Anxiety sufferer talks about support from Sutton Uplift
Sutton Voice has been asked to upload this anonymous “blog” to help further the discussion around mental health and the support offered by a service in the borough Suffering from severe anxiety issues is so much more than just wondering if it is going to rain that day. I suffer with the kind of […]
Great range of borough’s buildings of interest available for one weekend to view
All Saints Church High Street, Carshalton SM5 3AQ Saturday 10:00-17:00 (last entry 16:15) 12th century south aisle and former chancel. Blomfield nave, chancel, baptistry. Kempe glass, Bodley reredos and screen, spectacular Comper decorations, monuments and brasses, award-winning lighting scheme, fine modern benches. A & R Blomfield, 1893. Honeywood Museum Honeywood Walk, Carshalton SM5 3NX Saturday and Sunday […]
Strategy could still leave dangerous products in our homes
London Fire Brigade has welcomed the Government’s new strategy for product safety, but it believes there could still be dangerous products in homes across the UK unless design loopholes are closed up for good. The first strategy for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), published today, covers key areas the Brigade has spent years […]
Night Tube customer numbers continue to grow
New research released , to mark the second anniversary of the Night Tube starting in the capital, has shown that the service continues to contribute millions more to the economy of London than initially projected. Demand for the Night Tube grew in its second year, with 8.7 million customers using the service in 2017/18 compared […]
Assembly looks at the “unflushable” truth
Across the UK, over 11 billion wet wipes, nearly 2.5 billion period products, nearly 4 billion nappies and over a billion incontinence products are purchased every year. These numbers are growing – wipes by over a quarter, and incontinence products by nearly half, compared with five years ago. There is no legal requirement for manufacturers […]
Annual busking competition set for final “play off”
Talented young musicians will go head to head next month in the final of the Mayor of London’s annual busking competition, Gigs. With the public vote for the last remaining finalists just days from closing, the annual contest is preparing for its biggest-ever Grand Final at Westfield London in Shepherd’s Bush. On Sunday 2 September musicians […]
Massive A level success for Sutton High School
After another set of fantastic A Level results for Sutton High School GDST, with 80% of allgrades at A*-B, girls will be realising their dreams by taking up places on prestigious coursesfrom Astrophysics to Zoology. Students have secured places on an enormously diverse range of courses all the way from A-Z: Astrophysics at Queen […]
Public discussions on how to achieve quality care set for September
NHS Surrey Downs, Sutton and Merton Clinical Commissioning Groups are holding a series of public discussion events to talk with local communities about how to make sure the very best quality of care is available to our patients and communities, and that it is sustainable into the future from buildings which are fit for purpose. […]
New service launched to help with those critical care choices
A new Sutton based service, Encompass Living, has launched to help people with care and support needs to maintain their independence, remain living at home and get the best out of life. The new service will also help those who are supporting relatives requiring care to create a rapidly responsive bespoke, flexible package with the […]
Pop in and find out the benefits of volunteering in the borough
Volunteer Centre Sutton has again teamed up with Sutton High Street coffee shop to Tazza run another coffee morning drop-in session on Monday 3rd September 10 to 12 noon One of the members of staff, Claire will be at TaZza all morning and available to chat to any members of the public who are interested in volunteering in […]