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• Balham’s festival of food returns

  Call all foodies – get ready to feed for your faces as the week-long Balham Food Festival returns.

  18 Sep 18

• Balham Food Festival returns

  Foodies will again be able to feed their faces at the Balham Food Festival later this month.

  05 Sep 17

• Unlicensed nightclub in Balham High Road shut down

  Joint action by the council and police has led to the closure of an unlicensed nightclub and party venue in Balham High Road that had sparked a flood of complaints from neighbours.

  27 Jul 17

• Investigation underway following Balham flytip

  The council’s enforcement team is now investigating the source of a major flytip on Ramsden Road, Balham.

  11 Jul 17

• Work to start on new council homes in Balham

  Wandsworth Council is set to begin the construction of another six new low cost rent properties in Balham in the coming weeks as part of a self build programme.

  27 Apr 17

• Town hall determined to help catch those involved in Balham vandalism

  The town hall’s community safety spokesman Jonathan Cook says the council will be working closely to support and assist the police investigation into an outbreak of vandalism that has caused deep upset and anxiety in Balham in recent days.

  23 Feb 17

• Generous Balham raises charity cash

  Generous Balham residents and visitors raised hundreds of pounds for the charity Centrepoint at the official launch of the Bedford Hill Place public space.

  17 Jan 17

• Christmas comes to Putney and Balham

  The spectacular Putney Christmas Lights event tomorrow (Dec 2) will kick Putney’s Christmas shopping season off with a bang.

  01 Dec 16

• Balham food festival returns

  There are treats galore for foodies at Balham food festival next week.

  23 Sep 16

• Small Business Saturday bus comes to Balham

  The Small Business Saturday bus tour rolled into Balham today to promote the borough’s small independent businesses

  20 Nov 15

• Mayor attends ceremony in memory of Balham Station war dead

  The Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Nicola Nardelli has joined children from local schools and London Underground staff in commemorating the 64 men, women and children from Balham who were killed in the borough’s worst wartime loss of life.

  15 Oct 15

• Balham Food Festival this weekend

  The 2015 Balham Food Festival – a week-long feast of food and entertainment - kicks off this Sunday.

  25 Sep 15

• Local jobs roadshow: next stop Balham

  The council’s Work Match recruitment team is touring the borough’s town centres again this summer to showcase a host of job vacancies, apprenticeships and training roles.

  07 Aug 15

• Councillors face the public at feedback session in Balham

  Residents living in Balham ward will be able to quiz their locally elected representatives and senior council managers at a special feedback session next week.

  01 Jul 15

• Work to begin on Balham and Tooting’s new 20mph zones

  Work to introduce a new 20mph speed limit across large parts of Balham and Tooting is set to begin in the next few days.

  09 Jan 15

• Balham gets festive

  Balham gets into the festive spirit on Sunday (November 30) with its Christmas celebrations in Hildreth Street. For the first year ever, Hildreth Street will get its own 15ft tree.

  28 Nov 14

• Go-ahead for new 20mph zone in Balham and Tooting

  A new 20mph speed limit will come into force across large parts of Balham and Tooting after local residents said they supported measures to curb vehicle speeds in their residential streets.

  07 Oct 14

• More good news for Balham

  The next stage in Balham’s revival is now underway as work begins to improve Hildreth Street and the Balham High Road Railway Bridge.

  26 Mar 14

• Balham named again in ‘Best places to live’ list

  Balham’s growing reputation as a great place to live has been highlighted in a new survey by The Sunday Times.

  18 Mar 14

• Consultation underway on Balham and Tooting 20mph zones

  Consultation is now underway with 30,000 residents in in the south of the borough to see if they support the introduction of 20mph speed limits in their neighbourhoods.

  12 Mar 14

• Balham gets festive

  Balham gets into the festive spirit on Saturday (Dec 7) with its Community Carol Service and tree-lighting ceremony.

  05 Dec 13

• Balham prepares to welcome home army regiment

  People in Balham are getting ready to pay tribute to an army regiment with historic ties to the borough when its troops stage a homecoming parade through the town centre tomorrow (Wednesday).

  26 Nov 13

• Army regiment welcomed home to Balham

  Soldiers from an army regiment with historic ties to Balham are to stage a homecoming parade through the town centre next week.

  19 Nov 13

• Southfields joins Balham in ‘top places to live list’

  Southfields and Balham are among the best places to live in London according to a study carried out by The Sunday Times.

  30 Sep 13

• Research shows Balham is 'most sought after place to live'

  Balham has today been named as one of the most sought after place to live in the country, according to research by a leading firm of estate agents.

  12 Jul 13

• Balham pop up art installations

  Five public spaces in Balham town centre have been temporarily transformed using characteristics of domestic spaces as part of the Wandsworth Arts Festival & Fringe.

  03 May 13

• Ideas wanted to help shape Balham

  Businesses and residents are invited to give their ideas on a number of schemes to improve Balham Town Centre.

  19 Feb 13

• Balham ‘Let’s Talk’ event tomorrow

  The Balham Let’s Talk feedback session is tomorrow (January 9).

