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Sutton LibDem ‘should not be a lawmaker’ after court defeat
INSIDE SUTTON: Following a four-year battle, David Campanale is claiming complete victory over the Liberal Democrats who waged a vindictive campaign against him as their own political candidate, all because of his Christian beliefs. By ROSE HILL With local elections … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, David Campanale, Graham Tope, Luke Taylor MP, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council
Tagged Cllr Luke Taylor, Councillor Luke Taylor, David Campanale, Graham Tope, Liberal Democrats, London, Lord Tope, Luke Taylor, Luke Taylor MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Sutton West and East Cheam
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Crowley joins Beddington Independents for election campaign
INSIDE SUTTON: The former leader of the Conservative group at the Civic Centre has deferred his retirement to help see off challenges from LibDems and Reform, as ROSE HILL reports Tim Crowley, for seven years the leader of the Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tim Foster
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Independents, Bobby Dean MP, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Reform, Ruth Dombey, Suez, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tim Foster, Viridor
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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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Sutton’s ex-leader in extraordinary attack on waste company
Valencia Waste Management, owners of Beddington Farmlands former landfill site, are ‘arrogant’ and have no intention of carrying out agreed wildlife restoration, according to LibDem councillor Ruth Dombey A multi-million-pound waste management firm is “running rings” around Sutton Council as … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Helen Bailey, London-wide issues, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Beddington incinerator, HEB committee, Housing environment and neighbourhoods committee, Liberal Democrats, London, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Valencia, Valencia Waste Management, Viridor
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LibDems cancel Sutton selection meeting after ‘complaints’
Campaigning in what ought to be a ‘winnable’ parliamentary seat has been dogged by controversies and challenges, reports BELLE MONT With a General Election getting ever closer, the Liberal Democrats, already in complete disarray over who should be their candidate … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, London-wide issues, Luke Taylor MP, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged Conservative, John Sweeney, Liberal Democrats, London, Luisa Porritt, Luke Taylor, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton South, Tom Drummond, Tory, Trish Fivey
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Tories relieved as LibDems opt for lightweights in Sutton
The Liberal Democrats may have managed to hand the hotly contested Sutton and Cheam parliamentary seat to the Conservatives already with their short-of-talent candidate shortlist, reports BELLE MONT Imagine the embarrassment for former BBC reporter John “Foghorn” Sweeney: all those … Continue reading
Sutton stabbing ‘adds to people’s anxiety’ says council leader
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that it is treating the death on Monday night of a man on Typhoon Way, on the Roundshaw estate, as murder. According to a Met spokesperson, “A woman was arrested on suspicion of making threats … Continue reading
Pro-pollution Dombey re-states Sutton opposition to ULEZ
Environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION on the cynical games being played with people’s lives by some of the capital’s third-rate politicians Ruth Dombey, the leader of LibDem-controlled Sutton, today declared war on ULEZ, warning Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that she … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Sutton Council, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, Grant Shapps, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Ignore ULEZ scare stories – it will reduce traffic and save lives
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Some 80% of vehicles in Croydon are compliant with requirements of the Ultra Low Emission Zone and so will not incur charges. If we want to improve London’s toxic air quality, doing nothing is not an option, says … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged air quality, Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Peter Underwood, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Bailey holds urgent talks seeking Viridor bail-out for SDEN
Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, on the backroom deals that have been going on to try to salvage Sutton Council’s struggling heat network business Helen Bailey, the chief exec at Liberal Democrat-controlled Sutton, has been holding emergency talks with incinerator … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Helen Bailey, Kingston, London-wide issues, Merton, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Shasha Khan, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Helen Bailey, Kingston, KKR, Merton, Ruth Dombey, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton, Viridor
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LibDems refuse council debate on £44m Beech Tree money pit
Ruth Dombey’s LibDems in Sutton are refusing to discuss a council development project which has already gone £14million over budget before a single brick has been laid. Sutton wants to bulldoze 25 council homes on Beech Tree Place in the … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Richard Simpson, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Beech Tree Place, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Richard Simpson, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tory
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Covid outbreak forces LibDems to postpone council meeting
CARL SHILTON on the latest accusations of stunts and mistrust on Sutton Council, where the ruling group fears losing key votes Sutton’s Liberal Democrats last night postponed a scheduled meeting of the full council, in a move suspected to have … Continue reading
Dombey’s dodgy LibDems’ handbrake turn over dirty diesel
Viridor and Ruth Dombey’s dodgy Liberal Democrats are so worried about the latest attempts to increase the volume of rubbish burned at the Beddington Lane incinerator, and the use of vast amounts of dirty diesel to do so, that they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Conservative, Dave Tchiligirian, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, SDEN, Sheldon Vestey, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Sutton Decentralised Energy Network, Tory, Viridor
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Dodgy Dombey’s ‘squalid and disgraceful’ committees stitch-up
On Sutton Council, the opposition groups are fighting for fair representation as the Liberal Democrats, after winning just 53% of council seats, want to instal themselves in more than 60% of committee places. Ahead of tonight’s first meeting of the … Continue reading
Dombey survives but Sutton results leave LibDems scarred
CARL SHILTON at the election count reports on how senior Liberal Democrats lost their council positions while their party clung on to power, as Labour won their first seats for 20 years The election fight in Sutton turned feral as … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Catherine Gray, Jayne McCoy, Jenny Batt, Luke Taylor MP, Marian James, Neil Garratt, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond, Waste incinerator
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, Beddington, Catherine Gray, Drew Heffernan, Jean Crossby, Jenny Batt, Luke Taylor, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond
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Boris Johnson wrecks Sutton Tory hopes with hospital pass
Our Sutton reporter, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, sifts through the election offering on the other side of the borough boundary Thursday is election day on the other side of the borough’s boundaries, in Lambeth and Southwark, in Merton and Bromley, and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Environment, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, Conservative, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Green Party, Hackbridge, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Mill Quarter, Ruth Dombey, St Helier Hospital, Sutton, Sutton Central, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tory
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Half of Sutton LibDem councillors quitting at May’s elections
Defending the indefensible, whether it is the dodgy deals over the council’s SDEN heat network, the appalling treatment of families with SEND children, or some of the ruling group’s more under-hand conduct, has taken its toll, writes our Civic Offices … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Catherine Gray, Charlie Mansell, Elliot Colburn, Jayne McCoy, Jenny Batt, Neil Garratt, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Bobby Dean, Conservative, Council Tax, Jenny Batt, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, SDEN, SEND, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond, Tom Foster, Tory, Viridor
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