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Youth centres shake up ‘worrying’ as parents say move could damage communities

Parents worried about plans to shake up the way youth centres are…

'We never pictured we would be needed for this long' - Food bank manager speaks of vital service

Thousands of Londoners rely on food banks to help them out when…

St George’s workers ballot for strike over proposed job cuts

Outsourced hospital workers will be asked whether they are…

'I’ve never seen life being so hard for so many' - Another record year for Wandsworth Food Bank

A record number of emergency supplies was handed out by Wandsworth…

Prosecution of Richmond charity following death of 19-year-old Tooting girl has been postponed

The prosecution of a charity and its manager in whose care a…

Nine Elms tube extension due to be finished on time as first successful train journey takes place

The first major extension to the Tube since the 1990s is on track…

Cleaners could be forced to deliver food to patients under plans to cut 40 jobs at St George's Hospital

Outsourced hospital workers are protesting against planned cuts that…

Here is why there is now a bus stop INSIDE St George's Hospital

People with dementia often gravitate towards bus stops, because…

Boys and girls being illegally segregated at Tooting's Al Risalah School

School inspectors have heavily criticised a private faith school in…

Ex-Premier League footballer proposes athletic centre be built on Wandsworth industrial estate

An ex-Premier League footballer wants to train the next…

Tooting chicken shop given lowest possible food hygiene score

A Tooting chicken shop has been given the lowest possible food…

Drop-off and pick-up could be banned outside five Wandsworth schools

Could the answer to polluted streets outside schools be to ban…

String of noise complaints could force 'permanently closed' Battersea restaurant to shut early

A Mexican restaurant and bar could lose its licence to open late…

'Once in a lifetime opportunity' as more than 5000 homes could be built above Clapham Junction

More than 5,000 homes could be built above one of London’s…

Balham school named in the top 1 per cent nationwide

One Balham school exceeded expectations, with its recent results…

REVEALED: Police not always informed if a child brings a knife to school in Wandsworth

Children who bring knives to school in Wandsworth are not always…

‘Dangerous’ shisha bars raided as half-a-million pounds worth of tobacco discovered

“Dangerous” tobacco has been seized from two Wandsworth shisha…

Wandsworth Council votes to increase council tax by maximum amount

Council tax is going up in Wandsworth after councillors voted to…

Councils looking to reduce 'unconscious bias' as gender pay gap revealed

The gender pay gap is closing in Wandsworth and Richmond…

'Smashed windows and mice infestation': Mother says homeless temporary housing is ‘like a prison’

Wandsworth’s homeless families are having to put up with…

Adventure Golf looks set to open in Putney

An “adventure golf” course where you can drink cocktails as you…

Wandsworth to spend £400,000 on more electric charging points

Wandsworth is leading the way on electric vehicles in London, with…

Tooting care provider fights loss of contract as more than 1000 sign petition

A care charity that looks after many in Tooting’s diverse…

Parents say 'crucial' stay and play service must survive shake-up

Parents gathered in the most deprived area of Wandsworth to…

Work begins on Thames Tideway Tunnel

Listen carefully and you might just hear the massive machines busy…

Council spending millions on agency staff for social work roles

More than half of all social worker vacancies cannot be filled in…

Millions of tonnes of raw sewerage being pumped into the Thames each year

Thirty-nine million tonnes of raw sewage are pumped into the Thames…

Wandsworth Council reaffirm support for London Living Wage

Wandsworth councillors reaffirmed their support for the London…

Tories say not everyone employed by Wandsworth Council should be paid London Living wage

Not everyone who does work for the council should be paid the London…

Not everyone employed by Wandsworth Council is paid the London Living Wage

Everyone who works for Wandsworth Council should be paid the London…

Decade-long plans to revitalise Wandsworth High Street delayed at least three years

Plans to revitalise Wandsworth High Street have been delayed…

Tooting playing field could be made open to the public

Playing fields in Tooting currently only allowed to be booked out by…

Wandsworth home care provider is at risk

A home care provider used by Wandsworth Council is at risk of not…

High Street facelift given the greenlight

A £900,000 makeover is set to transform Battersea High Street…

Concerns over installation of sprinklers in high rises 'without meaningful consultation'

Many council tower block residents in Wandsworth are objecting to…

Battersea heliport a risk to people's health, study says

Londoners living in three riverside boroughs face a risk to their…

'Bizarre' barbecues and a 'plague' of children has people furious at proposed church cafe

Neighbours of East Hill Baptist Church in Wandsworth, who claim that…

Huge new 32-acre public park is coming to town

A 32-acre park is coming to south London – the capital’s…

Wandsworth residents urged to give trees enough water during heatwave

Trees are at risk of suffering in the heatwave, and one council is…

Wandsworth Council child services need 'significant improvement'

Children’s services in Wandsworth still need significant…

'There are eyes on you' - Council launches new idea to stamp out fly-tipping in Tooting

Pairs of watching eyes have been put up around Tooting as part of…

Here is how many people have been fined for fly-tipping in Wandsworth this past year

More than 5,000 litterers and fly-tippers have been fined on the…

Food bank pleads for help after hearing story of man on the verge of suicide

A man who was driven close to suicide pleaded with Wandsworth…