  08 Jan 13

• ‘Let’s Talk’ roadshow comes to Balham

  People living in Balham ward will get the chance to deliver their verdicts on local services at a Let’s Talk feedback session on January 9.

  27 Dec 12

• Balham gets set for free skating

  Balham is marking its festive celebrations by offering visitors free skating on a specially built town centre rink at the end of this week.

  12 Dec 12

• Ice rink comes to Balham

  Balham will mark its festive celebrations by offering visitors free skating on a specially built town centre ice rink.

  21 Nov 12

• Alert Box launched in Balham

  Businesses in Balham have a new tool to combat crime and anti-social behaviour in the town centre.

  06 Nov 12

• Warning over con artists in Balham

  Trading standards officers have issued a warning to older people in Balham after reports that rogue builders and doorstep con artists are currently operating in the area.

  18 Oct 12

• Councillors support new school for Balham

  Councillors have voiced their support for the establishment of a new free school in Balham High Road which will provide greater choice and diversity for parents of primary age children in the area.

  20 Sep 12

• Gatwick services should stop at Balham

  Wandsworth councillors are calling for some rail services between central London and Gatwick Airport to stop at Balham Station.

  28 Aug 12

• Balham to embrace Jubilee fever

  Hildreth Street Market will embrace times gone by this Sunday when it is transformed into a Vintage Diamond Jubilee Street Market & Tea Party.

  31 May 12

• Help rate Balham investment scheme

  Local residents and visitors are being asked what they think of Balham town centre before, during and after a £1.9million investment programme.

  04 May 12

• What do you think of Balham?

  The Balham Partnership is asking local residents and visitors what they think of the town centre.

  20 Apr 12

• Balham investment boost

  The council has secured a £1.9million funding pot to improve Balham town centre.

  17 Jan 12

• Balham pubs keep out crime

  Pubs in Balham are helping to keep crime out of the town centre by sharing images of known offenders.

  16 Dec 11

• Christmas comes to Balham this weekend

  Christmas will come to Balham this Sunday (Dec 11) as two festive events take over the town centre.

  08 Dec 11

• Balham Festive Evening this Saturday

  Balham will kick off the Christmas season this Saturday (26 November) with the annual Balham Festive Evening.

  24 Nov 11

• Food and live music in Balham this Sunday

  Lovers of fine food and live music are invited to Balham town centre this weekend for the official launch of the Sunday Fresh Food Market on Hildreth Street.

  30 Sep 11

• Trio of food markets come to Balham

  Three food markets will be taking place in Balham town centre over the coming weekend (Sept 16 – 18).

  14 Sep 11

• New farmers market coming to Balham

  A new weekly Saturday Balham Farmers’ Market will trade in Balham every Saturday 9am – 2pm, from Saturday 17 September 2011.

  04 Aug 11

• Artisans return for Balham Food Festival

  An award winning artisan food market will return to Hildreth Street this Sunday (July 17) as part of the Balham Food Festival.

  14 Jul 11

• Balham bus meeting tonight

  Residents in Balham opposed to plans to make their residential street a bus route will have a chance to voice their concerns direct to bus chiefs at a public meeting tonight (Wednesday).

  06 Jul 11

• Residents oppose Balham bus change

  Residents in Balham opposed to plans to make their residential street a bus route will have a chance to voice their concerns direct to bus chiefs at a public meeting later this week.

  04 Jul 11

• Balham Food Festival begins Sunday

  A foodie fortnight will take place in Balham from this Sunday 10 to Sunday 24 July.

  04 Jul 11

• Design a Dish for the Balham Food Festival

  Lamberts restaurant in Balham is inviting local residents to "Design a Dish" for the Balham Food Festival.

  24 Jun 11

• Artisan food market coming to Balham

  A renowned artisan food market will be setting up their stalls on Hildreth Street this Sunday (June 19).

  15 Jun 11

• New guide to the hidden Balham

  A new pocket guide to Balham is helping people get the best out of the town centre.

  14 Feb 11

• Standard hails family friendly Balham

  Balham has been praised for its strong family appeal, abundance of open space and good schools.

  19 Jan 11

• Balham business workshop

  Wandsworth Council is hosting another local business workshop on how to get ahead in today’s challenging economic climate.

  05 Jan 11

• New year improvements to Balham Station

  A scheme to improve Balham Railway Station and ease rush hour overcrowding will get underway in the New Year, Southern Railway has confirmed.

  10 Dec 10

• Have your say in Balham

  Residents living in Bedford ward in Balham will get the chance to quiz local politicians and town hall managers at a public meeting next week.

  06 Dec 10

• Balham festive fun this Saturday

  The Balham Partnership's annual Community Carol Singing and Christmas Light Switch-On event will be held tomorrow (Saturday 27 November) at 4.30pm in the Balham Community Space, Bedford Hill (next to Sainsbury's Car Park).

  26 Nov 10

• Festival success rocks Balham

  Hundreds of people crowded into Hildreth Street last Sunday to enjoy a sunny afternoon of live music.

  13 Aug 10

• Balham Street Festival August 8

  Hildreth Street will once again transform into a live music venue for the Balham Street Festival on Sunday 8 August.

  02 Aug 10