Residents have been in touch with us about the proposed hotel development on the Constitutional Club site. Tonight we made a statement to Wandsworth’s Planning Committee. ‘We are addressing the Planning Applications Committee as elected representatives of Graveney Ward in Tooting. We recognise that this is a modification of existing planning permission and therefore the…
Our response to the Graveney Pocket Park proposals
We have spoken to residents on Mellison Road, Gravenel Gardens and Nutwell Street. We also attended a consultation meeting of local residents The Park There is clearly a need for a play space in Graveney, where there is currently severe under-provision; which is why this NCIL project was put forward, subject to public consultation. There…
Meet Your Graveney Labour Councillors
Kemi Akinola, Kate Forbes and Andy Gibbons, your local Councillors, will be at the Council’s Graveney ‘Let’s Talk’ meeting at the United Reform Church Rookstone Rd. SW17 9NQ on 27th February from 7.30pm to discuss your issues. Here are some updates on what’s happening locally. Franciscan Children’s Centre Wandsworth Council has recently proposed closing the…
Working for you: your Graveney Councillors
‘The elected councillors for Graveney ward are: Kemi Akinola (Lab) 3025, Andy Gibbons (Lab) 2894, Kate Forbes (Lab) 2982.’ That’s what we were waiting to hear early on the morning of May 4th! We’d like to thank everyone who voted for us and we will work for all our residents, regardless of political party. Labour…
Wandsworth Labour – Ambitious for Everyone
Wandsworth is a fantastic place to live. Its strong, diverse communities represent the best of modern London. But with Conservatives in control locally and nationally, people are feeling the strain. The Conservatives once claimed to run a tight ship here, but they’ve become stuck in a tired and self-serving rut. They are trapped in a…
Affordable homes for local people is Wandsworth Labour’s top priority
Wandsworth Labour Remarks by Wandsworth Labour leader Simon Hogg to Capital Club breakfast of property developers and architects, March 21, Guildhall, City of London Thank you for inviting me here today. I would like to outline Wandsworth Labour’s new approach to planning and housing. But first I would like to tell you why I am…
Why Sadiq, Rosena and Owen are Backing #WandsworthLabourGain
Winning Wandsworth for Labour is not only something your local Labour team is dedicated to acheiving, it’s also something Owen Jones has put his weight behind. Watch this film to see why turning Wandsworth red is so important to Owen, to Sadiq Khan, Rosena Allin-Khan, Marsha de Cordova, Keir Starmer and Alf Dubs. https://www.crowdpac.co.uk/campaigns/5420/wandsworth-labour Wandsworth […]…
Graveney Councillors Back The London National Park City
Today London came a step closer to becoming the world’s first National Park City – and your Graveney Councillors were amongst the 1000 local politicians who helped get the project off the ground. The project is also backed by Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Leonie Cooper, our Wandsworth and Merton Assembly Member. The London…
Weathervane back on Tooting Library
The distinctive ‘galleon’ weathervane on the roof of Tooting Library, which blew down in a storm last year, has been restored to pride of place. The copper weathervane depicts a square-rigged ship, perhaps based on the Viking longboats which would have come up the Thames to Battersea. Members of the local Tooting History Group were…
2,500 children homeless in Wandsworth this Christmas. This Tory housing crisis and how Labour will fix it.
Originally posted on Tooting Paul:
Over 2,500 children will be homeless in Wandsworth and 1,735 households will similarly be without a home this Christmas, especially when landlords find it far too easy to evict. The whole of the Republic of Ireland, a nation of 4 million people, has less than 1,500 households homeless and yet…
Wandsworth Labour will create a listening council, one that puts local people first
Wandsworth Labour Speech to Wandsworth Council, Dec 6, 2017 We love Wandsworth and want to make it an even better place to live. In May 2018 at the local elections, local people will have the chance to vote for change. To leave behind a tired Tory party that’s run out of ideas and run out…
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