April 2019

• Historic milestone comes home

  A rare and historic milestone and mounting block thought to date from 1654 has been restored and put back in its original location in Roehampton Vale.

  Published: 30 Apr 19

• Get to know your library: helping you discover who you really are

  As part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary celebration of Wandsworth libraries we’re focusing on the wonderful variety of groups, events, resources and services they have to offer

  Published: 29 Apr 19

• Council leader reacts to today's announcement from Debenhams Wandsworth

  Following today’s news of Debenhams’ restructuring plans, Cllr Govindia, Leader of Wandsworth Council, has expressed his regret that the store in Wandsworth Southside has been identified as one of the 22 earmarked for closure in 2020.

  Published: 26 Apr 19

• Inclusive arts at Wandsworth Fringe

  Wandsworth Council’s Wandsworth Arts Fringe (WAF) returns from May 3-19, and this year promises to be more accessible than ever.

  Published: 25 Apr 19

• Driver stole disabled neighbour’s blue badge parking permit

  A man who decided to keep and then fraudulently use his disabled neighbour’s blue badge after it was wrongly delivered to his address has narrowly escaped a jail sentence after being prosecuted by Wandsworth Council’s anti-fraud team.

  Published: 25 Apr 19

• New state-of-the-art changing pavilion with gym and cafe opens at Barn Elms

  Work to provide new state-of-the-art changing rooms for the people who enjoy taking part in a wide range of sports at the council’s flagship leisure and fitness complex at Barn Elms is nearing completion.

  Published: 25 Apr 19

• Employ Wandsworth this week

  Wandsworth’s largest jobs and skills event, Employ Wandsworth 2019, returns to the town hall this Friday (April 26).

  Published: 24 Apr 19

• Get to know your library: where teens help children read

  As part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary celebration of Wandsworth libraries we’re focusing on the wonderful variety of groups, events, resources and services they have to offer.

  Published: 23 Apr 19

• Another chance to help shape early years support

  Parents are getting another chance to help plan the Wandsworth children’s centre programme by attending one of a series of workshops in libraries and children’s centres all over the borough.

  Published: 18 Apr 19

• Voting in the EU Elections

  European Parliament elections are currently scheduled to take place on May 23.

  Published: 18 Apr 19

• Hammersmith Bridge talks underway

  Urgent talks are being held to try and ensure that the impact on Wandsworth residents of the sudden and unexpected closure of Hammersmith Bridge is minimised as much as possible.

  Published: 18 Apr 19

• Residents helping to shape playground improvements at Garratt Park

  Families and young people living in Earlsfield are helping to shape a series of proposals to improve sports and leisure facilities at a popular local neighbourhood green space.

  Published: 18 Apr 19

• Free parking on Easter bank holidays

  Wandsworth residents who are having family and friends visiting this weekend are being reminded that if they arrive by car they won't have to pay for parking on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

  Published: 17 Apr 19

• Funding for neighbourhood schemes

  The next round of the Wandsworth Local Fund (WLF) will be open for applications from residents and community groups from May 1.

  Published: 16 Apr 19

• Next advice event for EU residents

  The next free event to help EU Nationals worried about their post-Brexit status will be held next month in Battersea.

  Published: 16 Apr 19

• James Capper walking ship performances on Thames

  (Updated 23 May 2019) British artist James Capper will unveil his new large-scale mobile sculpture MUDSKIPPER in Wandsworth.

  Published: 16 Apr 19

• Book now for Employ Wandsworth 2019

  Wandsworth’s largest jobs and skills event, Employ Wandsworth 2019, returns to the town hall on Friday April 26.

  Published: 15 Apr 19

• Get to know your library: a place to lend an ear

  As part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary celebration of Wandsworth libraries we’re focusing on the wonderful variety of groups, events, resources and services they have to offer.

  Published: 15 Apr 19

• Hammersmith Bridge subject to ‘indefinite closure’

  Road users can expect heavier congestion on the approaches to river crossings in south west and west London for the foreseeable future after a sudden announcement by Hammersmith & Fulham Council that it was closing Hammersmith Bridge to all vehicle traffic until further notice.

  Published: 12 Apr 19

• 19 bus saved from the axe

  The council’s campaign to save the 19 bus has paid off – with Transport for London (TfL) confirming the vital route linking Battersea to central and north London will not be scrapped.

  Published: 12 Apr 19

• Get to know your library: where Shakespeare meets aliens

  As part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary celebration of Wandsworth libraries we’re focusing on the wonderful variety of groups, events, resources and services they have to offer.

