Botanic Garden, Regent's Park, Battersea Park, Wimpole Estate, St James's Park, Sheringham Park and RHS Garden Wisley have all been included in a list of the areas with the best cherry blossoms in the UK

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Call for more support on 50th anniversary of Battersea fairground disaster

Five children were killed and 13 injured when the Big Dipper rollercoaster crashed in 1972.

The Independent UK

Survivors of ‘forgotten tragedy’ campaign for memorial 50 years on

Five children were killed in May 1972 when the Big Dipper rollercoaster crashed in Battersea Park, south-west London.

The Independent UK

Battersea Park funfair disaster: Sadiq Khan pledges memorial 50 years on

The Mayor said he would ‘ring up’ the leader of Wandsworth Council and ‘explain to him the difference having a memorial makes to the survivors’

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