As from today, the successful Go Sutton, on demand, bus service has been expanded to include journeys to North Cheam, Wallington and Beddington. This experimental service is running on a 12 month trial. Further details are here.

TfL are consulting on a possible pilot ‘on demand’ bus service for Sutton.  Details are here, where you can let them have your views by 20 March. The trial would be for a 12 month period.  There would be eight 14 seater buses, with low floors, wheelchair accessible, and low emissions.  They would be based […]

The new fixed bus stops for the S4 bus in Edinburgh Road will be installed week beginning 6 August.  The S4 currently operates on a hail and ride basis, but there were complaints from passengers and bus operators about the difficulty that bus drivers face in finding suitable safe locations to stop to pick up/drop off […]

Residents will be pleased to hear that the new pedestrian crossing facility in Bushey Road/ Bushey Lane is to go ahead.  The attached plan shows the location of the crossing, which takes the form of a build out to make the road narrower.  It will provide a focus for a safer crossing place and improve […]

Public consultation on the proposal for a fixed bus stop in Edinburgh Road showed support for the proposal.  There were only nine responses, seven in favour, one against and one unsure.  On that basis the proposal is to go ahead. Among the comments received were: ‘Thanks for sending round this consultation for Edinburgh Rd. We […]

The Council is consulting nearby residents on a proposal from Transport for London to introduce two fixed bus stops in Edinburgh Road where bus route S4 currently operates on a hail & ride basis. The proposal has been drawn up as a result of complaints from passengers and bus operators highlighting the difficulty that bus […]

From Saturday 28 October 2017 until further notice route S3 will now run the full length of Downs Road to terminate and stand at Belmont rail station. It will continue to serve stops in Downs Road (near Cotswold Road) and the stop in the grounds of Royal Marsden Hospital. This change is due to the development of the London Cancer […]

The September Local Committee was again well attended, and those present benefited from first class presentations on safety issues and the current hospitals’ consultation. There was an update on the impact of the Grenfell fire disaster on high rise blocks in Sutton.  We were told that the new cladding at Chaucer House had passed the government’s […]

Transport for London are planning to replace the lighting on the by-pass between the junctions with Cheam Road and the Rose Hill Roundabout. The works will take place from 10:00 until 16:00 and from 20:00 each night until 05:00 the following morning on Mondays to Fridays between 24 July and 22 December.  They say they may […]

Residents have called for action to slow down traffic in Collingwood Road.  Parents at Westbourne School raised their concerns at the regular meeting we have with the police.  They listed a number of accidents and near misses caused by speeding and careless driving.  They are also concerned about buses speeding along the road late at […]