Read More 2 minute read Business Restaurants Save the High Street Thamesfield A rare piece of good news on Putney High Street: Franco Manca applies to extend its outdoor seating The application is the first operational confirmation the Putney branch is staying after last month's parent company restructure. byPutney.news reporterMay 17, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Things to do What’s on and what’s open in Putney this Bank Holiday Monday Half Moon's £2.50 all-dayer, the Wetland Centre's Migration Festival, and what's closed. bySocial ButterflyMay 4, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Politics Pubs, bars and nightlife Roehampton What two Roehampton councillors said in a closed hearing that voters were never meant to hear The committee rejected both their arguments. Both stand for re-election Thursday. byKieren McCarthyMay 4, 2026
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 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 4 minute read Food & Drink Review Thamesfield The Half Moon’s new upstairs room is open, and the Sunday Roast is worth the trip The Half Moon reopened on Boat Race day, 4 April, after eight weeks of full refurbishment. The new… bySocial ButterflyApril 25, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Business Food & Drink Live events Thamesfield The secret wine bar that keeps selling out How The Wine Escape turned a coffee shop into a sold-out event venue. bySocial ButterflyApril 24, 2026
Read More 10 minute read Live events Politics Southfields Southfields hustings: the applause line that wasn’t true, and the truth nobody else said One candidate got the loudest cheer of the night. Another got the facts right. byKieren McCarthyApril 23, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Culture Live events The man who’s been coming to Putney Library for 70 years Sean Byrne grew up on the Roehampton estate. His poem tells the story of the generation who built Britain. bySocial ButterflyApril 19, 2026