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
990 children in Wandsworth are Now Benefiting from 30 Hours of Free Childcare 3rd April 2018 Councillor Sarah McDermott has welcomed new figures showing that 990 children are benefiting from the Government’s 30 hours free childcare offer in Wandsworth... Articles
RAVI GOVINDIA, LEADER OF WANDSWORTH COUNCIL, CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY 29th March 2018 As many residents prepare for the Easter weekend and Passover, the Leader of Wandsworth Council has confirmed his commitment to ensuring that the Brighter... Local News
Committee of MPs join chorus of criticism against Heathrow expansion 27th March 2018 Wandsworth Conservatives welcomed a new report from a committee of MPs who have sounded warning bells over the current plans to expand Heathrow and build a... Local News
Avoidable travel chaos over Easter weekend 27th March 2018 As a result of the ongoing industrial dispute between the RMT and South Western Railway, the trade union has voted to strike over the busy Easter weekend... Local News
Council cash boost to improve local infrastructure 19th March 2018 Wandsworth Council has announced further investment in improving the borough’s infrastructure over the next two years. This brings the total capital spending on... Local News
Plans to improve Bedford Hill 16th March 2018 Engineers at Conservative controlled Wandsworth Council have drawn up initial plans to improve Bedford Hill between Balham Station Road and Balham High Road... Local News
Support for air pollution call 15th March 2018 Wandsworth’s council leader has supported today’s cross-party call to do more to tackle air pollution. Ravi Govindia has backed calls for a comprehensive... Local News
Budget Update: An extra £10 million for Parks, Libraries and Roads 8th March 2018 Today I am announcing a £10 million boost to further improve Wandsworth while freezing the main part of Wandsworth’s council tax which will keep the average... Local News
Ravi Govindia: In Wandsworth, aspiration is at the heart of our mission 2nd March 2018 The key to our success has been that as a Conservative council we keep to our word. We do not make promises we can’t keep and we will never take risks with our... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
