With no new news about TfL’s plans for the proposed Crossrail 2 line from Wimbledon to north London, we were beginning to wonder if it would ever happen. Now, as…
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We reported recently (29 September) on a proposal to build two residential tower blocks of 8 and 14 storeys on a sensitive site at Merton Abbey. We have now commented…
We are pleased to see the success of the pedestrian zone in the western limb of the High St at weekends and that this has allowed the Farmer’s…
Plans have been submitted to add an extra three storeys on to Wimbledon Bridge House, popularly known as the “Fridge on the Bridge”. This would increase its height to 10…
Residents who need an on-street parking permit will be familiar with the annual renewal process and sticking the new permit in their car windscreens. All that is changing. As existing…
A developer is consulting on a proposed development that would include 8- and 14-storey apartment blocks on a site next to the Savacentre entrance off Merantun Way. This is a…
Keep Britain Tidy’s National Spring Clean had to be postponed because of Coronavirus but will now take place as a September Clean on Saturday & Sunday September 26th & 27th….
Many London Boroughs have been implementing “School Streets”, which allow a safe space for children to walk and cycle by restricting vehicles from the vicinity of schools at drop off…
Public Health England has published the Improving Access to Greenspaces report, which was written before the COVID-19 pandemic and examines evidence showing that living in greener communities is associated with…
Earlier this month, Wimbledon Society members completed a survey of empty retail premises in different shopping centres in the Wimbledon area. This covered shops temporarily closed because of Covid but…
