January 2020

Good turnout for construction jobs fair

Published: 31 Jan 20

Ramshackle and illegal ‘favela style’ garden extension is demolished

A ramshackle and illegal extension that covered the whole of a back garden in West Hill and allowed its owner to stand on the roof and peer into his neighbours’ windows, has been removed by council engineers.

Published: 31 Jan 20

Feedback sessions to help shape future plans for central Wandsworth development area

The council wants to hear from local residents, businesses and amenity groups about future plans for a key development area in central Wandsworth.

Published: 31 Jan 20

Get plogging this Saturday

The first Wandsworth plog of 2020 will be this Saturday (Feb 1) in King George’s Park.

Published: 30 Jan 20

Still time to have your say on ‘School Streets’ initiative

Parents of pupils at five local primary schools, plus people living nearby, still have time to submit their views on a set of proposals that could lead to a drastic reduction in traffic driving past school entrances at drop-off and pick-up times.

Published: 30 Jan 20

Fairfield residents speak up at Let’s Talk

Residents from Fairfield ward got the chance to speak to councillors and officers about issues in their area last night at the latest Let’s Talk meeting.

Published: 30 Jan 20

Southfields upgrade gets underway

The first phase of planned improvements to the heart of the shopping area in Southfields has started.

Published: 30 Jan 20

New homes for Winstanley and York Road approved

Wandsworth Council’s planning committee last night resolved to approve plans for 2,550 homes, 35 per cent of them affordable, plus a range of community facilities on the Winstanley and York Road Estates.

Published: 29 Jan 20

Climate change action plan gets the green light

The council’s ambitious Climate Change Action Plan, which was published last week, has now been given the go ahead.

Published: 24 Jan 20

Air quality grant boosts green investment in Thessaly Road

Wandsworth Council is investing in further measures to improve air quality along Thessaly Road in Nine Elms after winning a Business Low Emission Neighbourhood grant from the Mayor of London.

Published: 24 Jan 20

Council and Wandsworth NHS partnership boosts and develops local voluntary sector

Wandsworth’s voluntary sector is set to improve following the announcement of the award of a three-year contract to Wandsworth Care Alliance.

Published: 24 Jan 20

School pupils in Wandsworth taught how to stay safe and be Junior Citizens

More than a thousand children from Wandsworth’s primary schools are about to take part in special lessons that use real life scenarios to help them stay safe, avoid dangerous everyday situations and tell them how they could save a friend’s life.

Published: 24 Jan 20

Raid on ‘dangerous’ Balham shisha bar nets £500k of suspected bootleg tobacco

A raid on a Balham shisha bar involving officers in the council’s environmental health team, police and customs officials led to the seizure of half a million pounds worth of suspected “bootleg” tobacco.

Published: 23 Jan 20

Work to improve street scene in Bedford Hill about to begin

Work is due to get underway next week on a series of environmental improvements to the street scene along Balham’s Bedford Hill.

Published: 22 Jan 20

Gigafast broadband now on offer to nearly 30,000 housing estate homes

Super-fast broadband provider Community Fibre has now enabled around 30,000 homes in Wandsworth to link up to its full fibre network.

Published: 22 Jan 20

New lease of life for the bus that once ‘vanished’

Councillors have welcomed an announcement by transport chiefs at TfL that an important local bus route that once vanished from the streets of Battersea without warning – is to increase its frequency from next month.

Published: 21 Jan 20

Discover the history and nature of Tooting Common

Thanks to National Lottery players, new panels have sprung up on Tooting Common to explain its rich heritage and diversity.

Published: 17 Jan 20

Nominate now for Active Wandsworth Awards

Nominations for the 2019 Active Wandsworth Awards for sport and physical activities are open – but you must nominate by January 26.

Published: 17 Jan 20

Creation of new 32 acre public park for Wandsworth moves a step closer

The creation of a new public park in Wandsworth – the first to be opened in London since the 2012 Olympics – has moved a step closer after winning approval from Government ministers.

