Twenty years of failed plans, and now a £360,000 hole in the ground
Wandsworth signs demolition contract for Alton Estate with building future still uncertain.
Month: April 2026
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The council’s new AI service spouts gibberish. It refuses to say how much it paid for it
Wandsworth introduced an AI system to advise and support unpaid carers. It now admits it cannot get basic information about it.
Roehampton community garden: Phase One is already in the ground
Sixty residents started planning it 16 months ago. The first beds are already in the ground.
Young’s wants to bring the bar outside at the Coat and Badge
Residents have until 28 April to support or object to the outdoor bar application.
Wandsworth paid out £1m in asbestos claims. It won’t name the buildings.
Since 2020, £1,017,415 has been paid settling exposure claims. Zero incidents have been reported.
Third time lucky: Southfields’ century-old clock is ticking again
Two specialist companies failed before the Victorian landmark on Wimbledon Park Road was finally fixed.
Ten questions Putney’s council candidates need to answer this month
Three free hustings, one 10 April deadline, and a year of evidence behind every question.
Oxford win, Cambridge win, then the Thames reclaimed the Embankment
A split Boat Race result in front of 200,000 — and a high tide that closed the waterfront.
London’s bridges keep cracking. Nobody fixed the system that let it happen.
In 2021, London was told exactly what needed to change to stop its bridges failing. Nothing changed. This is what happened next.
Try our Boat Race predictor – built from 191 years of data. There’s just one number missing…
Since 2022, crew weight data has quietly vanished from public record. Here is what a 191-year model says it would show.