Wandsworth's hung council agreement has emerged. Labour get three committee chairs, cabinet access, and scrutiny powers they didn't exercise in government. The independent who negotiated it was silenced by Labour five months ago. #Wandsworth #UKPolitics

Putney garden judges are on the streets this month. There's also a second competition open until July — and this year you can enter both at once. First time that's been possible in two years. #Putney #London

A Putney family locked out of their graves for over a year. The council responsible? They haven't contacted the family, the land managers, or us. What's happening at Putney Vale Cemetery: #Putney #Accountability #London

The people who manage Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath want to hear from dog walkers. First ever dedicated survey — five minutes. Plus a couple of things worth knowing before your next walk. #Putney #London

Wandsworth Labour silenced an independent councillor in December. On Wednesday they called him a man of "vision and strength." What both parties promised — and did — on night one of no overall control: #Wandsworth #UKPolitics

Family locked out of graves for over a year as council stays silent https://putney.news/2026/05/29/family-locked-out-of-graves-for-over-a-year-as-council-stays-silent/

The Wandsworth Prison viral video officer is out of jail. She and the inmate are both talking. What they say about our local prison matches two years of watchdog findings. #Accountability #WandsworthPrison #London

Council chaos: all scrutiny suspended on new administration’s first night https://putney.news/2026/05/28/council-chaos-all-scrutiny-suspended-on-new-administrations-first-night/

Putney's MP is trying to cancel a sold-out gig at the Half Moon. The venue said no. She went to the CEO. Both sides of the story: https://putney.news/2026/05/28/putney-mp-demands-half-moon-cancel-gig/ #Putney #London

Thames Water digs up Putney twice this week. The current 424 diversion is manageable. Friday on the High Street is not. What happens when it closes with three bridges already restricted: #Putney #London

There's been a rugby tournament in Roehampton every summer since 1975. This Thursday it's back where it started. £10 in. Gates 4pm: https://putney.news/2026/05/27/the-thursday-evening-out-in-roehampton-you-didnt-know-you-wanted/ #Putney #Rugby

Plans filed for Putney High Street's long-stalled hotel corner. The design may not match what councillors approved in February. And something visible at the site suggests the footprint could be larger than disclosed. #Putney #Planning

80 dinghies leave Putney Embankment on 20 June for a ten-mile race to Parliament and back. Hasn't happened since 1977. Free to watch. And there's 1962 Pathé footage of the last time. #Putney #Thames #London

Wandsworth elects a mayor on 27 May. Usually ceremonial. Not this year. In a hung council, the mayor holds the casting vote on tied decisions — and the most contested votes are most likely to tie. #Wandsworth #UKPolitics #LocalPolitics

Log piles on Putney Park Lane. Most people walk past them daily. They're not waste. They're beetle nurseries. And this week is when the beetles emerge: https://putney.news/2026/05/26/seven-years-underground-a-few-weeks-to-fly-stag-beetle-season-starts-now/ #Putney #Wildlife #London

The best gelato in Putney right now is in a Gothic churchyard. Award-winning. All summer. Worth knowing about today. https://putney.news/2026/05/25/gothic-churchyard-colourful-bunting-and-some-of-the-best-gelato-in-london/ #Putney #London

BT declared a "Phone Box Breakthrough" in Putney in December after a 750k viral video. One box came down. The one blocking the bus fix didn't move. Still there: #Putney #London #Accountability

West Putney police are asking residents to join a weapons sweep this Saturday. There's a specific reason they chose now. Route, details, how to join: https://putney.news/2026/05/25/machete-gang-knife-arrests-now-west-putney-police-want-residents-to-help-sweep-the-streets/ #Putney #London

Four officers, one policing unit, three rape convictions in three years. The fourth guilty verdict came after prosecutors used evidence from cases where he was previously acquitted. #Accountability #London

One of April's Poets in Putney performers almost didn't take the stage. A friend persuaded her at the last minute. What followed has stayed with everyone in the room. #Putney #Poetry

Bank Holiday travel from Putney: District Line, Piccadilly, Victoria and Jubilee all disrupted today. The Heathrow situation in particular is worth knowing about before you set out: #Putney #TfL #London

The newsagent that stayed open through two years of chaos on Putney High Street is moving. Just one door along. The address it's landing in: https://putney.news/2026/05/23/putney-newsagent-moves-next-door-into-the-shop-that-was-a-squat/ #Putney #London

Hare & Tortoise is coming back to Putney — not to its old spot, but very close. A licensing notice confirms the pan-Asian chain is opening a dedicated takeaway on Upper Richmond Road. #Putney #London

Wandsworth Council said "Britain's Best" concession scheme 29 times. Press releases. Cabinet. Election manifesto. The regulator found it never measured how many residents used it. What the council told the ICO: #Wandsworth #Accountability #UKNews

Upper Richmond Road has a new sauna club, a nail bar and a 39,000 sq ft office building. It also has a café that's been shut for over a year. What's changed on URR — and what hasn't: #Putney #London

Wandsworth hid a £137m financial crisis for years. Now the new council has to fix it — and your council tax will pay. Eight tests they must pass. We grade them in July. https://putney.news/2026/05/22/wandsworth-hid-a-137m-crisis-for-years-now-your-council-tax-bill-will-fix-it/ #Wandsworth

