Partial underground modern home to be built in National Park

Sussex design and planning consultancy, G M Moore & Associates has won approval for a partially underground, ultra-modern, low-carbon building in the South Downs National Park. It is hard to get approval for new buildings in the South Downs National Park but planning officers from Lewes District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority […]

Liberal Democrats win Carshalton Central by-election

Chris Williams of the Liberal Democrats has been elected as the councillor for the Carshalton Central ward following yesterday’s by-election (Thursday 28 July). Niall Bolger, Chief Executive of Sutton Council and Returning Officer, said: “I would like to thank all the candidates and our staff for their contribution to a successful by-election.” The full results […]

Joint operation to “clean up” on counterfeit goods

A joint operation by Sutton Council Trading Standards officers and Sutton Police has resulted in a large quantity of counterfeit goods being seized from stallholders at a car boot sale in the borough. The goods removed included bags and jewellery purporting to come from such famous brands as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and Chanel, […]

Carshalton Central by-election taking place today (Thursday)

A by-election for the Carshalton Central ward will take place today Thursday, 28 July, following the resignation last month by Alan Salter. The full list of candidates for the by-election is as follows: Ashley Dickenson, Christian People’s Alliance Sarah Gwynn, Labour Ross Hemingway, Green Bill Main-Ian, UK Independence Party Melissa Pearce, Conservative Chris Williams, Liberal […]

Men jailed and ordered to pay back £230,000 after drugs case

​Four men who were jailed for producing significant quantities of cannabis in shipping containers at an isolated rural location in Sutton have been ordered to pay back a total of £239,941 at Croydon Crown Court. All four have been given three months to pay up or face having their jail terms extended as part of […]

Sutton in Bloom competition winners are announced

The winners and runners-up of this year’s Sutton in Bloom competition have received their awards from Deputy Mayor Cllr Nali Patel at a ceremony at Woodcote Garden Centre in Wallington. The best of the entries will represent the borough at the prestigious London in Bloom competition whose expert judges were present at the awards ceremony […]

Cycling grants available for diverse community encouragement

Cycling Grants London will be offering grants of up to £10,000 over three years to projects that encourage London’s diverse communities to cycle more often and more safely.  The next round of funding will open on 1st August 2016 until 19th September 2016. More details CYCLING

Community groups reminded about TV licensing requirements

With the Olympics coming up, community groups are reminded that they need a TV Licence if they are planning to show summer events. TV Licensing has produced a new ‘Clubs and Community Group Viewing Guide‘. If your community group plans to watch one-off TV events such as the Olympics, live concerts or big TV moments, […]

Housing Assocition is looking for voluntary trustees

Larcombe Housing Association Ltd has the primary purpose of providing residential care to older people and it does this through the provision of 22 places at Wellesley Lodge in Sutton. All of these places are for people experiencing dementia. ​The Association operates within a Christian ethos and is open to those of any faith or […]