Visitors to Clapham Common will be able to check their emails and browse the web with a new free wi-fi service.

Park visitors can use the connection, based at the Clapham Common bandstand, from this week.

Councillor Sally Prentice, cabinet member for culture at Lambeth Council, said the service would be a “fantastic addition” to the area.

"These days people want to be able to access the internet on the move," she said.