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Blue Odeon Luxe cinema façade with large 3D letters along a sunny street and pedestrians nearby.

Film
Health

Putney’s Odeon cinema has a rat problem. Now it’s official

byKieren McCarthy

May 2, 2026

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May 02, 2026

Putney’s riverside could be extraordinary. Here’s what’s in the way.

Outdoor riverside cafe with diners under string lights, bordered by colorful flowers and trees at golden hour beside a calm river.

A Victorian tunnel, a stalled pub, an empty park – and the three moves that would connect them all.

‘Abhorrent and horrifying’: Roehampton Conservative expelled after Hitler post surfaces

Letter from Fleur Anderson re: anti-semitic tweet

Helena Kanaan cannot be removed from the 7 May vote. Fleur Anderson demands to know how she…

Wandsworth Council hid a pub hearing from voters. Now it won’t say what it decided.

Wandsworth Council chamber

The decision will stay secret until after the local elections on 7 May.

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Wandsworth Prison. Pic: Andy Aitchison

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We have the UK’s most overcrowded prison

CCTV of the raid footage a The Angel pub in Roehampton

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Sally Cox ran The Angel pub for 12 years. Then 30 officers raided her home – and found nothing

Wandsworth Council

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Council’s £3.7m laptop contract sits untouched for over a year

Trailer loaded with kayaks on the riverbank beside a cable-stayed pedestrian and bike bridge over a calm river, with bare trees in the background.

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Putney once had three Thames crossings. It is time to think about a fourth

POLITICS

May 02, 2026

Posts from Stephanie Dearden, Reform UK candidate in Tooting Broadway

“Vermin”, “scum”, Auschwitz: the social media posts of a Tooting Broadway candidate

Colorful banner reading 'BANK HOLIDAY FUN FAIR' advertising an event, set up beside a grassy park with picnic tables nearby.

The fair’s in town. So are several hundred posters. Some of them might still be there in August.

Unused cycle space Putney

Putney’s cycling no man’s land: six systems, no plan, and a junction that failed those it was meant to help

The side of The Angel pub in Roehampton

Secret hearing will decide fate of Roehampton pub

bySenior reporter

April 27, 2026

CRIME

Wandsworth Prison

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The same failures, the same prison, the same verdict: another Wandsworth death was preventable

The green at Innes Gardens — the site of the 9 April arrest, six weeks after the West Putney Safer Neighbourhood Team told residents that rivals would likely move in.

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Police seize cannabis and £2,200 in Innes Gardens arrest

West Putney ward

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Burglars are targeting homes in West Putney – act now

Mugshot of a man with short hair and stubble, looking straight ahead.

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Wandsworth police officer convicted of rape – third from same unit in three years

BUSINESS

Exterior of Premier Inn hotel with a large purple sign and blue sky above.

The Premier Inn on Putney Bridge is closing in June

Bridge hotel shuts on 12 June as Whitbread overhaul hits; High Street construction site has…

bySenior reporter

May 1, 2026

Two posted legal notices taped to a window: a 'Possession Notice' and a 'Tort (Interference with Goods) Act 1977' notice.

Eight sites, no movement. What happened to Putney High Street’s recovery?

Three smiling adults pose for a selfie in front of a chalkboard menu with wine illustrations in a cozy setting.

The secret wine bar that keeps selling out

Franco Manca, Putney High Street

Franco Manca is closing 16 restaurants. Putney and Southfields aren’t on the list

OTHER NEWS

Kunal Parkash (middle) and Sandip Patel (right) are running the 2026 London Marathon

Half of women over 50 will break a bone because of this condition. A Putney team is raising money to change that.

byPutney.news reporter

A child stretching a red Stretcherz Stretch Squad toy, which has been recalled after asbestos was found in its filling

Asbestos? In a kid’s toy? You must be TKMaxx’ing me

New boss of Putney’s hospital group starts with visit to Queen Mary’s

Painted editorial illustration of a quiet living room with a laptop on a coffee table showing an unanswered chat, alongside tea and a carer’s coat and bag, conveying a domestic caregiving setting.

The council’s new AI service spouts gibberish. It refuses to say how much it paid for it

bySenior reporter

Three-column text-only comparison graphic showing a 2016 asbestos response that all schools may contain asbestos, a 2026 total of £1,017,415 in asbestos settlements since 2020, and a 2026 breakdown of 48 buildings by type.

Wandsworth paid out £1m in asbestos claims. It won’t name the buildings.

Empty committee room in a British civic building, with stacked reports and performance charts laid across a long table.

Wandsworth pension fund loses tens of millions as committee keeps noting the problem

Editorial illustration of an overflowing in-tray piled with pension paperwork beside an almost empty out-tray, with a peeling calendar suggesting delay.

Finance

Wandsworth pension members waited up to 18 months for transfers, FOI reveals

byPutney.news reporter

Editorial illustration of a magnifying glass examining rows of figures on a financial document, with a magenta leaflet pushed aside on a desk.

The £2 million the council tax leaflet forgot to mention

Leader of Wandsworth Council Simon Hogg claiming, falsely, that Wandsworth has frozen council tax.

Busted: stats watchdog mauls Wandsworth over council tax freeze lie

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Blue Odeon Luxe cinema façade with large 3D letters along a sunny street and pedestrians nearby.

Film
Health

Putney’s Odeon cinema has a rat problem. Now it’s official

Food safety inspectors rated the cinema 1 out of 5 – and it is still showing a 5 on the door.

byKieren McCarthy

May 2, 2026

Exterior of Premier Inn hotel with a large purple sign and blue sky above.

The Premier Inn on Putney Bridge is closing in June

Two posted legal notices taped to a window: a 'Possession Notice' and a 'Tort (Interference with Goods) Act 1977' notice.

Eight sites, no movement. What happened to Putney High Street’s recovery?

Indoor shopping-mall display: faux farm scene with potted plants, a small white goat statue, and a life-size brown horse statue near wooden panels and a World Vision banner.

A village has appeared in the middle of the Putney Exchange