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Latest news
Avoid traffic gridlock in town centre
Motorists planning to travel through Wandsworth town centre during this evening’s rush hour (Friday) are being advised to find an alternative route because of traffic gridlock caused by a burst water main.
Friday 3 February 2012
London prepares for cold weather
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils – the body representing all 32 of London's boroughs and the City of London - have set out the measures underway to keep London moving during any coming bad weather.
Friday 3 February 2012
New medical centre for Tooting
A new medical centre is to be built in Tooting after councillors gave their backing to a development project.
Friday 3 February 2012
Council ready for cold snap
The council has plans in place to deal with weather-related problems should the current cold snap get worse.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Plan for new primary free school in Tooting
Parents in Tooting could soon have a new choice of school for their children with the unveiling of plans for a new primary in the area.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Earlsfield judged a great place to live
Earlsfield has been judged to be one of the capital’s best kept secrets for people looking for somewhere to live.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Knife wielding robber caught on camera
A knife wielding mugger who stabbed a middle-aged woman four times while trying to steal her handbag is beginning a 12 year prison sentence after council CCTV cameras helped bring her to justice.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Digital TV switchover campaign launched
A new campaign has launched urging family and friends of older and potentially vulnerable people to make sure they are aware of the help on offer ahead of April’s digital TV switchover.
Thursday 2 February 2012
New art gallery for Tooting
Tooting’s new pop-up arts centre, Construction Gallery, has officially opened.
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Newsagent sold cigarettes to young girl
A newsagent has been prosecuted by the council’s trading standards team after he was caught selling cigarettes to a juvenile.
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Transparency holds council to account
Wandsworth has today (Wednesday) become first council in London to give residents transparent information on how it performs in a way that holds decision makers to account.
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Police appeal for missing teen
Wandsworth Police have issued an appeal for information to help them trace a missing 14-year-old girl from Tooting.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Joint campaign for Putney green bus zone
The Putney Society and Wandsworth Council have launched a new campaign to secure more low emission hybrid buses on routes through Putney High Street.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Pupils mark Holocaust Memorial Day
More than 150 school pupils took part in interactive assemblies to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
No charge for Jubilee street parties
There will be no charge to organise a street party during the Diamond Jubilee long weekend, the council has confirmed.
Monday 30 January 2012
New plan for Nine Elms site
A planning application has been submitted to Wandsworth Council for the redevelopment of the Market Towers office building in Nine Elms.
Monday 30 January 2012
Drive to speed up roadworks
Council leader Ravi Govindia has welcomed a new scheme that aims to minimise the disruption caused to Londoners by roadworks.
Friday 27 January 2012
Warning on census email scam
Officials at the Office for National Statistics have issued a warning to the public today (Friday) after it emerged that fraudsters were using an email scam about the census to try and elicit people’s personal information.
Friday 27 January 2012
‘Let’s Talk’ roadshow heads for Northcote
People living in the Northcote ward area of Battersea, which includes residential areas to the south of Clapham Junction station and the streets surrounding the ever popular Northcote Road, will have the chance to deliver their verdict on local services at the latest Let’s Talk feedback session.
Friday 27 January 2012
Artist asks to hear war stories
Members of the public who have memories or stories to share about the borough during WWI and WWII are being called on to do so as part of a special exhibition.
Friday 27 January 2012
