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
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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
Amanda Milling: 'We’re delivering our manifesto promises against the odds' 24th November 2020 Amanda Milling, Chairman of the Conservative Party, talks about how we're delivering on our 2019 Manifesto pledges against the odds. National News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
