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putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 32m

Brexit’s aftershock arrives: Wandsworth secondary schools losing pupils faster than primaries for first time. Free School Meals eligibility doubled since 2018. Middle-class families leaving, while lower-income families stay.
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When the children leave: inside Wandsworth’s school-funding death spiral - Putney.news

Wandsworth’s schools face a post-Brexit crisis as families leave, poverty rises, and budgets collapse in a self-perpetuating spiral.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 14h

Here’s the situation: Wandsworth faces a £90m budget hole, is spending £1.9m on consultants to find £50m in savings, and plans to drain reserves while it waits. Rising social care costs, homelessness, and govt funding cuts are piling pressure on.
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Council bets on £1.9m consultants to save it £50m as financial crisis deepens - Putney.news

Wandsworth Council spends £1.9m on consultants to save £50m amid looming funding cuts and potential council tax triple to £1,500.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 15h

They lived two doors apart for years but weren’t friends—until free yoga classes brought them together. Live Karma Yoga runs 30 weekly classes in SW London prisons, hostels & community spaces. Despite success, funding is disappearing.
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‘Prison officers say inmates are kinder’: The unexpected impact of free yoga classes - Putney.news

Putney's Sarah Gero on teaching free yoga in prisons and care homes: 'People tell me they've found friends.' Now funding cuts threaten the work.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 15h

Three Michelin-trained chefs, three restaurants, one stretch of road in Putney—all celebrating Diwali with special menus this week. From thalis to contemporary tasting menus, Lower Richmond Road has options for every Festival of Lights feast
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Putney celebrates Diwali as star chefs launch festive menus - Putney.news

MasterChef chef Parminder Singh brings Diwali feast to Putney's Cho Asia. Three-course menu available through Oct 19. Lower Richmond Road celebrates.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

Wandsworth Council is spending £1.9m on external consultants to help find £50m in savings. The council admits it doesn’t have the “skills and capacity” in-house. With a potential £90m budget gap by 2028/29 and reserves running down, what could go wrong?
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Council bets on £1.9m consultants to save it £50m as financial crisis deepens - Putney.news

Wandsworth Council spends £1.9m on consultants to save £50m amid looming funding cuts and potential council tax triple to £1,500.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

Wandsworth Prison officers say inmates attending yoga classes are becoming kinder and better able to cope. The free program has run for 10+ years—but funding ends soon. How breathing exercises are making a difference behind bars:
putney.news/2025/10/14/p...

‘Prison officers say inmates are kinder’: The unexpected impact of free yoga classes - Putney.news

Putney's Sarah Gero on teaching free yoga in prisons and care homes: 'People tell me they've found friends.' Now funding cuts threaten the work.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

MasterChef pro & Michelin-star chef Parminder Singh is doing Diwali his way at Cho Asia in Putney—wasabi peas on dahi puri, truffle-stuffed kebabs, Iranian pine nuts on rice pudding. Contemporary festival food at £30pp
putney.news/2025/10/14/p...

Putney celebrates Diwali as star chefs launch festive menus - Putney.news

MasterChef chef Parminder Singh brings Diwali feast to Putney's Cho Asia. Three-course menu available through Oct 19. Lower Richmond Road celebrates.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

Wandsworth crime: up 56% in 6 months. Met’s community engagement platform: broken on mobile. Community meeting: “sold out” (but is it really?). This is not how you build trust with residents.
putney.news/2025/10/13/m...

Met Police engagement tools fail as Wandsworth crime surges 56% in six months - Putney.news

Met Engage platform fails for logged-in users as Wandsworth crime surges 56%. Tuesday’s sold-out event repeats pattern of empty seats at community meetings.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

“Every morning frustrated drivers are racing up that road as fast as they can. That’s a school road. At some point somebody is going to be killed.” Residents packed a church to demand action on Putney’s traffic—and left ready to use the ballot box.
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Why Putney’s traffic junction can’t be fixed quickly – and who actually has the power to change It - Putney.news

After 10 months of gridlock and a room full of angry residents, the real question is: who's actually in charge here?

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

Bus journeys that took 9 minutes now take 40+. Journey times up 20+ minutes. Traffic gridlock. Hammersmith Bridge: closed since 2019, still no funding. But there’s £811m on the wish list for a tunnel to replace working infrastructure. putney.news/2025/10/13/h...

Hammersmith ticks billion-pound tunnel wish list while The Bridge stays shut - Putney.news

Hammersmith council plans £811m flyover tunnel while bridge stays shut after 6 years. Labour MPs who demanded action in opposition now silent in government.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 1d

“Long-term is two years” - the sarcastic interjection that sums up questions about Wandsworth Council’s financial strategy. With £50m in savings needed over 3 years, residents are asking if this attempt will be different from the last one putney.news/2025/10/13/d...

“Did your transformation programme fail?” Council leadership grilled - Putney.news

Conservative opposition councillors challenged the council's track record on delivering financial savings, questioning whether a "transformation" programme launched just two years ago had failed - as...

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

The Met asks Wandsworth residents about their crime concerns—then their engagement platform literally won’t let them reply. Crime’s up 56% in 6 months, and the meeting to discuss it shows as “sold out.”
putney.news/2025/10/13/m...

