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Claire M to Battersea and 9 more areas

Growing Family - Need 2 Bedrooms... Please do you know of such a pad?

Hello there We love living in Southfields.... but have outgrown our lovely flat due to our new little bamblino. Its fine for the immediate future but we definately need a two (or more) bedroom flat or house.  We would ideally like to stay in the area or ... more »
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victoria c
Good Morning.I have a  two bed ground floor flat with private garden for rent in Coverton road tooting - not Southfields I know, but still less than a mile a way! new kitchen, new bathroom, new wood floors throughout.painted from top to tow. private ... more »
Peter A
Hi we live in Swanwick close sw154ef & back onto Richmond park. There will b two houses cuming up for sale they are 4bedroon 2 toilet with garden one in great condition ' the other not so great condition give up a buzz for more info deirdre ... more »
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Wandsworth Council to Battersea and 5 more areas

Action on potholes

We've embarked on a major ward-by-ward  pothole repair scheme. Over the coming months, we'll report back regularly on Streetlife on how many we've filled in, and where crews are. Right now we're in Graveney ward, Tooting, and Southfields ward. ... more »
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Vivian B
Tracey - I have used that service to report the potholes .. I have used the Council's own website to report the potholes - the potholes are multiplying and getting deeper as they days pass. I have reported the same but multiplying potholes at least once ... more »
Simon L
I wonder what % of the same potholes repaired this year were :- a) repaired last year B) will be repaired last year Until the roads are properly maintained & the utility companies are held to account for causing the 'weakness' by their holes being ... more »
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Vasily B to Earlsfield and 5 more areas

Sheringdale school expansion

Wandsworth Council announced plans to expand a few primary schools, Sheringdale school at Standen Road being one of them, with the effect of the actual school population doubled from September 2014. There is an ongoing consultation about it that ends on ... more »
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Tatiana
@ "Wandsworth Council" It took some time and effort but I managed to find the council's resolution concerning the closure of John Milton primary school in Queenstown.  Here is a quote from a 2003 paper : "There have been specific objections ... and ... more »
Lucky
Meanwhile, the explosion in flat building will lead to countless more requirements for schools.  Or are these children expected to go privately?  The closure or cutback of essential infrastructure does not tally with the housing expansion is unbelievably ... more »
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Tracey R to Colliers Wood and 9 more areas

Paving pressure washer to borrow?

I'd love to give the paving in my little garden a good clean as 10 years of moss & grime are making it decidedly dull - does anyone in the Graveney/Tooting area or nearby have one they would be happy to lend me this weekend please? (It needs to be ... more »
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Rachel B
I did mine a couple of weeks ago and shared the weekend rental with a fellow streetlifer. We used Kougar Hire who are based in Ferrier Street near Wandsworth Town station (02088751177) and they were brilliant. You can hire a washer for a day for around ... more »
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ianfreeman to Balham and 7 more areas

Balham retail news

Plans to open a branch of Pure Gym on the first floor of what may eventually be TK Maxx are well advanced.. A family housing scheme on the site of the Magnet showroom on Cavendish Road has been approved. And My Back Pages will be...wait for it...an ... more »
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Terry C
It will be very interesting how Pure Gym impacts on the Wandsworth Kinetika gym. My partner and I are members and have always thought the price a bit steep. Pure Gym have a reputation of being the EasyJet of gyms and will offer much lower membership ... more »
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Richard D to Earlsfield and 4 more areas

Tooting - too spicy for kids?

I love Tooting and I love the range of regional Indian food that is available there. I have tried many of the restaurants in the area and have enjoyed most if not all that I have been to from the cafe styles of Mirch Masala and Lahore Karahi and the ... more »
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Hanish P
While eating out at an Indian restaurant, best thing to have handy is plain white yoghurt. You could either take a little pot with you or ask them for the Raita. This has a cooling effect, so will drop the chilli temperature dramatically. Jam is a great ... more »
MS
The Sree Krishna in Tooting does South Indian vegetarian specials such as Dosa which are not very spicy. I have taken my kids there many times and also my nephew who is not a Londoner and very fussy, and they have suggested non spicy elements from the ... more »
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