Sutton’s new Stay Safe Champions hit the streets!
A new team of eight council champions has hit the borough’s streets this week to help keep Sutton safe. Their role is to reassure, advise and guide the public and businesses over the next four months, as well as report any breaches of lockdown regulations to the appropriate regulatory services. They will also report environmental […]
Police Winter Nights Campaign starts.
An amplified effort to tackle violence and robbery across London in the run up to Christmas has begun today (30 November). Led by the Violent Crime Taskforce and supported by the rest of the Metropolitan Police Service, ‘Winter Nights’ aims to stamp down on violent crime, take high harm offenders off the streets and offer […]
Employee to face charges following suspected theft
Police Officers from Sutton were to called by security at a local business in relation to an employee detained by security guards for a possible theft offence. Officers attended and conducted an initial investigation. It was established that the suspect had stolen approx. £800 of vouchers. A search of the suspects car which was parked […]
Arrests following robbery in Sutton High Street
Police officers were called to a robbery outside Kamils Kebab Shop , High Street, Sutton on Saturday at around 5:30pm. Four youths, made off from the scene. Officers attended and made an extensive search area. After a foot chase two suspects have been detained and arrested. They were described as being young black men and […]
Have fun this festive season but be jolly careful not to start a fire – Brigade
Christmas is coming early to many households this year as people try and cheer up the end of 2020 – but don’t end up burning your tree down before the celebrations have even properly begun. London Fire Brigade wants everyone to enjoy the festive season, but as people continue to work from home and are […]
Finalists be announced for Sutton’s 2020 Community Awards
Sutton’s Community Awards 2020 celebrates the people who make Sutton a great place to live, work and bring up a family and who have gone above and beyond in the face of COVID-19. “There has been a fantastic response over the last two months, with over 280 entries received across eight categories,” said a spokesperson. […]
Police remind of Covid restrictions ahead of planned protest
Ahead of a planned protest on Saturday, 28 November, the Metropolitan Police is urgently reminding those looking to attend that protest is not currently a permitted exemption to the prohibition on gatherings under the current Coronavirus regulations. Strict regulations have been introduced by the Government nationally to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus. This means […]
Nearly 150,000 people in south west London get flu jab in first few weeks of vaccination drive
Nearly 150,000 adults and children visited their GP or local pharmacy for a flu jab in the first few weeks of south west London’s biggest ever drive to protect people from the virus. Sutton – TAKE A LOOK Figures for the first five weeks of the programme’s roll-out reveal that 95,000 people were vaccinated at GP […]
Test and Trace survey already has more than 80 responses – have your say now!
More than 80 responses have already been received in the first few days of Healthwatch Sutton launching a survey on Track and Trace. Healthwatch Sutton want to hear your views, thoughts and experiences of Test and Trace. If you answer your views will be represented to a range of key groups and you could win a […]
New £75 million centre for cancer drug discovery opened on borough’s cancer hub site
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has opened a new state of the art Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery at Sutton’s London Cancer Hub site. The opening of the centre marks an important step in the development of the London Cancer Hub, a global centre for cancer research and innovation delivering real benefits for cancer […]