Read More 4 minute read Comment Community Politics Pubs, bars and nightlife Wandsworth Council hid a pub hearing from voters. Now it won’t say what it decided. The decision will stay secret until after the local elections on 7 May. byThe EditorApril 30, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Community Crime Pubs, bars and nightlife Roehampton Sally Cox ran The Angel pub for 12 years. Then 30 officers raided her home – and found nothing Cox claims police told pub customers their landlady was a major drug dealer. They found cannabis stalks. byKieren McCarthyApril 30, 2026
Read More 6 minute read Crime Wandsworth Wandsworth Town We have the UK’s most overcrowded prison Ministry of Justice figures show 1,444 men held in space designed for 894, as a wing-by-wing renovation stretches to 2034. byPutney.news reporterApril 30, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Election 2026 Politics Tooting “Vermin”, “scum”, Auschwitz: the social media posts of a Tooting Broadway candidate UPDATED: Reform UK says posts are being investigated but will not confirm whether Dearden stays on ballot. byKieren McCarthyApril 29, 2026
Read More 10 minute read Comment Politics Putney once had three Thames crossings. It is time to think about a fourth The junction cannot be fixed. But the problem it represents can be solved. byThe EditorApril 29, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Finance Technology Council’s £3.7m laptop contract sits untouched for over a year Officer retired after conflict exposed, and nobody picked up the work. bySenior reporterApril 29, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Community Thamesfield Things to do The fair’s in town. So are several hundred posters. Some of them might still be there in August. Rose's Bank Holiday Fun Fair is back. Most are happy to see it. The signs are another matter. byPutney.news reporterApril 28, 2026
Read More 9 minute read News Transport Putney’s cycling no man’s land: six systems, no plan, and a junction that failed those it was meant to help Six separate systems, no coordination, and a borough that overshot its own target by 49% without noticing. byKieren McCarthyApril 28, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Save the High Street Thamesfield Eight sites, no movement. What happened to Putney High Street’s recovery? A restaurant repossessed, a hotel stalled, two bars still dark after nine months. The fuller picture. bySenior reporterApril 28, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Crime Politics Roehampton Secret hearing will decide fate of Roehampton pub Council admits hearing was closed to protect Labour votes before next week's election. bySenior reporterApril 27, 2026