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These are the most recent articles mentioning "sutton" Where's Livingstone? ... nservative campaigners in Wallington have been asking ˜Where is Ken Livingstone?™ As the contest for the next Mayor of London draws closer, people in Sutton have been campaigning to highlight Ken Livingstone™s neglect of London™s outer borough of Sutton.Steve O™Connell, Conservative candidate for th... Boris in Sutton A few weeks before his trip to Carshalton, Boris timed a walkabout up Sutton High Street perfectly, missing the snow flurries that gusted down the hill. The response from members of the public was phenomenal with people coming to shake his hand, have a picture taken and wish him well. He is a celebr... Back To Moderation ... done in politics is that often it is the few that shout loudest that attract the attention to the exclusion of everyone else. This blog, the first in Sutton, is an attempt to exchange views with people who are interested in Carshalton and the Borough of Sutton but don't normally get involved.I usual... Have They Gone Yet? ... . The questions threw up some interesting exchanges but I'll concentrate on the main business for this post.We discussed two corporate documents, the Sutton Strategy and the Sutton Plan. The former is agreed by the Council and partner organisations such as the NHS Primary Care Trust and the Police. ... LibDems On The Spot ... estions asked at the Full Council meeting on Monday:-Philippa Stroud asked about housing after the resignation of the Chief Executive and Chairman of Sutton Housing Partnership. This was after the failure of the organisation to get the two star rating which would have secured funding to bring our ho... Just A Bit Of Fun ... been looking at the same ward breakdown of the London election results that I have.The results that are the best indicator of the local situation in Sutton are those for the London Assembly candidate. The Conservatives won fourteen of the eighteen wards in the Borough and won the popular vote in bo... Tragic Stabbing in Carshalton ... ously injured. A man and a woman in their thirties had been arrested at the scene.If you haven't seen the news already, you can read the story on the Sutton Guardian website or on the BBC. I won't add to any speculation. The police are doing their job and journalists are doorstepping neighbours in P... Help write the Conservative Blueprint for Local Government Sutton Conservatives' Policy Groups are cracking along looking at the very best ideas that are working in other Councils that may work here in Sutton. Nationally, the newly formed Conservative Council Innovation Unit are writing the 'bible' of best practice for local councils. This is instead of wri... Recycling Bins ...Quite literally. I spoke to a Sutton resident this morning who clipped the glass recycling bin in her green wheelie bin. On collection day, the green wheelie bin was emptied into the back of the truck along with the blue bin.How many of these bins have been recycled themselves? Another example of... Young Obama Fan Lands The Knockout Blow I'm straying just a touch away from Sutton politics in this post as Hillary Clinton finally gives up the ghost in seeking the Democratic Nomination. She has suspended her campaign rather than ended it. This will have something to do with the millions of dollars that her campaign is in debt despite ... One Rule for us... episode 27 Last week, the Lead Councillor for the Environment told us all via the Sutton Guardian that Sutton had the fourth lowest fly-tipping problem in London but fly-tippers were punished most severely.On the day of publication of that issue, Cllr Tim Crowley inspected this pile of garden waste that a res... It's The Car Or Nothing A story in the Sutton Guardian this week illustrates everything that is wrong with the green garden waste scheme as it is currently constituted. Mr Burton from North Cheam doesn't have a car and so walked about a mile pushing his wheelbarrow filled with green garden waste to the dump in Kimpton Roa... Green Garden Waste Policy Doesn't Count For Some A couple of weeks ago, an eagle-eyed resident from Clockhouse saw a truck emblazoned with the Sutton tree logo tipping cuttings onto an overgrown area near Corrigan Rec. He took a photo of the truck as it left and reported it at a residents' meeting attended by Cllr Tim Crowley. Further investi... More About Communications ... subsequent comments, I've reproduced below a letter that I sent a little while back to the Guardian for publication:-As I pointed out in last week's Sutton Guardian good communication between residents and their local council is pivotal, after all as residents we're the ones paying for it. However,... Looking Down The Barrel of London Crime Sutton Guardian are reporting a fight in the Love2Love nightclub where a shotgun was produced and fired. The nightclub on Cheam Road, Sutton attracts DJs from across South London and their friends and entourages. It is too early to say whether this was such an incident or if it was someone more loc... More About Communications ... subsequent comments, I've reproduced below a letter that I sent a little while back to the Guardian for publication:-As I pointed out in last week's Sutton Guardian good communication between residents and their local council is pivotal, after all as residents we're the ones paying for it. However,... Green Garden Waste Policy Doesn't Count For Some A couple of weeks ago, an eagle-eyed resident from Clockhouse saw a truck emblazoned with the Sutton tree logo tipping cuttings onto an overgrown area near Corrigan Rec. He took a photo of the truck as it left and reported it at a residents' meeting attended by Cllr Tim Crowley. Further investi... One Rule for us... episode 27 Last week, the Lead Councillor for the Environment told us all via the Sutton Guardian that Sutton had the fourth lowest