In our manifesto, we outline how the Liberal Democrats will continue to be ambitious for our borough. We are fighting for quality local services, a fair economic recovery with more local jobs, and keeping our borough a great place to live. We are making commitments that will mean more support and more activities for young […]

Planning permission was granted (application number C2017/78663) in May 2018 for a Day Nursery on the land at the back of St Helier hospital, adjoining Rosewood Grove.  One of the conditions of the planning permission is that work on the construction should begin within three years, ie by this May. Please see here for the publicity we gave to […]

The local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is consulting on proposals for local hospitals, which are important for how the NHS will provide future health care. The CCG is the group of local GPs that commission health services for us, and determines how they should be organised. Under the proposals: • the majority of services would […]

A planning application (No: B2017/77893/FUL)  has been received to build a single storey day nursery and play scheme at the back of St Helier Hospital  The proposal includes classrooms, baby sleep rooms and associated accommodation together with buggy and refuse stores, landscaping with external play areas and fencing up to 2.13m in height.  The application […]

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 […]

Daniel Elkeles, Chief Exec of the Epsom and St Helier Trust, told the recent Sutton Local Committee about the consultation they are running on the future of acute A&E services.  See their web site. At the meeting Mr Elkeles told us that St Helier has the best A&E performance in the south east.  The two hospitals […]

On Friday evening 1 July we witnessed a unique screening of photos of WW1 soldiers on the frontage of St Helier hospital to commemorate the opening of the battle of the Somme. Many stood in silence opposite the hospital and watched the images – which came from Sutton’s Heritage Collection of glass plates taken by photographer […]