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I am extremely grateful to be able to write and tell the stories of this wonderful area.

As we continue to grow, Tooting Nub News will stay writing about things that matter to us as a community.

Before we embark on this exciting week ahead - let's take a look back at some of the top articles from the past week.

Tooting Rewind: Watch this video of Tooting Funfair in 1974

Watch this video from 1974 documenting Tooting Funfair.

The old footage was uploaded on Youtube by username 'horipet' in 2017.

This Tooting pub is determined to stay open through lockdown and support the community

The Selkirk, situated on Selkrik Road, has been adapting the way they run their establishment on the fly all the way through the pandemic.

The popular Tooting pub says that they will be operating their business through lockdown with community as the key focus.

New Wandsworth-based Covid-19 case tracing service to launch

The council is launching a new Wandsworth-based case tracing system this week for people who test positive for Covid-19.

On average NHS Test and Trace have only been able to contact 80 per cent of Wandsworth cases. To boost the success-rate a new locally delivered service will launch on November 4.

The service will step in when NHS Test and Trace teams cannot contact new cases within 24 hours.

A24 changes and abuse: The online opinion battle that is causing a tumultuous divide in the community

The A24 cycle lane upgrades have been a truly polarising and segregating topic in Tooting and surrounding areas.

Back in August, Conservative led Wandsworth Council obtained funding from TFL to implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) - the scheme was part of a plan to reduce carbon emissions in London.

The following month the scheme was 'suspended' and there has been no significant signs of it ever returning.

Now, councillors are saying that they are being relentlessly targeted and harassed because of their views on the topic.

"We need your support more than ever": Tooting Market will remain open throughout lockdown

Tooting Market has announced it will be remaining open throughout lockdown, albeit with some changes to regular scheduled programming.

To fit in with coronavirus guidelines, all food vendors will be takeaway only and most retailers will operate a click and collect system.

The gym, hair and beauty venues will have to close completely.

In a statement on social media, Tooting Market said: "We need your support more than ever."

This French restaurant in Tooting is determined to deliver good food for cheap prices over lockdown

A French restaurant in Tooting will be adapting to the second lockdown and moving their usual dine-in experience into people's homes.

Bordelaise, situated in Tooting Broadway Market, will be switching their premium dining experience over to Deliveroo and cutting the prices.

The restaurant did this in the previous lockdown which they said managed top keep them afloat, but didn't make them any major profits.

In this new impending lockdown the restaurant wants to feed as much as the community as possible.

Tooting parents reassured that schools remain safe for pupils despite lockdown

The council is aiming to reassure Tooting and the rest of the borough's parents that schools are safe for their children despite the national lockdown.

Health and education chiefs in Wandsworth have been offering further reassurance to parents that children should continue to attend classes.

"School is the best and safest place for our young people to be. The council has worked tirelessly alongside local school leaders both over the summer and since the return of pupils in September to ensure they can operate safely," the council's education spokesman Cllr Will Sweet said.

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