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Gray day for Labour as they lose Sutton council seat to Tories
ROSE HILL reports from the count at the ExCel Centre on another sign that Labour’s London juggernaut might just have a puncture… After a two-year absence, Catherine Gray is back on Sutton Council, the Conservative winning the St Helier West … Continue reading
Beddington’s wildlife plan has ‘failed’ say environmentalists
After 10 years of broken promises and delays, a local council has bowed to the interests of big business, at the expense of the environment and local residents. By our wildlife correspondent, PAUL LUSHION Sutton’s Liberal Democrat-controlled council and their … Continue reading
May 2’s election day will show how bad things are for Tories
With two weeks to go, ANDREW FISHER focuses in on your three, or four, votes in Croydon. PLUS: how you can make sure you have proper photo ID for election day Every Croydon voter will have at least three votes … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Woodside, Zoe Garbett
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Anonyvoter, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Mayor, Maddie Henson, Mark Menzies, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mrs Anonyvoter, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Tory, ULEZ, Woodside, Zoe Garbutt
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Ex-BBC broadcaster in running for Sutton LibDem selection
BELLE MONT, our Sutton political editor, on a selection race that might make the TV news Former BBC Panorama and Newsnight reporter John Sweeney – known, unaffectionately, as “Foghorn” by the wags at Private Eye – is among the applicants … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, London-wide issues, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged BBC Newsnight, BBC Panorama, Conservative, David Campanale, John Sweeney, Liberal Democrats, Luisa Porritt, Luke Taylor, Paul Scully MP, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tommy Robinson, Tory, Ukraine
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Tories pick Drummond to defend Sutton and Cheam seat
By our Sutton political editor, BELLE MONT Councillor Tom Drummond, the leader of the Conservative opposition group on Sutton Council, was last night selected to replace MP Paul Scully as the Tories’ candidate in Sutton and Cheam in the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, London-wide issues, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged 2024 General Election, Conservative, General Election, General Election 2024, Jed Dwight, Liberal Democrats, London, Paul Scully MP, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tory, Worcester Park, Worcester Park North
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Sordid spat leads to Sutton Tory councillor’s suspension
EXCLUSIVE: Amid allegations of racism, harassment and Islamophobia, a sordid little spat between two elected councillors has ended up with one (brief) suspension, another councillor’s resignation and a lengthy rant on social media that failed to give the whole story. … Continue reading
LibDems and Tories name candidates for St Helier West ballot
Our Sutton reporter, ROSE HILL, on the latest wanabees announced for the council by-election on May 2 They may have been left flat-footed by the near-deadline-day resignation of Labour councillor Sheila Berry, but Sutton’s Tories and LibDems have managed to … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Catherine Gray, Neil Garratt, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council
Tagged Catherine Gray, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Margaret Thomas, Sheila Berry, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier Hospital, St Helier West, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tory
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Community volunteer Thomas to run for Labour in St Helier
The Labour Party in Sutton has been quick to announce its candidate for the council vacancy created by the resignation of St Helier West councillor Sheila Berry. But it has done nothing to quash speculation that Berry’s resignation followed some … Continue reading
Posted in Paul Scully MP, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council
Tagged Labour, Margaret Thomas, Sheila Berry, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier West, Sutton Council
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Berry picks her moment to call time as St Helier West councillor
By BELLE MONT, our Sutton Council correspondent Sheila Berry, one of just three Labour councillors in Sutton, has resigned from the council. Berry was elected in St Helier West ward in May 2022, one of the first three Labour councillors … Continue reading
Care for 4,000 patients at risk as GP surgery given notice to quit
Patient care could be in jeopardy as a property dispute threatens a busy GP surgery in Carlshalton, by our Sutton correspondent, ROSE HILL Some 4,000 patients of the Carshalton Fields Surgery on Crichton Road could be forced to seek a … Continue reading
How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Complacent Thames Water won’t improve Wandle for 12 years
