June 2020

• Old York Road changes improve road safety and offer boost to local businesses

  As part of its response to Covid-19, the council is temporarily introducing a road closure on Old York Road so that the road space can be reallocated to encourage more walking and cycling.

  Published: 30 Jun 20

• How has COVID-19 affected you?

  Wandsworth Council is running a major survey into how the Coronavirus Pandemic has affected the borough.

  Published: 30 Jun 20

• Guys Get Active

  The council has launched the summer Guys Get Active programme to help men in Wandsworth lose weight and become fitter while enjoying sports.

  Published: 30 Jun 20

• Local resident Sting strikes a chord with Battersea community choir

  Rehearsals hit a high note for the Battersea Power Station (BPS) Community Choir during lockdown when local resident Sting joined the chorus of voices.

  Published: 30 Jun 20

• Council secures agreement from TfL to permit al-fresco trading for pubs, bars and restaurants

  The council has successfully persuaded highways chiefs at Transport for London to allow Old York Road to be closed to traffic so that its pubs, bars and restaurants can reopen and use the extra space to safely cater for their customers.

   

  Published: 29 Jun 20

• Low traffic neighbourhood scheme enhances cycle contraflow in Earlsfield

  Residents living on a busy motor vehicle short cut in Earlsfield will be among the latest to benefit from a reduction in traffic levels in their street with the introduction of the borough’s latest Low Traffic Neighbourhood.

  Published: 26 Jun 20

• Normal parking rules to resume from July 4

  With the country emerging slowly from lockdown and many shops and local businesses reopening in the coming days, parking controls are set to be stepped up from next weekend.

  Published: 26 Jun 20

• Court order prohibits illegal party and gathering on Edgecombe Hall estate

  The council has today (Friday) obtained a High Court injunction prohibiting anti-social activities on the Edgecombe Hall estate in Wandsworth.

  Published: 26 Jun 20

• Newest low traffic neighbourhood unveiled in Balham

  Traffic engineers will be carrying out work tomorrow (Friday) to implement the borough’s newest low traffic neighbourhood.

  Published: 25 Jun 20

• Construction skills get a lift with training grant boost

  Construction skills training courses for hundreds more jobseekers are due to get underway this summer thanks to a new £500,000 government grant.

  Published: 25 Jun 20

• Pop-up Coronavirus test centre in Wandsworth this weekend

  People who think they may have contracted Coronavirus can get tested at a special temporary testing centre run by the army in Wandsworth on June 27 and 28.

  Published: 25 Jun 20

• Another Community Knock is coming to Roehampton

  Regenerate and the My Roehampton project are preparing for another Roehampton Community Knock, reaching out to isolated people.

  Published: 25 Jun 20

• Sign up for short courses to make you more employable

  The council’s Work Match team has organised a series of short courses from July 13 to help you brush up your skills and thrive in the online workplace. 

  Published: 25 Jun 20

• Public notice - intended injunction application

  TAKE NOTICE that the London Borough of Wandsworth intends to apply to the Court for an injunction order with a power of arrest in order to prohibit certain activities from taking place on the Edgecombe Hall Estate in Wandsworth.

  Published: 25 Jun 20

• Funding secured for 16 school streets, a major cycle corridor and eight low traffic neighbourhoods

  Highways engineers in Wandsworth are set to commence work on a series of road safety schemes worth more than £800,000.

  Published: 24 Jun 20

• Council leader joins St William to mark the topping out of new affordable homes in Battersea

  Yesterday (June 23), St William, a joint venture between National Grid and the Berkeley Group, hosted a topping out ceremony at Prince of Wales Drive in Battersea to mark the completion of the first affordable homes at the flagship scheme and new neighbourhood for the borough.

   

  Published: 24 Jun 20

• Wandsworth Council launches Smart Growth recovery plan

  Wandsworth Council is responding to the Coronavirus pandemic by launching an ambitious recovery plan designed to ensure that the borough gives the best possible opportunities and advantages to its residents and businesses.

  Published: 24 Jun 20

• Standing Ovation for Wandsworth Music’s Online Services

  Wandsworth Music is the largest cultural education provider in the borough, teaching more than 7,000 children and young people every year in Wandsworth Schools and through the Wandsworth Music Academy.

  Published: 23 Jun 20

• A message from Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar

  The South West Borough Commander for the Metropolitan Police has written the following message to the public. 

  Published: 22 Jun 20

• Council agrees rough sleepers Covid-19 recovery plan

  Wandsworth Council' housing committee last night approved an action plan to help rough sleepers avoid returning to the streets as Covid-19 lockdown is eased.

  Published: 19 Jun 20

• Rough sleepers Covid-19 recovery plan by Wandsworth Council

  Wandsworth Council is expected to approve an action plan tonight (June 18) that will help rough sleepers avoid returning to the streets as Covid-19 lockdown is eased.

  Published: 18 Jun 20

• Work Match helps COVID-hit residents find work

  How about changing career or finding a new job this summer? Would you like to work at the Royal College of Art or with a local development company? Over 200 new jobseekers have recently signed up to take advantage of opportunities like these through Wandsworth Council’s Work Match service.

  Published: 18 Jun 20

• Deadline extended for businesses to apply for discretionary fund

  Small businesses in Wandsworth now have an extra day to apply for a new discretionary business fund scheme if they have been affected by COVID-19.

  Published: 17 Jun 20

• Extra chance to have your say on new Wandsworth political map

  The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England has opened a new phase of public consultation in its review of Wandsworth’s council ward boundaries.

  Published: 16 Jun 20

• Pop-up Coronavirus test centre in Wandsworth Wednesday and Thursday

  People who think they may have contracted Coronavirus can get tested at a special temporary testing centre run by the army in Wandsworth on June 17 and 18.

  Published: 16 Jun 20

• Public consultation now underway to help keep Wandsworth’s parks the ‘envy of London’

  People who live and work in Wandsworth are being asked what they think about the borough’s parks, commons and open spaces and if they have any ideas for how they could be improved.

  Published: 16 Jun 20

• Wandsworth Council launches bid to erect a statue of John Archer

  The Leader of Wandsworth Council, Cllr Ravi Govindia, has today launched a campaign to erect a statue of John Archer, London’s very first Black Mayor. It follows calls by Love Battersea for the local trailblazer to be commemorated. 

  Published: 15 Jun 20

• Safety first as Wandsworth town centres open for business

  The Minister for London joined Councillor Jonathan Cook in Wandsworth as high streets around the borough opened their doors with queues, hygiene and distancing measures in place to keep staff and customers safe while they shop.

  Published: 15 Jun 20

• Wimbledon Foundation boosts community fund

  The Wimbledon Foundation has given a generous £20,000 donation to the Wandsworth Grant Fund so that more community groups can be supported.

  Published: 12 Jun 20

• Local charity World Heart Beat keeps young musicians in tune during lockdown

  More than one hundred young people from Wandsworth's award-winning charity World Heart Beat Music Academy have come together online to make their own lockdown music videos.

  Published: 12 Jun 20

• Kits to help Wandsworth’s young people create and learn

  The council has teamed up with a group of Wandsworth’s creative organisations to put together resources and materials for families with children aged six to 10 to help them get creative in their own homes.

  Published: 12 Jun 20

• Parks Police help residents to enjoy parks and open spaces

  In May, we spoke to Parks Police Constable, Selina Hill, to find out about what life in lockdown has been like for her. This week, we catch up with her again, as lockdown measures are eased, and the Parks Police team continue to help local residents enjoy Wandsworth’s many parks and open spaces.

  Published: 12 Jun 20

• Thousands of Wandsworth families receive council tax cash boost

  The council’s financial support for some of the hardest pressed families in Wandsworth during the Coronavirus pandemic – by reducing their council tax bills - has now topped £750,000.

  Published: 11 Jun 20

• Council to challenge latest efforts by airport’s owners to revive plans for third runway at Heathrow

  Wandsworth Council is poised to support fresh legal efforts to cement its recent victory over plans to expand Heathrow Airport.

  Published: 11 Jun 20

• Wandsworth residents invited to sign up to OWL – the new crime information system

  Wandsworth Council and the Met Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams, are urging all Wandsworth residents to sign up to a new crime and community safety information system, called OWL (Online Watch Link) to help residents keep themselves, their homes and property safe.

  Published: 11 Jun 20

• Mayor raises funds for Alzheimer's Society

  The Mayor of Wandsworth has raised £5000 this year for the Alzheimer’s Society.

  Published: 10 Jun 20

• Mercedes driving businessman caught using 77-year-old disabled woman’s blue badge

  A Mercedes driving businessman who fraudulently used a 77-year old disabled woman’s blue badge to park for free while living in Balham now has a criminal record and been forced to pay more than £3,700 in fines and costs after being prosecuted by the council’s fraud investigators.

