{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_eigo4774hlyilghgtx5a","title":"Wandsworth Council to Spend £3.1m on 25 Police Officers Wandsworth 2026","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/wandsworth-council-considers-funding-25-metropolitan-police-officers-in-eigo4774hl","count":4,"items":[{"id":"n_cj334xxe6tf3exjpftba","seq":1442400,"kind":"article","title":"Wandsworth Council ‘to pay for 25 new police officers’","url":"https://southlondon.co.uk/news/wandsworth-council-to-pay-for-25-new-police-officers","summary":"Wandsworth is set to get 25 new police officers patrolling the streets – because the council is paying for them. The local authority expects to spend £3.1million on the scheme in its first year, and more money if it continues into future years. The council plans to enter into an agreement with the Mayor’s Office […]","published":"2026-10-02T21:45:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T22:38:43Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-southlondon-co-uk-174df4","name":"southlondon.co.uk","domain":"southlondon.co.uk"},"via":"kite-southlondon-co-uk-174df4","topics":["london","news","wandsworth","antisocial behaviour","metropolitan police","policing","wandsworth council"],"authors":["Charlotte Lillywhite - Local Democracy Reporter"],"story":"st_eigo4774hlyilghgtx5a","category":"politics","category_p":0.36000001430511475,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.07999999821186066,"political":0.6800000071525574},{"id":"n_7ntzjbazyb27vye72jya","seq":1319084,"kind":"article","title":"Wandsworth Council to Spend £3.1m on 25 Police Officers Wandsworth 2026","url":"https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/wandsworth/wandsworth-council/wandsworth-council-to-spend-3-1m-on-25-police-officers-wandsworth-2026","summary":"Wandsworth Council plans to spend £3.1m to fund 25 Metropolitan Police officers to patrol local streets and tackle anti-social behaviour across the borough.","published":"2026-10-02T09:26:35Z","seen":"2026-10-02T10:13:45Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-southlondonnews-co-uk-8a38ee","name":"southlondonnews.co.uk","domain":"southlondonnews.co.uk"},"via":"kite-southlondonnews-co-uk-8a38ee","topics":["london","wandsworth council news"],"authors":["News Desk"],"image":"https://southlondonnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Wandsworth-Council-to-Spend-3.1m-on-25-Police-Officers-Wandsworth-2026.webp","story":"st_eigo4774hlyilghgtx5a","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.2199999988079071,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.09000000357627869,"political":0.10000000149011612},{"id":"n_b6jatbzqgkrojdigzwya","seq":982520,"kind":"article","title":"Wandsworth Council Proposes 25 Dedicated Police Officers to Tackle Crime Wandsworth 2026","url":"https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/wandsworth/wandsworth-council/wandsworth-council-proposes-25-dedicated-police-officers-to-tackle-crime-wandsworth-2026","summary":"Wandsworth Council proposes funding 25 dedicated Met Police officers and a borough-wide enforcement team to tackle local crime. Decisions due October 2026.","published":"2026-09-30T17:09:44Z","seen":"2026-09-30T19:22:47Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-southlondonnews-co-uk-8a38ee","name":"southlondonnews.co.uk","domain":"southlondonnews.co.uk"},"via":"kite-southlondonnews-co-uk-8a38ee","topics":["london","wandsworth council news"],"authors":["News Desk"],"image":"https://southlondonnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wandsworth-Council-Proposes-25-Dedicated-Police-Officers-to-Tackle-Crime-Wandsworth-2026.webp","story":"st_eigo4774hlyilghgtx5a","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5199999809265137,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.11999999731779099,"political":0.15000000596046448},{"id":"n_eigo4774hlyilghgtx5a","seq":711457,"kind":"article","title":"Wandsworth Council Considers Funding 25 Metropolitan Police Officers in Wandsworth 2026","url":"https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/wandsworth/wandsworth-council/wandsworth-council-considers-funding-25-metropolitan-police-officers-in-wandsworth-2026","summary":"Wandsworth Council considers funding 25 Met Police officers. Questions remain over long-term costs, tax impacts, and operational command structures.","published":"2026-09-29T15:30:18Z","seen":"2026-09-29T15:48:30Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-southlondonnews-co-uk-8a38ee","name":"southlondonnews.co.uk","domain":"southlondonnews.co.uk"},"via":"kite-southlondonnews-co-uk-8a38ee","topics":["london","wandsworth council news"],"authors":["News Desk"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1139213","name":"Metropolitan Police","type":"org"}],"image":"https://southlondonnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Wandsworth-Council-Considers-Funding-25-Metropolitan-Police-Officers-in-Wandsworth-2026.webp","story":"st_eigo4774hlyilghgtx5a","category":"society","category_p":0.20999999344348907,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.03999999910593033,"political":0.15000000596046448}]}