Wandsworth News

Wandsworth Business Partnership
There are over 12,000 businesses in Wandsworth, employing (if my sums are right) over 70,000 people, but for some reason business lacks a voice in Wandsworth.

Putney Society and Wandsworth Council petition for hybrid buses
The Putney Society and Wandsworth Council have launched a petition in a joint bid to secure hybrid buses for Putney High Street.

Wandsworth newsagent fined for selling cigarettes to children
A newsagent has been prosecuted by the council’s trading standards team after he was caught selling cigarettes to a juvenile.

No charge for Wandsworth Jubilee street parties
Wandsworth Council has confirmed there will not be a charge for residents organising street parties during the Diamond Jubilee weekend.

Council first to provide "warts and all" info for armchair critics
Wandsworth has become the first council in London to publish league tables that show how the services it provides compare to those of councils across the capital.

Wandsworth
Feeder school for sixth-form centres/consortia. New institution. Results will be published as N/A (Not Applicable). Statistics based on 10 or fewer candidates are suppressed.

Clapham Junction station to get a Barclays Cycle Hire docking station
Clapham Junction station will be get a Barclays Cycle Hire docking station when the scheme expands into Wandsworth.

Wandsworth Council pledges to press for solutions to Putney pollution problems
Wandsworth Council has pledged to press for more hybrid buses and stricter implementation of the Low Emissions Zone following a meeting with the Putney Society on Monday.

Snow leads to burst pipe problems
A burst water main in south-west London causes disruption as Thames Water says it received 2,500 calls over pipes breaking in the cold weather.