Join us for tree planting in Cheam Park
Cheam Councillor Mary Burstow is organising a tree planting event in Cheam Park on Saturday 24th February and needs your help.
Renovation of The Lodge in Carshalton set to begin
We are delighted to report that the lease for The Lodge - situated next to the Ecology Centre by Carshalton Ponds — has been signed by the Council and local residents’ charity Ecolocal.
Accessible toilet secured for Carshalton Beeches Station
A step in the right direction for Carshalton Beeches Station, as Southern Rail commit to installing a new accessible toilet following an intervention from your local Lib Dem team.
Sutton Lib Dems : Doing more with less in the face of Tory cuts
At the beginning of a New Year it's natural to look back, think about the past and look ahead to the future.
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Statement on the sad death of Cllr Adrian Davey
I am very sorry to have to tell you that Adrian Davey, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Stonecot ward since 2010, has passed away. Following a long illness, he spent his final few days in St Raphael's Hospice and died there peacefully on Friday 24 November. Our condolences go to his wife and family.
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£12 million St Helier facelift
St Helier Hospital is being upgraded thanks to a multi-million pound development. The £12 million project on B and C blocks will include 133 windows being replaced, the roof repaired and insulated and a new concrete render added to the outside of the building.
Top marks for Sutton students
Good news for pupils across the borough with another round of excellent A-Level and GCSE results.
New waste and recycling service update
It is clear that in spite of assurances given before the contract started on 3rd April, Veolia had underprepared for the scale of the task.
As your Councillors, we made it clear that this was totally unacceptable and we have been putting considerable pressure on Veolia to deliver the service that we all expect.
Whilst kerb side collections are now working well in most areas, there are still problems with bin collections in some blocks of flats and some heavily parked roads. We are working with Veolia and Council officers to address these on a case-by-case basis.
Since the start of the service we have:
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What is Sutton Council delivering for you? Employment and training
By Councillor Jayne McCoy.
All the work the council does and the decisions it makes are in the public domain and largely accessible through its website. However, as this is often embedded in committee reports and paperwork you need to know what you are looking for or put in an FOI.
So in an attempt to make it simpler I thought I would do a series of posts setting out current activities in the areas covered by my committee portfolio – the Housing, Economy & Business Committee.
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