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What the papers say – November 18 | Wandsworth Times
12 hours ago · What the papers say – November 18. The search for a missing husband after a woman’s body was found in a car boot and politics make the headlines on Monday’s newspaper front pages. The Daily Mirror splashes on the murder of Harshita Brella with her husband Pankaj Lamba, who has been named by police as the prime suspect, thought to have ...
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after two people stabbed in ...
21 hours ago · A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were killed in Manchester, police have said. The 23-year-old suspect has been detained under the Mental Health Act after being assessed by medical professionals, Greater Manchester Police said on Sunday evening. Officers were called at around 5am on Sunday to the scene in Moss Side ...
What the papers say – November 14 | Wandsworth Times
4 days ago · The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock billions of pounds of investment in businesses and infrastructure, mirroring schemes in Australia and Canada. FT: Reeves will force council pensions ...
Champion paralympic medallist urges MPs to reconsider assisted …
1 day ago · Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. A Paralympic champion has pleaded with MPs to reject proposed legislation on assisted dying, backing a report that calls the move a slippery slope. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, an 11-time gold medallist, warned changing the law could cause a “seismic shift” in the way the health system cares for people.
Tardis could be moved to stop people keep weeing on it
2 days ago · A police box (Tardis) could be moved from outside a Tube station to stop people from weeing on it. (Image: SWNS) A much-loved Tardis which has been located outside a London Tube station for 30 years may have to be moved - because people keep weeing on it. The blue police box, which resembles the time machine from Doctor Who has had its home on ...
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Richmond and Wandsworth Council CEO is stepping down
Jul 19, 2024 · The boss of Richmond and Wandsworth councils is stepping down for family reasons, it has been announced. Mike Jackson is leaving the chief executive role he holds for both councils, which have a shared staffing arrangement, in autumn. Mr Jackson confirmed he is resigning from the role, which he has held since October 2022, due to ‘personal ...
Wandsworth Council plans to hike rents and more than triple bills
Jan 25, 2023 · Wandsworth Council plans to hike rents and more than triple bills. A South London council has revealed plans to hike rents and more than triple bills as high inflation hits the authority’s budget. Wandsworth Council said cost of living measures are in place to help locals struggling to pay rent. Council housing rents would increase by 7 per ...
Further plans to save 2,000 hospital bed days in Wandsworth and …
Jan 4, 2023 · The Hospital at Home teams at Wandsworth and Merton are providing intensive hospital-grade care to help patients with serious conditions at home. The scheme is part of an ongoing initiative launched in December 2021 to support early discharges from hospital. So far the scheme has accepted 310 patients saving an estimated total of 2,134 bed days.