Tag Archives: Colin Drummond

Put the bunting out: Sutton drops incinerator lane name plan

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on a sudden council U-turn Sutton Council has backed down over its decision to name the access road to the Viridor incinerator in Beddington as “Corn Bunting Lane”. The LibDem-controlled council announced the U-turn this … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

LibDem hearing to raise allegations over £1bn incinerator

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

Over in Sutton, local councillor Nick Mattey is about to face an expulsion hearing from the Liberal Democrats after he dared to oppose his council’s scheme for a £1 billion industrial-scale incinerator on Beddington Lane, close to the borough boundary … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Conflicts of interest exposed over councillor’s old pals’ act

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

WALTER CRONXITE has uncovered evidence which proves that former Sutton counciller John Drage failed to declare his friendship with Viridor’s Colin Drummond on occasions when public contracts worth billions were being awarded to his friend’s business In five years on … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Sutton Council looking to run energy company with Viridor

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Sutton Council has been trying to register a commercial company that would manage the energy produced by the Beddington Lane incinerator – even before the proposals from Viridor have received planning permission from … Sutton Council. The decision on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Environment, Planning, Simon Hoar, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments