March 8 is No Smoking Day, and Wandsworth smokers are being urged to make it the day they take the first step in giving up tobacco.

Government proposals to boost housebuilding have been welcomed, including encouraging housing built for private rent, with longer tenancies, and modular homes assembled off-site.

Motorists are being reminded that traffic congestion is likely to be heavier in parts of south west and west London next week following the announcement that Hammersmith Bridge is to be closed to all vehicle traffic for nine days.

The council is urging borough residents to have their say on future healthcare in south west London.

Residents living in and around Northcote Road in Battersea can find out more about plans for a new improved local library and community hall at a series of drop-in sessions starting this week.

The council’s environment spokesman Cllr Jonathan Cook has called on local magistrates to treat flytip cases more seriously and impose effective deterrent sentences after a builder was given only “a slap on the wrist” for dumping a huge pile of waste in a local park.

There’s a range of schemes being run or funded by the council this February half term to keep youngsters entertained.

Major construction work is complete at a landmark building in Battersea which is providing shared ownership homes, a new stretch of the Thames Path, and the foundations of a new bridge.

Local businesspeople are encouraged to sign up for a series of free business advice clinics, offering specialist, personalised advice to help them get ahead.

Local businesspeople are encouraged to sign up for a series of free business advice clinics, offering specialist, personalised advice to help them get ahead.