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WANDSWORTH
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth ready to get ‘supercharged’ after winning Borough of Culture nod
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Fashion parade showcases a flavour of African designs
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Father and daughter team up with disability charity for London Marathon
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‘Don’t kill our estate’, say residents fighting 18-storey tower block plan
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6 March 2024
6 March 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Residents have said plans to build a ‘looming’ tower block on their estate, which ...
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Wandsworth
Two reports of ‘out of control’ XL Bully dogs attacking children
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5 March 2024
5 March 2024
The Met have released a picture of a man they want to speak to in regards to two reports of ...
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Wandsworth
Battersea Arts Centre rent free lease extended until 2035
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5 March 2024
5 March 2024
Wandsworth council has announced it will be extending Battersea Arts Centre’s (BAC) rent free lease in a move it has ...
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Wandsworth
Leisure centres in Wandsworth earmarked for urgent revamps
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4 March 2024
4 March 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Wandsworth council is set to spend £3.6million on immediate upgrades to its leisure centres ...
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Wandsworth
Clapham shooting: Suspects still at large after gun dropped during police chase, injuring two
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4 March 2024
4 March 2024
Two suspects remain at large after a police chase involving two people on a moped left two women with gunshot ...
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Wandsworth
Battersea Bridge apartment block plans scaled back after hundreds of objections
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1 March 2024
1 March 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Controversial plans for a 38-storey apartment block at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have ...
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Heart screening for women in Battersea
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29 February 2024
29 February 2024
A free heart screening service will take place in Battersea next Friday. The Your Heart Matters truck will be available ...
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Wandsworth
Swimming lessons for Wandsworth kids on free meals
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28 February 2024
28 February 2024
Free swimming lessons will be offered to Wandsworth children on free school meals from April. The pilot scheme will see ...
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Wandsworth
Two women and one man taken to hospital after house fire
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26 February 2024
26 February 2024
Two women and a man were taken to hospital after a fire ripped through a house on Saturday. Part of ...
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Parkruns at Battersea will ruin our Saturday mornings, say dismayed residents
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26 February 2024
26 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A decision to approve of a weekly parkrun at Battersea Park has provoked outrage ...
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Man in 40s is taken to hospital after broad daylight stabbing
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26 February 2024
26 February 2024
A man in his 40s remains in hospital after he was stabbed in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon. Police were ...
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Wandsworth
Exhibition hall and racquet-game court in next phase of Battersea Power Station regeneration
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26 February 2024
26 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A temporary immersive exhibition hall and padel courts will open at Battersea Power Station ...
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Battersea estate gets its formal ‘topping out’ day
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22 February 2024
22 February 2024
The final bricks have been laid on Battersea’s Patmore Estate - part of the next wave of homes under the ...
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Wandsworth
‘Quiet cycling routes’ scheme aims to encourage more to opt for the saddle
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21 February 2024
21 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A series of cycling routes could be created along quieter roads, towards railway stations ...
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African fashion on show in Wandsworth this Saturday
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21 February 2024
21 February 2024
A catwalk show to promote the future of African fashion is taking place on Saturday. The Black and Ethical Fashion ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth council promises residents London’s lowest council tax
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21 February 2024
21 February 2024
A council has promised to freeze council - setting the capital's lowest tax rate. Wandsworth council has committed to freeze ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth blasted by mums for ‘depressing’ state of temporary lodgings
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20 February 2024
20 February 2024
Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Mums in cramped temporary accommodation in Balham have said they are living with young children ...
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‘An inmate was left with a nail in his head’: Harrowing stories of Wandsworth prison conditions exposed
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19 February 2024
19 February 2024
A former prison chaplain has come forward to expose the “inhumane” conditions at HM Wandsworth Prison, where one prisoner was ...
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Wandsworth
Unions call for clean air in Tooting Market as pollution levels soar
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16 February 2024
16 February 2024
Two unions have launched a campaign for clean air in Tooting Market as internal pollution levels exceed those on the ...
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Wandsworth
‘Mastermind’ behind £12m fraud, who had Rolls Royce Wraith and 84 gold bars seized, is jailed for five years
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15 February 2024
15 February 2024
A con-man who ran a bogus investment scheme that defrauded victims of more than £12m has been jailed for five ...
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Wandsworth
Measures in pipeline to make cycling black spot in Wandsworth much safer
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14 February 2024
15 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A busy cycling and bus route is set to be permanently transformed to make ...
