@putneynews.bsky.socialWandsworth wants to spend less running its libraries. Its own papers say 'savings' 13 times and never once say how much — even though they call the service high-performing.
https://putney.news/2026/09/22/libraries-are-on-the-councils-cost-cutting-list-this-week/
@cjinsider.bsky.socialExclusive interview on #Wandsworth financial crisis and tax rise ⬆️
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@cjinsider.bsky.social🏛️ EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet Member for Finance Peter Graham's first interview since the Tories narrowly retook Wandsworth Council. He confirms council tax could rise by up to 230% on the council's share in a "do-nothing" scenario.
@putneynews.bsky.socialA homeless mother reported no heating. It took Wandsworth four months to visit.
Most of her complaint was rejected. What the £250 actually covers: https://putney.news/2026/09/21/she-had-no-heating-it-was-december-the-council-took-four-months-to-visit/
@putneynews.bsky.socialWandsworth Council wants to nearly double your council tax from April 2027.
There's a legal loophole most residents don't know about.
What's happening, and what help is coming:
@putneynews.bsky.socialCouncillors were asked to knock down the Wandsworth Pretzel.
Then one asked whether it could just stay. The council's own officer said nobody had looked at that.
@justiceseer.bsky.social2/2 Maybe #BadEnoch..could ask her lawyers to find out:👇
1 WHY #Wandsworth-Council has FAILED its audit, THREE years in a row?😳
2 WHY it CAN'T provide evidence of a *missing* £3.57BILLION🤑to its own auditors?😲
#Semi(detached)Kemi, should contact the #FraudSquad!😖👮
@tootingnewsie.bsky.social#Wandsworth Council could raise council tax by £958 for a Band D property, an increase of 94%, under proposals described as "outrageous", reports the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@putneynews.bsky.socialWandsworth council tax is about to nearly double, from £1,020 to £1,978 for a typical home.
The finance chief says there's no other way. His opposite number disagrees.
https://putney.news/2026/09/16/council-tax-will-double-in-april-up-by-an-average-of-1000/
@putneynews.bsky.socialWandsworth Council meets tomorrow night on your council tax. No report. Nothing for councillors to read.
Third meeting running with no papers, under a rule written in July.
@putneynews.bsky.social153 people objected to demolishing the Pretzel on Wandsworth Roundabout. Not one backed it. The council's own officers say approve it anyway.
Councillors vote Thursday: https://putney.news/2026/09/11/is-this-the-end-of-the-wandsworth-pretzel-landmark-recommended-for-demolition/
@doctorsbeardpod.bsky.socialOctober 2, 1997 - Wandsworth Borough Guardian - Toy manufacturer feels the BBC was making him a scapegoat when they caught him selling unlicensed merchandise in the form of K9 and Dalek models.
#BBC #Wandsworth #K9 #Dalek #DoctorWho #licensedMerchandise
@putneynews.bsky.socialA legal challenge to Wandsworth's pension fund rules has gone unanswered for three months.
Its own adviser won't defend them — says that was never its job.
https://putney.news/2026/09/10/nobody-at-wandsworth-will-defend-its-pension-funds-own-rules/
@putneynews.bsky.socialA Met sergeant has been sacked for groping a colleague at a work night out.
A jury found her not guilty of it two years ago. Her own force's panel didn't see it the same way.
https://putney.news/2026/09/10/met-sergeant-sacked-for-groping-a-colleague-at-a-work-night-out/
@tootingnewsie.bsky.socialA triumphant fashion show took place this week, staged by Oxfam #Earlsfield at The Wandle Pub!
More info on our website: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/oxfam-earl...
@tootingnewsie.bsky.socialFREE activities for young carers in #Wandsworth – more info on our website: tootingnewsie.co.uk/p/free-activ...
#Tooting #Balham #Putney #Battersea #Roehampton #ClaphamJunction #Furzedown
@putneynews.bsky.socialWandsworth's new lifeboat station isn't open yet — its crew has already answered 200 emergency calls this year.
So many people wanted to volunteer that the roles have already closed.
https://putney.news/2026/09/09/wandsworths-new-lifeboat-crew-hits-200-shouts-this-year/