Category Archives: Dave Tchil

Perry’s council failed to respond to incinerator consultation

Posted on June 6, 2026 by insidecroydon

While LibDem leader Ed Davey has called for a review of the Environment Agency’s decision to allow permit-busting polluters Viridor to burn even more rubbish at Beddington, Croydon Labour MPs stay silent. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council under Tory Mayor … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby Dean, Broad Green, Business, Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon Council, Dave Tchil, Environment, Kingston, Luke Taylor MP, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

LibDem Lewis accused of holding secret meeting with Reform

Posted on May 30, 2026 by insidecroydon

SUTTON SKETCH: This week’s council meeting to kick off the new four-year administration turned nasty as the ruling Liberal Democrats handed themselves more than £1m in special payments. CARL SHILTON reports  If Sutton council leader Barry “Basher” Lewis thought last … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Long, Barry Lewis, Bobby Dean, Christopher Woolmer, Dave Tchil, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sam Martin, Sutton Council, Tim Foster | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reform councillor offers thanks to dodgy far-right fraudster

Posted on May 17, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Yesterday we reported how the borough’s two newest councillors are already making a grifters’ grab for tens of thousands of pounds in public money. Now CARL SHILTON investigates some of the dodgy-looking associations that Reform’s Alison Long and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Long, Dave Tchil, Janey Gould, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Beddington councillor receives phone threat from Reform

Posted on May 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Labour and independent councillors form political alliance to challenge Nigel Farage’s party as official council opposition EXCLUSIVE by CARL SHILTON  Nick Mattey, the maverick independent councillor for Beddington, says that he received a threatening call to his private … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Long, Barry Lewis, Dave Tchil, Helen Bailey, Janey Gould, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

#LocalElections2026: Greens make bigger inroads than Reform

Posted on May 9, 2026 by insidecroydon

Final result (after 28 wards declared): Lab 30 (-4), Cons 28 (-5), Grn 7 (+5), LibDem 2 (+1), Oth* 1, Ref 2 (+2) Ellie Sandover, niece of Labour PM Keir Starmer, elected to council for Bensham Manor ward Mark Adderley, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Adele Benson, Barry Lewis, Ben Flook, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Chris Clark, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dave Tchil, Elaine Jackson, Ellie Sandover, Fairfield, Graham Mitchell, Housing, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Leila Ben-Hassel, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, Nick Mattey, Norbury, Norbury Park, Old Coulsdon, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Ainscough, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Sadiq Khan, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Croydon, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Tim Foster, Tom Drummond, Tony Pearson, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Orangewash: Reform Ltd hands Sutton council to the LibDems

Posted on May 8, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Labour now have more council seats in Sutton than the Conservatives, after a  local election wipeout  It was carnage for the Conservatives in Sutton overnight, as Barry “Basher” Lewis and his Liberal Democrats hardly had to lift a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, Barry Lewis, Dave Tchil, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Ruth Dombey, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council, Tim Foster | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

#LocalElections2026: Live coverage from the Croydon count

Posted on May 8, 2026 by insidecroydon

Tory Jason Perry clings on to power as Croydon Mayor, dealing crushing blow to Labour’s hopes as he wins second term by 1,113 votes from Rowenna Davis It’s Conservative carnage in Sutton Labour losses in Wandsworth and Westminster Reform charmer … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Adele Benson, Barry Lewis, Ben Flook, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Chris Clark, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dave Tchil, Elaine Jackson, Ellie Sandover, Fairfield, Graham Mitchell, Housing, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Leila Ben-Hassel, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, Nick Mattey, Norbury, Norbury Park, Old Coulsdon, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Ainscough, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Sadiq Khan, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Croydon, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Tim Foster, Tom Drummond, Tony Pearson, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 47 Comments

Councillors make call to divest from Israeli-linked companies

Posted on March 21, 2026 by insidecroydon

More than 150 councillors from across London’s boroughs and London Assembly members have signed a letter demanding divestment of council pension funds from corporations which fund or support Israeli abuses against Palestinians. Yet only one of Croydon’s 70 councillors has … Continue reading →

Posted in Bexley, Bromley Council, Dave Tchil, Kingston, Lambeth Council, Ria Patel, Sheldon Vestey, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Labour makes new U-turn as Señor Vestey opts to stand down

Posted on January 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Just days after his local party posted leaflets online calling on supporters to vote for him in May, the controversial councillor on the Costa has changed his mind – but that won’t stop him pocketing thousands of pounds … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, Dave Tchil, Sheldon Vestey, Steve Alvarez, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

No apologies from Señor Vestey over three conduct complaints

Posted on January 15, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: A Labour councillor who moved home to Spain more than a year ago has refused to comply with recommendations of a committee that found him to have broken the Code of Conduct multiple times. EXCLUSIVE by CARL SHILTON, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, Dave Tchil, Sheldon Vestey, Steve Alvarez, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Six doctors lead the objections against ‘monster’ waste plant

Posted on April 1, 2025 by insidecroydon

Six concerned doctors are among the hundreds of worried Sutton residents who have filed objections to a plan to build what one local councillor calls “a monster” food waste plant on Beddington Lane. The Suez food waste plant proposals are … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Dave Tchil, Environment, Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Planning, Refuse collection, Suez waste treatment plant, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Help to Buy mortgage and councillor’s shifting interests

Posted on January 27, 2025 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: An absentee Labour councillor admits he did not declare his own property ownership when he or his soon-to-be wife claimed tens of thousands of pounds in a government-funded, interest-free mortgage loan. EXCLUSIVE by investigations editor, CARL SHILTON The … Continue reading →

Posted in Dave Tchil, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

‘Local’ councillor now based 1,000 miles from Hackbridge

Posted on January 15, 2025 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: After finally winning seats on the council for the first time in 20 years, half of what’s left of Sutton’s Labour group appears to have moved out of the borough. And some senior local party officials say that … Continue reading →

Posted in Dave Tchil, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments