Community News from your Southfields Conservative Ward Councillors. Promoted by Dominic Lowe of Wandsworth Conservatives Suite 11,70 Upper Richmond Rd SW15 2RP
✍️ Our Conservative group leader @aled_rj has written for @ConHome about the financial asteroid about to hit Wandsworth Council
💥 The Labour govt is cutting council funding by £85m a year by 2029/30. As a result, council tax may rise by more than 86%
👇 https://t.co/X5HELHTEHc
How are we councillors expected to decide if it is sensible to whack up council rents and borrow over £1 billion for housing if we have no plan from the administration as to how they will manage the £100 million hole in the budget by the end of the decade?
We found out at yesterday’s Finance Committee that Labour-run @wandbc now plans:
📈borrowing of at least *£1.9 billion*
📉running down inherited reserves by at least £150m
And to stop us asking questions, Labour moved a motion to shut down the debate and end the meeting early!
🚨 @Conservatives Cllrs have just walked out of a meeting of Wandsworth Council
🥀 @UKLabour blocked debate about their proposed closure of Bradstow special needs school to save their political blushes
🌳 @Conservatives will fight tooth and nail for Bradstow’s pupils & parent
Seems like only yesterday, but another #blooddonation session this afternoon - quick & painless! Thanks @GiveBloodNHS team at Wandsworth Civic Suite👏
Great evening for the Southfields Christmas lights switch-on!
Thanks to Madam Mayor of Wandsworth for attending & All England Club for their sponsorship.
Fab choirs from our schools & stalls from local businesses made it feel really festive!
Supporting Southfields shops!
It was great talking to residents in Southfields today about our 3 point plan to support Southfields shops. 20 mins free parking, clean up shopfronts & working with the Southfields Business Forum to unlock empty shop potential
@wandsworth@PutneyCons
Coronation Gardens living up to its name with a lively party this afternoon! Lovely to see such renewed interest in one of our lesser known green spaces in Southfields.
https://t.co/XfT8e7dHm0
Listening to every @WandsworthLab Councillor declare themselves as being AGAINST a Council Tax cut this evening was hard to hear – they stood on a manifesto promising to cut taxes. They lied. No wonder they decided to end the meeting early. #costoflabour
This just in from our local Southfields Police team - a good chance to meet them informally and ask about anything crime or safety orientated you may want help with: https://t.co/3uQ25ME1DI
Very sad news for a much valued local business - Such a shame that Labour run Merton Council, who own & run the park, think this is acceptable! The venue is now up for rent - Disappointing that they couldn’t find a way to negotiate a new deal with Mario’s. https://t.co/a9gUg4Lel7
@mdav15@wandbc@steffisutters@PutneyFleur Very frustrating I agree - seem more than ever all over the place this year. Have flagged it up with officers too, so hopefully will be cleared soon...
Christmas tree collection and recycling by Wandsworth Council begins on your normal collection day, from January 3 to January 16.
Click the link to read more: https://t.co/FqINEE24x5
Fantastic start to Christmas with the switching on of the Southfields lights - Thank you Mr Mayor of Wandsworth, our amazingly talented local schools & the All England Lawn Tennis Club for their sponsorship!