In what insiders describe as a bold act of pragmatism, the local Labour party is reportedly preparing to rename itself Wandsworth Green Lab, a move designed to place as much…
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Plans for a giant digital billboard opposite Battersea Arts Centre have been withdrawn, after attracting objections from residents and raising concerns about the spread of large-format advertising in Battersea. The…
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The Hub’s second Residents Forum since opening showed promising early results, but residents are asking for more regular short updates and they are already eager to help. Just weeks after…
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The planning dispute over a 29-storey tower at Battersea Bridge will be fought again from tomorrow, after developers appealed Wandsworth Council’s unanimous refusal. In an interview, Planning Committee chair Tony…
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Behind the tax ‘freeze’ rhetoric, a a significant financial pressure is building in Wandsworth. Changes to Whitehall’s funding formula will strip millions from the borough and implicitly assumes far higher…
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From Labour’s freshly rebranded leaflets to the Conservatives’ long-standing colour switch, environmental imagery is fast becoming campaign material ahead of May’s elections. “Wandsworth’s nature, rivers and air to benefit from…
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After years of controversy, a botched planning application, and hundreds of objections from local residents, Wandsworth Council’s flagship homeless hub has finally opened its doors on Lavender Hill. The facility…
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A local historian has taken London residents on a tour of Lavender Hill area to highlight the forgotten female pioneers, as Wandsworth continues to commemorate the unheard icons of the…
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From Southfields station to the Royal Courts of Justice, a vocal SWP crowd rallied outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the opening of a pivotal High Court hearing on…
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Lavender Hill has become a patchwork of burst pipes and emergency repairs, as decades-old water mains struggle to cope with the pressure. Thames Water keeps patching leaks, but years of…
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