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Firearms and explosives charges levelled at Wandsworth teen
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Wandsworth
Firearms and explosives charges levelled at Wandsworth teen
Tooting welcomes new community venue aiming to streamline support
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Wandsworth
Tooting welcomes new community venue aiming to streamline support
Sports hall is on the way – with school set to share with local community
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Wandsworth
Sports hall is on the way – with school set to share with local community
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Wandsworth
‘Overworked’ hospital staff stage lunchtime protest
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Hospital workers who are left sick and injured from being “overworked” will stage a lunchtime protest this afternoon, a union ...
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Greenwich
Eltham library hailed for its status as a community hub and friend of Ukraine
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Eltham Centre Library has been been highly commended in the ‘Library of the Year’ awards - acknowledging the part it ...
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Wandsworth
More than 150 asylum seekers welcomed by charity after funding boost
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More than 150 newly arrived asylum seekers will be welcomed by a charity after it received almost £10,000 in funding. ...
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Lambeth
SWR long-awaited £1billion fleet of trains to ease overcrowding ‘stuck in limbo’
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A long-awaited fleet of trains meant to ease overcrowding on services remains “stuck in limbo” due to a shortage of ...
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Wandsworth
Rape and sexual assault charges levelled at South London PC
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A police officer is due to appear in court after being charged with three sex offences. PC Nick Whitcombe, attached ...
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Wandsworth
Collapsed ceiling adds to continuing temporary accommodation woes for mum-of-three
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter An exhausted mum has slammed ‘disgusting’ delays in fixing a partly collapsed ceiling in ...
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Wandsworth
Council waives fees for VE Day 80th anniversary street parties
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A council has waived the usual fee for road closures so residents can host street parties to celebrate the 80th ...
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Wandsworth
Dozens of firefighters tackle Putney house fire
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Dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze which spread through two floors of a house in Putney last night. Six fire ...
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Lambeth
‘They often say ‘I don’t want to die’’: Hospital reveals harrowing tales of knife crime after opening weapons bin
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The number of people treated for knife injuries at a hospital's emergency department have almost doubled since 2022, officials have ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth girl guiding trio among latest Jack Petchey award winners
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A total of 28 young people from schools and colleges in Wandsworth received prestigious awards at Lambeth Assembly Hall in ...
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Wandsworth
Appeals after alleged ‘skateboarder’ attack on Tube staff at Nine Elms
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Police investigating an assault on a staff member at Nine Elms Underground Station have released images in connection with the ...
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Wandsworth
Little objection to Little Waitrose as bid for round-the-clock booze sales approved
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter A Waitrose convenience shop is to be allowed to sell booze 24-hours-a-day, despite council ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth to champion accessibility in year as London Borough of Culture
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Wandsworth will kick off its time as London Borough of Culture with a Strictly-style ...
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Wandsworth
Bid for 24-hour booze sales a cause for alarm bells among council officers
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter An application to sell alcohol 24-hours-a-day at a Waitrose convenience shop have concerned council ...
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Wandsworth
‘Overcrowding’ fears ignored as Wandsworth presses ahead with new council homes
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter An estate will get 32 new council homes, despite residents’ fears their way of ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth failing to meet health and safety standards in its housing stock, says regulator
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Serious failures have been found in Wandsworth council’s housing stock, with tenants waiting more ...
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Wandsworth
Man admits sex assaults on teens near Clapham Common
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A man has admitted numerous offences after officers linked him to a series of sexual assaults on teenage girls near ...
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Wandsworth
Man ‘performed sex act while staring at woman’ on Northern line 
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Police are searching for a man who performed a sex act on himself while staring at a woman on board ...
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Wandsworth
Resurfacing means night-time closures around Putney Bridge in coming days
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Roads around Putney Bridge will shut for resurfacing from today in the final phase ...
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Bromley
Four libraries in the running for Library of the Year award 2025
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Four South London libraries run by a social enterprise have been shortlisted as finalists in The Bookseller’s ‘Library of the ...
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Wandsworth
‘We warned over and over again’: Prison crisis caused by Government’s tough on crime drive, report says
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Successive governments trying to look “tough on crime” have caused the current crisis in prisons, a new report says. The ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Umbrella innovators turned down investor Peter Jones’ £50k in Dragon’s Den
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Two entrepreneurs who founded an umbrella company based on a ground-breaking design, impressed in the TV show Dragon's Den with ...
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Wandsworth
Battersea’s unblemished safety record cause for celebration of our input, says union
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Construction workers at Battersea Power Station have gathered to celebrate the achievement of ensuring the 12-year redevelopment of the famous ...
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Croydon
Trial for woman – nearly five decades on from five-year-old’s death
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Police from the Met’s Cold Case Homicide Team have charged a woman in relation with the death of a five-year-old ...
