• Are you 'for' or 'against' Camp Royale?

  By MrsNimby

  I think this is absolutely a question of Lambeth being enticed by the possibility of quick financial...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 10:49 on 18/03/11

  

  The Balham Ward LibDems are lobbying on Twitter for views on the proposed 3 day transformation of Clapham Common into 'Camp Royale' for the duration of the Royal Wedding season.  It's been reported that up to 10,000 people will opt to camp. Of course, jurisdiction for Clapham Common sits with Lambeth Council whose motivation for using the Common could be to replenish the coffers after a series of stringent cuts.  The Licences...

• Wandsworth Council Tax Froxen

  By exteacher

  Given, the cuts which Wandsworth Council are making to, for example, libraries, sure start, services...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 20:28 on 24/02/11

  

  Wandsworth's council tax will be frozen for the fourth successive year, putting it on course to again be the country's lowest. The council has announced it will not be increasing its share of the tax this year and the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has also frozen his share for the third year running. This means the cost for the average Band D property will again be £687. The amount residents pay for services provided by the...

• Balham's Big Society

  By aloquifique

  @WeirEstate in Balham on Twitter writes. 'hasn't yet reached us here yet, we do it anyway. We not...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 14:23 on 17/02/11

  

  Wandsworth has a programme called the Wandsworth Challenge and is billed as a 'new approach to providing public services'.  I smell a Big Society vibe coming on ... Their press release goes on ... 'It will mean finding new and efficient ways of doing things, while at the same time involving local people and community groups and empowering residents to help themselves'. So, they are asking what you think the priorities are in our...

• 20 more pan borough salt bins to be provided

  By DoktorWatson

  Welcome To Balham, Gateway To The South...Pole I'm not surprised Tory Wandsworth Council says their...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 19:05 on 07/12/10

  

  Wandsworth Council has today announced their their scheme to put salt bins in key locations across the borough proved very successful. In fact, so successful that they are now saying, 'having proved useful for residents the council will now be doubling the number of bins to 40'.   There is no word as to the location of these new salt bins, only to say that they will be placed in areas that are most badly affected by icy weather...

• Balham Street Festival will be buzzing on Sunday 8 August

  By aloquifique

  I went to speak to Kim Bellringer, the Balham Town Centre Manager, who is orchastrating the...

            

   

  By aloquifique at 17:52 on 27/07/10

  

  Crowds of people – both old and young - came together beneath a perfect summer sky last year to enjoy an eclectic afternoon of high quality live music at the first ever Balham Street Festival. It was a great afternoon of pure family entertainment.   Presented once again by Tony Moore & Fayon Cottrell, the festival returns with another massive line-up of 12 local music acts over 4 hours, each performing 3 songs on a...

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