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Rubbish idea
You printed an email and a letter last week regarding Kingston Council's cavalier attitude towards the use of the Villiers Road amenity site. I entirely agree with these readers. I wrote to the council after receiving our "permit" to point out the same
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Council tax to rise
Council tax bills are set to rise by 4.5 per cent next year and there are also warnings of cuts to services on the way. The Government last week announced its local Government finance settlement - which for most local authorities makes up about three
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Housing issue
Last week Parliament debated one of the most important issues facing Londoners - the need to provide more affordable homes. The shortage of affordable housing in Putney means that many couples, families and first-time buyers are priced out of living
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New school
Open letter to Councillor Dennis Doe I respect the fact that you are representing the interests of the residents of your ward in campaigning for a new secondary school in the north of Kingston. However, I am concerned that you may be doing so at the
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Labour rattled
The Tooting Labour Party must be well and truly rattled judging by the flood of hysterical letters from party members in defence of Sadiq Khan's frankly indefensible comments about the MRSA and C Diff superbug problem at St George's Hospital. Over the
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‘We can only tackle climate change together’
I'm glad to see that Councillor Grimston at least reads the letters page of the Wandsworth Borough News, even if he and his party don't support the Green Guardian pages and awards. I'm also very glad to see that he has now publicly congratulated the
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100th Birthday: Ivy Matthews
A party was held in honour of the 100th birthday of a former prisoner of war in Japan. The birthday party for Singaporean Ivy Matthews took place at Link House in Raynes Park and was organised by staff at the home. "We make a particular fuss of Ivy
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Roadshow on future of London health services
Now is the chance for residents to have their say on the future of healthcare. A three-month London-wide consultation has been launched asking residents for their views on how the NHS in London could provide better, safer, more accessible services.
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Bill Johnston: Wandsworth’s long-serving Labour member
William (Bill) Johnston, whose humanist funeral took place on December 4, was one of Wandsworth Labour Party's longest serving councillors. Members of his family paid tribute to Bill and were joined by Labour members, including Martin Linton, Battersea's
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Worthy cause
It appears Father Quinn (Letters, December 5) relishes a vigorous campaign re: St Raphael's church and this is an approach that works in rallying his parishioners and supporters. However, it is truly disingenuous for him to advocate that I, or any elected
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Door elves would help ease the Santa crisis
It is paradoxical that, to deal with the queues to the grotto, Bentalls is cutting down the hours and days when Father Christmas is available. In the first of my 13 years as Father Christmas we experienced long queues at certain times of the day. To
