Category Archives: Nick Mattey

Councillors ‘gagged’ from questioning incinerator operators

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, on how what is supposed to be a public meeting at Croydon Town Hall tonight has banned questions about the fire at the Beddington Lane incinerator Councillors elected to represent people living across four boroughs … Continue reading →

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Dombey rules out new SEND school offering 112 extra places

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

Sutton Council’s plans to build a special school on playing fields at Sheen Way would see them break their own stated policy of protecting green open spaces and playing fields, while avoiding building a larger SEND school at Rose Hill, … Continue reading →

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Beddington is just one of 14 fires at Viridor plants since 2015

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, on a worrying sequence of fires at sites run by one of the country’s biggest incinerator operators which has prompted a call for an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive The fire next to … Continue reading →

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Sutton determined to build special school on playing fields

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

Our Sutton reporter, CARL SHILTON, on the latest plans to concrete over a precious open space, this time being pushed through in Beddington by Paul Scott’s firm of architects Morrison’s, the supermarket alongside the busy Fiveways junction, could soon offer … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Incinerator on security lockdown as Viridor get twitchy over XR

Posted on April 14, 2019 by

Viridor had their £210million Beddington Lane incinerator plant on security lockdown yesterday, apparently out of fear of incursions from… local birdwatchers. The controversial and troubled Viridor incinerator is already nine months late in being fully operational to meet the terms … Continue reading →

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By-election rivals say LibDem candidate unfit for public office

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

CARL SHILTON reports on the cross-party condemnations for a council by-election candidate who has overseen failed businesses that have left multi-million-pound debts Barry Lewis, the choice of Sutton’s Liberal Democrats to be parachuted in to Wallington North for the council … Continue reading →

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