Controversial 29-storey tower approved for former gasworks site despite fierce opposition
Plans pushed through as councillors weigh housing need against policy breaches, leaving residents frustrated and conservationists alarmed.
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Wandsworth skyline battle: fate of gasworks development towers to be decided next week
The area would get a new cinema and music venue instead of an old gasworks, but concerns are high over the impact of massive towers on area and environment.
New lifeboat station docks at Wandsworth Riverside
RNLI will run a full-time staff at the empty building - and cut rescue times by over a minute.
Wandsworth Prison is unsafe, inhumane and worse than ever, says independent report
A continued shortage of staff and lack of investment and support from the prisons service is to blame.
Wandsworth’s Chez Bruce makes it onto UK’s Top 100 restaurants list
The local favourite continues to produce the very finest in French food nearly 30 years since it opened.
Wandsworth Prison a pit of “deaths, drugs and despair” slams chief inspector
Report details a complete breakdown at Wandsworth Prison, from staff all the way up to the Ministry of Justice. Drugs and violence are rife.
Wandsworth Prison governor resigns following local campaign
Unscheduled inspection prompted by local Wandsworth Prison Improvement Campaign (WIC) thought to be behind change.
Wanted: Local artist to turn Southside’s brick desert into street art oasis
Southside shopping centre offering £17,000 budget to transform ugly entrance. But the deadline for applying is near...
Where those new e-scooter parking bays will be placed
Wandsworth Council has announced it is joining an e-scooter trial already in place across 10 London boroughs. It…