by The Editor | Mar 21, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Cllr Tony Shields and Sutton Activists Heather Howell and Jason Hughes outside Sutherland House
Sutton Council’s dithering causes further delay to eyesore’s revamp
The Council’s Liberal Democrat leaders continue to waste precious time on the much-needed green light for Sutherland House’s revamp, despite what they say through their taxpayer-funded spin department in the Civic Offices.
Now the would-be developer has gone above their heads lodging an appeal to the Secretary of State to finally get the eyesore improved.
Residents have complained to your local Conservative team saying this is an unacceptable delay causing further damage to the image of our area.
Local residents have been in regular contact with the team since the closure of the cannabis factory on site.
One local resident has said: “For goodness sake, let’s get this eyesore sorted. The Lib Dems have dithered for so long now I’m starting to think that they must like the building looking this way!”
WELL SAID!
Cllr Tony Shields
by The Editor | Mar 21, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
The Aspiration Budget
The Chancellor has set out a Budget for those who work hard and want to get on.
Backing Families
From 2015 we’re offering tax-free childcare. We will pay 20% of a working family’s childcare bills every year – up to £1,200 per child. A family with two children will be up to £2,400 a year better off.
Backing job-seekers
This Government has already helped create one and a quarter million private sector jobs – but with this Budget we go further. Next April we will cut the National Insurance bill of every business by up to £2000. That means they’ll be able to take on 4 people full time on minimum wage without any increase in the NI bill.
Local Conservative Parliamentary candidate, Paul Scully, endorsing the Budget said “This demonstrates that Britain is moving forward, and clearing up Labour’s mess”. Paul was out in Sutton, Worcester Park and Cheam last evening with local activists handing out leaflets that set out some of the key messages of the Budget.
You can view the leaflet here.
by The Editor | Mar 18, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Weekly Bin Collections Saved
Action from Conservatives in government rescues weekly bin collections
Following a concerted campaign from Sutton South’s Conservative team, funds have been given to the Council from Local Government Minister Eric Pickles to save our weekly bin collections for the time being.
Mr Pickles has given the Council £2.8million to save this important local service to residents. The move settles residents’ widespread concern that the Council would scrap the collections as it has repeatedly tried to do in the past.
Heather says: “This is fantastic news and we’re delighted our efforts have paid off thanks to Eric in Westminster.
“Looks like the Lib Dem-run Council will have to wait until next year’s local elections before they try to axe the service again!”
You cannot trust Sutton Council to protect weekly bin collections.
Jason Hughes
by The Editor | Mar 16, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Keep Calm and Speak English
In Sutton South we are delighted that the Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP, Conservative Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has made an announcement today that local councils should once and for all end the practice of translating communications into literally dozens of foreign languages.
The Conservative-led Government is committed to making sure people learn English to ensure communities are no longer segregated by a lack of understanding of the native tongue.
I have chased Sutton Council in the past on the cost of translation services and currently the money spent on this is unclear.
In Sutton South Ward we support the Government’s language programme to make sure that all people who seek to live here can speak English, enabling them to have the power to get on with people who live here, and also to get on themselves.
We will fight to ensure that Sutton Council adopts this approach entirely and that council taxpayers are not handed costly translation bills.
Jason Hughes
by The Editor | Mar 16, 2013 | Sutton Conservatives |
Car Park Map
The Brighton Road car park saga rumbles on…
We have intercepted a letter from Sutton Council’s Head of Parking to season ticket holders at Brighton Road car park. The letter attempts to butter them up for the scheme to flog off the car park to the large multinational firm, SubSea7.
As you will see (pictured below) the firm has put out its own glossy spin document as a warm-up act for the planned sale.
In the letter it says there’s more than enough parking for Sutton’s town centre. This really is bewildering considering many residents tell us otherwise. The Head of Parking writes that the 628 spaces at Brighton Road will be absorbed by the Times Square car park and Gibson Road (see plans, left).
Letter
Concerned season ticket holders and residents have already complained to us that this displacement of parking will add additional traffic pressures on the one-way system in central Sutton, which is already struggling to cope with current traffic levels!
The letter also explains it will give Brighton Road season ticket holders their current price at the other two car parks but this will end after 12 months, reverting to their prices instead. We think this is unfair on two fronts, first why should Gibson Road and Times Square have two tiers of fees disadvantaging current users. And secondly, when they go up after 12 months Brighton Road users will find their fees more expensive through no fault of their own.
Like residents and commuters, we are deeply concerned by this intricate scheme to lose our car park. We very much welcome SubSea7′s interest in Sutton and the jobs it will bring, but the proposals must be right for the local area. We stick by our alternative proposal that they should develop the Sutherland House eyesore.
Cllr Tony Shields
