by The Editor | May 10, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Sutton GPs approve consultation on St Helier cuts
Sutton Conservative Councillors Group were disappointed with the Sutton Commissioning Group’s decision to back consultation on the Better Services Better Value recommendations for acute care in South West London that would see St Helier Hospital downgraded to a community hospital.
It was mildly encouraging though to see that the proposals did not have the overwhelming support of Sutton’s GPs and those that did back consultation seemed to have ignored the epidemiological statistics that show St. Helier is on a site that continues to serve an area of relative deprivation and thus continues to fulfil the purpose for which it was originally built.
St Helier unlike the other hospitals it was in competition with has suffered from lack of investment as evidenced by its dated buildings and infrastructure. Local Liberal Democrat politicians have claimed to have saved it on numerous occasions and have offered all kind of help short of practical assistance.
Sutton Conservative Councillors will continue to press for the retention of vital services at St. Helier and will back our PPC’s campaign to ensure that St Helier continues to provide first-rate healthcare for the foreseeable future.
by The Editor | Apr 25, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Paul Scully, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate has been out with activisits delivering his newspaper.
Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Paul Scully and Conservative activists have been busy this week delivering 40,000 copies of the Chronicle across the constituency.
If you didn’t get a copy you can read it here.
Articles include an update on St Helier, our local economy, immigration, EU, policing in Sutton, the ongoing financial problems of Sutton Life Centre and a bit about Paul.
by The Editor | Apr 22, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
No Phone
A number of residents have called us this morning unable to contact Sutton Council.
To advise, Sutton Council telephone system is currently experiencing some problems and is off-line. The Council advises it is working to rectify the problem as a matter of priority and will notify of any changes as soon as possible.
Please try looking here through the website www.sutton.gov.uk for answers to your questions.
by The Editor | Apr 22, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
TfL proposes to amend and increase parking times in free parking bays on Red Routes
TfL (Transport for London) is proposing to change all existing red route free parking bays from 20 minute max stay to 30 minutes max stay. This fits with the Mayor’s manifesto to encourage town centre shopping.
Cllrs Graham Whitham and Jonathan Pritchard welcomed the Mayor’s announcement and were looking forward to Sutton Council getting on with implementing to help local businesses in Cheam once the consultation process has completed.
This proposal is supported by the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (Policy 8 and Proposal 124) and the Mayor’s Manifesto ‘Investing in Transport’ and has been suggested as a way to allow more flexibility for shoppers and reduce negative impacts on businesses. It was felt that 30 minutes is appropriate to ensure a sufficient turnover of parking provision remains available.
NB: The TfL 20 minute loading bays would not be affected and other types of bay currently offering more than 20mins would also remain unchanged under both options
by The Editor | Apr 8, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Lady Thatcher 1925 – 2013
Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died “peacefully” at the age of 87.
David Cameron paid tribute to Lady Thatcher following the news that she died earlier today:
“It was with great sadness that I learned of Lady Thatcher’s death. We have lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister, and a great Briton.”
Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to hold the role.
She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother.
The ceremony, with full military honours, will take place at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
