It's Christmas cheer for the borough's shoppers because Sutton Council will not charge for using its car parks over weekends in the run-up to Christmas.
Sutton Council are providing free grit for residents and businesses during December to grit the pavements when the temperatures drop. Residents of Sutton are known for their community spirit. The provision of free grit means that there is no need to wait for gritting services and they are quickly able to grit the pavements outside their own properties.
Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Scully has announced that he will be voting in support of air strikes in Syria later today.
In a detailed statement Mr Scully has outlined his views. The full statement can be seen at VOTE He starts his statement in the following way: "Committing our Armed Forces to conflict is one of the hardest decisions that Members of Parliament have to make. I don’t think anyone approves such a move lightly. Civilian lives and those of our servicemen and women have to be at the forefront of our thoughts along with our security here in the UK. I am of the opinion that we have to take the fight to ISIS/Daesh. Therefore I will be supporting a vote for air strikes in Syria but it is only right that I explain my reasons. This is a complex issue to which a short paragraph or sound-bite would do no justice. " A new initiative has been launched at St Helier Hospital to identify and support victims of domestic abuse.
Funded by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), and delivered by Victim Support, the project provides an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to train clinicians on how to identify victims of abuse as well as provide practical advice and support to those victims. Sutton Council is launching a public consultation on changes to adult social services brought about by the Care Act 2014.
Police stopped a total of 32 vehicles as part of an operation to disrupt and deter burglars coming into the borough after five reports of residential burglaries in Worcester Park during November. Officers led by Sgt Andy De'Voreaux, of Worcester Park and Nonsuch Safer Neighbourhoods Teams, set up roadside checkpoints in Central Road, Worcester Park by the train station and in London Road, North Cheam, on Friday, 27 November. Two vans were seized for having no insurance and one driver was issued with a fixed penalty notice for driving whilst using a mobile phone. Police used their powers of stop and search on two further drivers. During November burglaries were reported in: - Washington Road after a conservatory window had been smashed - Boscombe Road after a back door was forced open - St Philip's Avenue after a front door had been forced with a garden spade - Clarkes Avenue after a rear door had been smashed - Pondside Avenue, off Boscombe Road where a bike was stolen from a communal hallway Safer Neighbourhoods Inspector Neil Tyre said the roadside checks was one of a number of tactics being used by police to combat burglary. "We have a number of operations running and we will continue to set up roadside checkpoints to get the message across that criminals are not welcome in this borough," he said. Caption: Police seize a van for no insurance More than 2,000 residents signed a petition recently organised by Wallington and Carshalton MP Tom Brake to save Sutton’s neighbourhood Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).
"Although the announcement last Wednesday during the Spending Review that police spending will now rise in line with inflation is welcome, this doesn’t mean the battle to save PCSOs is over," said a spokesperson. Senior Met officers confirmed in a meeting last Wednesday evening that the Met are facing extra cost pressures over the next four years of up to £400 million. This means that even with a standstill budget, £400 million has to be saved from the budget. These cost pressures will have to be dealt with somehow and the Met have been investigating options, one of which involves scrapping PCSOs, another involves stopping all police overtime and a third involves making a number of senior officers redundant. The MP said: “The PCSOs are the often familiar faces in our communities, seen patrolling our streets and talking to residents. If the Met persists with scrapping the PCSOs, then the simple truth is that our neighbourhoods will be less safe”. If PCSOs are scrapped, then the Borough of Sutton can expect to lose 20 PCSOs. Tom Brake MP and Lib Dem Mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon plan to present the petition signed by 2,004 people to City Hall later this week. |
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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