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The battle for Battersea: decision looms for controversial riverfront high-rise

Residents fear the excessive height and scale of the proposed 29-storey block will set a precedent for other riverfront towers

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The great affordable housing robbery: promised home numbers shrink across London

The number of new affordable home starts in London dropped by 88 per cent last year

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Clapham shop fined £13,000 after selling illegal vapes with potentially 'dangerous' chemicals

Clapham Mobile X Vape was ordered to pay more than £13,000 after potentially dangerous illegal vapes were found by Trading Standards

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London council pledges to fix potholes with £10 million road investment

Wandsworth Council is investing £100m overall to improve the borough’s streets over 10 years

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Wandsworth Council approves plans for 54 new homes despite locals' concern about overcrowding

Residents raised concerns about the scheme, including over the loss of storage space in the garages and potential parking issues

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'Dirty' 100m Clapham Junction overpass set for £4.5m transformation next year

Plans to overhaul a ‘dirty’ underpass in Clapham Junction where women feel unsafe are moving forward.

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Letters of support for huge tower at Battersea Bridge removed after 'feedback concerns'

Letters of support backing controversial plans to build a huge tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been removed, after residents named as having signed them complained.

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Green light for hundreds of new homes in Tooting as City Hall overrules Wandsworth Council

An NHS doctor told City Hall it would be a ‘lost opportunity’ for the ‘derelict’ site to ‘go unused’ in the midst of London’s housing crisis

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Work begins on Putney Bridge segregated cycle lane

Safety upgrade works are expected to take until Christmas to complete

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Council threatens to evict woman after wrongly axing housing benefit ‘due to DWP algorithm’

Exclusive: Mother of three taken to court over £20,000 rent arrears that only built up due to a council mistake

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Council’s ‘spreadsheet’ blunder sees more than 6,500 general election votes missed

Wandsworth Council has apologised over the issue which thankfully had no impact on the result in the Putney count

The Independent UK

Wandsworth Council to ban leaving e-bikes on pavements

Riders will be banned from abandoning e-bikes on busy town centre pavements in a South London borough under a new scheme.

Evening Standard

City Hall could overturn council's decision to refuse 449 new homes in Tooting 'village'

It has been argued that the sale of the land to build the homes would unlock crucial funding for new facilities at Tolworth Hospital

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London's oldest lido reopens to public after £4million makeover

Five-time Paralympic gold medalist Ellie Simmonds unveiled a plaque at Tooting Bec Lido to celebrate its reopening

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Zippos Circus banned from returning to Wandsworth after 'completely unacceptable' damage to common

One neighbour claimed the circus had ‘butchered the common with your trucks’

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Major cycling route in South London set for redesign after 79 people injured in collisions in five years

Wandsworth Council expects to spend around £2.9million redesigning part of Queenstown Road

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Mayor of London office set date for Wimbledon expansion plan decision

The All England Club took their fight to the Mayor of London’s office after Wandsworth Council did not approve the £200million expansion plans

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Wimbledon expansion suffers major blow after Wandsworth Council recommendation on controversial plans

Planning officers recommend planning permission be refused despite approval of neighbours in Merton

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Girl hospitalised for septic shock after ant infestation bite in south west London council home

The 15-year-old is afraid to go home following the infestation

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Wimbledon expansion a step closer after Merton Council approval despite protests

Ambitious plans still to face Wandsworth Council and London Mayor before spades can go in ground

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Clapham resident's makeshift Shetland pony enclosure sparks complaints from neighbours

Council alerts RSPCA after Shetland ponies found in residential Clapham garden

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Wandsworth Bridge reopens after being closed for more than two months for repairs

Major west London river crossing reopens after repairs as council says it plans new segregated bike lane

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Council announces £1m Ulez scrappage scheme

The announcement comes after neighbouring Merton Council announced it was also launching a scrappage fund

Evening Standard

Re-opening of Tooting Bec Lido delayed after ‘buried asbestos’ found

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Council becomes first in country to hand out fines to drivers breaking 20mph speed limit

Wandsworth Council in London has suffered a spate of complaints from residents about speeding drivers, with research in the area finding a quarter of drivers ignore the 20mph speed limit

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