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2011: NO₂ levels nearly 4x legal limit on Putney High Street. Buses contributed 68% of emissions despite being just 10% of traffic. The Putney Society took matters into their own hands. The full story of a 15-year transformation.
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Tonight a French band play Radiohead songs at the Bullingdon, in the city where Radiohead come from. They say the trip will lose them money.
We saw their first ever UK show. What Oxford is in for: putney.news/2026/10/26/vive-…
#Oxford #Radiohead
In France, Radiohead are "untouchable", says the singer of tribute band Paranohead. So they took the songs abroad.
Their first UK show came after an hour's sleep and a ferry. What happened in Putney: putney.news/2026/10/26/vive-…
#Radiohead
Q for #RiversideDebate: At three full council meetings running since May, papers have arrived on the day, hours before, or after the meeting had started, and a rule written in July lets documents turn up after the speech... /1
Q for #RiversideDebate on new police: Residents will pay up to £4.9 million a year for 25 police officers and a council enforcement team. The council’s papers say both that it will direct the officers and that they stay under Met command... /1
Q for #RiversideDebate on Access for All: The council repeatedly called Access for All ‘Britain’s best’ and said its success ‘speaks for itself’. When the Information Commissioner made it say what evidence it held, it admitted it had never evaluated the scheme... /1
Interesting discussion going on about Wandsworth council tax increase right now with the political parties in #RiversideDebate. Listen live: play.riversideradio.com/
The All England Club said there should be 'plenty of capacity for everyone' in the Wimbledon queue loos.
The panel set up after last year's 'poo-gate' has given its verdict.
What it found, and the queue inside the queue: putney.news/2026/10/06/game-…
#Wimbledon #WimbledonPark
A kilogram of coffee left East Putney in February, bound for Perth. One rule: it could not go on a plane.
199 days, three children and one van later, the parents came home with a question about Putney.
What changed them: putney.news/2026/09/27/they-…
#Putney #LongRead
Watchdog orders a formal investigation into how the Met dealt with Nicholas Brandram, arrested over the Putney Bridge push.
He died never charged. His sister calls the Met "negligent" and "reckless".
Who investigates the police:
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#Putney
⚠️ A woman was pulled from the Thames at Putney Pier this morning and taken away by ambulance.
Fire engines, ambulances, police and a lifeboat were on the Embankment from about 8am. Her condition is not known.
What we know so far: putney.news/2026/09/17/woman…
⚠️ Major emergency response at Putney Pier right now.
Two fire engines, two ambulances and two police cars are on the Embankment by the Star and Garter, and a lifeboat is at the pier. Not yet clear what has happened.
Updates as we get them:
#Putney
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Wandsworth Council has published the final outcomes of its Spending Review.
It sets out tough choices to protect key local services, reduce planned borrowing and put the Council on a more sustainable financial footing.
Read more and have your say: orlo.uk/fbEq6
Campaigners say Enable has withdrawn its plan for five years of advertising across Wandsworth Park.
Not confirmed yet. The council still lists 2026/2978 as open, so objections today still count. Comments close tonight.
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🚨 Upper Richmond Road in Putney closed after a stabbing. Police cordon in place. Full story: putney.news/2026/08/19/upper…
Some Saturday fun: play the “how much money did the council waste on merch?” game: putney.news/2026/07/25/wands…
