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Legal Challenge Looms for Wimbledon Tennis Plans
Legal Challenge Looms for Wimbledon Tennis Plans

Campaigners prepare to resume battle against AELTC in the courts

Mayor Rejects Call to Pause New Floating Bus Stops
Mayor Rejects Call to Pause New Floating Bus Stops

Says collisions are rare and they are not discouraging the elderly and disabled

Geo-fence Restrictions for e-scooters Reduced
Geo-fence Restrictions for e-scooters Reduced

Riders have been injured after engines cut out unexpectedly

Mayor Clashes with Greens Over Heathrow Expansion
Mayor Clashes with Greens Over Heathrow Expansion

Declines to sign letter expressing concerns over third runway

Effort Being Made to Recruit Women Train Drivers
Effort Being Made to Recruit Women Train Drivers

South Western Railway aims to reduce industry gender gap

Wimbledon Tennis Plans Given Go Ahead at City Hall
Wimbledon Tennis Plans Given Go Ahead at City Hall

Hearing approves scheme and Angela Rayner confirms decision

Five Mobile Phones a Day Left on Local Train Network
Five Mobile Phones a Day Left on Local Train Network

South Western says value of lost devices exceeds £1million in a year

Date Announced for Wimbledon Tennis Application Hearing
Date Announced for Wimbledon Tennis Application Hearing

City Hall to determine whether planning permission should be given

Eight Years of Chaos Feared if Wimbledon Tennis Plan Proceeds
Eight Years of Chaos Feared if Wimbledon Tennis Plan Proceeds

Opponents not against the sport but rather 44,000 lorry movements

Green Light for New Intensive Care Unit at St. George
Green Light for New Intensive Care Unit at St. George's

Twenty bed facility will nearly double existing capacity

Mains Failure Releases Sewage into Beverley Brook
Mains Failure Releases Sewage into Beverley Brook

People using Commons advised to stay away from water

Minister Commits to Renationalising South Western Railway
Minister Commits to Renationalising South Western Railway

Says government 'will act swiftly' in response to MP's question

Historic Sign in Southfields Restored to Original Glory
Historic Sign in Southfields Restored to Original Glory

United Service Transport mosaic is nearly 100 years old

Plea Made to Extend ULEZ Scrappage Scheme
Plea Made to Extend ULEZ Scrappage Scheme

Small business lobby group says surprise announcement unfair

Affordable Homes System
Affordable Homes System 'Creaking at the Seams' in London

Housing associations unable to take on stock that is being built

New App Blamed for Dial-a-Ride Problems
New App Blamed for Dial-a-Ride Problems

Services users say it has become less reliable since system implemented

Mixed Reaction to Revised Wimbledon Tennis Plans
Mixed Reaction to Revised Wimbledon Tennis Plans

AELTC says it is increasing public access to green space in new design

Warning Issued About Device Clash Overcharging
Warning Issued About Device Clash Overcharging

TfL has already refunded £200,000 to public transport users

Heathrow Dismisses Minister
Heathrow Dismisses Minister's Comments on Third Runway

Denies plans for expansion of airport have been scrapped

Five Suspected Members of Local Bike Theft Gang Charged
Five Suspected Members of Local Bike Theft Gang Charged

Eric Andrews still being sought by police in connection

Commons Conservators Get Boost for Rewilding
Commons Conservators Get Boost for Rewilding

Mayor's fund gives £130,000 for project at Queensmere pond

Dismay at Children
Dismay at Children's Cancer Care Decision

Highly rated services at St. George's Hospital to be closed

Defra Appointed Commons Conservator To Continue in Role
Defra Appointed Commons Conservator To Continue in Role

Oliver Bennett MBE to serve for a second term

Decision Looms on Wimbledon Tennis Proposal
Decision Looms on Wimbledon Tennis Proposal

Mayor set to announce his team's evaluation of controversial application

Wimbledon Park Proposals Continue to Divide Neighbours
Wimbledon Park Proposals Continue to Divide Neighbours

Battlelines drawn as plans set to be considered by City Hall next Spring

Dons Local Action Group Getting Busier All the Time
Dons Local Action Group Getting Busier All the Time

Charity founded during Covid finds expanded role as cost of living soars

Wimbledon High Institutes Mobile Phone Ban
Wimbledon High Institutes Mobile Phone Ban

Girls made to lock away phones during the school day

Centre Court Shopping Centre To Be Renamed
Centre Court Shopping Centre To Be Renamed

