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
Residents in Wandsworth continue to benefit from having one of the UK’s lowest council tax bills 17th February 2020 Wandsworth residents look like, once again, paying one of the lowest council tax bills in the country. The Finance and Corporate Resources Committee last night... Local News
Success of car club membership means fewer journeys by car, less congestion and better air quality 17th February 2020 Car clubs have been such a success in Wandsworth that membership has almost reached 30,000 – meaning one in every seven driving licence holders in the borough... Local News
Millions more to improve Wandsworth’s roads and pavements 10th February 2020 Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers will benefit from better roads and pavements throughout Wandsworth after councillors approved plans to invest £3m in footpath... Local News
January 2020 22nd January 2020 Nightingale News January 2020 E-bulletin This is the latest news for Nightingale & Balham from your three Conservative councillors. Please feel free to forward... Reports
Employment Vacancy - Deputy Agent 17th January 2020 DEPUTY AGENT - WANDSWORTH & WIMBLEDON CONSERVATIVES The Wandsworth & Wimbledon Conservative Group is seeking to recruit a talented and highly motivated... Local News
Popular schools to provide more places with £15m investment in local education 10th January 2020 Some of the borough’s most popular schools are being expanded so they can admit more pupils as part of a £15m investment to provide more classroom places in... Local News
Councils back in court to challenge Heathrow expansion 18th October 2019 Local authorities committed to protecting their residents from the damaging effects of Heathrow expansion will go to the Court of Appeal today (17th October) to... Local News
Education chief calls for greater collaboration between Wandsworth’s state and independent schools 9th October 2019 The council’s education spokesman Will Sweet has praised the borough’s 32 independent schools for their role in educating thousands of children in Wandsworth... Local News
Putney High Street improvements 16th September 2019 Major works to Putney High Street to improve traffic flow and make it safer and more attractive will start shortly. Work includes Widening and repaving the... Local News
Help build a better future | CPC21 Speeches 4th October 2021 Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, spoke today at Conservative Party Conference about how the Conservative Party will deliver on our plans build a better... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2021 has begun 3rd October 2021 #CPC21 has begun today – and now, we’re setting out our plan to Build Back Better and get on with the job. National News
The network of liberty 3rd October 2021 Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary, addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021 about how we will build a network of liberty across the globe. National News
A decent, tolerant party delivering for Britain 3rd October 2021 Party Chairman Oliver Dowden addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021, promoting the Conservatives as a decent, tolerant party which is delivering for... National News
Safer Streets Fund allocations will make public spaces safer for all 3rd October 2021 On 3 October 2021, we announced allocations of £25 million for local projects aimed at increasing the safety of public spaces for all, with a particular focus... National News
Party Chairman Oliver Dowden addresses Conservative Party Members 17th September 2021 Our new Party Chairman, Oliver Dowden CBE, has written directly to Party members to talk about his plans for the time ahead and to encourage members to attend... National News
