Read More 3 minute read Finance Health Wandsworth to cut £20-a-week holiday food vouchers for 10,000 children Wandsworth's finance chief blamed a government rule for the cuts - but the rule has since changed. byKieren McCarthyJuly 28, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Business Health Thamesfield Bought sand stickers or Lidl pretzels? Check the recall The toy's maker has now had two asbestos scares in three months byPutney.news reporterJuly 27, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Community Health Politics Putney Leisure Centre’s new survey doesn’t ask about the pool The four questions could fit any redevelopment: none mention lane swimming or the 33-metre pool bySenior reporterJuly 11, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Health Got a plastic cooking tool? A High Street recall says think twice A £3.99 spatula pulled from TK Maxx can leak a cancer-linked chemical, and it's not the only one byPutney.news reporterJuly 9, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Health Politics Wandsworth spent £56m on hospital discharge. It didn’t work. The council's report admits funding has not kept pace with the cost of care bySenior reporterJune 30, 2026
Read More 2 minute read East Putney Education Health Pupils fainted at Ashcroft as school enforced uniform in blazing heat The school had no air conditioning and ignored government advice to relax uniform rules. bySenior reporterJune 26, 2026
Read More 5 minute read Health London’s first red heat alert in four years reaches Putney Your guide to dealing with the extreme heat as Putney hits 38°C bySenior reporterJune 24, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Health Live events News Thamesfield Putney Bridge closed for hours after Friday night emergency Police, fire crews and rescue boats brought both approaches to a standstill. byPutney.news reporterJune 12, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Health Politics Thamesfield Putney’s 33-metre pool is saved! For now at least Putney’s 33-metre pool is staying. Wandsworth Council and Places Leisure have dropped the plan to shorten it, after… bySenior reporterJune 12, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Health By the time Wandsworth acted, the person it was meant to help had given up Watchdog finds council took more than seven months and apologised twice - but ruled no payment was due. byPutney.news reporterJune 11, 2026