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Latest news
EDF challenged on Balham blackouts
The council is pressing EDF Energy to compensate businesses in Balham after a series of power failures cost the town centre around £1/4 million.
8 February 2010
Join the Big Dance
The council is calling on local groups and organisations to get involved with this years Big Dance, July 3 - 11.
8 February 2010
Have your say about crime
People can quiz police and council bosses about crime and public safety in the borough at a public meeting on February 17.
8 February 2010
Local youngsters tree planting
Last week pupils from Dolphin School in Battersea enjoyed a day out of the classroom planting new trees on Wandsworth Common.
5 February 2010
Sign up for an active lifestyle
Wandsworth residents and non-residents aged 50 and over can sign up for a free physical activity programme run by the council.
4 February 2010
History project nets lottery cash
The council has been awarded £10,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to help set up an imaginative local history project.
4 February 2010
Tooting people are video stars
You Tube viewers can watch Tooting people have their say about the town and the Tooting Together initiative.
4 February 2010
Director feigned disability
A company director who went to extraordinary lengths to fraudulently obtain a disabled person's parking permit has narrowly avoided being sent to jail after magistrates said her dishonesty was "serious, persistent and premeditated".
4 February 2010
Council cuts rents for tenants
The vast majority of the councils 17,000 tenants will see a reduction in their weekly rents over the coming year.
3 February 2010
Food waste workshops
People can learn how to waste less food at a series of roadshows across the borough.
3 February 2010
Gully thieves putting lives at risk
Cyclists, motorbike riders and other road users are being put at risk by callous thieves who are stealing drain and gully covers from the capital's roads, councillors are warning.
3 February 2010
Help crackdown on fraudsters
The council is supporting a national campaign combating the scams that hi-tech fraudsters use to swindle people out of their money.
3 February 2010
Elliott consults on becoming trust
Governors of Elliott School in Putney want to hear the views of parents about proposals to become part of a National Challenge Trust.
2 February 2010
Thousands more join car club
Another 2,000 local residents have joined a major car club scheme since the council launched ten new on-street locations for their vehicles.
1 February 2010
Find out how to be green
Discover how to produce less rubbish, recycle more or make a green pledge at Lavender Hill Asda on February 5.
1 February 2010
EU urged to act on Heathrow pollution
The UK Government could face daily fines after allowing air pollution at Heathrow to breach European limits.
29 January 2010
Pothole repairs follow big freeze
The council has begun the huge task of repairing the boroughs potholes after the deepest freeze in 30 years damaged roads across London.
29 January 2010
Council seeks Putney post office promise
Councillors have asked Post Office bosses to spell out plans for the future of counter services in Putney town centre if their current premises are redeveloped.
28 January 2010
New look for balham.com
Balhams official town centre website has been re-launched with a range of fresh new features.
27 January 2010
Opinion Poll
Will you cut back on the amount of waste you put in the bin?
Total Votes: 167 | Results | Past Polls