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Wandsworth
£3M funding pledged to end ‘loo deserts’ at Underground stations
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13 February 2024
13 February 2024
The Mayor of London has earmarked £3million a year to fund more public toilets at Tube stations. Green Party candidate ...
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Wandsworth
Climate activists block ‘world’s most congested road’ in day of protest
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13 February 2024
14 February 2024
Climate activists took to a high street on Saturday to protest against soaring levels of pollution. Members of Extinction Rebellion ...
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Wandsworth
More tall storeys for Wandsworth skyline in Gwynne Road
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13 February 2024
13 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter New apartment blocks reaching up to 20 storeys tall could be built in Wandsworth, ...
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‘It hasn’t quite sunk in yet’: Photographer scoops international award
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12 February 2024
12 February 2024
A photographer who specialises in taking snaps of pooches has scooped an award in an international competition featuring more than ...
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Wandsworth
Call for library to open on more days
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8 February 2024
8 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Wandsworth council has revealed it is reviewing borough-wide library opening hours after a petition ...
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Wandsworth
Residents welcome new shopping centre rooftop development
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7 February 2024
7 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite Local Democracy Reporter Residents have thrown their support behind plans to build new padel tennis courts on ...
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Wandsworth
Plans to build huge Battersea Bridge apartment block revealed
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6 February 2024
6 February 2024
By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to build a huge apartment block up to 38 storeys tall near Battersea ...
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New traffic scheme to ‘push pollution’ past nursery ‘risking safety’ of children
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5 February 2024
6 February 2024
Residents have hit out at council plans to roll out a new traffic scheme which they say will divert cars ...
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Wandsworth
Woman arrested on suspicion of assisting Daniel Khalife’s alleged prison escape
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2 February 2024
2 February 2024
A woman has been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP ...
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Wandsworth says it’s on course with 1,000 homes pledge
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2 February 2024
2 February 2024
Wandsworth council says it is on target to complete the building of 1,000 new homes in the borough by 2029. ...
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Cancer patients running out of hope to be offered ‘revolutionary’ treatment
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2 February 2024
2 February 2024
A hospital is offering blood cancer patients who have exhausted all other treatment options a “game-changing” therapy that has the ...
Community spririt strong at Parkrun
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31 January 2024
30 January 2024
Protesters stage “die-in” to campaign against King’s Guards’ bearskin caps
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30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Motorist in custody after motorbike fatality
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29 January 2024
29 January 2024
Wandsworth must compensate mum with disabled son for housing failure
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29 January 2024
29 January 2024
Video shows moment baby is reunited with hero paramedic who saved her life
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26 January 2024
26 January 2024
‘We have no alternative’: Council to hike social housing rent by 7.7%
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26 January 2024
26 January 2024
Hospitals face busiest day in months as cold snap continues
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24 January 2024
24 January 2024
‘There are two groups of victims in this scandal’: Campaigners hit out at Post Office over closures
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24 January 2024
24 January 2024
Macmillan’s £200k South London cancer upgrade
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23 January 2024
24 January 2024
My Battersea home not fit for purpose, says epileptic mum
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22 January 2024
22 January 2024
Hundreds sign petition opposing plans for new homes on green space
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19 January 2024
19 January 2024
Man arrested over Daniel Khalife alleged prison escape
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19 January 2024
19 January 2024
Charity’s centenary marked by royal visit
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17 January 2024
17 January 2024
Bus workers to strike over ‘poor pay’ this week
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16 January 2024
16 January 2024
Exclusive: Council documents reveal potential plans to sell off community assets
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15 January 2024
15 January 2024
Light at the end of the tunnel for Tooting lido – with spring re-opening planned
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9 January 2024
9 January 2024
Woman, 25, dies and man arrested after horror crash
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8 January 2024
8 January 2024
Free gym and swimming lessons for more people in Wandsworth
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5 January 2024
5 January 2024
Woman remains in critical condition after suspected drug driver crash
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5 January 2024
5 January 2024
Mum forced to carry disabled child up stars in block without lift is paid £1k
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4 January 2024
4 January 2024
Free Christmas tree recycling in Wandsworth
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29 December 2023
29 December 2023
Man found dead inside flat after fire rips through bedroom on Christmas Eve
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27 December 2023
27 December 2023
50 people escape block of flats after fire breaks out on ground floor
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19 December 2023
19 December 2023
Mum who ‘couldn’t breathe’ because of mould in bedroom sleeping on living room floor
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18 December 2023
18 December 2023
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