June 2019

• New Wandsworth Council website

  Wandsworth Council has unveiled a new website to make it easier for residents to find out about local services.

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Please don't bring barbecues to parks

  With temperatures set to soar this weekend the borough’s parks and commons are expected to be exceptionally busy – but people are being reminded that they cannot bring barbecues with them.

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• New Tooting Job Club

  Job seekers are invited to a new weekly job club starting this coming Tuesday (July 2).

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Free family fitness fun at the Falcon Road Festival

  The Wandsworth Council Get Active Roadshow is on the move again this weekend stopping off in Shillington Gardens for the Falcon Road Festival.

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Staying safe while temperatures rise

  Very hot weather is expected over the weekend and Wandsworth Council is urging people to take extra care of themselves and keep an eye on elderly neighbours.

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Consultation launched into future plans for Roehampton playing fields

  People living in West Putney and Roehampton are being asked for their views on the popular playing fields in Dover House Road and how they might be improved.

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Fresh lick of paint for community hall

  Local community venues in Wandsworth are being given a fresh lick of paint thanks to a staff volunteering initiative by Wates Residential.

   

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Planning approval for new homes and health centre as part of Garratt Lane regeneration scheme

  The regeneration of a key area in Earlsfield has taken another step forward with councillors granting planning permission for a new health centre, shop units and homes on vacant or underused land in and around Garratt Lane.

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Far reaching package of improvements approved to services for children with autism

  Councillors have given their backing to a package of proposals to significantly enhance the support provided to families affected by autism (ASD).

  Published: 28 Jun 19

• Live cricket on the big screen this weekend

  Stumped for somewhere to watch the Cricket World Cup? Let Battersea Park bowl you over this weekend with outdoor big screen showings of two matches.

  Published: 27 Jun 19

• Green light for plans to expand frontline youth service work across Wandsworth

  Councillors have approved plans to expand youth service provision across the borough, employ more frontline youth workers and establish a new pot of money that can be used to fund a range of community initiatives that support young people in Wandsworth

  Published: 27 Jun 19

• Tooting Bec Lido - the perfect place to keep cool

  With much of Europe experiencing a heatwave and temperatures in the UK set to soar this weekend, people are being reminded that there is no better place in London to cool off than the much-loved Tooting Bec Lido.

  Published: 27 Jun 19

• Family fun run this Sunday

  
  A series of free family running races in Battersea Park starts this Sunday.

  Published: 27 Jun 19

• Second entrance at Putney Station could be moving a step closer

  The council’s long-running campaign to open up a second passenger entrance at Putney Station has been given fresh impetus with Network Rail agreeing to carry out a feasibility study into the town hall’s proposals.

  Published: 26 Jun 19

• Ribbon cutting ceremony this weekend for Tooting Common’s new community hub and conservation centre

  Thanks to National Lottery players, the hard work and dedication of a team of local community volunteers plus the support of Wandsworth Council, this weekend will see the grand opening of a newly refurbished and restored pavilion on Tooting Common that will serve as a hub for a range of community uses including conservation projects that benefit this popular green space.

  Published: 26 Jun 19

• Heathrow must deliver ‘real emissions reductions’

  Councillors say that airports seeking to expand will have to deliver real reductions in carbon emissions if the UK is to achieve its target of net zero emissions by 2050.

  Published: 26 Jun 19

• Study identifies Wandsworth as nation’s most productive place

  Wandsworth has been named the most productive local area in the UK, according to a new study into economic output.

  Published: 25 Jun 19

• Further work underway on project to smarten up East Putney Station

  Plans to smarten up the entrance and approaches to East Putney station and potentially install lifts to the platforms have moved a step closer following talks between the council, Transport for London and tube bosses.

  Published: 25 Jun 19

• Parking changes for Wimbledon tennis should help ensure no influx of tennis fans by car

  Changes to parking rules across the Southfields area will come into effect next week to coincide with the start of the Wimbledon tennis championships.

  Published: 25 Jun 19

• Be aware of council tax con

  Residents are being warned to watch out for scammers claiming to be able to secure you a council tax refund – but instead stealing people’s personal information and bank details.

  Published: 24 Jun 19

• Cycling contraflow scheme approved for Southfields

  Work is about to begin on a trial scheme providing cyclists with a safe and convenient short cut between Garratt Lane and King George’s Park.

  Published: 24 Jun 19

• Children in Battersea will soon have another revamped playground to enjoy

  Another children’s playground in Battersea is set for a major facelift as part of ongoing council plans to improve play and leisure facilities for some of the borough’s youngest residents.

  Published: 21 Jun 19

• Work Match opens new offices in Battersea

  Work Match, the service set up five years ago to help get local people into employment, has opened new flagship offices in the heart of a major council regeneration scheme.

  Published: 21 Jun 19

• Millions more to improve Wandsworth’s roads and pavements

  Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers will all benefit from better roads and pavements throughout Wandsworth after councillors approved plans to invest £3m in footpath and carriageway upgrades in the coming months.

