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What
happened in Putney during January 2003
All
these items appeared in our weekly newsletters during this
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FORMER
HEAD NOMINATED FOR OBE - Victor
Burgess, 58, retired FROM Elliot School in July 2002
NO
MORE BOROUGH SHOWS? – Tony Colman MP voices his concern
with Council cost cuttings.
COUNCIL SPOKESMAN REPSONDS - the Council will have "a loss in funding of around £5m." and areas such as the Show must be affected to allow
other resources to maintain their high standards.
LOCAL
NHS TO LOSE £5M - The problem has been caused by a
new needs formula used for the first time by the Department
of Health.
MORE
CONFUSION OVER RICHMOND PARK A cabinet minister who announced
in a letter written nine days before the end of consultation
on a proposed closure of Richmond Park's Robin Hood Gate and
Pen Ponds car park that both would go ahead in April 2003
has been forced to issue a second
apology.
PROPERTY
PRICE FALL FORECAST FOR SW15 IN 2003- "High priced properties
in central boroughs have been particularly hard hit with falls
of over 5% being typical for £1 million-plus properties over the last 3 months."
RUBBISH
REVOLUTION! - Many European countries have a recycling
rate between 40 & 50 % in comparison with 11% in Britain and 16% in Wandsworth - get recycling
now.
COUNCIL
EXTENDS THE DOORSTEP RECYCLING SERVICE.- For the first
time, people will be able to recycle
textiles and plastics, as well as paper, card, glass and
cans.
GCSE
and GNVQ Results for 2002
- Local Secondary School Exam
Results for private and state schools within a 3 mile
radius of Putney
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