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The Latest Breaking News from Wandsworth Council

The moving story behind this newly protected tree in London suburb

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The Independent UK

Why this rare tree in London is now protected under law

‘Beloved’ grapefruit tree growing in Battersea issued with Tree Preservation Order

The Independent UK

Wandsworth unveils 'growth plan' which could see 14,000 new homes in next decade

The scheme includes plans for 8,400 new homes in Nine Elms, 3,000 more homes in Clapham Junction and 3,000 extra homes in Wandsworth Town

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I’m 91 and have cancer but a London council let me live in a soaking, mouldy flat for a year

Wandsworth refused to class a repair to damage from a water leak as an ‘emergency’

The Guardian - UK

South London street market and al fresco hotspot is here to stay, council announces

Totterdown Street Market in Wandsworth has been redesigned to make it a permanent south London fixture

Evening Standard

London’s only heliport objects to plans to build giant 35-storey tower next door

Wandsworth Council is considering developer Heliport London Ltd’s proposals to build the tower in Battersea

Evening Standard

'Excessive' Battersea riverside tower block plans rejected by councillors

Councillors voted unanimously to refuse planning permission for the development at a Wandsworth council planning meeting held on Thursday

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The battle for Battersea: decision looms for controversial riverfront high-rise

Residents fear the excessive height and scale of the proposed 29-storey block will set a precedent for other riverfront towers

Evening Standard

The great affordable housing robbery: promised home numbers shrink across London

The number of new affordable home starts in London dropped by 88 per cent last year

Evening Standard

Clapham shop fined £13,000 after selling illegal vapes with potentially 'dangerous' chemicals

Clapham Mobile X Vape was ordered to pay more than £13,000 after potentially dangerous illegal vapes were found by Trading Standards

Evening Standard

London council pledges to fix potholes with £10 million road investment

Wandsworth Council is investing £100m overall to improve the borough’s streets over 10 years

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Council approves plans for 54 new homes despite locals' concern about overcrowding

Residents raised concerns about the scheme, including over the loss of storage space in the garages and potential parking issues

Evening Standard

'Dirty' 100m Clapham Junction overpass set for £4.5m transformation next year

Plans to overhaul a ‘dirty’ underpass in Clapham Junction where women feel unsafe are moving forward.

Evening Standard

Letters of support for huge tower at Battersea Bridge removed after 'feedback concerns'

Letters of support backing controversial plans to build a huge tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been removed, after residents named as having signed them complained.

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Green light for hundreds of new homes in Tooting as City Hall overrules Wandsworth Council

An NHS doctor told City Hall it would be a ‘lost opportunity’ for the ‘derelict’ site to ‘go unused’ in the midst of London’s housing crisis

Evening Standard

Work begins on Putney Bridge segregated cycle lane

Safety upgrade works are expected to take until Christmas to complete

The Independent UK

Council threatens to evict woman after wrongly axing housing benefit ‘due to DWP algorithm’

Exclusive: Mother of three taken to court over £20,000 rent arrears that only built up due to a council mistake

The Independent UK

Council’s ‘spreadsheet’ blunder sees more than 6,500 general election votes missed

Wandsworth Council has apologised over the issue which thankfully had no impact on the result in the Putney count

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Evening Standard

Wandsworth Council to ban leaving e-bikes on pavements

Riders will be banned from abandoning e-bikes on busy town centre pavements in a South London borough under a new scheme.

Evening Standard

City Hall could overturn council's decision to refuse 449 new homes in Tooting 'village'

It has been argued that the sale of the land to build the homes would unlock crucial funding for new facilities at Tolworth Hospital

Evening Standard

London's oldest lido reopens to public after £4million makeover

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist Ellie Simmonds unveiled a plaque at Tooting Bec Lido to celebrate its reopening

Evening Standard

Zippos Circus banned from returning to Wandsworth after 'completely unacceptable' damage to common

One neighbour claimed the circus had ‘butchered the common with your trucks’

Evening Standard

Major cycling route in South London set for redesign after 79 people injured in collisions in five years

Wandsworth Council expects to spend around £2.9million redesigning part of Queenstown Road

Evening Standard

Mayor of London office set date for Wimbledon expansion plan decision

The All England Club took their fight to the Mayor of London’s office after Wandsworth Council did not approve the £200million expansion plans

Evening Standard

Wimbledon expansion suffers major blow after Wandsworth Council recommendation on controversial plans

Planning officers recommend planning permission be refused despite approval of neighbours in Merton

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