  Published: 09 Jun 20

• Apply now for neighbourhood grants

  Applications are being accepted for the next wave of funding from the Wandsworth Local Fund, with the council particularly keen to hear about projects with a climate change and sustainability focus.

  Published: 09 Jun 20

• Pop-up Coronavirus test centre in Wandsworth Tuesday and Wednesday

  People who think they may have contracted Coronavirus can get tested at a special temporary testing centre run by the army in Wandsworth on June 9 and 10.

   

  Published: 08 Jun 20

• New discretionary fund opens for businesses as initial grant payouts pass £50m

  Wandsworth Council has today opened a time-limited window for small businesses to apply for a new discretionary fund scheme if they have been affected by COVID-19 but are not eligible for the Small Business or Retail, Leisure and Hospitality grants.

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• Celebrate your neighbours and safer communities with Big Virtual Lunch this weekend

  Wandsworth residents are encouraged to build on the community spirit of lockdown and join Wandsworth Council in celebrating Neighbourhood Watch week by joining the UK’s Big Virtual Lunch this weekend.

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• World Environment Day - “There is Still Work to be Done”

  Today is World Environment Day (WED), celebrated on the 5th of June every year it was started by the United Nations in 1974 and is the principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action to the protection of our environment.

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• Environmental Impact of 20mph

  This week Cllr Paul Ellis, the council’s cabinet member for strategic planning & transportation, wrote a letter to Sadiq Khan, urging for a reduction in the speed limit on all the roads that run through Wandsworth where the council does not have jurisdiction.

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• Wandsworth Council committees all back up and running

  Wandsworth Council is making sure that the business of the borough continues through the Coronavirus pandemic with its committee cycle of meetings back into full swing.

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• Please Help Water Our Trees

  People are being asked to help water newly-planted street trees to help them survive the current dry spell. 

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• A message from Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar

  The South West Borough Commander for the Metropolitan Police has written the following message to the public. 

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• Battersea Park toilets to reopen

  In line with updated Government guidance, and with renewed safety measures in place, public toilets in Battersea Park will be reopened from tomorrow (Saturday).

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• ‘Buy local’ message to residents as shops prepare to re-open

  Market traders and shops across Wandsworth are getting ready to set out their stalls for business over the next few weeks, following the government’s green light to re-open in June.

  Published: 05 Jun 20

• Six month pilot scheme aims to tackle rat run traffic in Putney

  The council is set to launch a pilot traffic scheme that designed to deter hundreds of rat run motorists from accessing a quiet residential road in Putney that’s also home to a large school catering to pupils as young as four-years-old.

  Published: 04 Jun 20

• New pocket park and cycle contraflow set to be unveiled in Tooting

  The council is planning to bring forward plans for a new green open space and cycle contraflow system in Tooting’s Mellison Road as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Published: 04 Jun 20

• Free e-information event for EU nationals

  Wandsworth Work Match and Citizens Advice Wandsworth are holding a free e-information session about the EU Settlement Scheme and the rights of EU nationals.

  Published: 03 Jun 20

• Explore the borough’s archives

  This fortnight would have been the Wandsworth Heritage Festival. Run annually by Wandsworth Heritage Service with the support of local historians and residents, the theme this year was to have been Homes and Housing, with a planned programme of events, talks, walks, exhibitions and open days.  

  Published: 03 Jun 20

• Apply now to the Wandsworth Grant Fund

  The next wave of the Wandsworth Grant Fund is open for applications, with a focus on projects that will help local communities recover from the Coronavirus pandemic.

  Published: 03 Jun 20

• ‘Dangerous’ shisha bar shut down amid fears it could be fuelling Coronavirus pandemic

  Health officials have urged people to steer clear of shisha bars after one in Tooting was shut down for operating unlawfully during the lockdown and amid growing fears that this form of smoking could be fuelling the Coronavirus pandemic.

  Published: 03 Jun 20

• Measures to aid safe distancing measures introduced in Putney High Street

  A number of measures have been introduced to support safe distancing in Putney High Street by widening its traditionally narrow pavements and allowing more space for pedestrians at busy pinch points.

  Published: 02 Jun 20

• Online help to get ready for work

  Wandsworth people looking for work can sign up for online training from Wandsworth Work Match, the council’s job brokerage service.

  Published: 02 Jun 20

• Council offers schools free outdoor space

  Wandsworth Council is offering borough primary schools the chance to book a green space online in parks and commons waiving maintenance fees to enable play whilst social distancing

  Published: 02 Jun 20