Sutton
Bobby Dean MP's campaign to "Save St Helier Hospital" builds momentum
Bobby Dean MP's campaign to save St Helier Hospital is building momentum ahead of meeting with the Health Minister.
20 May 2025
News
Sutton
Pressure on Prime Minister to act now on crumbling St Helier Hospital buildings amid continuing delays
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was pressed in Parliament by Bobby Dean, MP for Carshalton and Wallington, to take immediate action to protect patient care at St Helier Hospital as it faces a decade-long wait for redevelopment.
20 May 2025
Bobby Dean
Increase support for families to avoid adoption breakdowns
Carshalton & Wallington MP joins calls for more support for adoptive families
16 May 2025
Local News
Lib Dems select Lisa Webster as candidate for Carshalton South & Clockhouse by-election
Local champion Lisa Webster has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Carshalton South & Clockhouse by-election on May 22nd.
16 Apr 2025
Sutton
TfL introduces long term fix for 154 bus after community pressure
Community pressure has led to Transport for London (TfL) taking long-overdue action to improve the reliability of the 154 bus route.
7 Apr 2025
Bobby Dean
Motor Finance Scandal: Thousands of local victims
Thousands of residents in Carshalton and Wallington could have fallen victim to the motor finance scandal, where finance firms unfairly overcharged customers for car loans.
11 Mar 2025
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Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean MP Questions Martin Lewis on Effectiveness and Future of Lifetime ISAs
During a Treasury Committee meeting, Bobby Dean MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, questioned financial expert Martin Lewis on the effectiveness of Lifetime ISAs, raising concerns about their long-term value and fairness.
10 Mar 2025
Sutton
Government Rejects Call to Intervene in Children's Cancer Services Relocation
The Government has declined to intervene in the decision to move the children's cancer services from the Royal Marsden in Sutton to Evelina London Children's Hospital in central London.
10 Mar 2025
Sutton
Demands for compensation after fire leaves 400 Carshalton households without internet and landline for a month
In an open letter, Carshalton Central Liberal Democrat councillors have called for Openreach to provide ‘appropriate compensation’ for the 400 households that lost their internet service for nearly a month.
4 Mar 2025
Sutton
River Wandle in the news as major diesel spill is branded “environmental disaster”
A major diesel spill has polluted the River Wandle after approximately 4,000 litres of diesel leaked from a bus depot storage tank in Thornton Heath, Croydon.
24 Feb 2025
Sutton
Lib Dems fight Thames Water restructuring plan
Luke Taylor MP and Bobby Dean MP were signatories to a letter provided as evidence in court against Thames Water’s plan to take on more debt.
17 Feb 2025
Sutton
New River Wandle Restoration Project to Revitalise Wildlife in Carshalton and Wallington
A new project is coming to restore a stretch of the River Wandle in Carshalton and Wallington.
14 Feb 2025
Bobby Dean
Christmas Card Winner Lights Up Wallington Christmas Festival
Wallington Christmas Festival sparkled even brighter this year as Anya, the winner of Bobby Dean MP’s Christmas Card Competition, switched on the town centre’s Christmas lights.
5 Dec 2024
Bobby Dean
Health Secretary urged to listen to families' and doctors' concerns over relocation of London child cancer services
Parents and doctors have voiced serious concerns about the decision to relocate children’s cancer services in London from the Royal Marsden to the Evelina in central London. Many worry that the move will impose additional strain on vulnerable children.
29 Nov 2024
Local News
Council-run parenting programme transforming lives in Sutton
An exhausted father of two autistic children was struggling to balance their needs with his own challenges. But then his life turned around.
13 Nov 2024
Local News
Praise for ‘vital' community event at the Roundshaw Phoenix Centre
The monthly Roundshaw Drop-In has been praised as a ‘vital’ resource for local residents, offering access to key support services.
13 Nov 2024
Local News
Promoting community health at St Helier Wellbeing Day
Local community organisations came together at the Autumn St Helier Charitable Foundation Wellbeing Day, held at the David Weir Centre, to promote health and wellbeing.
11 Nov 2024
Sutton
Lib Dems secure vital funds for new council homes
Liberal Democrat-led Sutton Council has secured additional funding from central government to add up to 57 much-needed new council homes.
11 Nov 2024