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Wandsworth
Push is on to inject more cash into ‘life-enhancing’ leisure facilities in Wandsworth
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Leisure centres, parks and playgrounds in Wandsworth are in line for a £30million investment ...
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Wandsworth
The dynamics behind Wandsworth’s ‘coiled spring’ CCTV monitoring team
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By Charlotte Lillywhite, Local Democracy Reporter Staff in a busy CCTV control room in South London start every day ‘coiled ...
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Wandsworth
Wandsworth council promises residents London’s lowest council tax
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A council has promised to freeze council tax – setting the capital’s lowest rate. Wandsworth council has committed to freeze ...
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Lambeth
One short-cut closed created another one at Clapham that is worrying families
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Residents living in a street used as a rat run by speeding drivers fear ...
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Croydon
Railway disruption expected this weekend due to engineering works
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Commuters travelling on the Brighton Main Line are expected to face disruption this weekend as engineers carry out a series ...
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Wandsworth
Housing stock and flooding responses: Council lays out plans for clean air by 2043
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A council has laid out its plans to reach net zero by 2043, including improvements to social housing and responses ...
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Wandsworth
Rapper’s mum behind parting ‘gifts’ to St George’s Hospital patients
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The mum of Brixton musician Rapper Dave has helped fund a new scheme that helps elderly patients discharged from St ...
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Wandsworth
Man in 20s in court over alleged Clapham Common sex assault on teens
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Police have charged a man after three girls were allegedly sexually assaulted near Clapham Common. John Nyhan, 22, of Ingrave ...
Nursery welcomes government minister during National Apprenticeship Week
Nursery welcomes government minister during National Apprenticeship Week
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Battersea skyscraper next to heliport on the drawing board
Battersea skyscraper next to heliport on the drawing board
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Tories walk out of council meeting as bid to debate ‘autistic school’ closure is shut down
Tories walk out of council meeting as bid to debate ‘autistic school’ closure is shut down
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£10m blitz planned for pot-holed roads and pavements in Wandsworth
£10m blitz planned for pot-holed roads and pavements in Wandsworth
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Staff at Britain’s most violent prison paid £600k in personal injury claims
Staff at Britain’s most violent prison paid £600k in personal injury claims
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Norovirus outbreak closes three wards at St George’s Hospital
Norovirus outbreak closes three wards at St George’s Hospital
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Wandle Trail’s ‘missing link’ at Earlsfield on course to be fixed
Wandle Trail’s ‘missing link’ at Earlsfield on course to be fixed
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‘A dangerous fool’: Daniel Khalife sentenced to 14 years in prison
‘A dangerous fool’: Daniel Khalife sentenced to 14 years in prison
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Young air cadets from South London earn recognition for their enthusiasm and dedication
Young air cadets from South London earn recognition for their enthusiasm and dedication
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Wimbledon Championship charity offers £290,000 to community projects
Wimbledon Championship charity offers £290,000 to community projects
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Weekly rent rise of £3.50 on the way for most Wandsworth tenants
Weekly rent rise of £3.50 on the way for most Wandsworth tenants
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Wandsworth jail needs to look into its methadone policy after prisoner’s death, watchdog says
Wandsworth jail needs to look into its methadone policy after prisoner’s death, watchdog says
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Rethink over regeneration of Wandsworth estate
Rethink over regeneration of Wandsworth estate
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Councillors declare opposition to ‘transient’ high-rise student dwelling at Nine Elms
Councillors declare opposition to ‘transient’ high-rise student dwelling at Nine Elms
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Proposed student block will blot out too much skyline, say Wandsworth residents
Proposed student block will blot out too much skyline, say Wandsworth residents
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Clapham-born entrepreneur gets £50k Dragon’s Den cash boost for footy shirt enterprise
Clapham-born entrepreneur gets £50k Dragon’s Den cash boost for footy shirt enterprise
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Hospital’s state-of-the-art renal unit plan gets go-ahead
Hospital’s state-of-the-art renal unit plan gets go-ahead
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Wandsworth identifies spot for brand new ‘mini’ park
Wandsworth identifies spot for brand new ‘mini’ park
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Activists warn of catastrophic consequences of return to power for climate change denier Trump
Activists warn of catastrophic consequences of return to power for climate change denier Trump
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Dog rescues on frozen Battersea Park lake prompt Brigade warning
Dog rescues on frozen Battersea Park lake prompt Brigade warning
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‘The power of community-driven media’: Community radio station marks 10th birthday
‘The power of community-driven media’: Community radio station marks 10th birthday
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Three more tower blocks planned at Nine Elms for flats and student rooms
Three more tower blocks planned at Nine Elms for flats and student rooms
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NHS Trust wants to create brand new hub for kidney patients in Tooting
NHS Trust wants to create brand new hub for kidney patients in Tooting
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Wandsworth agrees to pay tenant £1k for mistakes that led to rent arrears
Wandsworth agrees to pay tenant £1k for mistakes that led to rent arrears
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