fly-tipping problem in London but fly-tippers were punished most severely.On the day of publication of that issue, Cllr Tim Crowley inspected this pile of garden waste that a res... Conference Report 1 - Plan for Change (If the video doesn't work first time, press pause and then play again. It seems to work eventually.) Yesterday, I came back with a number of Sutton councillors and supporters from Birmingham. I think I can speak for all when I say that we are more optimistic, excited about change and further enthus... Looking Down The Barrel of London Crime Sutton Guardian are reporting a fight in the Love2Love nightclub where a shotgun was produced and fired. The nightclub on Cheam Road, Sutton attracts DJs from across South London and their friends and entourages. It is too early to say whether this was such an incident or if it was someone more loc... Recycling Bins ...Quite literally. I spoke to a Sutton resident this morning who clipped the glass recycling bin in her green wheelie bin. On collection day, the green wheelie bin was emptied into the back of the truck along with the blue bin.How many of these bins have been recycled themselves? Another example of... Conference Report 2 - Business & Pleasure ... hen times are tough, the last thing people need is for us politicians to be adding to their burden. That is Conservative government in action."So, in Sutton whilst the Leader of the Council appears in print to explain why it is right that London Councils should be putting up taxes by 4.7% or more ea... Conference Report 2 - Business & Pleasure ... hen times are tough, the last thing people need is for us politicians to be adding to their burden. That is Conservative government in action."So, in Sutton whilst the Leader of the Council appears in print to explain why it is right that London Councils should be putting up taxes by 4.7% or more ea... More About Communications ... subsequent comments, I've reproduced below a letter that I sent a little while back to the Guardian for publication:-As I pointed out in last week's Sutton Guardian good communication between residents and their local council is pivotal, after all as residents we're the ones paying for it. However,... Green Garden Waste Policy Doesn't Count For Some A couple of weeks ago, an eagle-eyed resident from Clockhouse saw a truck emblazoned with the Sutton tree logo tipping cuttings onto an overgrown area near Corrigan Rec. He took a photo of the truck as it left and reported it at a residents' meeting attended by Cllr Tim Crowley. Further investi... NHS Snub Carshalton Residents Sutton & Merton NHS Primary Care Trust have delivered a blow to residents living around Carshalton Park by scrapping plans to build a new Intermediary Care Hospital on the War Memorial site, instead seeking to flog the land off for £2.1m.For years, residents and ward councillors were promised faith... Iceland claims another scalp Whilst the investigation into Sutton's Icelandic exposure gathers pace, another amazing story hit the press. The Audit Commission, which is the watchdog that looks into council spending, had put £10m of its own money with an Icelandic bank. The Conservative chairman of Sutton's Audit committee has ... Conference Report 1 - Plan for Change (If the video doesn't work first time, press pause and then play again. It seems to work eventually.) Yesterday, I came back with a number of Sutton councillors and supporters from Birmingham. I think I can speak for all when I say that we are more optimistic, excited about change and further enthus... Looking Down The Barrel of London Crime Sutton Guardian are reporting a fight in the Love2Love nightclub where a shotgun was produced and fired. The nightclub on Cheam Road, Sutton attracts DJs from across South London and their friends and entourages. It is too early to say whether this was such an incident or if it was someone more loc... Sutton News And Views An excellent new website has come on line recently, encouraging people in Sutton to share their views. Adrian Short, a regular poster on this site has set up Sutton Chat, to publicise local events and allow residents to exchange opinions about everything from developing local businesses to politici... Wittering On Twitter ... sage updates. Instructions for new users can be found here. Having said that, I can't imagine too many people that desperate to know what happened in Sutton's Pension Fund Working Party and suchlike.Oh well, here's the leap into the unknown. into conversation with them. It was illuminating that desp... Danger!, Flat Object May Cause Trips ... an indirect consequence of the poor standard of housing in this area?The LibDem parliamentary candidate for Gosport at the last General Election was Sutton Councillor, Roger Roberts. Maybe the two Local Authorities could exchange notes on superfluous bans.n's Pension Fund Working Party and suchlike... Murder at Charles Cryer Theatre ... eet. A car has also crashed near the Grange by Beddington Park. Police are investigating whether there was any link.You can read a little more at the Sutton Guardian website, though the story will undoubtedly develop over time.I'll tell you what I told them: it is always shocking to hear of crimes l... Voice for Business ... nd Local Committee meetings as special advisers. These are available to residents but not to people who may have a business in the area, maybe employ Sutton residents, certainly pay business rates, but don't necessarily live in the borough themselves. I had thought we had learned our lesson about ta... Sterling Reaches Parity With Another Currency ... ther than one that will have any meaningful or lasting effect.2009 is going to be a tough year for the economy. Locally, we need to work closely with Sutton businesses and large employers to see what more we can do as an authority rather than just wringing our hands. Pushing through measures that he... << back