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Wandsworth Town Hall
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  • Politics

What the recent wave of council announcements tells us about the May elections

Twelve press releases in twelve days, all landing in the same places.
bySenior reporter
March 13, 2026
An example of the type of padel courts that Ibstock Place School has proposed
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  • News
  • Planning
  • Tennis

Five padel developments, one borough, no demand assessment – and a cautionary tale from Sweden

At least five padel developments now under way across the borough — with no assessment of whether demand will follow supply.
byPutney.news reporter
March 13, 2026
East Putney bridge cleaning
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  • East Putney
  • Transport

‘Hell on earth’: East Putney residents kept awake until 5am by bridge works

Families face seven weeks of overnight noise on Upper Richmond Road.
byKieren McCarthy
March 12, 2026
St George's Hospital in Tooting
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3 minute read
  • Health

St George’s to merge with Epsom and St Helier. Nobody was told

EXCLUSIVE: NHS Trust Board approved formal merger plan behind closed doors earlier this month.
byKieren McCarthy
March 12, 2026
District Line train
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  • Transport

District Line strikes, SWR closures: Putney’s worst spring for transport

RMT confirms 12 days of Underground action - starting just before the Head of the River Race.
byPutney.news reporter
March 12, 2026
Cortis Road
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  • Crime
  • West Putney

West Putney’s violence surge may be domestic abuse. The police have no way of knowing

Ward officers are given violence figures with no breakdown — and a nine-month surge went unnoticed.
byKieren McCarthy
March 11, 2026
Carlslake Road in West Putney
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  • Crime
  • West Putney

Violence in West Putney has risen 63% in a year, and one street corridor is at the centre of it

Official data names Carslake Road as the hotspot. Ward panel meets tonight.
byPutney.news reporter
March 10, 2026
Election leaflets and colourful pie chart discs tumble through a front-door letterbox onto a hallway mat.
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  • Politics

Three-quarters of readers say “law enforcement officer” means police

Wandsworth survey delivers verdicts on six contested election claims.
byKieren McCarthy
March 10, 2026
Squatters on Putney High Street with 1312 sign
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  • Crime
  • Save the High Street
  • Thamesfield

Putney’s squatters are back – and this time they’ve defied a High Court order

Squatters forced their way into a building already repossessed by High Court bailiffs. Police came and left.
byPutney.news reporter
March 9, 2026
Man despairing at train station
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  • Transport

Putney faces its most disrupted spring for trains yet

Easter Sunday brings a total suspension - and the problems don't stop there.
byPutney.news reporter
March 9, 2026
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