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House of Lords
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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 reporter
April 14, 2026
Wandsworth Prison cell. Putney news
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  • Crime
  • Wandsworth Town

Three men died at Wandsworth Prison within eight days

The ombudsman is investigating but has not published a cause for any of them.
bySenior reporter
April 13, 2026
Conservative Manifesto 2026
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  • Election 2026
  • Politics

‘High-quality services’ or ‘decades of stagnation’? The Conservatives’ record, checked

Every claim in the Conservatives' election manifesto, tested against the evidence.
byKieren McCarthy
April 13, 2026
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  • Politics
  • West Putney

Wandsworth spent public money to settle a café dispute. It won’t say how much.

Why did a cabinet member promise a new café if he knew nothing about the existing one?
byPutney.news reporter
April 13, 2026
Fire at Fox House in 2025
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  • Housing
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60 residents lost their homes in the Fox House fire. Wandsworth Council won’t release the safety records

Council took 55 working days to refuse request for inspection reports, a year after being warned about serious failings.
byKieren McCarthy
April 12, 2026
Roehampton hustings
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Roehampton and West Putney: your candidates face you on Wednesday. Put in your questions

Roehampton and West Putney hustings at Holy Trinity Church. 7pm. Eight questions from a year of investigations.
bySenior reporter
April 12, 2026
Overhead editorial illustration of a monochrome UK local election ballot paper on a grey polling booth shelf, with five party-style icons across the top, two boxes marked with black Xs, and a hand holding a pen hovering over an empty box.
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  • Election 2026
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Who’s standing in your ward on 7 May? The full Wandsworth candidate list, searchable

295 candidates confirmed across 22 wards. Five parties contesting every seat for the first time.
bySenior reporter
April 11, 2026
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  • Health
  • Roehampton

New boss of Putney’s hospital group starts with visit to Queen Mary’s

Mat Shaw spent his first morning in Roehampton. The plan that will shape its future has still not been published.
byPutney.news reporter
April 11, 2026
Trees and parkland merging with ornate legislative chamber interior
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  • Wimbledon

Critical Wimbledon Park vote in the Lords this coming Monday

Amendment to law has won government backing but faces mounting opposition.
byKieren McCarthy
April 11, 2026
The Angel pub in Roehampton
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  • Crime
  • Roehampton

Weapons, drug deals and intimidation: why The Angel pub may lose its licence

Roehampton councillors and Putney MP weigh in against the venue, noting some residents were too scared to complain.
bySenior reporter
April 10, 2026
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