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Tag Archives: Tim Foster
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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‘Scandalous’ council delays over Beddington’s asbestos fly-tip
Sutton Council criticised for a ‘disgraceful’ failure to allow a fly-tipped pile of asbestos to disintegrate on a public road for around three weeks. CARL SHILTON reports A four-tonne pile of hazardous waste, including large amounts of asbestos roofing panelling, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Fly tipping, Health, Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Veolia
Tagged Asbestos, Beddington, Endeavour Way, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Helen Bailey, Hydro Cleansing Ltd, Liberal Democrats, London, Nick Mattey, Steve Hoad, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Veolia
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Beddington survives its own Suez crisis at ‘explosive’ meeting
In another set-back for “Hapless Helen” Bailey, the £230,000 per year chief executive of Sutton Council, a planning application to build a “monster” waste plant on Beddington Lane was rejected by councillors last night. The planning committee voted 4-3 against … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Planning, Refuse collection, Suez waste treatment plant, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, Ed Joyce, Hapless Helen Bailey, Helen Bailey, Jayne McCoy, Nick Mattey, Planning, Suez, Sutton, Sutton Central, Sutton Council, 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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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 MP, 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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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
