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Action for climate change in Wandsworth
An ambitious action plan designed to tackle climate change has been published today by Wandsworth Council.
Community gets together to plant trees
14 Jan 20Free Christmas tree recycling continues - but please don’t dump them on the street
In the first week of its annual Christmas tree recycling programme the council has collected almost ninety tonnes of trees.
Popular schools to provide more places with £15m investment in local education
Some of the borough’s most popular schools are being expanded so they can admit more pupils as part of a £15m investment to provide more classroom places in Wandsworth.
Raised zebra to improve safety at St Michael’s
Children attending a Southfields primary will benefit from safer journeys to and from school when a new zebra crossing is unveiled next month.
Next advice event for EU residents
10 Jan 20
Nine Elms 'hidden space' opens for art
09 Jan 20
Nominate an outstanding young person
Do you know an outstanding young person? Nominate them for a 2020 Wandsworth Young Person of the Year award.
Bop to the 80s with the Mayor of Wandsworth
Dig out your old eighties clothes and grab your tickets now for a charity event hosted by the Mayor of Wandsworth on January 24.
Council leader’s New Year message to Wandsworth
In his New Year message to the people of Wandsworth, the Leader of Wandsworth Council, Ravi Govindia, talks about how in 2020 the borough will work to tackle climate change.
Road and cycle safety improvements on the way in Chestnut Grove
Works are set to begin on a measure designed to improve road safety for cyclists and children attending schools in Chestnut Grove in Balham.
Curry meal came with a cockroach
07 Jan 20
Get healthy in 2020
07 Jan 20
Keen readers borrow 1.5million books
The borough’s library network issued almost a million and a half books last year.
New Substance Use Disorder service to launch
A new service to help individuals with drug or alcohol addiction will be launched in Richmond and Wandsworth.
Don’t miss your chance to comment on new Wandsworth political map
There is just over a month left to comment on the independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s draft proposals for new Wandsworth Council ward boundaries.
Hefty court fine for man who claimed he was immune from planning laws
A resident who built a ramshackle extension covering the whole of his back garden - in direct contravention of planning regulations – told magistrates, a crown court judge and a jury that the laws of the land did not apply to him.
Proposed changes to the mix of housing for the Alton Estate regeneration
A revised proposal for the phasing and delivery of council homes as part of the regeneration of the Alton Estate will accelerate the delivery of new council homes
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