Nobody actually knows who runs Wandsworth
Some time this evening, Wandsworth’s Council is supposed to settle who leads it. Nobody outside the room, and…
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What we’re really arguing about when we argue about Hammersmith Bridge
A council report this week all but confirmed what has looked obvious for years. Hammersmith Bridge, shut to…
Buildings with asbestos. A near-fatal explosion. A deadly fire. Wandsworth is hiding the records.
Seven requests. Seven refusals. Putney.news has complained to the Information Commissioner.
England’s best-paid council chief is being chosen tonight. Like a pope.
Appointment papers withheld in full. Six councillors decide behind closed doors.
The District Line is striking again. Twice. Next week.
Tuesday 2 June and Thursday 4 June confirmed - East Putney, Putney Bridge and Southfields affected.
Wandsworth’s new hung council: the promises made and broken on night one
Both parties pledged collaboration. Both immediately did the opposite. Malcolm Grimston watched from the side.
Wandsworth pays its councillors under £10 an hour. Here’s what that costs us
Putney is full of people who govern NHS trusts and company boards for a living. The current structure is perfectly designed to keep them away.
Putney’s riverside could be extraordinary. Here’s what’s in the way.
A Victorian tunnel, a stalled pub, an empty park - and the three moves that would connect them all.
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.
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.