  Published: 12 Apr 19

• Contemporary art gallery signs up to join Nine Elms arts cluster

  Wandsworth is set for an exciting programme of international contemporary art following confirmation that Matt’s Gallery is moving to a new gallery space in Nine Elms.

  Published: 12 Apr 19

• Young people can play for free on borough’s £500k revamped tennis courts

  With summer upon us and the tennis season about to get underway the next generation of Andy Murrays and Roger Federers can hone their racket skills on the borough’s newly refurbished tennis courts.

  Published: 12 Apr 19

• Work about to start on £165k revamp for Wandsworth Common playground

  Work is about to get underway on a £165,000 revamp of a toddler and younger children’s playground on Wandsworth Common.

  Published: 11 Apr 19

• New cycling contraflow scheme provides handy short cut in Roehampton

  Cyclists can now take a convenient short cut along Roehampton High Street after a contraflow system was introduced.

  Published: 10 Apr 19

• Egg-ceptional Easter Egg trail in Battersea

  The virtual world meets the real one at Battersea Park this Easter weekend in a state-of-the-art egg hunt – the first in a summer-long series of events celebrating Wandsworth’s parks.

  Published: 10 Apr 19

• Why I love Wandsworth libraries

  In the latest of our series of chats as part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary campaign, we meet Timothy Weston, actor and library assistant.

  Published: 10 Apr 19

• Macmillan Move More Wandsworth wins First Prize for Personalised Care in Cancer Rehabilitation

  Macmillan Move More Wandsworth, a scheme to help local people living with or beyond cancer get more active, has won first prize in the Transforming Cancer Services Team’s (TCST) competition for cancer rehabilitation services in the London and West Essex Region.

  Published: 08 Apr 19

• Get to know your library: spoilt for online services

  As part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary celebration of Wandsworth libraries we’re focusing on the wonderful variety of groups, events, resources and services they have to offer.

  Published: 08 Apr 19

• Wandsworth Arts Fringe is ten

  Tickets are on sale for south London’s premiere arts festival as it moves into its second decade. To celebrate this landmark birthday, #WAF10 highlights ten projects which celebrate the artists, companies and organisations that have been part of been part of WAF’s first ten years.

  Published: 08 Apr 19

• Smart bins trial launches in Wandsworth

  Wandsworth Council is trialling smart bin technology to help keep the borough’s streets clean.

  Published: 05 Apr 19

• Mia wins top chef prize

  Fourteen-year-old Mia Weatherhead has won the sixth annual Wandsworth Young Chef of the Year competition.

  Published: 05 Apr 19

• Motorists warned camera enforcement of rat run scheme to begin

  Motorists who ignore new traffic rules designed to deter rat run traffic in the West Hill area are being warned that camera enforcement will begin next week.

  Published: 05 Apr 19

• Residents back plans for lorry ban in Magdalen Road

  Residents living in the Magdalen Road area of the borough have given their overwhelming backing to a scheme to ban lorries from driving past their front doors.

  Published: 05 Apr 19

• How the community is working together to keep the river and local streets clean on boat race day

  The council is busy making preparations for the great Boat Race clear up on Sunday as it clears the streets of the litter left behind by the thousands of rowing fans who’ll be flocking to Putney to watch the start of this year’s Oxford v Cambridge showdown.

  Published: 05 Apr 19

• Lift announcements a welcome boost for disabled passengers at Wandsworth Town and Battersea Park

  Councillors in Wandsworth have welcomed today’s ministerial announcement (Thursday) that lifts are to be installed at Wandsworth Town and Battersea Park rail stations as part of a Government scheme to improve transport access for people with disabilities.

  Published: 04 Apr 19

• Tribute paid to former Battersea councillor Sam Heath

  Council Leader Ravi Govindia has today (Monday) paid tribute to former Battersea Labour councillor Samantha Heath who has passed away.

  Published: 01 Apr 19

• Get to know your library: bestselling author welcomes our campaign

  As part of our #gettoknowyourlibrary celebration of Wandsworth libraries we’re focusing on the wonderful variety of groups, events, resources and services they have to offer.

  Published: 01 Apr 19

• Rowers and boat race fans can help keep the river clean

  Ahead of this weekend’s annual University Boat Race, the rowing community are being reminded of the importance of preventing plastics and other waste materials from polluting the river.

  Published: 01 Apr 19