Set to become the Wimbledon Quarter as makeover nears completion

'More Loos For Merton' Plea from Local Campaigners

Claim most people don't know where to access a public toilet in the borough

Local Opposition To Plans To Fell Wimbledon Park Trees
Local Opposition To Plans To Fell Wimbledon Park Trees

AELTC asks for permission for new tree management scheme

Upstairs Drinking Plan For Wimbledon Village Bar
Upstairs Drinking Plan For Wimbledon Village Bar

Planning application to convert empty office space

Study Prep Crash Driver Receives Bail Again
Study Prep Crash Driver Receives Bail Again

Investigation continues as remaining victims released from hospital

Appeal Made after Voyeurism Incident at Wimbledon Station
Appeal Made after Voyeurism Incident at Wimbledon Station

Man put his head under door of cubicle of women's toilets

Woman Fights for Life After Being Attacked in Wimbledon
Woman Fights for Life After Being Attacked in Wimbledon

Man arrested for attempted murder after assault on Nelson Grove Road

Call For Action on Wimbledon’s
Call For Action on Wimbledon’s 'Slave-owner' Streets

Community Forum wants council to put up signs with historical information

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You've Got a Friend At The Half Moon Putney

Special celebration of the music of Carole King and James Taylor

Council Highlights Advice To Protect Your Pooch
Council Highlights Advice To Protect Your Pooch

Pet thefts more than double as the price of puppies quadruples

Award-Winning South Wimbledon Pub Is Permanently Shut
Award-Winning South Wimbledon Pub Is Permanently Shut

Campaigners fear The Trafalgar will now be demolished

Golf Gets Groovy In Wimbledon Town Centre
Golf Gets Groovy In Wimbledon Town Centre

Testing The Golf Groove indoor experience in Centre Court shopping centre

Michael McIntyre Helps Redevelopment Of Wimbledon
Michael McIntyre Helps Redevelopment Of Wimbledon's Polka Theatre

He stars in a special comedy night to raise vital funds

Closure Of Family Italian Bakery Is End Of A Merton Park Era
Closure Of Family Italian Bakery Is End Of A Merton Park Era

Salvatore Falcone finally gets to lie in after 55 years of baking

Brazucas Point Cafe Shut Down After Rat Droppings Found
Brazucas Point Cafe Shut Down After Rat Droppings Found

Hygiene inspectors described level of rodent activity as 'extensive'

Revised Plan Revealed For Historic Wimbledon Pub Site
Revised Plan Revealed For Historic Wimbledon Pub Site

Further chance to comment on development scheme for landmark site

Review: Priscilla Is A Must For All Musical Theatre Goers
Review: Priscilla Is A Must For All Musical Theatre Goers

Show leaves the audience grinning broadly at New Wimbledon Theatre

Hand In Hand Gets New Look
Hand In Hand Gets New Look

We review their food

Property

Luxury Home Plan For Wimbledon Village Flats
Luxury Home Plan For Wimbledon Village Flats

Cinema and games room planned for house in conservation area

Wimbledon Property Market Remains Buoyant Through Lockdown
Wimbledon Property Market Remains Buoyant Through Lockdown

House on Marryat Road becomes SW19 sixth most expensive

Twelve-Storey Office And Shops Block Planned For Wimbledon Town Centre
Twelve-Storey Office And Shops Block Planned For Wimbledon Town Centre

Landmark smaller building opposite station set for demolition

Ten-Storey Wimbledon Block Plans Approved In Controversial Vote
Ten-Storey Wimbledon Block Plans Approved In Controversial Vote

Town centre scheme gets go-ahead despite committee vote confusion

High Rise Vision For Wimbledon Centre Court Shopping Centre Site
High Rise Vision For Wimbledon Centre Court Shopping Centre Site

Marketing literature shows three blocks towering over former Town Hall

Wimbledon Property Market Continues To Out-Perform Capital Prices
Wimbledon Property Market Continues To Out-Perform Capital Prices

Prices paid for SW19 homes show another year-on-year increase

Community

Hunt For Donor For Popular South Wimbledon Fish Bar Owner
Hunt For Donor For Popular South Wimbledon Fish Bar Owner

Adams Fish and Chip shop proprietor needs a stem cell transplant

Wimbledon Historian Highlights Local Slave Trade Links
Wimbledon Historian Highlights Local Slave Trade Links

House overlooking the AELTC was owned by man behind first slave voyages

Award for Wimbledon Football Legend Dickie Guy
Award for Wimbledon Football Legend Dickie Guy

Former goalkeeper given Freedom of Merton Borough

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