http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk The latest press releases from Wandsworth Council en-gb Copyright 2009 Wandsworth Council press@wandsworth.gov.uk (Press Office) webmanager@wandsworth.gov.uk (Website Manager) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:36:39 GMT Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:36:39 GMT Wandsworth Council http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/info/200109/media_centre http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6935 Three more fashion retailers will be opening new stores in Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth Town over the coming months. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6935 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6936 Wandsworth schoolchildren have been learning how to keep out of danger at the council’s popular Junior Citizen scheme. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6936 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6937 The Government's controversial plans to introduce parking charges in Richmond Park have suffered a setback after peers in the House of Lords backed a motion calling on ministers to have a rethink. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6937 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6938 Children's minister Ed Balls was part of a high-flying delegation that yesterday (Wednesday) paid a fact finding visit to a Wandsworth Council-run care centre for vulnerable families. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6938 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6931 Tooting Library was officially reopened last week (Wednesday 10 March) by shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6931 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6932 Around 80 business leaders attended a council backed event last week to find out more about investment opportunities in Putney town centre. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6932 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6933 The council, police, train operators and transport organisations have all reaffirmed their commitment to providing safer stations in Wandsworth. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6933 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6934 Councillors have approved plans to introduce a 20mph speed limit on more roads in West Putney. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6934 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6928 Young offenders have been helping to pay back the community for their crimes by clearing away graffiti from a block of flats in Battersea. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6928 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6929 Popstar Suggs says that with a £25,000 cash prize on offer it would be "madness" not to sign up to a new council tax direct debit payment campaign. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6929 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6930 The council has approved plans to create five new homes from a disused clinic on the Ashburton Estate, West Putney. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6930 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6927 Car dealers who have been illegally using a busy residential street in Tooting to store vehicles they are trying to sell have been dealt a financial blow after the council towed them away. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6927 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6926 With elections looming now is the time to make sure your name is on the electoral register. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6926 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6923 Wandsworth councillors last night (March 10) set a council tax that is the lowest in the country and barely more than half the London average. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6923 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6924 New signs have begun to appear across the borough in advance of the introduction of new dog control orders in Wandsworth. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6924 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6925 Councils opposed to Heathrow expansion say detailed government plans for a high speed line to Birmingham fall far short of the kind of national network that is need to provide alternatives to short haul flights. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6925 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6920 Smallwood primary school in Tooting has enjoyed rapid progress in raising standards of behaviour, learning and teaching, education inspectors have concluded. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6920 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6921 Four local play spaces have reopened to the public with a wealth of challenging new facilities. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6921 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6922 The council has pledged an additional £2m for road repairs, and has launched a major ward-by-ward pothole repair programme. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6922 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6918 Dozens of motorists took advantage of free roadside emissions tests arranged by the council's environmental services team as part of the on-going efforts to reduce air pollution. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6918 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6916 Councils concerned about the environmental impact of Heathrow expansion have called on the Government to set up a brand new regulator for the aviation industry. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6916 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6917 The opening of a new Wandsworth Museum has moved a step closer following the signing of a 20 year lease on the building that will be the museum's new home. http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/legacy/news/pressreleasedetail.asp?id=6917 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT