It is encouraging that in condemning Wandsworth Council's plans for the construction of "pay-to-use" pitches on Tooting Common, London Assembly member Valerie Shawcross recognises the need to protect irreplaceable urban green space.
How typical that Croydon Council blame volunteers who have selflessly served our community, to excuse blunders committed during the changeover to the new Meals on Wheels contractor.
Week after week in the local press we read more and more distressing news, with the police attempting to assure us they have gangs and gang-related crime under control.