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‘Let’s move on’: Lewis dodges questions over failed cinema
INSIDE SUTTON: Residents at the first council meeting of the new administration walked out in disgust and dismay, rather than have to endue the ruling LibDems’ tax-payer-funded echo chamber. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports from the Civic Centre “It didn’t work. Hey, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Cllr Alison Long, Cllr Dave Tchil, Cllr Janey Gould, Cllr Nick Mattey, Dave Tchiligirian, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Really Local Group, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Sutton Council, Throwley Yard, Throwley Yard Cinema
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LibDem Lewis accused of holding secret meeting with Reform
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 →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Beddington, Beddington Industrial Estate, Cllr Dave Tchil, Cllr Nick Mattey, Cllr Sam Martin, Labour, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Sutton, Sutton Council, Viridor, Viridor incinerator
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With 51 councillors, ‘Basher’ Lewis faces a fight for his survival
INSIDE SUTTON: After winning 51 of 55 seats in the local elections, you’d be forgiven for thinking everything’s going smoothly for Sutton’s LibDem council leader Barry ‘Basher’ Lewis. But ahead of next Tuesday’s annual council meeting, there’s already moves for … Continue reading →
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Beddington councillor receives phone threat from Reform
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 →
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Posted in Alison Long, Barry Lewis, Dave Tchil, Helen Bailey, Janey Gould, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council
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Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Alison Long, Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Beddington, Conservative, Dave Tchil, Hackbridge, Hapless Helen Bailey, Helen Bailey, Janey Gould, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, St Helier West, Sutton Council, Tory
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Orangewash: Reform Ltd hands Sutton council to the LibDems
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 →
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Posted in 2026 council elections, Barry Lewis, Dave Tchil, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Ruth Dombey, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council, Tim Foster
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Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Conservative, Dave Tchil, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Sutton Council, Tory
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Campaign petition is challenge to south London councillors
Environmental campaigners in Sutton have launched a petition in an 11th-hour effort to persuade the Environment Agency to refuse Viridor’s request to be allowed to burn hundreds of thousands of tonnes more waste at their incinerator at Beddington Lane. Inside … Continue reading →
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Tagged Air pollution, America, Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon Council, DEFRA, Department of Environment Farming and Rural Affairs, Donald Trump, Environment Agency, Infant mortality, Jason Perry, Jim Duffy, Kingston Council, Labour, London, Merton Council, Nick Mattey, Selhurst, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Tony Newman, Tory, United States, Viridor, Waddon
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EA set to allow Viridor to burn more toxic waste at Beddington
Sutton Council is accused of ‘hoisting the white flag’ after latest acidic air emissions, as a multi-billion American-owned business seems set to be allowed to pump even more pollution into the south London atmosphere. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES Local councillors … Continue reading →
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Tagged Air pollution, America, Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon Council, DEFRA, Department of Environment Farming and Rural Affairs, Donald Trump, Environment Agency, Infant mortality, Jason Perry, Jim Duffy, Kingston Council, Labour, London, Merton Council, Nick Mattey, Selhurst, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Tony Newman, Tory, United States, Viridor, Waddon
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The questions Sutton leader won’t answer about Throwley Yard
INSIDE SUTTON: A week after the last picture show at the council-subsidised cinema, why is Councillor Barry ‘Basher’ Lewis dodging serious matters of genuine public interest? By CARL SHILTON Throwley Yard Cinema in central Sutton staged its very own “Last … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Catford, Future High Street Fund, Lewisham, Liberal Democrats, London, Preston Benson, Really Local Group, Sidcup, Sutton, Sutton Council, Throwley Yard Cinema
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Throwley Yard to close as company goes into administration
INSIDE SUTTON: A cinema which opened little more than a year ago using millions of pounds of public money is forced to shut from Sunday, leaving the council with little, if any, income from the venue. Our investigations editor, CARL … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Catford, Future High Street Fund, Lewisham, Liberal Democrats, London, Preston Benson, Really Local Group, Sidcup, Sutton, Sutton Council, Throwley Yard Cinema
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Polluting Viridor exposed over nearly 1,000 licence breaches
There must be an election coming, as the LibDems in Sutton finally wake up to the ‘environmental disaster’ that they have inflicted on Beddington, and Croydon, as our investigations editor, CARL SHILTON, reports Twelve years too late, Sutton’s FibDems have … Continue reading →
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Sutton forced to chase £10m in rejected Council Tax payments
INSIDE SUTTON: It’s a case of ‘Compooter say “No!”,’ as ROSE HILL reports from Sutton Civic Centre on the latest spectacular omnishambles at the LibDem-controlled council Residents in Sutton are being asked to pay their latest instalment of Council Tax … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Council Tax, Liberal Democrats, Lloyds Bank, Sutton, Sutton Council, Victoria Goddard
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Moonlighting MPs spend their time helping out Basher Lewis
INSIDE SUTTON: The conflicting demands of being constituency MPs and ward councillors are beginning to take a toll, reports ROSE HILL Residents in Sutton are beginning to ask whether the borough’s two recently elected MPs are serving the public interest, … Continue reading →
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Posted in 2026 council elections, Barry Lewis, Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Luke Taylor MP, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor MP, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tory
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Opposition livid as cynical LibDems prompt second by-election
INSIDE SUTTON: Another absentee LibDem councillor has quit, running up costs of an estimated £25,000 for Council Tax-payers Council by-elections in Sutton are getting to be a bit like buses: no sooner has one come along, than another is announced. … Continue reading →
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Throwley Yard Cinema under scrutiny as companies collapse
INSIDE SUTTON: Four sister companies of the firm behind Sutton’s council-backed cinema have gone out of business in quick succession. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK does what he heard them say in the movies, and follows the money… Though it claims it is … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Catford, Future High Street Fund, Lewisham, Liberal Democrats, London, Preston Benson, Really Local Group, Sidcup, Sutton, Sutton Council, Throwley Yard Cinema
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Council Tax proposal to hit Sutton’s disabled and unemployed
Sutton Council is set to introduce measures which will force some of the poorest in the borough, including the disabled and unemployed, to pay Council Tax for the first time. It is an effort by the Liberal Democrat-controlled council under … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLA, Greater London Authority, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Rachel Reeves, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tory
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MP hands Westminster job to councillor who donated £3,000
It’s ‘jobs for the boy’ in Sutton, as new LibDem MP Taylor is accused of a stitch-up over the recruitment to a tax-payer-funded staff positon of a chum who made a £3,000 donation to his election campaign. By CARL SHILTON, … Continue reading →
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Now ‘Basher’ Lewis knocks out debate on polluting incinerator
The Viridor waste incinerator at Beddington Lane has broken the terms of its operating licence 60 times. But Sutton’s LibDems refuse to discuss the matter, as BERTIE WOOSTER-PARK reports Barry “Basher” Lewis, the leader of Liberal Democrat-run Sutton, this week … Continue reading →
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Posted in Barry Lewis, Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Environment, Helen Bailey, Luke Taylor MP, Nick Mattey, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Waste incinerator
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Tagged Air pollution, Barry 'Basher' Lewis, Barry Lewis, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton and Wallington, Colin Stears, Conservative, Dave Tchil, Environment Agency, Helen Lewis, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor MP, Nick Mattey, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tim Martin, Tory, Toxic air pollution, Viridor
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