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
Cllr Tom Pridham selected as the Battersea Parliamentary Spokesperson 23rd May 2023 The Battersea Conservatives have selected Cllr Tom Pridham as their Parliamentary Spokesperson. Tom will hold Labour’s Marsha De Cordova MP to account and stand... Local News
Former Conservative Councillor and Wandsworth Mayor honoured as Coronation Champion 26th April 2023 Honorary Alderman Jane Cooper, former Wandsworth Conservative Councillor and three-times Wandsworth Mayor, has been crowned a Coronation Champion for her... Local News
Wandsworth Labour breaks its tax promise 9th March 2023 Having promised a cut, Labour is increasing council tax, while calling it a freeze. Earlier this evening, Wandsworth Council voted to increase council tax by 2%... Local News
Convoy of Hope 7th March 2023 Former Putney Conservative Association Chairman Gerard Strahan is working with the organisation Medical Life Line’s on their Convoy of Hope to deliver... Local News
Has Wandsworth Council really “frozen” Council Tax? Unfortunately not…and bills are set to go up this year 2nd March 2023 You might have seen the recent Wandsworth Council press release which claimed that Wandsworth Council was “freezing” Council tax this coming year. However, you... Local News
WANDSWORTH LABOUR COUNCIL INCREASES DAY CARE CENTRE FEES FOR OLDER PEOPLE 1st February 2023 At the Wandsworth Council Health and Social Care Committee last night (31/01/23), Conservative councillors refused to support an increase in charges for the... Local News
WANDSWORTH COUNCIL DEFENDS KHAN’S 9.7% INCREASE TO COUNCIL TAX AND PLANS HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT. 27th January 2023 At Wednesday’s (25/01/23) finance committee meeting, Labour councillors defended the Mayor of London’s 9.7% hike to his share of local bills. At the committee... Local News
WANDSWORTH CONSERVATIVES CONDEMN LABOUR’S 7% COUNCIL TENANT RENT HIKE & CALL FOR COST-OF-LIVING RENT FREEZE. 25th January 2023 As Wandsworth's Labour administration propose a 7% rent hike for 17,000 council tenants, Conservative councillors call for a real terms cut. Wandsworth... Local News
WANDSWORTH’S CHRISTMAS TREE CHAOS CONTINUES, RESIDENTS ARE LEFT LESS THAN JOLLY. 24th January 2023 Wandsworth Council miss deadline for Christmas tree collection for a second time. Trees remain scattered across the borough. Wandsworth’s Labour Council has... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News