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From staging a revolution in the woods to our absurd Mayor on the high street: our contributors take their pick of 2025
What was your favourite or stand-out article from Inside Croydon over the past 12 months? We asked some regular iC contributors to nominate their picks of 2025, including articles which they had had published on this website, and to explain … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged 2025, 2026, Annabel Smith, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Croydon, Dave Burton, Happy New Year, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Lee Townsend, New Year
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St Helier facing ‘catastrophic failure’ as hospital plans delayed
INSIDE SUTTON: Yesterday’s announcement by Labour health secretary Wes Streeting that the promised new hospital at Belmont will be delayed by at least another seven years drew dire warnings from health professionals, reports DAVE BURTON “We’re going to have to … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Epsom and Ewell, Health, Luke Taylor MP, St Helier Hospital, Surrey, Sutton Council
Tagged Belmont, Bobby Dean MP, Conservative, Dave Burton, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Luke Taylor MP, Royal Marsden Cancer Hub, St Helier Hospital, Tory, Wes Streeting
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Sutton staff kept Kingdom revenue deal secret from councillors
INSIDE SUTTON: Discussion about the private ‘bounty hunters’ patrolling the borough’s streets has been blocked, while evidence has been discovered that council staff may have misled opposition councillors over Kingdom’s latest contract. EXCLUSIVE by DAVE BURTON Sutton Council has been … Continue reading
‘Doctors say only a new hospital is the answer’ for St Helier
SUTTON COMMENTARY: Shocking scenes shown by BBC News this week should be a wake-up call for government and the NHS to revive previously approved plans for a state-of-the-art new hospital, writes DAVE BURTON The problems facing St Helier Hospital, as … Continue reading
Posted in Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Health, Luke Taylor MP, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, St Helier Hospital, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Bedmont, Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton, Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Luke Taylor MP, NHS, Royal Marsden Cancer Hub, St Helier Hospital, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam
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St Helier Hospital stretched to limits by a ‘tidal wave of flu’
By DAVE BURTON The appalling conditions at St Helier Hospital were highlighted on national television last night when a BBC News report showed patients waiting on trolleys in corridors for hours, even days, as staff battled a “tidal wave” of … Continue reading
Officials ignore councillors’ calls for action over Farmlands site
IN-DEPTH AND INFORMED: Sutton’s elected councillors, from across the political divide, are being ignored by the council’s senior staff over enforcement action against Valencia over the Beddington Farmlands nature reserve. It couldn’t have anything to do with Valencia providing energy … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Dave Burton, Ed Parsley, Environment, Helen Bailey, London-wide issues, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Andy Webber, Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Beddington incinerator, Dave Burton, David Hicks, HEB committee, Housing environment and neighbourhoods committee, Liberal Democrats, London, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Valencia, Valencia Waste Management, Viridor, Wendy Clark
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