Category Archives: Sutton Council

44 care homes in Croydon fail post-Grenfell fire safety tests

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

Figures from the Mayor of London show that 44 care homes in Croydon were failing to meet fire safety standards through London Fire Brigade audits carried out following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The figures put Croydon as second worst in … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Social Care, Andrew Dismore, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Kingston, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Outside Croydon, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Tom Copley | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

London opinion poll says Tories could regain Croydon Central

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE on some worrying numbers for Labour in Croydon Be afraid. Be very afraid. If a General Election was held this week, then this clown (right) would become Croydon Central’s Member of Parliament. That’s according to the latest London-only … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 European elections, 2020 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, Mario Creatura, Neil Garratt, Sarah Jones MP, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Sutton does U-turn over plan to route HGVs into Croydon

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest gear change in the niggling roads dispute between south London councils over lorries trucking rubbish – including potentially radioactive waste – to and from the Beddington Lane incinerator Sutton Council has pulled up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Outside Croydon, Steve Iles, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

LibDem councillor who rediscovered herself as an Epsom sort

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports on how Monica Coleman, having voted through the incinerator in Sutton, has re-invented herself as a residents’ association candidate in West Ewell to jump on the councillor allowance gravy train in local elections in Surrey tomorrow It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Epsom and Ewell, Monica Coleman, Outside Croydon, Ruth Dombey, Surrey, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Protestors meet Greta Thunberg and bring XR closer to home

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

At least two local residents were arrested in the past week as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations across central London, which saw members of a group from Sutton meet Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has captured the attention … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Peter Alfrey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Council goes to court to fight Info Commissioner ruling

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

A business report into Sutton’s heat network scheme is being kept secret by the LibDem-controlled council. And now they’re spending more public cash on an appeal to keep the report under wraps, as CARL SHILTON reports Ruth Dombey, the leader … Continue reading →

Posted in Helen Bailey, Niall Bolger, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Heritage building Culvers Lodge saved from bulldozers

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

A campaign by residents, supported by the Victorian Society and Save Britain’s Heritage, to save a 19th century building from developers’ bulldozers appears to have been successful, at least for now. Culvers Lodge in Hackbridge was built around 1875 as … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sutton Council | Tagged , , | 1 Comment