Under-pressure utility giant Thames Water wants to be able to continue to dump sewage into the River Wandle, a rare chalk stream, until 2035. That shocking admission emerged at the last meeting for Sutton Council’s scrutiny committee this year. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Croydon parks, Environment, Sutton Council, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon Council, Feargal Sharkey, Friends of Wandle Park, Merton Council, Mortimer and Whitehouse, River Wandle, Sutton Council, Thames Water, Waddon Ponds, Wandle, Wandle Park, Wandsworth Council
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Community farm struggling, caught in a council no man’s land
Sutton Community Farm, just outside Wallington, is struggling for financial survival, saying that is running at a “significant loss”. Run as a co-operative, the farm has attracted 450 community shareholders since it was established in 2010. The farm receives most … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Gardening, Surrey, Sutton Council
Tagged Surrey County Council, Sutton, Sutton Community Farm, Sutton Council, Wallington
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Council hired ‘Real’ builders and dodged Grenfell grants ban
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Figures associated with a company that is banned from getting government contracts and grants because of its part in works carried out to Grenfell Tower have emerged on the board of another firm working on a housing scheme … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Beech Tree Place, Brick by Brick, Department for Levelling UP Housing and Communities, DLUHC, GLA, Greater London Authority, Helen Bailey, Liberal Democrats, London, Mark Unsworth, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Paul Nicholls, Real LSE Ltd, Richard Simpson, Sadiq Khan, Sutton, Sutton Council, The Rydon Group
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Simpson and the Sutton similarities over £100m property loan
Sutton’s investments, developments and procurement come under scrutiny after the Beech Tree Place débâcle. CARL SHILTON reports Sutton Council continues its acquisitions and regeneration projects in the borough. But in a tough economic climate, some cracks are beginning to show. … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Housing, Property, Richard Simpson, Sutton Council
Tagged Beech Tree Place, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Elm Grove, Fairfield Halls, Liberal Democrats, Oru Space, Richard Simpson, Royal Marsden Cancer Hub, skate park, St Nicholas Centre, Sutton Council
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This could be the last chance to save crucial wildlife reserve
Ahead of an expected announcement by Valencia about the overdue Beddington Farmlands restoration, Inside Sutton has uncovered attempts by the company to wriggle out of costly environmental and social obligations Almost 20 years ago, when multinational waste giant Viridor first … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon parks, Environment, London-wide issues, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Andy Webber, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Beddington incinerator, Peter Alfrey, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton, Sutton Council, Valencia, Viridor, Wandle Valley Forum, Wandle Valley Regional Park Trust
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Council approves ‘poor doors’ in £275m scheme for 970 flats
Sutton’s biggest development in recent years, with nearly 1,000 flats on the site of the current B&Q store, has been granted planning permission – with a scheme which some warn will create a ghetto and others described as ‘Croydonisation’ We … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, Luke Taylor, Planning, Property, Sutton Council
Tagged Chalk Gardens, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, London, Luke Taylor, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Tony Shields, Tory
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Viridor accused of new licence breach with ‘black, acrid smoke’
Viridor, the multinational firm that makes millions in profits from being allowed to pollute the air across south London, has admitted that a power outage at their Beddington Lane incinerator saw them leaving potentially toxic waste to “smoulder” untreated, possibly … Continue reading
Staff at rubbish contractor Veolia call off their Sutton strike
The threatened two-week strike action by Sutton’s refuse teams working for rubbish contractor Veolia has been suspended as a “gesture of goodwill”, the workers’ union, the GMB, announced this morning. Veolia had “partially” addressed the concerns of workers, the union … Continue reading
Halloween horrors as bin and parks workers strike in Sutton
Bin workers and parks staff across three south London boroughs are set to strike, the action likely to affect Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations according to the GMB union. The two-week industrial action by refuse workers in Sutton and Kingston … Continue reading
