- New director for Sutton’s adult social services and housing - 31/05/2006
Sutton Council has appointed Dr. Adi Cooper as the strategic director for adult social services and housing replacing Ian Davey, who is currently the interim director.
Adi will take up he...
- Mayor opens new Southfield Nursery on Roundshaw - 31/05/2006
In one of his first public engagements, the Mayor of Sutton, Cllr Richard Bailey, officially opened Southfield Nursery at Roundshaw on 26 May 2006.
Named after the ‘south field’ of the old...
- Council gains funding for training - 30/05/2006
Sutton Council has received £30,000 from the London Development Agency to fund vital skills training for staff over the next two years.
Sutton was one of eleven successful council’s in the...
- Sutton Local Safeguarding Children Board - 25/05/2006
Children and young people in Sutton will be helped to stay safe following the launch of the new Sutton Safeguarding Children Board on Wednesday 17 May.
Under The Children Act 2004, every l...
- Dancing in the street - 25/05/2006
Children and young people from Sutton leapt into the limelight when street dancers from all over London gathered for the South London Street Dance Championships, held at the Westcroft Leisure Centr...
- All aboard for a week of fun activities at Sutton Library - 25/05/2006
Family Fun Week at Sutton Library runs from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 June with lots of free activities for parents with young children.
You can relax over a baby massage, toddlers can try...
- New, efficient benefit service for Sutton pensioners - 23/05/2006
Sutton residents over 60 now have a new advice service for a range of benefits, including Pension Credits and Carers Allowance.
Sutton Council and the Pension Service have joined forces t...
- Council gets tough on anti social behaviour - 23/05/2006
As part of Sutton Council, the Police and Safer Sutton Partnership’s continuing efforts to reduce anti-social behaviour in the borough, expanded ‘public order’ boundaries are to be introduced in Ju...
- New Mayor for Sutton - 23/05/2006
Richard Bailey, councillor for Wallington South since 1994, was elected Sutton’s Mayor for 2006-2007 at the Annual Council Meeting on Monday 22 May.
Richard has served on numerous council...
- Have you signed up to Take Part, Take Pride? - 23/05/2006
Sutton residents have been busy signing up to the councils borough-wide campaign ‘Take Part, Take Pride’ running from 5-11 June 2006.
The campaign aims to encourage the whole community to ...
- Buona visita Sutton - 23/05/2006
Sutton goes Italian on the bank holiday weekend. And it’s not just the Italian market that’ll come to the High Street, we'll have Lamborghinis in the Town Square on Saturday, Pay-As-You-Go ‘Restaur...
- Mayor opens new Southfield Nursery on Roundshaw - 22/05/2006
In one of his first public engagements, the Mayor of Sutton, Cllr Richard Bailey, will be officially opening Southfield Nursery on the Roundshaw Estate on 26 May 2006 at 3pm.
Southfield Nu...
- Antiques fair postponed - 19/05/2006
Sutton Library antiques fair has been rescheduled from Saturday 3 June to Saturday 7 October 2006, due to unforeseen circumstances.
The event will still be held in the Europa Gallery.
&n...
- Sutton Council’s response to the local NHS’s rejection of the St Helier site for the new Critical Care Hospital - 18/05/2006
In December 2005, the Secretary of State for Health asked the local NHS to take forward detailed planning for the new critical care hospital (CCH) to be built on the Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) op...
- Imagine for better mental health - 18/05/2006
Imagine invites all Sutton residents with mental health problems and their carers to an information event at the Civic Offices on Friday 26 May between 1 and 4pm.
Imagine is a vocational...
- Has your school got a travel plan? - 18/05/2006
Sutton schools are signing up in their droves to the borough-wide school travel plan initiative.
This is also part of the council’s Take Part, Take Pride campaign encouraging the whole co...
- Fun, Fun, Fun for Sutton’s Northern Wards - 16/05/2006
The inaugural Northern Wards Community Fun Day is the place to be on Saturday 27 May.
