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Happy International Women's Day! #Tooting Library has a brilliant display of books to mark the occasion, for all ages, and available all year round! Visit the library at 75 Mitcham Road or see their website at www.better.org.uk/library/lond... to find out more.

NEW TO #TOOTING: Pakistani restaurant Taabiir has opened at 159 Mitcham Rd! Open Mon-Sun 12pm-11pm during Ramadan, 10am-11pm thereafter. All food halal, veggie options available. Strictly no alcohol. Info: @taabiir_restaurant (IG). Congrats & good luck to the team!

NEW TO #TOOTING: Fem's Shawarma House has opened at 982 Garratt Ln (near the junction with Tooting High St), serving chicken shawarma, shish & halloumi wraps, & more! All food halal, veggie options available. 11am-7pm Mon-Thu, 11am-midnight Fri-Sat. Congrats & good luck to Fem!

Children’s community centres across #Wandsworth are offering free meals for Iftar throughout the month of Ramadan. More info, including a link to a list of centres, via Wandsworth Council: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/news/news-ma... #Tooting #Furzedown #Earlsfield #Putney #Battersea #Roehampton

All welcome to this Saturday's Forever Fishponds Annual Open Meeting at Fishponds Fields in #Tooting! 👇👇👇

A stunning shot of a swan on #Tooting Common lake, captured by @rachaeltrehy (Instagram) on a recent foggy morning – thanks for sharing!

Howden Insurance #Tooting once again brought together local businesses for their networking event, 'Let's Talk Tooting' last week (info in image)! 📍Howden Tooting 149/155 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9PG. Pop in, 📞 0208 672 3375, or visit howdeninsurance.co.uk/tooting to find out more.

Nominations are now open for this year’s #Balham & #Tooting Community Association (BATCA) Community Heroes Awards! For more info & to nominate, visit: batcaorg.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/b...

HALF PRICE BURGERS EVERY TUESDAY IN MARCH at Burger Nine in Broadway Market #Tooting! Eat-in & takeaway only. 📍near Longmead Rd entrance of Broadway Market. 5pm-10pm Tue-Thu 12pm-11pm Fri-Sat 12pm-6pm Sun Halal options. Offer valid every Tuesday during March 2025. Ts & Cs apply. #ad #Furzedown

NEW TO #EARLSFIELD: Yard Sale Pizza has opened at 406 Garratt Ln, serving pizzas & dips for takeaway & delivery! Veggie & vegan options available. Mon-Thu 4pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10.30pm, Sun 12pm-10pm 🌐yardsalepizza.com 📞020 3149 0444 Congrats & good luck to the team!

There's lots going on (as always!) for all ages in libraries across #Wandsworth in March, including a Meet the author event with #Tooting author, Lizzie Frainier! Full list of activities and libraries Better: www.better.org.uk/library/news...

#NEWTOTOOTING – #Tooting Repair Club launches this Wednesday 5th March, 6pm-9pm, with an open evening at Mushkil Aasaan, 222 Upper Tooting Road! Fixers, non-fixers, and curious people welcome! More info and FREE tickets via Eventbrite: tooting-repair-club.eventbrite.com

To celebrate their new opening at 406 Garratt Ln in #Earlsfield TOMORROW, Yard Sale Pizza are giving away free pizza to ONE WHOLE STREET in their local delivery radius! For info & a chance to win, nominate your street at yardsalepizza.com/win-pizza-fo... #ad #Tooting #Wandsworth

It's a beautiful sunny day in #Tooting, and there's more great weather over the next few days forecast, with sunny skies and highs of 14° expected – looks like Spring has sprung!

Pilates Republic is expanding the mat class schedule at Tooting Works (info in image) alongside their existing classes Thursday (7am & 8am) and Friday (12pm & 12:50pm) classes! More info & bookings: www.pilatesrepublic.co.uk/contact.html #ad #Tooting #Furzedown #Earlsfield

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (Happy St David's Day), Tooting! #Tooting #stdavidsday

Energie Fitness #Tooting are celebrating their 1st birthday with half price Classic or WOW membership membership 🥳🎉🎊! Visit energiefitness.com/gym/tooting and apply code MarchHalf25 at checkout by 11.59pm on Mon 3 March 2025! T&Cs apply. 📍15 Seacole Walk, SW17 0ZH #ad #Balham #Wandsworth

Ramadan Mubarak, Tooting!

