News Archive

  1. Sky Pool to open next summer in Embassy Gardens

    The world’s first floating sky pool is set to open in summer 2020 in Nine Elms – allowing Embassy Gardens residents to swim from one building to the next – 10 storeys up! The transparent pool is in its final phase of construction in Colorado and undergoing final testing before being shipped to the UK […]

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  2. Artwork for Nine Elms and Battersea Tube stations

    Art on the Underground has announced the permanent artworks to be incorporated into the ticket halls of the two new Underground stations on the Northern Line Extension at Nine Elms. The two new artworks will be unveiled when the Northern Line Extension opens in autumn 2021. The first major Tube extension since the late 1990s […]

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  3. Housing Minister visits new Nine Elms homes

    Minister of State for Housing Rt Hon Esther McVey came to Nine Elms to meet residents at a new council homes development and mark the 100th anniversary of social housing. The Minister joined Wandworth Council cabinet member for Housing, Cllr Kim Caddy, and the Deputy Leader Cllr Jonathan Cook to look round 22 new properties at […]

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  4. Nine Elms construction hub helps trainees into work

    Hundreds of construction trainees in London are gaining entry into the industry thanks to an onsite training hub at Battersea Power Station which is run by Wandsworth Council’s Work Match team and funded by the Construction Skills Fund (CSF). The hub was awarded £500,000 in October 2018, and is coordinating its training scheme with support […]

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  5. Calling artists to design New Covent Garden Market mural

    New Covent Garden Market are calling artists of all ages and career stages to apply to present an artwork for the 20m long building facade on Nine Elms Lane. Do you have an artwork proposal that celebrates one or more of the three things that make the market so special – fruit, vegetables and flowers? New […]

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  6. Ideas wanted for local estates’ sport and play facilities

    Don’t miss the chance to have your say on better local facilities or equipment using £300,000 secured from the Battersea Power Station development of affordable homes in Sleaford Street. Wandsworth Council is looking for your views on what improvements are wanted, following requests from residents for better facilities in their immediate neighbourhoods. Some new equipment […]

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