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Instant access to online council tax
People signing up for online council tax accounts will get an improved service from today.
Friday 10 February 2012
Love Tooting this Valentine’s Day
Tooting shoppers are being urged to show their support for the town by joining in with the new Love Tooting campaign.
Friday 10 February 2012
Metal thieves and flytippers targeted
A joint operation targeting rogue scrap metal dealers and flytippers in the borough has been carried out by the police and town hall staff.
Friday 10 February 2012
Tackling street drinking on Putney estate
The council and police are exploring a joint action plan to tackle problem street drinkers on Putney’s Ashburton estate.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Parents celebrate new look Bolingbroke
A special event took place on Tuesday to mark the beginning of Bolingbroke Hospital’s transformation into a new state secondary school.
Thursday 9 February 2012
New primary school public meeting today
Public meetings are being held today (Thursday) and tomorrow for parents in Tooting who want to find out more about plans for a brand new primary school in the area.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Kids can help design playground
Children and young people are being given the chance to say what kind of play equipment they would like to see installed at the new-look Battersea Park adventure playground.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Gritting teams swing into action
The council gritted more than 700 miles of borough roads during the weekend cold snap, with main roads gritted three times.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
21st century libraries move a step closer
Five organisations have been shortlisted as potential partners under innovative plans to deliver better and more cost effective library services in two London boroughs.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Charter to tackle antisocial behaviour
Wandsworth is reinforcing its ongoing commitment to protecting residents from antisocial behaviour.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Deadline looms for sewer consultation
Residents have just a few days left to have their say on the Thames Tunnel ‘super sewer’ project.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Face to face quiz for councillors tonight
People living in the Northcote ward area of Battersea will be able to quiz councillors and town hall managers face to face tonight (Tuesday) about the local services they receive.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Shop vacancy study misleading
The Local Data Company (LDC) has again been criticised for publishing ‘misleading’ and ‘incomplete’ information about town centre shop vacancy rates.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Still time to enter photo competition
Photographers have until Friday to submit their entries for this year’s photoWANDSWORTH competition.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Open Council initiative proves popular
Wandsworth’s pioneering Open Council section of its website has been viewed nearly 10,000 times since its launch one week ago.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Landlord fined for breaking housing law
A landlord who flouted fire safety rules while renting out an unlicensed home to unsuspecting tenants has been fined by magistrates.
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Lambeth listens on noisy concert concerns
Efforts to persuade councillors in neighbouring Lambeth to listen more closely to concerns over plans for more noisy concerts on Clapham Common have paid off.
Monday 6 February 2012
Empty homes brought back into use
Wandsworth Council has brought 172 long-term private sector empty properties back into use since 2008.
Monday 6 February 2012
Public meetings on new primary school
Parents in Tooting are being invited to two public meetings this week where they can find out more about plans for a brand new primary school in the area.
Monday 6 February 2012
Schools given thousands of Olympic tickets
Thousands of pupils in Wandsworth will be watching the world’s greatest athletes and sports stars in action after it was announced 3,025 tickets to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be shared among 90 borough schools.
Monday 6 February 2012
