Monthly Archives: March 2009
Wandsworth’s 10,000th citizen
It is quite remarkable that, over the past 5 years, nearly ten thousand people have become British citizens in Wandsworth and as I write this post, the 10,000th is getting ready to swear their oath to the Queen and allegiance to the country. Wandsworth was the second borough in the country to be allowed to [...]
Crime briefing, 19-26 March
Here’s the crime briefing for burglary and street crime reported in Wandsworth between 19 and 26 March, 2009. If you have any information on any of these crimes you can get in touch with the local police on 020 7350 1122 or via Crimestoppers (anonymously, if you wish) on 0800 555 111. I very rarely [...]
Mr Jacqui Smith’s expenses
I’ve tried to resist, I really have. But I can’t help but post on Jacqui Smith submitting a claim for her husband’s porn. But it’s just too good a story to let pass by. And it isn’t just a case of taking the high moral ground, although I did oppose the government’s attempt to conceal [...]
Tweets for week ending 2009-03-30
Tooting Woolworths http://post.ly/ALz # Tooting Woolies to be Poundland http://bit.ly/IXJW # One of the ways we’re lessening the impact of recession. Wandsworth Council tackling vacant shops: http://tinyurl.com/ck5926 (via @wandbc) # The IDeA get their money’s worth! Some fascinating work, but exhausting and I’m missing Twitter. # Can’t resist the twitpic and RT: see meerkats at [...]
London shootings heat map
I’m not usually a fan of heat, or intensity, mapping because people tend to view the hot-spots as in absolute, rather than relative, terms. However, I think the map below is worth posting. It has been produced by Colin Drane who runs SpotCrime.com and is a heat map compiled from the last 100 shooting related [...]
Latest Battersea ‘In Touch’
We are currently in the process of distributing the latest issue of ‘In Touch’, our consitutency wide paper. If you prefer paperless, you can download a copy by following this link (543kb). The issue contains: Zero council tax increase this year A message from Wandsworth Council Leader Edward Lister Boris tackles City Hall waste to [...]
Primary school admissions
Offers of places in the borough’s primary schools last week and while many parents will be pleased with the schools their child has been offered many will have been disappointed. About a third of parents did not get their child into their first choice of school, and while there will still be some change (people [...]
Crime briefing, 12 – 19 March
Here’s the crime briefing for burglary and street crime reported in Wandsworth between 12 and 19 March, 2009. A little later in the week than I normally produce it, for which I apologise. If you have any information on any of these crimes you can get in touch with the local police on 020 7350 [...]
Promoting Nine Elms
One event I’m going to miss is the the launch of our promotion of Nine Elms tonight. Nine Elms is central London’s largest regeneration area – anchored by the Power Station to the west and New Covent Garden Market in the east there are about 450 acres on the Thames riverside, at one point just [...]
Tooting Woolworths
I’ve just heard the news that the old Woolworths in Tooting is to become a Poundland. While you have to be pleased that the unit will be in use and jobs created, it really doesn’t match the ambition the council, or residents, have for the town centre. Posted via email from jamescousins’s posterous. Want to [...]
