Marshall Swonnell, aged 82, had his scooter stolen from his home in Stoneleigh Road, Carshalton, overnight on Monday, 7 March after leaving it chained and padlocked.
A life-long scooter enthusiast who had his 1961 Lambretta stolen from his driveway has had most of it returned - albeit in pieces - thanks to his scooter fraternity friends who tracked the whereabouts of his beloved scooter on Facebook.
Marshall Swonnell, aged 82, had his scooter stolen from his home in Stoneleigh Road, Carshalton, overnight on Monday, 7 March after leaving it chained and padlocked.
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Jaded parents more accustomed to firms hiking up prices during the summer holidays are in for a happy surprise.
Virgin Trains has extended the advanced booking period for weekend tickets on its iconic east coast route – moving from the industry norm of 12 weeks to a full 24 weeks - making it easier to plan ahead for holidays, visits and other trips. Sutton and East Surrey Water (SESW) is backing a national week-long campaign to promote simple water saving tips for the home, garden, schools, workplace and communities.
The company has joined forces with Waterwise and WaterSafe for Water Saving Week, which runs from 21 – 25 March 2016. A new report on the effects of the internet on young people's mental health has found that children in the UK are facing a lack of resources in schools, leaving teachers frustrated and pupils vulnerable.
The report, by family online safety experts Parent Zone, surveyed teachers and young people aged between 13-20. An anonymous call from a member of the public telling police the whereabouts of wanted man Aaron Jenkins following a media appeal resulted in him being arrested promptly and being sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
Jenkins, aged 24, of Peterborough Road, Carshalton, was sentenced at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Friday, 11 March. Sutton firefighters are using Fire Sprinkler Week to raise awareness of the benefits of sprinklers to the borough's businesses, schools and colleges.
One of the themes of the week is Business Continuity, focusing on the support that fitting automatic fire sprinkler systems can provide to business and to social (educational) continuity. Parking in front of driveways is inconvenient, selfish and blocks access to and from adjacent premises. Parking across dropped kerbs at junctions can also be dangerous.
Since September 2004, the council has been able to enforce parking at dropped kerbs in areas where there are no yellow lines or other restrictions and also outside of the hours of control. "If you wish to report a vehicle parked in contravention please ring the Council enforcement contractor, Indigo (formerly VINCI Park) on 020 8661 0096 Indigo (formerly VINCI Park) office hours are: 7:45 – 21:30 Monday to Saturday and 8:30 – 21:30 on Sunday You can also read more about our parking enforcement and white bar markings. Go to PARKING Police carried out a drugs warrant at a second floor flat in Brighton Road, Sutton, this morning.
Officers forced entry to the address and found 35 small bags of suspected cannabis under a bed. A man, aged 24, who was inside the premises at the time, was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply. He is being questioned at a South London police station. The officers were acting on information from the local community. Sgt Paul Cole, of Sutton South Safer Neighbourhoods Team, said: “We always encourage people to tell us if they have any information about drugs activities in their neighbourhood. We take all such reports seriously and will take an appropriate course of action. “In this case, that course of action involved carrying out a search warrant at the address. We will do everything we can to stop and disrupt drugs activities in Sutton borough.” A man tricked his way into an 87-year-old woman's home encouraging her to believe that he was her long lost brother-in-law.
On opening the door, the partially sighted woman, said: 'Long time no see' thinking it was the relative she hadn't seen for many years. Speaking at the opening address of the Sutton Borough Commander's Commendation ceremony at the Met's Sports and Social Club, Bromley, Kent, on Tuesday, 8 March, Chief Supt David Snelling, Borough Commander, Sutton, said the ceremony marked his last day in police uniform because he was retiring this month (March) having been Sutton Borough Commander since September 2014 and after a total of 30 years service with the Metropolitan Police.
He said it had been a privilege to have been Sutton Borough Commander and to have led such a dedicated and committed team of officers and staff doing such great work every day to make Sutton safer. |
Is your child two or going to be two in the next school year? They may be eligible for up to 15 hours of free weekly childcare!
*The scheme is available to Sutton residents who earn less than £16,190, receive Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit, Income Support, or other benefits, from the term after a child's second birthday, thanks to funding from the government. The free childcare can be provided by nurseries, childminders, pre-schools or playgroups. For more information visit www.sutton.gov.uk/familyinfo or contact the Sutton Family Information Service on 020 8770 6000 or [email protected]. Archives
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