Seen our latest newsletter? All sorts of news, events, new openings and more going on in #Tooting! Find out more at substack.com/inbox/post/1... and subscribe via tootingnewsie.substack.com/subscribe

COMING SOON TO #TOOTING – Zee's Kitchin is to open at 660 Garratt Lane in Summerstown, where Wimbledon Kitchen was previously located. We'll keep you posted...

#NEWTOTOOTING: Flor de Samba, a Brazilian 🇧🇷 restaurant and bar, has opened in Broadway Market #Tooting, near the Longmead Rd entrance of the market! Open for eat-in & takeaway, delivery to come. See @flordesamba1 (Insta) for more info. Congrats & good luck to the team!

A stunning picture of the sky over #Tooting Broadway this evening, captured by claveen (Instagram) – thanks for sharing!

Rainy skies led to a beautiful rainbow 🌈 over #Tooting just now! Who else caught it?

NEW TO #TOOTING: M.C. Sims, a traditional Maltese bakery, at 82 Mitcham Rd, serving pastizzi, pies, cakes, wraps, & more! Open 6am-9pm Mon-Sat, 7am-7pm Sun for eat-in/takeaway. Veggie, vegan, halal options available. More info: instagram.com/m.c.sims_london Congrats & good luck to the team!

The #Tooting Broadway branch of Barclays Bank at 14-16 Mitcham Road is currently closed for refurbishment and will re-open on Wednesday 5th March. Gracie Barra, located above Barclays, remains open as usual.

#Wandsworth police have deployed Live Facial Recognition Technology to crime hotspots in Wandsworth – including outside #Tooting Broadway station – today, Tuesday 25th February. More info via the Metropolitan Police website: www.met.police.uk/advice/advic...

The two new lifts at #Tooting station are now fully open, following the completion of the work in January, and subsequent final testing. Full info via Network Rail: www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/gbp-5-4...

HALF-PRICE PIZZA EVERY TUESDAY at Made in Puglia in Broadway Market #Tooting! Available for eat-in and takeaway only. Ts & Cs apply. More info, booking and full menu via madeinpuglia.uk #ad #Furzedown #Earlsfield

Shockwave therapy now available at #Tooting's Instant Physio (info in image)! Book your free discovery session: 📍261 #Balham High Rd 📞020 3488 2698, Or leave an enquiry: instantphysio.co.uk Open Monday-Thursday 8am-8pm, Friday 8am-4pm and Saturday 8am-12pm. #ad #Wandsworth #Furzedown #Earlsfield

COMING SOON TO #TOOTING – Nutbrook, a boutique residential development company, is to open at 28 Trinity Road. More info at nutbrookproperty.com We'll keep you posted...

REFURBISHING IN #TOOTING – The Antelope at 76 Mitcham Road has closed their doors for a massive refurbishment, and will re-open on Thursday 10th April. Check out www.urbanpubsandbars.com/venues/the-a... for details and updates!

A premises licence to hold a single two-day country music family-friendly event on #Tooting Common for up to 6,000 people per day is being applied for by Enable. More info, including details of two public consultation events in March, via enablelc.org/tooting-comm...

20% OFF carpet & upholstery cleaning til 28/02/25 in #Tooting, with Southshine Carpet Cleaning, who offer expert steam cleaning, upholstery cleaning, & stain removal! 🧼✨ Call Southshine on 07389186461 today, quoting 'NEWSIE' to claim your 20% off! #ad #Tooting #Furzedown

We love a ghost sign, and this Hovis one on Upper #Tooting Road is a Tooting classic! How many other ghost signs do you know in the area (we can think of a few!)?

COMING SOON TO #TOOTING – Flor de Samba, serving Brazilian 🇧🇷 food, is to open next Wednesday in Broadway Market, where Taste Factory was previously located. We'll keep you posted...

