May 2022

• Memorial ceremony being held to mark 50th anniversary of Battersea Park fairground disaster

  The families and friends of five young people who were tragically killed in a fairground accident in Battersea Park 50-years-ago will come together next week to honour their memories in a special memorial event in the park.

  Published: 27 May 22

• Urgent mental health support available over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend

  The NHS remains open and available for local people who need urgent care and support over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.

  Published: 27 May 22

• Wandsworth celebrates the Jubilee

  Celebrate the Queen’s jubilee with events and activities all over the borough during the long bank holiday weekend.  

  Published: 27 May 22

• Come and have a chat about your health – 5th June, Roehampton Playing fields

  Wandsworth Council is helping residents to remain healthy and well, by visiting locations around the borough over the coming weeks and months, with a mobile, pop-up health clinic. 

  Published: 27 May 22

• Ukrainian children enjoying life in their new school

  Ukrainian families who have been forced to flee their war-torn country have spoken warmly about the reception and support they’ve received at a Wandsworth primary school.

  Published: 27 May 22

• Wandsworth welcomes new mayor 

  The new Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Jeremy Ambache has chosen to support charities helping children with special needs and bereaved people during his mayoral year.  

  Published: 26 May 22

• New administration underway at Wandsworth Council

  Wandsworth Council’s new cabinet members have made short filmed introductions so local people can find out more about them and their ambitions for the borough.  

  Published: 26 May 22

• Royal excitement grows with record number of Platinum Jubilee street parties planned

  With celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee fast approaching, excitement is growing across the Brighter Borough with more than 200 street parties scheduled to take place across Wandsworth to mark this historic royal event.

  Published: 26 May 22

• Heritage Festival starts this weekend

  The 2022 Wandsworth Heritage Festival gets underway this Sunday with a  tour of the Henry Tate Garden and a guided walk exploring Wandsworth’s blue plaques.

  Published: 26 May 22

• Tributes paid to long serving Tooting councillor Andy Gibbons

  Tributes are being paid today to long-serving Tooting Labour Councillor Andy Gibbons who has sadly passed away.

  Published: 25 May 22

• Come and have a chat about your health

  Tips to stay healthy, manage your weight and stop smoking. Get your blood pressure checked. Help prevent and manage conditions like diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Get the COVID-19 vaccine.

  Published: 23 May 22

• Information about monkeypox

  You may have heard about monkeypox in the news recently. But what is it, what are the symptoms and how can you access help and information?

  Published: 23 May 22

• Last chance for community groups to seek a Platinum Jubilee grant

  Time is fast running out for local groups and organisations to apply for a share of the council’s £20,000 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Micro-Grant Fund.

  Published: 20 May 22

• One week left have your say on borough’s new night time strategy

  There’s still a few days left for people to take part in an online consultation that will help draw up policies designed to boost Wandsworth’s night-time economy and make the borough’s streets even more welcoming and safe.

  Published: 20 May 22

• Council’s incoming administration commits to London Living Wage requirement in all new town hall contracts

  The councillor set to be elected the official leader of Wandsworth Council later this month has emphasised his group’s commitment to fulfilling a manifesto pledge to ensure all new contracts signed by the council will guarantee its workers the London Living Wage.

  Published: 16 May 22

• Dementia Action Week 2022 

  If you or someone close to you is showing possible symptoms of dementia, you are urged to act on it as soon as possible.  

  Published: 16 May 22

• Just under a fortnight left to apply for a Platinum Jubilee grant

  There’s just under a fortnight left for local groups and organisations to apply for a share of the council’s £20,000 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Micro-Grant Fund.

  Published: 11 May 22

• Wandsworth Heritage Festival 2022

  The theme of this year’s Wandsworth Heritage Festival is Sporting Wandsworth, with a host of walks, talks, exhibitions and events exploring the borough’s past.

  Published: 11 May 22

• Wandsworth Arts Fringe is back

  Wandsworth Council’s flagship festival, Wandsworth Arts Fringe (WAF), returns for 17 days of music, spoken word, theatre, comedy and dance, with 150 events happening all over the borough from Friday 10 to Sunday 26 June.  

  Published: 11 May 22

• New proposed cabinet for Wandsworth Council unveiled

  The Leader of the Labour majority party at Wandsworth Council, Cllr Simon Hogg, has announced the cabinet leads he wants to work with him as part of the new administration following Labour Party’s success at the Council elections last week.

  Published: 10 May 22

• Still time to submit your views on borough’s new night time strategy

  There’s still time for people to take part in an online consultation that will help draw up a raft of policies designed to boost Wandsworth’s night-time economy and make the borough’s streets even more welcoming and safe.

  Published: 10 May 22

• Foster Care Fortnight 2022 

  This week is the start of Foster Care Fortnight and local people are urged to find out more about a rewarding career as a foster carer.  

  Published: 10 May 22

• Welcome for news that Bank branch of Northern Line to reopen next week

  Tube passengers in Wandsworth can look forward to a full resumption of services on the Northern Line from next week with the completion of a major infrastructure upgrade at Bank Station.

  Published: 09 May 22

• Leader of Wandsworth Council majority group promises a new start for the borough

  Following last night’s election, the Leader of the Labour majority party at Wandsworth Council has promised residents that his new administration will be based on fairness - with supporting communities and residents at the very top of the agenda.

  Published: 06 May 22

• Local election results

  See full results of yesterday's council elections 

  Published: 06 May 22