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Person walking a golden retriever on a leash through a grassy field with scattered trees on a sunny day
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  • Wimbledon

Five things dog walkers on the Commons need to know this month

A new survey, lead zones until July, and what to do if you find a fledgling on the ground.
byPutney.news reporter
May 29, 2026
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  • Politics

Wandsworth’s new hung council: the promises made and broken on night one

Both parties pledged collaboration. Both immediately did the opposite. Malcolm Grimston watched from the side.
byThe Editor
May 29, 2026
Blurry outdoor scene with ivy-covered stone structure on the left, a metal fence behind, dirt path, and an orange traffic cone in the foreground.
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  • Community
  • Roehampton

Family locked out of graves for over a year as council stays silent

Sinkhole at Putney Vale Cemetery left fenced off since March 2025 — no contact from council, cemetery, or Enable.
bySenior reporter
May 29, 2026
Wandsworth Council chamber
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  • Politics

Council chaos: all scrutiny suspended on new administration’s first night

Six committees shut down until July after last-minute papers spark Labour walkout.
byKieren McCarthy
May 28, 2026
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  • Thamesfield

Putney MP demands Half Moon cancel gig

Fleur Anderson has written to Youngs Pubs chief executive.
bySenior reporter
May 28, 2026
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  • Wandsworth Town

Wandsworth Prison viral video officer is out of jail and talking. So is the inmate.

Neither account surprises anyone who has followed two years of crisis at our local prison.
bySenior reporter
May 28, 2026
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  • Transport

Thames Water disrupts route 424 twice as TfL stays silent on the route’s future

Four and a half months after the consultation closed, passengers still have no idea whether the route will be cut.
byPutney.news reporter
May 27, 2026
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  • Politics

The mayor of Wandsworth now has more power than almost anyone realises

In a hung council decided by one independent vote, the chain of office comes with a casting vote.
byKieren McCarthy
May 26, 2026
Sign explains a log pile provides habitat for invertebrates, plants and fungi, and asks visitors not to climb or disturb it in a garden setting.
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  • Environment
  • West Putney

Seven years underground, a few weeks to fly: stag beetle season starts now

Walk Putney Park Lane on a warm evening this week. You might be surprised.
bySenior reporter
May 26, 2026
Red double-decker bus parked along a city sidewalk with a blue public phone booth and storefronts on the left side of the street.
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  • Transport

A broken phone box on Putney High Street is a major congestion problem. Help us get rid of it

BT promised to relocate it in December. Five months on, buses are still stopping in the road.
byKieren McCarthy
May 25, 2026
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