News

News from Jane Ellison relating to the constituency plus news from Wandsworth Council.

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Boris Bike Campaign: Clapham Junction most popular location
Clapham Junction topped the poll when Wandsworth residents were asked to suggest locations for the Barclays Cycle Hire stations. [Read More]

Monday 09 January 2012

Become a Paralympic torch bearer
Jane Ellison, Battersea's MP, is urging Wandsworth residents to apply to become Paralympic torch bearers. [Read More]

Monday 09 January 2012

President Obama urged to end Shaker Aamer's 10 year ordeal in Guantanamo Bay
Battersea's MP, Jane Ellison, has written a letter to US President Barack Obama urging him to release Shaker Aamer, the last British resident still incarcerated in the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility, whose wife and children live in the constituency. [Read More]

Friday 06 January 2012


 Government consultation on outlawing forced marriage 
welcomed by Battersea MP
Battersea's MP, Jane Ellison, has welcomed the launch of a Government consultation on criminalising Forced Marriage. [Read More]

Wednesday 28 December 2011

Good news for train passengers
South West Trains' announcement of its plans to lengthen some of its rush hour services on routes from Windsor, Hounslow and Weybridge to and from Waterloo has been welcomed by Jane Ellison, MP for Battersea, Balham and Wandsworth. [Read More]



Lambeth listens on noisy concert concerns
Posted on Monday February 06, 2012
Efforts to persuade councillors in neighbouring Lambeth to listen more closely to concerns over plans for more noisy concerts on Clapham Common have paid off.

Empty homes brought back into use
Posted on Monday February 06, 2012
Wandsworth Council has brought 172 long-term private sector empty properties back into use since 2008.

Public meetings on new primary school
Posted on Monday February 06, 2012
Parents in Tooting are being invited to two public meetings this week where they can find out more about plans for a brand new primary school in the area.

Schools given thousands of Olympic tickets
Posted on Monday February 06, 2012
Thousands of pupils in Wandsworth will be watching the world’s greatest athletes and sports stars in action after it was announced 3,025 tickets to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be shared among 90 borough schools.

Avoid traffic gridlock in town centre
Posted on Friday February 03, 2012
Motorists planning to travel through Wandsworth town centre during this evening’s rush hour (Friday) are being advised to find an alternative route because of traffic gridlock caused by a burst water main.

London prepares for cold weather
Posted on Friday February 03, 2012
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils â€" the body representing all 32 of London's boroughs and the City of London - have set out the measures underway to keep London moving during any coming bad weather.

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