Wandsworth's Conservatives returned to power in May with the thinnest of majorities — one seat, propped up by a single independent. Since then, the borough has gone through a leader's resignation afte...

Before the first ball was even served, protesters were already queuing in Wimbledon Park on day one of the championship, not for tickets, but to tell the All England Club: we're still here, and you're...

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Across London, Labour is losing ground to the Greens, the Liberal Democrats and Reform. In Wandsworth, the picture is more complicated still — no overall control for the first time in six decades, and...

Four years into Labour's control of Wandsworth, Cabinet Member for Housing Aydin Dikerdem reflects on council homes delivered, planning battles lost and won, and the difficulties but also the joy of w...

A hidden yard off Queenstown Road — home for years to a classic car restorer — could soon make way for six new houses, tucked behind an archway that most people walk straight past. It's a small, fairl...

The High Court has handed the All England Lawn Tennis Club a significant legal victory, ruling that the former Wimbledon Park golf course is not subject to a statutory public recreation trust. Save Wi...

A dismissed supermarket worker, a bag of Lindt Easter eggs and a slow news weekend: the ingredients for a story that went national within hours. What followed exposed not just the national media's app...

In what insiders describe as a bold act of pragmatism, the local Labour party is reportedly preparing to rename itself Wandsworth Green Lab, a move designed to place as much distance as possible betwe...

Plans for a giant digital billboard opposite Battersea Arts Centre have been withdrawn, after attracting objections from residents and raising concerns about the spread of large-format advertising in ...

Dear Cllr Simon Hogg,  As Interim Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, which oversees the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR), I am writing regarding statements made by Wandsworth Council that it...

The Hub's second Residents Forum since opening showed promising early results, but residents are asking for more regular short updates and they are already eager to help. Just weeks after the opening...

The planning dispute over a 29-storey tower at Battersea Bridge will be fought again from tomorrow, after developers appealed Wandsworth Council’s unanimous refusal. In an interview, Planning Committe...

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Behind the tax ‘freeze’ rhetoric, a a significant financial pressure is building in Wandsworth. Changes to Whitehall’s funding formula will strip millions from the borough and implicitly assumes far h...

From Labour’s freshly rebranded leaflets to the Conservatives’ long-standing colour switch, environmental imagery is fast becoming campaign material ahead of May’s elections. “Wandsworth’s nature, ri...

After years of controversy, a botched planning application, and hundreds of objections from local residents, Wandsworth Council's flagship homeless hub has finally opened its doors on Lavender Hill. T...

A local historian has taken London residents on a tour of Lavender Hill area to highlight the forgotten female pioneers, as Wandsworth continues to commemorate the unheard icons of the borough. When ...

From Southfields station to the Royal Courts of Justice, a vocal SWP crowd rallied outside the Royal Courts of Justice for the opening of a pivotal High Court hearing on whether a 150-year-old statuto...

Lavender Hill has become a patchwork of burst pipes and emergency repairs, as decades-old water mains struggle to cope with the pressure. Thames Water keeps patching leaks, but years of underinvestmen...

Wandsworth’s Planning Forum returned this week with a familiar agenda but lingering questions over transparency. Clapham Junction Insider uncovered evidence that the forum was once publicly listed wit...

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Following the completion of the Falcon Bridge transformation, the project was marked by an official “switch-on” ceremony on Monday 15 December. We've already covered at length the project, from the ...

A Lords amendment aimed at clearing the way for Wimbledon’s expansion has fallen, leaving the project exposed to renewed legal challenges — including further cases in 2026 — over public land, statutor...

A dark comedy supported by renters’ union ACORN runs at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre this week, using farce and real-life mishaps to probe the pressures facing tenants amid a worsening housing crisis. A...

The first of a series of bespoke artwork panels were installed beneath Falcon Road railway bridge last week, marking a significant milestone in an ambitious scheme to transform one of south London's m...

Wandsworth Council has unveiled new plans for housing presented as 'ambitious' even though they would deliver hundreds fewer homes a year than previous targets. Council leader Simon Hogg announced a ...

Wandsworth Council has unveiled new plans for housing presented as 'ambitious' even though they would deliver hundreds fewer homes a year than previous targets. Council leader Simon Hogg announced a ...

Wandsworth Council’s latest presentation on the Clapham Junction Masterplan promised community engagement. Instead, it delivered a secret 22-member panel, ignored a decade of local expertise, and repa...

When we think of rare and protected landmark trees, we’re probably imagining some giant and ancient landmark – the giant redwoods of California, the giant plane trees in some of London’s major squares...

A fresh concept has arrived on Lavender Hill: The Shelf, a new “community shop” where local makers can rent a shelf to showcase their creations. Blending creativity with practicality, it offers a mode...

Clapham Junction is set to lose its last point of round-the-clock policing. Lavender Hill Police Station – the last 24-hour front desk in Wandsworth – is set to close, alongside stations in Kensington...

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The long-awaited revamp of Falcon Road railway bridge is now underway, with fresh blue paint already in place and new panels being installed along the underpass walls. The project aims to transform th...

Decades of promises to remove Wandsworth's hostile one-way traffic system have come to nothing, with Transport for London quietly scrapping long-awaited plans, leaving millions in developer contributi...

Decades of promises to remove Wandsworth's hostile one-way traffic system have come to nothing, with Transport for London quietly scrapping long-awaited plans, leaving millions in developer contributi...

Nearly two years ago we reported on the opening of Phresh – a new family-run juice bar, coffee shop and deli at 103e Lavender Hill. The business has proved very popular and owners Donna and Steph real...

The High Court may have cleared the way for Wimbledon’s £200 million expansion, but campaigners are not retreating. Save Wimbledon Park has already applied to appeal, with judges expected to decide wi...

The departure of Thermomix, the arrival of a new coffee shop, and refurbishment works at the former Panahar Indian restaurant mark a wave of change for Clapham Junction’s independent high street. Long...

"The line is experiencing severe delays due to an incident on the track..." echoed through station speakers - a message all too familiar to London commuters. But this time even the Mayor of London apo...

Plans for the Aylesham Centre in Peckham were rejected for several reasons, including a lack of affordable housing

London pizza chain Yard Sale Pizza has taken over the former Pizza Hut site at 55 Lavender Hill, bringing their neighborhood-focused approach and in-house delivery service to the area. Pizza seems to...

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Wandsworth is updating its Local Plan to require more affordable and social rented housing, with new policies currently under review and adoption expected in 2026 Wandsworth’s most recent update on t...