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
Delivering Homes for Wandsworth Residents 19th January 2018 Wandsworth Conservative Councillors have voted to build a further 800 new homes on top of the 210 already in the pipeline on the Council’s Housing Estates. The... Local News
Local Conservatives secure the return of the 170 Westbound Bus 12th January 2018 Local Conservative activists Cllr Melanie Hampton, Rhodri Morgan and Charles Pitt today met with Claire Mann, a director at Transport for London at TfL’s head... Local News
Council Leader explains the philosophy behind his leadership 11th January 2018 The job of councils, like my own in Wandsworth, is to do everything we can to even out the playing field across a community and to create an environment where... Local News
Wandsworth Council approves new underground station 6th January 2018 Conservative controlled Wandsworth Council has approved a new underground station in Nine Elms. The station, which opens in 2020 and is the first new... Local News
Council Leader corrects Tooting's Labour MP on Homelessness figures 20th December 2017 The Labour MP for Tooting Constituency claimed in a question to the Prime Minister at PMQ's on Wednesday that 2,500 children will wake up homeless on Christmas... Local News
Conservatives Ensure Local Homes go to Local People 18th December 2017 100% of homes in a Nine Elms shared ownership development have gone to people who live or work in Wandsworth thanks to a scheme spearheaded by the Conservative... Local News
London’s biggest regeneration project in Wandsworth 24th November 2017 Immigration minister Brandon Lewis was shown around London’s biggest regeneration project, seeing first hand the contribution being made by EU nationals. The... Local News
A New Thames footbridge for Battersea 21st November 2017 Local Councillor Melanie Hampton is today calling on local residents to support a proposed new footbridge linking Battersea to Fulham. This follows a long... Local News
Ravi Govindia: How we will deliver new homes for Wandsworth 20th November 2017 Cllr Ravi Govindia is the Leader of Wandsworth Council. Barely a week goes by in London without a reference to the housing crisis, the translation of which is a... Local News
Meet Amanda Milling, our new Co-Chairman 24th February 2020 I’m Amanda Milling – MP for Cannock Chase and the new Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party. My job is to help to deliver on the people’s priorities. National News
Employment hits record high 18th February 2020 New jobs figures today show that employment is at a record high – with more people in work than ever before –and unemployment is at its lowest since 1974. National News
We're Investing in Infrastructure across our Country 11th February 2020 When we came to office we promised to unite and level up, spreading opportunity across the whole United Kingdom. National News
Watch the Prime Minister's Address to the Nation 31st January 2020 Watch the Prime Minister's fireside address to the nation, about our future outside of the European Union, here. Find it here before anywhere else. National News
The biggest police funding boost for a decade 24th January 2020 Yesterday we announced the biggest increase in funding for the police in a decade, meaning more officers tackling crime and keeping people safe. National News
The UK's First Veterans Railcard 22nd January 2020 We're delivering the Veterans Railcard this year, which will open up more opportunities for them and help to improve the lives of their families by giving them... National News
