Tower toppled at Council planning meeting — Glassmill scheme faces rejection
Council officers recommend refusal of 29-storey Battersea Bridge tower, just weeks after a similar high-rise was controversially approved in Wandsworth.
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Leadership on the line: Council head Hogg faces challenge after Cabinet meeting, legal blunder, and tax row
Labour leader Simon Hogg faces a leadership challenge after a week of political blunders, legal fallout, and misleading council tax claims.
Illegal extension nightmare: how a greedy landlord ended up in court and £43K out of pocket
Judge condemns company’s reckless disregard for law and tenants.
Wandsworth Cabinet meeting: political posturing behind a paperless curtain
Wandsworth’s first post-review Cabinet meeting dodges scrutiny, offering self-praise while ignoring the borough’s mounting challenges.
No agenda, no papers: Wandsworth Council Cabinet to meet behind a digital curtain
Fresh concerns over transparency and accountability as Wandsworth Council holds its first Cabinet meeting
BBC exposes Wandsworth Council’s misleading council tax ‘freeze’ claim
Radio 4’s More or Less confirms what Putney.news has been reporting for weeks — Wandsworth’s so-called freeze is, in reality, a 2% rise in council tax
Wandsworth Council lagging behind peers after damning Housing Safety report
Wandsworth ranks near bottom for housing safety, with outdated checks and low tenant satisfaction. Action plan due by June.
Boilers blew, homes burned—but Wandsworth Council says ‘we did a great job’
Nearly two weeks after a major explosion rocked Burke Close in Roehampton, serious questions remain unanswered about what…
Wandsworth’s parks face festival future under controversial plan
Council pushes ahead with new events policy despite backlash, sparking fears of noise, crowding and over-commercialisation in cherished green spaces.
Neglect and consequences: Council under fire after Roehampton explosion and safety report
Gas blast follows regulator’s judgement of “serious failings” in Wandsworth housing—tenants left in danger and disbelief.