Council reception to move to Central Sutton Library

From Thursday 1st August, Sutton Council’s  face to face customer service will be moving from Civic Offices to Sutton Central Library as a pilot project. The trial will run until 30th September 2019. The move to the library at St Nicholas Way will make it easier and more convenient for residents and others to visit […]

Fifty new electric bikes now available in the borough

Fifty new electric bikes will help Sutton become a zero-carbon emissions borough in line with plans agreed by councillors this week. They will also help the Council improve local air quality by encouraging more people to use a bike and make cycling easier locally. The bikes will be operated by LimeE and are an eye-catching […]

Trading standards visiting main car boot sales in the borough

Trading Standards have been busy over the last couple of months visiting the main car boot sales in Sutton. Cleaning up the car boots Trading Standards have been busy over the last couple of months visiting the main car boot sales in Sutton. They have undertaken repeat visits to the St Philomena’s School and the […]

Sutton Community Awards launched – now is the chance to celebrate great people

Nominations are now open for Sutton’s Community Awards 2019. The awards will celebrate the people who make Sutton a better place to live, work and bring up a family. Nominations are now open for Sutton’s Community Awards 2019. The awards will celebrate the people who make Sutton a better place to live, work and bring up a […]

Cognus chairman issues statement following announcement about managing director

Cognus an education service provider which exists to support schools, families and children/young people to access, enjoy and thrive in educational settings in school and in the community has issued a statement following the announcement that its managing director has left the business. Cognus Limited was spun out from the London Borough of Sutton in […]

Healthwatch Sutton annual meeting to take place on August 29

Healthwatch Sutton Annual General Meeting 2019 We will be hosting our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 29th August 2019, from 2:00pm – 3:00pm at Granfers Community Centre.  Please join us as we reflect on our year, celebrate our achievements and find out how your views have helped influence health and social care services in Sutton. Light refreshments will be provided (please […]

Comedian Jo Brand to star in Snow White pantomime

Richmond Theatre have today announced that comedian, writer, actor and presenter Jo Brand will lead the cast of this year’s spectacular family pantomime, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, alongside returning funny man Jon Clegg with hilarious panto dame Jason Sutton from Sat 7 Dec 2019 – Sun 5 Jan 2020. Press are invited to attend for review on Thursday 12th December at 7pm. Well-loved comedian, writer, presenter […]

Fire brigade send out warning to those who use rivers water to “cool off”

The recent heatwave has tragically led to a number of drownings in London recently as the temptation to cool off in open water has increased. The London Fire Brigade is hoping to persuade citizens to fight the urge to enter any rivers, canals, or docks. Despite the sweltering heat, many of London’s ‘swimming spots’ are […]

Borough residents has unique opportunity to capture and share their memories

Sutton residents have a unique opportunity to capture their memories following the launch of “The Locals” oral history project which aims to collect, preserve and share stories from around the London Borough of Sutton. Oral history is an invaluable way of capturing the stories of individuals in the community. They are collected by interviewing and […]

Sutton based community theatre group receive donation from housebuilder

The Christopher Singers, a Sutton-based community theatre group whose performances raise donations for charitable institutions has received a generous donation from housebuilder, Barratt London. The developer is behind the New Mill Quarter development on Hackbridge Road in nearby Wallington. Barratt London’s Community Fund sees the housebuilder donate £1,000 per month to a local charity or […]