Tag Archives: Tim Crowley

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 →

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Snouts in the trough: how you pay for local election campaign

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: When deciding who to vote for this Thursday, consider carefully the money paid to councillors in ‘allowances’, reports BELLE MONT, our Sutton Council correspondent It’s the sort of question you could easily imagine one Sutton borough councillor asking … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Dombey and chums forced to climbdown over gerrymandering

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

Sutton’s LibDems have been caught out  over attempts to hijack publicly funded council business for the benefit of their own party’s election prospects, as BELLE MONT reports Inside Croydon’s revelations this week that Sutton’s ruling Liberal Democrats were trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Mansell, Jessica Crowe, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

LibDems face new accusations of campaigning on the rates

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Sutton reporter BELLE MONT says that council leader Ruth Dombey is in for some fierce questioning tonight as she is accused again of gerrymandering With local elections now less than 12 weeks away, the LibDems in Sutton appear to be … Continue reading →

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Local contractors hit as Viridor incinerator builders go bust

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on the business collapse of the construction firm working on a £250m project at Beddington Lane The construction firm which has been leading on the £250million build of the Viridor incinerator at Beddington Lane has … Continue reading →

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#SuttonBinShame: Dombey accused of gerrymandering Veolia

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

A leaked email obtained by this website seems to show that Liberal Democrats have been abusing council resources in an attempt to get themselves out of the hole they have created with their rubbish Veolia service. Our Sutton investigations editor, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Environment, London-wide issues, Niall Bolger, Outside Croydon, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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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‘Serious questions’ for LibDems over £11m housing contract

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

The opposition leader on Sutton Council is seeking an urgent, independent inquiry into how a senior Liberal Democrat party official failed to declare an interest when on the board of the borough’s social housing partnership, as they awarded a multi-million-pound … Continue reading →

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Something smelling fishy about Sutton’s environmental record

Posted on April 7, 2017 by

Sutton’s growing reputation for being an environmental disaster area has just got even worse after allowing one of the area’s beauty spots, Carshalton Ponds, to be drained of water right in the middle of the waterfowl breeding season. The move … Continue reading →

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