Major announcement on future of Carshalton’s Charles Cryer theatre

A longlist of five formal bids has been selected to bring the Charles Cryer Theatre complex in Carshalton back into use. More than ten bids were submitted and the longlist is drawn from bidders who are offering to lease all the buildings on the site and meet Sutton Council’s rent expectations. Bids will be assessed […]

Series of public discussions launched to share views on improving healthcare

ENGAGEMENT EVENTS LAUNCHED TO FEEDBACK AND IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN THE LOCAL AREA A series of public discussion events are being held for local communities to share their views and opinions on how to improve healthcare in Surrey Downs, Sutton and Merton areas. The events are being organised by NHS Surrey Downs, Sutton and Merton clinical […]

Belmont festival offering fantastic range of events on July 8

The popular Belmont Festival is to take place on July 8. The free event which starts at noon will donate its proceeds to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, in particular the Oak Cancer Centre. The festival is taking place in Belmont Village, including stretches of Station Road, St John’s Church and the park area adjacent to Belmont […]

Come along and meet contractor building new council houses

Building work is officially underway on a programme by Sutton Council to construct the first new council houses in nearly 30 years. This has been made possible due to changes in national policy. The new build programme will see 93 new homes delivered across three sites – in Alcester Road, Wallington; Fellowes Road, Carshalton; and […]

Awareness week higlights life saving benefits of cervical screening

Tom Brake MP joined other MPs to support Cervical Screening Awareness Week and highlight the potential life-saving benefits of cervical screening, also known as ‘smear tests’.   Cervical screening prevents up to 75% of cervical cancers from developing and saves an estimated 5,000 lives across the UK every year. However, one in four women do […]

Family History Society will focus on Women and WW1

The next Meeting of East Surrey Family History Society Sutton Branch is on Thursday 5th July At St Nicholas Church Hall, Robin Hood Lane, Sutton, SM1 2RG Doors Open 7.30 pm. Coffee , Tea and Biscuits be for the Talk at 8pm Women on the Home WW1  speaker Ian Porter Note No Meeting in August

Plight of Palestinians to be highlighted at public meeting

Sutton for Peace and Justice invite you to a public meeting on The plight of Palestinians today Friday 6 July, 7.30–9.30pm, doors open at 7.00 Sutton Quaker Meeting House, Cedar Road, Sutton, SM2 5DA Sutton for Peace and Justice invite you to a public meeting: The plight of Palestinians today The killing of Palestinian demonstrators […]

Sutton High students drop phone from space – and it survived!

A phone dropped from space? Sounds crazy, but Sutton High School for Girls partnered with UK start-up Mous, known for their viral marketing and engineering know-how, to do an epic 36-kilometer drop from outside the stratosphere. And to everyone’s amazement, the phone survived!  “It all started with our viral marketing videos” says Lucy Hutchinson, co-founder […]

Rents rise while wages fall – union study shows

Rents across London have soared over the last six years whilst wages have fallen far behind.   A new study by the GMB union shows that between 2011 and 2017, rents for 2 bedroom flats in London increased by 25.9% to an average of £1,500 per month, while monthly earnings increased by just 9.1%.   […]