Category Archives: Elliot Colburn

Tories choose NHS’s birthday to sound death knell for St Helier

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

The Tory government chose the weekend of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS to sound the death knell for acute services at St Helier Hospital, and at Epsom Hospital in Surrey. A 25-year-long battle to maintain and … Continue reading →

Posted in Elliot Colburn, Health, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, St Helier Hospital, Surrey, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

XR’s slow march highlights lack of progress on emissions

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

Extinction Rebellion protesters yesterday marched through Sutton town centre before delivering letters to the borough’s pair of Tory MPs, Paul Scully and Elliot Colburn, demanding action on the climate emergency. Sutton XR said, “The letter urges our MPs to publicly … Continue reading →

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Sutton’s heating network inflicts fuel poverty on new estate

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

Our Sutton reporter, CARL SHILTON, on a saga of deceit and disservice Sutton Council and its Liberal Democrat councillors have found themselves in hot water over SDEN, the district heating network which was supposed to provide cheap, “green” energy pumped … Continue reading →

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SDEN: A timeline of council bungling and sky-high fuel prices

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

Sutton Council’s handling of its energy network has placed a number of families who have moved into the Barratt’s-built New Mill Quarter at Hackbridge in “fuel poverty”. This timeline tells a story of denial, dishonesty and outright incompetence 2018: The … Continue reading →

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MP challenges Viridor over its management of wildlife reserve

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

A Member of Parliament has intervened over the serious damage to the wildlife habitat and the destruction of one of London’s largest nesting colonies of house sparrows, following reports of the ecological calamity by Inside Croydon. Elliot Colburn was elected … Continue reading →

Posted in Elliot Colburn, Environment, Jayne McCoy, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

LibDem rebels block plan to build on Sheen Way playing fields

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

Our Sutton reporter, CARL SHILTON, on how the council leadership has suffered another damaging knockback A meeting held in Sutton last week proved that it really is possible for a committee to vote down a proposal for overdevelopment backed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Elliot Colburn, Environment, Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley Way, Ruth Dombey, Schools, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Creatura shows his contempt for public by backing Cummings

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

Dominic Cummings can rest easy. Coulsdon councillor Mario Creatura reckons he did no wrong. Creatura, who worked in Downing Street as Theresa Mayhem’s Twitter monitor, must now surely be ranked as only the second-worst government special adviser in the history … Continue reading →

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Decision time for Labour comes too late for Davis or Cummings

Posted on February 18, 2020 by

Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE, on how a drawn-out selection process has hampered any prospects of electoral success for Labour in Croydon and Sutton in May’s elections to City Hall In a primary contest that has lasted longer than that … Continue reading →

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What the election means for Croydon, Westfield and St Helier

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

After a long and sleepless night, our political editor WALTER CONXITE sifts through the wreckage of the General Election, and what it might mean for Croydon, and Sutton The fourth General Election since 2010 is significant because it is the … Continue reading →

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Sutton LibDems feel pressure of Wallington independent’s day

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

Brexit Day is not the only unwelcome thing next week for Tom Brake, Ruth Dombey and their fellow Liberal Democrats, reports BELLE MONT A retired lecturer who for years faithfully delivered leaflets for local Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake could … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Barry Lewis, Elliot Colburn, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments