News in Tooting

Fishponds Playing Fields will be open to the public on Wednesday 28th October for free play and 'kick about' football.

The event has been booked by Forever Fishponds, a group committed to supporting the community vision of opening Fishponds Playing Fields all year round.

Even in a pandemic, the NHS is here to treat much more than Covid-19. Emergency care for patients has not stopped, and that's something Simon Hawkes understands after his first trip to an emergency department with two broken wrists.

Simon, from Wandsworth, was on a cycle ride last month when the back wheel of his bike slipped from underneath him. He fell over his handlebars and instinctively held out his arms, with his wrists taking the full impact of his fall.

Tooting Common, Wandsworth Common and King George's Park have been awarded Green Flag status.

The Green Flag Award is an international mark of quality and recognised standard for well-managed parks and green spaces all over the world. Its winners are committed to making the parks the best they can for their community.

Nightingale Ward Police have revealed the number of burglaries this month to Nub News and issued advice to residents to keep their belongings safe.

A spokesperson for Nightingale Police told Nub News that there have been four thefts in the area since the beginning of the month.

It has been announced that Tesco will be hiring 11,000 temporary staff members to help over the Christmas period.

Tesco's Extra Stores and Superstores will be hiring employees to help with stocking, deliveries, and general activities.

Residents are divided over the development of a five-storey flat, restaurant and gym complex on Upper Tooting Road next to King's Head pub.

Prime Homes (SW London) put forward the application to demolish the existing site's buildings for the large development back in July 2019.

A 'refugees welcome' protest is due to be held in Tooting on Saturday (24th Oct).

Hosted by Stand Up To Racism and Extinction Rebellion, members of the community will be marching from Bickley Street to Tooting Common.

A new Cambridge University study has shown that cold water swimming could protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia.

The world's first 'cold shock' protein has been discovered in a group of swimmers at Hampstead Heath's Parliament Hill Lido.

Tooting Community Kitchen has had another busy weekend feeding those in need around our area.

Set up in their usual position outside Iceland next to Broadway Tooting Market, the volunteers served freshly cooked dinners and desserts to visiting members of the community.

A new Public Space Protection Order has come into effect to help keep public spaces in Tooting and the rest of the borough safe.

The PSPO will prohibit specific activity within a defined area to tackle issues affecting quality of life.