Category Archives: Nick Mattey

Losing LibDems ‘expel’ pensioner – who was not party member

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on the first sign of recriminations among that borough’s ruling party MP Tom Brake and Sutton’s Liberal Democrats, still reeling from the shock of last month’s local elections in which they lost 12 council seats, … Continue reading →

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Charity for elderly at centre of fraud is forced to close down

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on how a meals on wheels service has been jeopardised by the actions of a LibDem councillor in Carshalton The Carshalton Association For The Elderly, the charity which ran meals on wheel and other services … Continue reading →

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Independents’ Day in Beddington puts Dombey in the doldrums

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Tony Newman is not the only south London council leader under increased pressure following the local elections. BELLE MONT delves into the detail of the results in Sutton, where the local LibDem leader used to boast that ‘independents don’t win … Continue reading →

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Sutton LibDems horrified by unreal McCoy’s car crash hustings

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Hustings held ahead of this year’s local elections here in south London have been noticeably… well, dull. Until Tuesday night over in Carshalton, where Sutton LibDems, fighting to retain control of the council, sent in one of their … Continue reading →

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Two men and a digger: slow going on closed Beddington Lane

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

Are Conways, who are widening Beddington Lane to make it easier for the thousands of rubbish-laden HGVs to reach the Viridor incinerator, staging a go-slow? How can a major road be closed and the contractors not work on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Cage-fighting councillor pays up for LibDem fighting fund

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, has gone digging into the 10,500 probable reasons behind the prolonged absence from council meetings of LibDem cage-fighter Callum Morton With local elections less than five months away, the Liberal Democrats, who have enjoyed the … Continue reading →

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Dombey and Daughter: council questions over charity fraud

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

BELLE MONT, our Sutton correspondent, on the pressure mounting on another south London council leader It’s not just in Croydon where there have been calls for the council leader to resign. In Sutton, Ruth Dombey, who rules over that borough’s … Continue reading →

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