‘Iconic’ Wandsworth landmark could be replaced
An “iconic” South London landmark above an underpass which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange could be replaced. The big circular advertising structure…
Who runs Wandsworth?
The Labour Party’s leadership of Wandsworth was short-lived, but the council’s new Conservative administration hangs on a knife-edge, made worse by their leader stepping…
Sense and Sensibility
A brand new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility by the Thick as Thieves Theatre Company, plays at the Arches Lane Theatre in…
Furzedown Recreation Ground plans for upgrade with inclusive equipment submitted
Plans to upgrade a Wandsworth park with new play equipment, redesigned areas and improved accessibility have been submitted. Wandsworth Council wants to transform Furzedown…
Meat Back on the Menu at Theatre 503
Written by Irish playwright Gillian Greer, MEAT premiered at Theatre503 in 2020 and was shortlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Award. The play is…
HMP Wandsworth staff ‘took no meaningful steps’ to prevent prisoner’s suicide says watchdog
HMP Wandsworth staff did not take “any meaningful” steps to prevent a prisoner taking his own life, a watchdog has found. Aleksandras Maslennikovas, 47,…
Disabled woman left in ‘unsuitable’ temporary accommodation for more than 2.5 years
Wandsworth Council failed to move a disabled woman from her home for more than two-and-a-half years after deciding her property was unsuitable. A new…
Grease is still the word for Secret Summer Nights
Frenchie appears in Battersea Park Didi Conn, who originated the famous role of Frenchie in the beloved 1978 Paramount Pictures film Grease, made a…
Wandsworth Council says shelving ‘shock’ plans to move HQ will cost taxpayers £240k
Wandsworth Council’s new Tory administration has said it will cost £240,000 to axe little-known plans to move staff from the borough’s town hall into…
Wandsworth Council leader resigns two months after Conservatives won the borough back
The new Tory leader of Wandsworth Council has stepped down after just 44 days in charge. Aled Richards-Jones said he came to the “very…
Legendary gym battles TfL’s property firm rent hike
A legendary South London gym is fighting to survive as Transport for London’s property firm looks to raise its rent. Physical Culture, which sits…
Plans to build tower block on South London estate cancelled, residents told
Residents on a South London estate have been told plans to build a 14-storey tower block at its centre have been scrapped. Wandsworth Conservatives,…