Bus driver Sergei Krajev, 64, died after being assaulted at a stop on Battersea Bridge on Monday. A Twickenham man has been charged. His family's tribute — and their message to other transport workers — is in the story. #Wandsworth #London

A man wanted for six Thamesfield burglaries has been arrested. Officers knew his movements, his clothing, how he was getting around. Armed backup. A dog unit. They found him in a local park. What he was carrying: #Putney #London

Wandsworth's new council meets next Wednesday. 29 Conservatives. 28 Labour. One Independent. Twenty decisions on its Forward Plan. The biggest problems facing the borough are not on it. #Putney #Wandsworth

A man slept rough in the old Halifax Bank doorway on Putney High Street for over a month. He was evicted yesterday. The notice told him to contact his council for help. He claims the council already said no. #Putney #Wandsworth

Thames Water is digging up Putney High Street again next week. No alternative route. Remember what happened last time temporary lights failed here? https://putney.news/2026/05/20/thames-water-digs-up-putney-high-street-again-and-there-is-no-way-around-it/ #Putney #London

Wandsworth's new leader has frozen hiring and put £1bn of borrowing under review on day one. The £137m budget gap is bigger than the council's reserves. What this means for specific Labour projects: #Wandsworth #UKPolitics

Violence has overtaken shoplifting as Thamesfield's top crime. Tonight's ward panel report has a specific alert SW15 residents should check. 6.30pm, St Mary's Church: https://putney.news/2026/05/20/crime-falling-in-thamesfield-but-violence-now-tops-the-category-table/ #Putney #London

Roehampton's first chance to question police about the Angel pub raid has been moved online — with a "humble apology" but no explanation. Tonight, 7pm. Teams link in the story. https://putney.news/2026/05/19/the-met-moves-roehamptons-police-meeting-tonight-to-online-only/ #Roehampton

Government inspector kills the Battersea Bridge tower — ruling it was "not exemplary, remarkable or distinctive, just tall." Wandsworth won. But the inspector had something to say about the council's own arguments too. #Putney #Planning #London

District Line strikes this week are off — East Putney, Putney Bridge and Southfields reprieved. Two new June dates in place if talks fail. What changed and what hasn't: https://putney.news/2026/05/18/district-line-strikes-this-week-called-off-but-june-dates-now-in-place/ #Putney #London

Wandsworth's £33m special-needs bailout is conditional on a June deadline the council hasn't confirmed it will meet. Even if the money arrives, Monday's papers show the debt is still growing fast. #Wandsworth #SEND #UKNews

A Putney regatta founded in 1911 closed today — announced on the weekend it would have been held. https://putney.news/2026/05/18/after-115-years-putney-town-regatta-is-gone/ #Putney #Rowing #London

The Putney shop that became a sweetshop that became a squat is now a building site. Workers stripped the interior this week. The history of that building is quite a ride. #Putney #London

What’s actually happening to Wandsworth Bridge this summer – and why the official communications got so confused https://putney.news/2026/05/17/whats-actually-happening-to-wandsworth-bridge-this-summer-and-why-the-official-communications-got-so-confused/

The green space we have, and what it takes to keep it https://putney.news/2026/05/17/the-green-space-we-have-and-what-it-takes-to-keep-it/

Putney has the people. Forest gardens, award-winning open spaces panels, a resident with a fully worked riverside park design. What's missing: a council that enables instead of manages. Putney 2030 on green space: #Putney #Wandsworth #GreenSpace

Something positive on Putney High Street for once. Franco Manca has applied to extend its outdoor seating for another year. The reason that matters more than usual: #Putney #London

Putney family. World record drive. Thai border block. 24 hours. A TV presenter. An MP. The reason Thailand won't let their van in is the weirdest part. https://putney.news/2026/05/16/tv-presenter-joins-putney-familys-appeal-to-mp-over-thailand-van-ban/ #Putney #London

Person dies at Wandsworth Town station after being hit by a train. British Transport Police say it is not suspicious. Trains through Putney suspended for hours. https://putney.news/2026/05/16/death-on-tracks-at-wandsworth-town-shuts-down-trains-through-putney/

Oasis Academy Putney closure has cleared its biggest hurdle. The Secretary of State has said yes in principle. What that means for families: https://putney.news/2026/05/15/oasis-academy-putney-now-on-course-to-close/ #Education #Putney

London buses average 7.1mph — slowest in England. Putney's are worse. Yesterday a BBC crew came here, boarded the 14 at the Green Man, and got off because it was too slow. A report this week names the price of fixing it. #Putney #UKNews #London

⚠️ BREAKING: Fulham Palace Road closed both ways after collision at Wardo Avenue. Traffic at a standstill on all approaches to Putney Bridge. Queues growing. Met Police on scene. Full story: #Putney #London

Knitting needles. A drop-in. The Mayor of Wandsworth opening it. Crisis Putney's fundraiser this Sunday turns hand-knitted hats and scarves into support for people sleeping rough. The why-it-matters numbers are stark. #Putney #Wandsworth

A wood in Wimbledon Park has survived a polo ground, a piggery and a car park since 1700. Now residents are being asked what happens next. https://putney.news/2026/05/14/the-500-year-old-landscape-that-survived-polo-a-piggery-and-the-blitz-is-it-time-to-ditch-the-car-park/ #WimbledonPark #London