Labour run Wandsworth Council refuses to support vulnerable residents Wednesday, 23 October, 2024 Labour controlled Wandsworth Council have refused to support low income pensioners struggling with the loss of their Winter Fuel Payments. As a result of the changes to Winter Fuel Payments announced by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, only pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits, like Pension Credit, will continue to receive payments. This has been criticised by organisations such as Age UK... Local News
Weir Road Fire - calls for investigation 12th September 2024 This week there has been a major incident at the Weir Road recycling plant in Wimbledon, which neighbours Earlsfield, Wandworth Common and other surrounding... Local News
Labour Run Wandsworth Debt Bombshell - £450m 28th August 2024 Labour councillors on Wandsworth Council have voted to borrow over £450 million. Wandsworth’s debt would otherwise be ZERO. The cost of debt means that everyone... Local News
Labour Run Wandsworth - Failing Food Waste/Rubbish collection 1st August 2024 Following the recent introduction of food waste collections by Wandsworth Council, there have been a considerable number of complaints from residents who have... Local News
Wandsworth Council Missing Votes Fiasco / CEO Resigns 31st July 2024 Last week Labour Run Wandsworth Borough Council hit national headlines for all the wrong reasons when over 6500 votes in the General Election went missing. On... Local News
Labour Government Scraps Winter Fuel Allowance / Local Labour Silent 29th July 2024 The new Labour Government made the choice to scrap the winter fuel allowance for the pensioners not on benefits or receiving pension credit. This is the... Local News
Labour’s 20% Parent Tax 30th June 2024 🔴STOP LABOUR’S 20% PARENT TAX🔴 Independent schools educate more than 500,000 children in the UK. Labour have no plans to deal with the number of pupils that... Local News
Campaign Success: E-Scooters/E-Bikes 20th June 2024 Almost two years after we campaigned for the council to respond to our local campaign and following a number of complaints about the speed with which Wandsworth... Local News
WANDSWORTH LABOUR TO HIKE THEIR COUNCILLOR PAY BY 12% - CONSERVATIVE GROUP TO VOTE AGAINST 18th October 2023 Wandsworth’s ruling Labour administration tables proposal to increase councillor allowances, adding over £100,000 to the council's pay bill Wandsworth Council... Local News
Cllr Eleanor Cox selected as City Hall Spokesperson and GLA Candidate for Merton and Wandsworth 22nd June 2023 Local Conservatives have selected Cllr Eleanor Cox as their City Hall Spokesperson and GLA candidate. Eleanor Cox will hold Labour’s Sadiq Khan to account and... Local News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
