Yesterday I saw that our gold post box outside Tesco in the HighStreet was all wrapped up…I am not sure why yet but I am looking into it and will get back to you when I have had news.
Local residents recently let us know that works at Wallington Magistrates Court was starting at 7am. We contacted Planning Enforcement and were informed that:-
The site hours will be from 8am to 6pm Mon to Fri, 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.
Planning Enforcement officers visited the site and wrote to the Demolition Company, McCarthy Homes, and their planning agent. They responded to and apologised for the early morning working and they have informed the council that the hours will in future be adhered to.
Planning Enforcemnt will continue to monitor the site and if work continues outside the permitted hours they will recommend that a Breach of Condition Notice be issued.
If you are aware that any works are taking place outside of the permitted hours, please let us know.
The Coalition Government has today announced how much Pupil Premium money each school in England will receive in 2013/14.
The cash targets extra money to schools depending on the number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds they have. The Pupil Premium is a major Liberal Democrat priority that is being delivered by the Coalition Government.
The Pupil Premium will be worth a total of £1.65bn, or £900 per child, in 2013/14. It covers any primary or secondary school pupil that has been registered for Free School Meals in the past six years.
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Schools Minister, David Laws said:
“Liberal Democrats are building a strong economy and a fair society where everyone can get ahead. Education is absolutely at the heart of that.
“The Pupil Premium is extra support for the children who need it the most, whether it is catch-up classes, one-to-one tuition, extra IT support – whatever the school thinks best.
“Helping the most disadvantaged children helps every child. Fewer children falling behind means less disruption in class and a better education for everyone.”
You can find details of how much each local school in England will gain from the Lib Dem Pupil Premium, by visiting this website: http://bit.ly/TyVK6D
Image Copyright: Flickr/Educationgovuk
You can park for free on weekends of 15 & 16 December 2012 and 22 & 23 December 2012 in Wallington car parks – Wallington Library, Shotfield, Wallington Public Hall (Woodcote Road) and Melbourne Road!
You can help Liberal Democrats keep cutting your taxes by supporting our Fairer Tax campaign at http://www.fairertax.org/
We recently wrote to businesses on Ross Parade to explain that we have asked the council to remove the double yellow lines as below:-
Double Yellow Lines in Ross Parade
We wanted to let you know that we have asked the council to remove the double yellow lines that have been painted in Ross Parade recently.
The lines were installed without following the proper process which meant that your ward councillors were not advised of the responses to the consultation on the introduction of the double yellow lines, nor that they were going to be implemented. Had we known we would have objected as we know that they would have a negative impact on your business.
Our thanks go to Mandy of the Shanghai Chinese Restaurant for alerting us promptly to the matter. We advised Mandy in October that we were seeking to reverse the implementation of the double yellow lines, and we can confirm that this is going to be done. You may see notices advising of this fact. We have asked that this work is carried out as soon as possible to minimise the impact on your trade.
We hope that these works are implemented soon!
With Halloween and Bonfire Night only a few days away, police in Sutton have issued a strong warning that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.
Police operations and activities over this busy period will focus on keeping the borough safe whilst deterring and targeting the small minority of individuals and groups intent on committing trouble.
Officers from Sutton’s Safer Neighbourhoods Teams, Safer Transport Teams and Safer Parks Teams will be out in strength all over the borough during the run up to Halloween through to the 5th November.
There will be day and late night, uniform and plain clothes patrols in town centres, parks and open spaces, and at transport centres like train stations and bus stops, and on bus routes.
Officers will be policing the borough’s main fireworks display – the Wallington and Carshalton Round Table’s fireworks display in Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road, on Saturday 3rd November when the gates open at 5pm and the display starts at 7pm.
Chief Inspector Partnership Nick Collins, who runs the community based policing in the borough, said that officers have a duty to help make sure that everyone can enjoy the festivities and stay safe.
“But we will act robustly against those people who may be tempted to commit crime and engage in anti-social behaviour. They can expect to be arrested and prosecuted,” he said.
Police have sent letters to 12 people in the borough on Acceptable Behaviour Contracts warning them against throwing eggs and flour as well as carrying and setting off fireworks in public places, such as streets and parks.
Young people are being advised to:
In addition, police urge youngsters to be aware of the possible impact of ‘trick or treating’ on some residents, particularly the elderly and vulnerable, and to respect signs that say ‘no trick or treating’.
Police advice to parents and carers includes:
The Police operations and activities during this period are based on experience from previous years and working closely with partners like Sutton Council.
We are aware that there are emergency utility works happening the Ross Parade area. As these are emergency works they are entitled to go ahead without prior notification. We understand that these works will continue until Monday (1 October 2012).
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