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
Battersea Conservatives to select their next MP candidate this Friday 26th November 2018 BATTERSEA CONSERVATIVES TO CHOOSE FROM A SHORTLIST OF THREE Battersea Conservatives are all set to choose their next parliamentary candidate at a Special... Local News
Councillors confirm supervised stay and play to remain at the Tooting Triangle 26th November 2018 Councillors have given their backing to far reaching proposals to improve the sports and leisure facilities at the Tooting Triangle and confirmed that organised... Local News
Call for Mayor and TfL to give ‘firm and unambiguous’ commitment to no more delays on one way system revamp 21st November 2018 The council’s transport spokesman is calling for firm and unambiguous reassurances from the Mayor and TfL that they are serious about carrying out the long... Local News
Safeguard the future of children’s play activities at the Tooting Triangle. 19th November 2018 Councillors in Wandsworth will be asked later this week to give their backing to ambitious proposals to improve sports and leisure facilities on Tooting Common... Local News
Residents in Nightingale ward can have their say on local services 16th November 2018 Residents living in Nightingale ward will be able to raise issues of local concern with senior councillors and town hall officials at a special feedback session... Articles
Council's rallying cry to ‘Keep the 19 bus route in Battersea’ 16th November 2018 Wandsworth Council has written to TfL in a bid to get it to reverse a proposal to axe a popular bus route. The number 19 bus runs from Battersea Bridge Road to... Articles
Chancellor’s cash boost for town centres welcomed 1st November 2018 Wandsworth Council leader Ravi Govindia has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement in The Budget that high streets and town centres are to get a £1.5 billion... Local News
Mayor of Wandsworth calls on residents to wear their poppy with pride 31st October 2018 The Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Piers McCausland is urging residents to please give generously to this year's Poppy Appeal. This year’s Remembrance Sunday... Local News
Wandsworth becomes first London borough to see 50 per cent of homes on estates given access to full-fibre broadband 29th October 2018 Wandsworth Council has been named as the first local authority in London to offer 50 per cent of its council owned properties access to full fibre broadband... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
