Tag Archives: Nick Mattey

Thanks for the bins and incinerator! ‘Ballistic’ Bolger is leaving

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on the shock – and a tad premature – announcement that the council chief exec has quit their job So long, and thanks for all the bins. And the Viridor incinerator, of course. Niall Bolger, … Continue reading →

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Tory resigns council seat to cause by-election in Belmont

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

Our Sutton reporter, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, on an early chance to re-fight some of the arguments from the last local elections It is only four months since the Town Hall elections, but the voters of Belmont ward will now be expected … Continue reading →

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Top Sutton LibDem Tope under House of Lords investigation

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on the gathering mystery around the conduct of one of the borough’s leading Liberal Democrat politicians Mystery surrounds Sutton LibDem big cheese Graham Tope, who was made Baron Tope of Sutton in 1994 but who … Continue reading →

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Independents’ Day in Beddington puts Dombey in the doldrums

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Tony Newman is not the only south London council leader under increased pressure following the local elections. BELLE MONT delves into the detail of the results in Sutton, where the local LibDem leader used to boast that ‘independents don’t win … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Hamish Pollock, Jayne McCoy, Jessica Crowe, Niall Bolger, Nick Mattey, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Waste incinerator, Wendy Mathys | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sutton LibDems horrified by unreal McCoy’s car crash hustings

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Hustings held ahead of this year’s local elections here in south London have been noticeably… well, dull. Until Tuesday night over in Carshalton, where Sutton LibDems, fighting to retain control of the council, sent in one of their … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Environment, Jayne McCoy, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Two men and a digger: slow going on closed Beddington Lane

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

Are Conways, who are widening Beddington Lane to make it easier for the thousands of rubbish-laden HGVs to reach the Viridor incinerator, staging a go-slow? How can a major road be closed and the contractors not work on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Dombey and Daughter: council questions over charity fraud

Posted on September 7, 2017 by

BELLE MONT, our Sutton correspondent, on the pressure mounting on another south London council leader It’s not just in Croydon where there have been calls for the council leader to resign. In Sutton, Ruth Dombey, who rules over that borough’s … Continue reading →

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