Plans for statue of London’s first Black mayor given a boost
Plans to build a statue celebrating London’s first Black mayor have been revived, six years after a campaign for the monument was launched. Wandsworth…
Wandsworth Council to cut care staff as it looks to outsource reablement service
Long-serving care staff at Wandsworth Council could see their jobs cut as the local authority moves to outsource their work to the private sector.…
Wandsworth Council ‘to pay for 25 new police officers’
Wandsworth is set to get 25 new police officers patrolling the streets – because the council is paying for them. The local authority expects…
St George’s earmarked for new mental health department
St George’s Hospital, made famous by the TV series 24 Hours In A&E, is being considered for a new mental health emergency department, with…
‘Iconic’ Wandsworth landmark replacement refused
Controversial plans to replace an “iconic” South London landmark above an underpass which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange have been thrown out.…
Plans to replace Iconic Wandsworth landmark recommended for approval
Controversial plans to replace an “iconic” South London landmark above an underpass which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange have been recommended for…
‘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,…
