Read More 5 minute read Transport Wimbledon The District Line will never be fixed, new documents reveal "Don't mention the tennis": what a private District Line briefing revealed. byKieren McCarthyMay 2, 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 8 minute read Community Long read Planning Politics Wimbledon Two court defeats and a parliamentary ambush. Wimbledon Park’s residents won’t give up. The five-year fight to stop the All England Club building on protected land — and what happens next. byKieren McCarthyApril 25, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Planning Politics Southfields Wimbledon Done in seconds: the Wimbledon Park amendment is now on the statute book 162-55 in the Lords, months of campaigning - then the Commons agreed it on the nod and moved on. bySenior reporterApril 22, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Planning Politics Wandsworth Lords pass Wimbledon Park amendment 162-55 as Liberal Democrats vote alone against Wimbledon Park bill heads to Commons on 21 April after 162-55 vote. bySenior reporterApril 14, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Planning Politics Southfields Wimbledon Critical Wimbledon Park vote in the Lords this coming Monday Amendment to law has won government backing but faces mounting opposition. byKieren McCarthyApril 11, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Fulham Transport Putney faces new traffic nightmare as Wandsworth Bridge loses lanes for four months Permits granted, no announcement made, and three other crossings already impaired. bySenior reporterApril 8, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Planning Politics Southfields Wimbledon Minister who blocked Wimbledon Park amendment now officially backs it Lords vote on 13 April as opposition mounts from three parties and conservationists. byKieren McCarthyMarch 31, 2026
Read More 8 minute read Battersea Planning The Battersea Bridge tower inquiry is over – here’s what it means for the whole borough A developer's argument could undermine height restrictions from Battersea to Putney. byKieren McCarthyMarch 30, 2026