Met Police engagement tools fail as Wandsworth crime surges 56% in six months - Putney.news

Met Engage platform fails for logged-in users as Wandsworth crime surges 56%. Tuesday’s sold-out event repeats pattern of empty seats at community meetings.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

After 10 months, everyone agrees Putney’s junction doesn’t work. So why can’t anyone fix it? The answer reveals a system so fragmented that even when everyone wants change, nobody can deliver it alone. Local elections are 7 months away.
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Why Putney’s traffic junction can’t be fixed quickly – and who actually has the power to change It - Putney.news

After 10 months of gridlock and a room full of angry residents, the real question is: who's actually in charge here?

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

Wandsworth Council is spending £1.9m on a new transformation programme just 2 years after launching what they called their most significant change programme ever. “Either it failed or it was never what you claimed” - opposition councillor at heated meeting putney.news/2025/10/13/d...

“Did your transformation programme fail?” Council leadership grilled - Putney.news

Conservative opposition councillors challenged the council's track record on delivering financial savings, questioning whether a "transformation" programme launched just two years ago had failed - as ...

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

Wild: TfL skipped Putney’s traffic crisis meeting but showed up to another one a mile away in Barnes. Meanwhile residents describe elderly people in tears, dangerous speeding on residential streets, and 6+ years of Hammersmith Bridge closure chaos.
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Traffic crisis dominates Putney meeting as residents demand action, not promises - Putney.news

Putney residents confronted council leaders over 10 months of failed traffic fixes, warning elderly are in tears and side streets have become dangerous.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

“we have elderly people in tears because they can’t get a bus” - moment a Putney meeting went from angry to something else entirely
what the council leader did when a journalist asked questions after…
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Inside the room: When Putney’s patience ran out - Putney.news

A packed church, coffee and sandwiches, and 200 residents who came for answers - not more meetings

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

putney’s absurdly crowded coffee scene (costa, nero, starbucks, black sheep…) is getting blank street - the gen z focused chain where half the sales are instagram-worthy matcha drinks. specialty coffee under £3.90. former wasabi site. no opening date yet.
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Viral matcha sensation Blank Street Coffee heading to Putney High Street - Putney.news

Viral matcha chain Blank Street Coffee is opening in Putney’s former Wasabi site. The £500m brand joins an already crowded High Street coffee scene.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

A Putney resident asked for the top 3 actions to fix 10 months of traffic chaos. The MP’s response? “It’s not up to me…it’s Transport for London that need to get on and do that.”
The full exchanges from Saturday’s meeting:
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What they said: key exchanges from Saturday’s traffic meeting - Putney.news

The most revealing moments from the community meeting at St Margaret's Church.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

Tense Putney meeting: residents say 10 months of traffic talks = zero action. Elderly neighbors in tears over buses, drivers racing down school roads. Council leader apologises but locals skeptical. Elections in May loom large.
putney.news/2025/10/12/t...

Traffic crisis dominates Putney meeting as residents demand action, not promises - Putney.news

Putney residents confronted council leaders over 10 months of failed traffic fixes, warning elderly are in tears and side streets have become dangerous.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

council leader explains “what we might call TfL” to room full of people who’ve been following transport issues for years
“read the room,” someone muttered
then it got worse. much worse.
putney.news/2025/10/12/i...

Inside the room: When Putney’s patience ran out - Putney.news

A packed church, coffee and sandwiches, and 200 residents who came for answers - not more meetings

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

the matcha chain that broke the internet is coming to putney. blank street coffee (you know, blueberry matcha, banana bread matcha) is opening on the high street. £500m valuation, first uk profit, while starbucks is closing stores. interesting times for coffee ☕
putney.news/2025/10/12/v...

Viral matcha sensation Blank Street Coffee heading to Putney High Street - Putney.news

Viral matcha chain Blank Street Coffee is opening in Putney’s former Wasabi site. The £500m brand joins an already crowded High Street coffee scene.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 2d

“We are scared to cross the road now because of this. It is a safety issue.”
Putney residents confronted officials at Saturday’s 90-minute traffic meeting. Here are the key exchanges (presented without commentary):
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What they said: key exchanges from Saturday’s traffic meeting - Putney.news

The most revealing moments from the community meeting at St Margaret's Church.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 3d

Judge publicly commends bar staff member who stepped in during assault at Putney venue. The employee’s intervention last year stopped the attack from escalating, court hears.
putney.news/2025/10/11/p...

Putney assault victim saved by hero bar worker, judge reveals - Putney.news

Bar worker receives £500 bravery award for intervening in Putney sexual assault. Attacker gets suspended sentence with tag and 10-year register.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 3d

When in opposition, she demanded clear bus commitment before backing Alton Estate plan. Now in power, she backs it with zero commitment & no parking for new residents. Transport problems worse than 2020. Vote closes Wed.
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Putney MP betrays own warning and backs Alton plan without new buses - Putney.news

Fleur Anderson said poor buses would wreck regeneration - now she urges a Yes vote despite worsening transport crisis.

putneynews.bsky.social @putneynews.bsky.social · 4d

Putney’s traffic-sick residents meet council leader Simon Hogg this morning. The catch? Monitoring tubes appeared across town just 24hrs earlier. Coincidence or credibility problem? 11am St Margaret’s Church 👉 putney.news/2025/10/11/w...

Will Hogg dodge or deliver? Council leader faces traffic-sick Putney this morning - Putney.news

Traffic tubes appear hours before Putney's crucial meeting. Will Wandsworth Council leader Simon Hogg dodge or deliver? Don't miss this pivotal moment.