Held in and around Carshalton’s Middleton Circle Library, the event will be a fun-filled day for the ...
- Sutton is making a noise - 15/05/2006
Sutton Council is loudly and proudly supporting Noise Action Week, the London-wide campaign running from 22 to 26 May.
The initiative aims to reduce noise related pollution while promoting...
- New head of learning disabilities to integrate health and social care services - 12/05/2006
Sutton Council and Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust (PCT) have appointed a new, jointly funded executive head of learning disabilities, who will focus on integrating health and social care serv...
- Sutton launches new Children and Young People’s Plan - 12/05/2006
Sutton Council has published a new Children and Young People’s plan. The three-year plan will ensure agencies working within the borough are making a positive impact on the lives of children and yo...
- Greening Sutton’s Town Centre - 10/05/2006
As part of Sutton Council’s plans to make Sutton's town centre greener and smarter, new plants have been installed in Millennium Gardens adjacent to Waterstone.
The new plants - most of wh...
- Masterplan for St Helier Open Spaces - 10/05/2006
The final masterplan for St Helier Open Spaces improvements is on show.
The plan is the result of partnership work between Sutton Council, Groundwork Merton and community group representat...
- Bonsoir, buenos noches, guten abend, buona sera and good evening from Sutton - 10/05/2006
Once again Sutton Library’s Europa Gallery will be hosting a glittering Eurovision Song Contest night party on Saturday 20 May.
Don’t miss your chance to join in the fun and experie...
- Spring into Wallington Library’s re-opening - 09/05/2006
Sutton Council will throw open the doors of the newly furbished Wallington Library at 9am on Wednesday 24 May 2006.
The library will be stacked with great new features, such as a self-iss...
- Fly tipping offender fined - 08/05/2006
Sutton Council continues to clamp down on fly tippers with the successful prosecution of Lee Baker.
On April 27 Sutton magistrates found Baker (22), of Mount Road, Mitcham, guilty of ‘know...
- Private Sector Landlords’ Forum - 08/05/2006
Sutton Council is hosting the annual Private Sector Landlords’ Forum at St Bede’s Conference Centre on Monday 22 May from 5.45 to 8.15pm.
The forum is for landlords and service providers w...
- Springtime for Wallington Farmers’ Market - 08/05/2006
Spring is definitely in the air this Saturday 13 May when Wallington Farmers’ Market returns to the Old Town Hall, Woodcote Road between 9am and 1.30pm.
Don’t miss the first of the season'...
- Is Pythagorean theorem all Greek to you? - 08/05/2006
Then you should come along to Sutton Library on Thursday, 18 May 2006 at 7.00pm when Alan Wenhan-Prosser presents 'Pythagoras Today'.
Alan will explore how the Greek mathematician and philos...
- Mayor releases 150 balloons for Foster Care Fortnight - 05/05/2006
Foster Care Fortnight runs from 8 – 21 May and is a national event to raise public awareness of the need for more foster carers.
As part of Sutton Council’s contribution to Foster Care For...
- The Liberal Democrats win local elections in Sutton - 05/05/2006
The Liberal Democrats were returned to power in last night’s local elections for the London Borough of Sutton.
A total of 179 candidates stood for 54 seats, and despite losses, the Liberal...
- Walk to School Week - 05/05/2006
Sutton primary pupils are pulling on their walking shoes for National Walk to School Week from 22 to 26 May.
By walking to school children will play their part in the council’s Take Part, ...
- New Town Centre Manager for Sutton - 03/05/2006
Sutton Council has appointed its first Town Centre Marketing & Strategy Manager, Alanna Coombes.
Working with the town centre management group, town centre businesses, the police and ...
- Find out about Frank Dickinson at Sutton Library - 02/05/2006
Sutton’s museum and historic houses officer, Valary Murphy, will give an illustrated talk on Frank Dickinson at Sutton Library on Wednesday, 10 May at 7pm.
Frank Dickinson was the artist ...
