Wandsworth Guardian: Local news from Wandsworth, Putney, Clapham, Tooting, Balham and Battersea

Social networking key to next election for would-be MPs

6:50am Tuesday 9th February 2010

The borough’s politicians hope to tweet, tag and text their way into the hearts of Wandsworth’s youth to secure success in May’s general election.

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Illegal dogs sold in pubs for £250 says MP

6:50pm Monday 8th February 2010

Illegally bred dogs are being sold in pubs for up to £250, Battersea MP Martin Linton told the House of Commons last week.

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Football team scores garage concession

6:40pm Monday 8th February 2010

A football team which coaches youngsters in Wandsworth Common has convinced Wandsworth Council to provide storage space for its equipment.

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Rent reductions due for most tenants, council says

5:48pm Monday 8th February 2010

Rents are being reduced over the coming year for the vast majority of Wandsworth council's 17,000 tenants.

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Battersea super surgery plan axed

7:50am Monday 8th February 2010

Patients could be forced to walk nearly a mile between surgeries to get x-ray results after plans for a new super surgery in Battersea were shelved, campaigners have claimed.

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Cash from trash plans announced

9:10am Sunday 7th February 2010

Plans to generate cash from trash, reduce waste and encourage more recycling in council blocks have been published by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.

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Pensioner crime in Wandsworth revealed

8:00am Saturday 6th February 2010

While we are all horrified by stories youth violence on the street, it appears some of the boroughs elder statesmen and women are setting a less than exemplary example themselves.

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Government could be fined over Heathrow pollution

7:30am Saturday 6th February 2010

The Government could face daily fines after allowing air pollution at Heathrow to breach European limits.

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