  Published: 21 Jun 19

• Call for transparency on plan to repair and re-open Hammersmith Bridge

  Wandsworth’s cabinet member for transport Paul Ellis is calling on Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) Council to give “cast iron assurances” it is planning to reopen Hammersmith Bridge.

  Published: 21 Jun 19

• Introducing Professor Rusi Jaspal

  A leading professor has been appointed by Wandsworth Council as an advisor to help tackle the issues that can affect health such as social isolation and loneliness.

  Published: 21 Jun 19

• Plan to protect and enhance King George’s Park

  The council has published its plan for protecting and improving King George’s Park in Wandsworth, following extensive public consultation last year.

  Published: 21 Jun 19

• Battersea Park Dog Show this weekend

  Summer in Battersea Park is in full swing and this weekend is no exception.

  Published: 20 Jun 19

• Free family fun run in Battersea Park

  Wandsworth Council is running a series of free family running races in Battersea Park this summer as part of its Love Parks Wandsworth Campaign.

  Published: 19 Jun 19

• Heathrow expansion plans undermine efforts to tackle climate change

  Wandsworth Council leader Ravi Govindia is urging residents concerned about climate change to register their opposition to the latest plans for Heathrow expansion which were unveiled earlier today (Tuesday).

  Published: 18 Jun 19

• Wartime Battersea comes home

  The successful ‘War Comes Home Project’ welcomed 130 people to the Royal Academy of Art for a talk on growing up in wartime Battersea.

  Published: 17 Jun 19

• Be part of Clean Air Day

  Thursday 20 June is Clean Air Day and Wandsworth Council will once again be supporting the event.

  Published: 14 Jun 19

• Live music and family activities in Battersea Park this weekend

  Start the weekend in style with free live music at the Bandstand in Battersea Park on Saturday 15 June.

  Published: 14 Jun 19

• Northern Line trains on track for Nine Elms

  Wandsworth Council has welcomed news that the Northern Line Extension has passed a major milestone after an engineering train successfully travelled the entire length of the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea for the first time.

  Published: 14 Jun 19

• Award shortlisting for Thames riverside walk

  The first completed section of the riverside walk in Nine Elms has been shortlisted for the 2019 New London Awards.

  Published: 14 Jun 19

• New Riverside Terrace for Wandsworth Park

  A Riverside Terrace has opened at Wandsworth Park, creating a new public space in a formerly disused part of the popular park.

  Published: 13 Jun 19

• Plogging comes to King George's Park

  A hundred volunteers turned out for Wandsworth Council and Plogolution’s plog on Saturday 8 June, at King George’s Park, Wandsworth making it Plogolution’s largest ever plog.

  Published: 11 Jun 19

• Men: Get to know your health

  This week is Men’s Health Week (10 to 16 June 2019), as well as Diabetes Awareness week, and the men of Wandsworth are invited to use free local services and online tools to find out how healthy they are and get support if they need it.

  Published: 10 Jun 19

• Play streets scheme comes to the Brighter Borough

  Children in Putney will get the chance to safely play in the street outside their primary school next week as part of a new neighbourhood community initiative.

  Published: 07 Jun 19

• Thames barge fleet investment keeps 100,000 juggernauts off London’s roads

  Household waste generated in Wandsworth that cannot be recycled will continue to be transported along the River Thames in a new fleet of barges, saving London’s roads from tens of thousands of heavy goods vehicle journeys a year.

  Published: 07 Jun 19

• Tooting shisha bar customers and staff were exposed to dangerous carbon monoxide levels

  Poisonous carbon monoxide levels were so high at a shisha bar in Tooting that emergency gas board engineers had to be called out to switch off the building’s gas supply, magistrates have been told.

  Published: 07 Jun 19

• Don’t miss deadline for neighbourhood funding

  Residents and groups who wish to apply to the Wandsworth Local Fund are advised that the current round will close for applications on 1 July.

  Published: 07 Jun 19

• Wandsworth Common playground reopens following £165,000 revamp

  A toddler and younger children’s playground on Wandsworth Common will reopen this weekend after undergoing a £165,000 revamp.

  Published: 07 Jun 19

• Book now for BREW networking

  Book your place now on the next BREW networking event on June 19.

  Published: 07 Jun 19

• Green Plaque for Wombles author

  The council has honoured children’s author and creator of The Wombles, Elisabeth Beresford MBE, with a Green Plaque on her former Wandsworth Common home.

  Published: 06 Jun 19

• D-Day heroes honoured

  The Mayor of Wandsworth, Cllr Jane Cooper, laid a wreath at 11am this morning (June 6) on behalf of the people of Wandsworth to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

  Published: 06 Jun 19

• Plogging comes to Wandsworth

  The Swedish fitness craze 'Plogging' is coming to Wandsworth this weekend.

  Published: 04 Jun 19