Before the first ball was even served, protesters were already queuing in Wimbledon Park on day one of the championship, not for tickets, but to tell the All England Club:…
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Across London, Labour is losing ground to the Greens, the Liberal Democrats and Reform. In Wandsworth, the picture is more complicated still — no overall control for the first time…
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Four years into Labour’s control of Wandsworth, Cabinet Member for Housing Aydin Dikerdem reflects on council homes delivered, planning battles lost and won, and the difficulties but also the joy…
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A hidden yard off Queenstown Road — home for years to a classic car restorer — could soon make way for six new houses, tucked behind an archway that most…
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The High Court has handed the All England Lawn Tennis Club a significant legal victory, ruling that the former Wimbledon Park golf course is not subject to a statutory public…
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A dismissed supermarket worker, a bag of Lindt Easter eggs and a slow news weekend: the ingredients for a story that went national within hours. What followed exposed not just…
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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Plans for a giant digital billboard opposite Battersea Arts Centre have been withdrawn, after attracting objections from residents and raising concerns about the spread of large-format advertising in Battersea.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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