Read More 8 minute read Politics West Putney Council hid legal dispute when it approved Putney Leisure Centre contract Documents show Cabinet voted 12 days after Places Leisure was formally warned - and key briefings are still being withheld. byKieren McCarthyJune 13, 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 4 minute read Housing Politics New council, old crisis: Wandsworth’s housing stock is shrinking from both ends Right to Buy sales are accelerating. The replacement programme has been partly cancelled. bySenior reporterJune 11, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Finance Politics ‘Off!’: the pension meeting where the chair was heckled and officers admitted misleading pensioners The new Conservative chair ejected a heckler and insisted on surveying 44,000 members. byPutney.news reporterJune 10, 2026
Read More 2 minute read Politics Thamesfield West Putney Pool closure halted, but the councillor in charge still hasn’t seen the plans Places Leisure confirms the 1 July closure will not go ahead. Some works will still proceed. byPutney.news reporterJune 8, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Politics How Wandsworth Council works, how it’s about to change, and what’s still wrong The constitutional review forced by one independent councillor - explained, with the gaps included. byKieren McCarthyJune 7, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Finance Politics Wandsworth pension fund loses seven times more than the market in a single quarter Committee took 18 months to act - and the sale still wasn't complete when the record loss hit. byPutney.news reporterJune 6, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Politics Wandsworth councillor petitions for charity support she failed to deliver during four years in charge Kemi Akinola's petition claims the sector faces "zero support." The council's own documents tell a different story. byKieren McCarthyJune 5, 2026
Read More 4 minute read Politics Wellness Places Leisure says Labour approved Putney’s pool cut. The council won’t release the papers Putney's MP says she was briefed on the changes and told the pool would stay the same. byKieren McCarthyJune 4, 2026
Read More 3 minute read Politics Wandsworth has a new government. Nobody can challenge it for a month. Wandsworth’s new Conservative administration is running the borough without any formal oversight this month. No one can question… byPutney.news reporterJune 4, 2026