Wandsworth Council spent more than £600,000 on its communications department last year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
The Wandsworth Guardian report:
New figures revealed Wandsworth Council spent more than £600,000 on its communications department last year.
The data shows the council shelled out £262,000, in 2011-12, running its press office compared to £220,000 in 2010-11 – an increase of 19 per cent.
It also spent a further £36,000 on its monthly magazine Brightside last year, although that equates to a 50 per decrease on the previous year.