Local news from Wandsworth and the surrounding area.

Green-fingered bankers create new garden for Battersea Primary School

6:00am Saturday 25th May 2013

Staff from Lloyd's Banking Group spent a day volunteering at a Battersea Primary School last week.

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Firefighters cut man out of car after Putney Hill crash

4:05pm Friday 24th May 2013

A man has been rushed to hospital after a serious crash in Putney this afternoon.

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Teenager wins chance to report on Wembley play-off final

1:21pm Friday 24th May 2013

A teenager has won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work as a sports journalist at Monday's lucrative Championship play-off final at Wembley.

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Frustrated commuter writes protest song lyrics about late South West Trains

12:34pm Friday 24th May 2013

A long-suffering commuter has come up with an internet craze to pass the time waiting for late or cancelled trains at South West Train stations.

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Life prison sentences for Nana Darko-Frempong killers

8:42am Friday 24th May 2013

Two gang members were jailed for life yesterday after being found guilty of a drive-by murder in Tulse Hill.

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The long history and mixed fate of Wimbledon windmills

6:30am Friday 24th May 2013

It is exactly 400 years since Wimbledon’s first known windmill was erected by a miller called Edward Hall at Tibbett’s Corner in 1613.

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Thousands expected to attend Balham and Tooting fun day

6:00am Friday 24th May 2013

More than 3,000 people are expected to attend Balham and Tooting's annual community event next month.

Extra police presence for Tooting following Woolwich murder, says MP

4:03pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

The Tooting MP has assured his constituents that the police presence in the area will be ramped up following yesterday's brutal murder in south-east London.

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Tate Modern builders win £400m Battersea Power Station contract

2:22pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

The UK construction firm which built the Tate Modern has won the race to build the £400m first phase of the Battersea Power Station development.

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Neighbour from hell threatened with jail and booted out of flat

11:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A neighbour from hell has been evicted from his council flat and threatened with jail after subjecting residents to a sustained campaign of harassment and intimidation.

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