Published: 17 Jan 20

Tens of thousands of Christmas trees collected - but please let us know if we’ve missed any!

Today (Friday, January 17) is the last day of the council’s scheduled free Christmas tree collection service – but our crews will be out on the streets in the coming days looking for any that may have slipped through the net.

Published: 17 Jan 20

Wandsworth leading efforts to approve the new homes Londoners need

Wandsworth is leading the way in granting planning approvals for the new homes that Londoners need, according to a study by a leading property investment firm.

Published: 16 Jan 20

Multi-million pound refurbishment project for Wandsworth Bridge

Major refurbishment work to Wandsworth Bridge will get underway in the next few weeks.

Published: 15 Jan 20

Action for climate change in Wandsworth

An ambitious action plan designed to tackle climate change has been published today by Wandsworth Council.

Published: 15 Jan 20

Community gets together to plant trees

A project to plant trees in 15 different sites across the borough has been successfully completed.

Published: 14 Jan 20

Wandsworth shortlisted for two champion of the arts awards

Wandsworth has been hailed as a champion of the arts with shortlisted nominations for two national awards.

Published: 14 Jan 20

Wandsworth is best performing London borough for bringing empty homes back into use

Recently published research has shown there is a lower proportion of empty homes in Wandsworth than anywhere else in London.

Published: 13 Jan 20

Next advice event for EU residents

Free advice and drop-in sessions to help EU citizens worried about their post-Brexit status will be held on Thursday January 23.

Published: 10 Jan 20

Consultation now underway on plans to introduce five ‘School Streets’

Five primary schools in Wandsworth could soon benefit from a pilot scheme that would drastically reduce traffic driving past their gates at drop-off and pick-up times.

Published: 10 Jan 20

Free 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.

Published: 10 Jan 20

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.

Published: 10 Jan 20

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.

Published: 09 Jan 20

Get fit, help the environment and get plogging

If you’re looking to kick those January blues, get fit and do your bit for the environment, there’s no better way than to sign-up for one of our monthly plogs.

Published: 09 Jan 20

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.

Published: 09 Jan 20

Nine Elms 'hidden space' opens for art

The former Royal Mail delivery office in Nine Elms is opening to the public to show two art installations free of charge.

Published: 09 Jan 20

Join the Putney riverside cleanup

Join the Putney Towpath group for community clean-ups along the Thames Riverside this January and February.

Published: 08 Jan 20

Deadline fast approaching for primary school applications

Parents whose children will begin attending primary school in September have only a few days left to submit their applications for a place at their preferred choice school.

Published: 08 Jan 20

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.

Published: 08 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.

Published: 08 Jan 20

Get healthy in 2020

If your new year’s resolution is to get fit and health, make the most of the free help on offer from the council.

Published: 07 Jan 20

Still time to sign up for social care course

If English is your second language and you are interested in becoming a social care worker, there is still time to sign up for a seven-week course starting this month.

Published: 07 Jan 20

Curry meal came with a cockroach

When a customer ordered a curry dish at a vegetarian restaurant in Tooting, he hadn’t bargained on an unwanted extra ingredient – a live cockroach.

Published: 07 Jan 20

Wandsworth is London’s most active borough

Wandsworth has become the most active borough in London after sharp rise in activity levels.

Published: 06 Jan 20

Free Christmas tree recycling starts Monday

The council will be offering a free Christmas tree recycling service from Monday, January 6.

Published: 03 Jan 20

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

Published: 03 Jan 20

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.

Published: 03 Jan 20

Keen readers borrow 1.5million books

The borough’s library network issued almost a million and a half books last year.

Published: 03 Jan 20

Drop-in sessions for Nine Elms residents as road improvement works begin

Residents and businesses in Nine Elms are invited to drop in to two information sessions as Transport for London’s highway improvement works get underway on a 2.5km stretch of Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road.

Published: 03 Jan 20