Seen our latest #Tooting newsletter? Read it via t.ly/gn8Tp and subscribe at tootingnewsie.substack.com/subscribe! #Furzedown #Earlsfield #Wandsworth

Burgers & Fries now available at Belgiardino in #Furzedown! You can also enjoy delicious pizzas from Naked Loaf across the road & their mouthwatering aperitivo bites! 📍97 Moyser Rd, SW16 6SH 5pm-10pm Mon-Thu, 3-10pm Fri, 12pm-10pm Sat -Sun. belgiardino.co.uk #ad #Tooting

ThrowbackThursday to 1911 and the unveiling of the King Edward VII statue at #Tooting Broadway, depicted on this postcard! The statue was relocated to its current position outside Tooting Broadway station in 1994.

The next Mega Skip Day takes place from 9am this Saturday 22nd February, in seven locations around #Wandsworth, including Church Lane in #Tooting. More info, including details of what you can bring and when the skips will be open, via Wandsworth Council: wandsworth.gov.uk/mega-skip-days #Furzedown

We're sad to report that Taste Factory in Broadway Market has permanently closed. However, they're looking forward to their new venture at The Alexandra in #Penge! More info: linktr.ee/thealexandra... Good luck to Taste Factory in their new venture! #Tooting

HAPPY HOUR at AND THEN bar in #Tooting, with cocktails for £7.50, bottles of house wine for £22, bottles of Prosecco for £30, & bottles of Peroni Rossa for £5! Happy Hour 5pm-9pm Wed-Fri & Sun, and 2pm-7pm Sat. 📍54a Tooting High St Book: andthentooting.com (walk-ins also welcome)! #ad #Balham

Calling all restaurants, pubs, & bars in #Tooting, #Balham, #Earlsfield, #ColliersWood, #WandsworthCommon & #Mitcham! Sponsor a team (or create one!) in the #TootingDeliveryCup, a 7-a-side football tournament to fundraise for St George's Hospital Charity! Sign up: t.ly/yxBaD

Introducing Doggy Dash! #Tooting Run Club has teamed up with Ellie’s School for Dogs to launch a FREE monthly social run for runners and their dogs!)! Info & booking: www.eventbrite.com/d/united-kin...

#Wandsworth Council has committed to freeze the bulk of its council tax – with only the element spent on social care increasing – making it the cheapest in London, reports South London Press: londonnewsonline.co.uk/news/wandswo... 📷 Google Maps #Furzedown #Earlsfield #Tooting #Battersea #Putney

WIN PIZZA FOR YOUR STREET! To celebrate their upcoming opening at 406 Garratt Ln in #Earlsfield, Yard Sale Pizza are giving away free pizza to ONE WHOLE STREET in their local delivery radius! For a chance to win, nominate your street at yardsalepizza.com/win-pizza-fo... #ad #Tooting

Coverton Rd in Tooting, along with Gambole Rd and a section of Cranmer Passage, is currently closed after an earlier assault. A Met Police spokesperson said, “Officers were called to reports of an assault in Coverton Rd at 01:19hrs on Monday, 17 February. 1/2

Are you looking to declutter your space and make some extra cash? Come and be a part of Broadway Market's Garage Sale event, starting Sunday 2nd March & taking place every Sunday & Monday, 10am-5pm. Info & bookings: 📞 the market on 020 8672 6613 or 📧 [email protected]

Happy 100th birthday to local resident Michael, who celebrated at the Nightingale Pub on Nightingale Ln this week, with well-wishers turning up with cards & cake! Thanks to Steve Reeves for organising & for sharing Michael's story. More info: @stevereevesphotographer (Insta) #Tooting #Balham

NEW TO #TOOTING: Kings Lounge has opened at 30 London Rd, serving a South & East Asian fusion menu + cocktails, wine, beer & more! 11am-12pm every day eat-in & takeaway. Veggie options available, all food halal. @kingsloungeuk (Insta) for menu & more info. Congrats & good luck to the team!