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  • Wandsworth Council announces new home building programme

    The council has announced a new home building programme to start next year. The project will start with two new developments on the Savona and Patmore estates in Nine Elms, Battersea. Planning permission was granted, on October 16, for the

  • Boy admits murder of teen Alim Uddin

    A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Balham schoolboy. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted stabbing Alim Uddin, 17, a Chestnut Grove Academy student, seven times during a row over a bicycle. He

  • Space Saving Leeks

    I suppose it’s the Welsh in me, but I love eating leeks and as luck would have it, I love growing them too – much like all of my favourite veg. It’s probably the anticipation of eating one of your favourites that motivates you to put in the extra effort

  • Is this the end of Wandsworth's notorious gyratory?

    A six-week consultation on a major revamp of Wandsworth town centre, and the removal of the gyratory, has been launched. Transport for London (TfL) aims to reduce congestion and make the area better for pedestrians, cyclists and buses. The

  • Boris sets out case for Crossrail 2

    Boris Johnson has set out the case for Crossrail 2 that could come to Tooting Broadway and Clapham Junction. The consultation has showed strong support for the high frequency, high capacity rail line aimed at linking the south-west and north-east

  • Victim of mobility scooter attack speaks out

    Police are searching for a man riding a mobility scooter following an attack that left another with a broken jaw. The 31-year-old victim, Emmanuvel Camisan Judes, was walking home from work when two men, including one on a mobility scooter