At Sutton Local Committee on Thursday 15 February we focused on community safety in the High Street and surrounding area. Three senior police officers attended and gave us an update of what they are doing to keep us all safe. In our ward (Sutton North) it was reported that there had been 8 burglaries in […]

During the month of February, your Lib Dem councillors in Sutton North have been working hard on various topics, including: Meeting with Friends of Sutton Green about their plans for this year and supporting the work they are doing. Responding to resident complaints about street cleaning and reporting and following it up with the council. Getting graffiti […]

The long-awaited resurfacing of part of Collingwood Road will begin next week, and residents are asked not to park in the road while the work is going on. The work is being done in two stages, and it is the first stretch, between Alexandra Ave and the by-pass which is being done next week.  The […]

The 20 mph limit, which was temporarily suspended when the Low Traffic Neighbourhood road closures were lifted is now back in force. The relevant Traffic Management Order has been published and comes into force on 1 June. The order covers the roads to the east of Rosehill/ Angel Hill, as far as Benhill Road (as […]

Following a series of illegal incursions on parks and green spaces in Sutton, the Council has  obtained a temporary injunction to prevent encampments.   The injunction forbids the occupation of council owned land and depositing of waste, for an initial period of three months. A copy of the order is being posted at the entrances to […]

Residents in Collingwood Road supported by the police and your local  ward councillors were out on the Friday night before Christmas as part of Community Speedwatch. Everyone was trained to use speed detection devices.  During just one hour they identified 21 cars which were exceeding the 20 mph speed limit in Collingwood Road.  The police will […]

At the Sept Local Committee meeting we heard about the impact of government cuts on policing in Sutton.  Inspector Ian Hicks, in charge of neighbourhood policing in the Borough, told us of some upcoming challenges resulting from the Government’s £600m cut to the Met’s budget. There are plans to reduce the number of buildings they […]

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 […]

Neighbourhood Watch is a partnership where people come together to make their communities safer.  It involves the Police, Community Safety departments of local authorities, other voluntary organisations and, above all, individuals and families who want to make their neighbourhoods better places to live.  It aims to help people protect themselves and their properties and to […]

Report back from Sutton Local Committee 6 Sept 2016 Thanks to the many residents who came to the Local committee meeting on 6 Sept at Sutton Grammar School and participated in the debates.  It was encouraging to see so many of you there.  If you missed it, an audio recording can be found here: https://www.sutton.gov.uk/downloads/download/505/sutton_local_committee_audio_recordings […]