The police consultative panel for Sutton South Ward met again on the evening of 24 April, at Devonshire Avenue school. There are open, public meetings held quarterly at which the police discuss the policing of the Ward with local residents. We were addressed by our Ward Constable, Constable Robyn Skivens, who went through the crime […]

63% of burglaries in Surrey went unattended by Surrey Police last year, despite a Government promise to attend all of them, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.  Paul Kennedy, the Lib Dem challenger to Surrey’s Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner in next week’s elections on Thursday 2nd May, said it showed the Conservatives […]

People’s lives are shaped by the communities they live in – if communities thrive, individuals will too. But local government has been left underfunded, underpowered, and unable to tackle many of the problems communities face today. One of these problems is housing. Many people struggle to buy or rent a good quality home and homelessness […]

This year, Altaf is running for re-election to Headington Ward, and Roz for Quarry & Risinghurst ward. Click through to see Altaf’s and Roz’s leaflets for the 2024 City Council election.

I met with representatives of Garthdee Community Council, Robert Gordon University, and the City Council on Thursday 18th April to discuss the future of the Garthdee Controlled Parking Zone.

I have urged Council staff to properly reinstate the grass verges on the western side of South Anderson Drive. The grass verges are in a terrible state after ducting was laid.

JAMES CHENG-MORRIS An MP has lost the Conservative whip while the party investigates claims he made a late-night call to an elderly aide to ask for money to pay off “bad people” and misused campaign funds. Mark Menzies, who strongly disputes the claims, is alleged to have used thousands of pounds given by donors to fund […]

If you have any ideas for where one could be planted in our villages then please get in touch. Wiltshire Council has £50,000 to fund the planting of community orchards as part of a government  initiative to celebrate the coronation.   Applications are invited from parish councils, schools or other organisations with control of land […]

537 patients waited over 24 hours at A&E before being admitted to hospital at Ashford and St Peter’s last year, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have revealed. The data showed staggering increases in the number of patients and pensioners waiting more than a day to be admitted to hospital. In 2019, 235 patients […]

About 200 children didn’t get into their first choice school, and 50 didn’t even get one of their three choices.  Altogether there were 4911 applications, down from 5172 last year and 5279 in ’22. Parents have until 30 April 2024 to confirm the place offered to their child.   The right to an independent appeal […]