A long-running campaign to open up a second passenger entrance at Putney Station has been given fresh impetus with Network Rail agreeing to carry out a feasibility study into the town hall’s proposals.
Noise from an expanded Heathrow will inflict more misery in all parts of the borough with many areas set to experience significant annoyance from aircraft for the first time. This will be most acute for communities in West Hill, Wimbledon Parkside, Southfields, Earlsfield and Tooting.
One of the borough’s most important historical landmarks - which some say was the cradle of English Parliamentary democracy – has been given new prominence thanks to a council funded heritage project.
From today, people enjoying the River Thames in Putney, Wandsworth will be reminded not to leave litter behind thanks to eye catching voting bins, posters, messages on pavements and a gallery of local people who enjoy the river.
Road users are being warned of likely severe traffic delays across Putney and Wandsworth from Wednesday 8 August due to emergency gas main repairs on the busy A3 trunk road at West Hill.
A group of local authorities has today formally notified the Secretary of State for Transport that it intends to seek judicial review of the Government’s decision to give policy support in the Airports National Policy Statement (“NPS”) for a third Heathrow runway.