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16 Oct 2025

Sutton Council and Age UK Sutton team up to tackle loneliness and improve home safety

Sutton Council and Age UK Sutton have launched a new service to help Sutton residents stay safe, healthy and independent for longer.

Sutton Community Works 20th anniversary with Leader of the Council, Councillor Barry Lewis (middle) and Street Pastors. Barry is holding a large blue '20' balloon.
10 Oct 2025

Twenty years of making a difference!

Sutton Community Works celebrated their 20th anniversary last week, marking two decades of exceptional service to the community. This is what they do: they run Sutton’s food banks, the community food shop in the St Nicholas Centre, a homeless shelter in the winter months and their street pastor team give help and support on our high streets all year round.

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09 Oct 2025

Hate Crime Awareness Week 2025

A Hate Crime is any criminal offence that is motivated by hostility and prejudice towards a person’s identity or perceived identity. Anyone can be affected by Hate Crime. You don’t have to be a member of the group to which the hostility is targeted.

Image shows construction boots, hats and overalls hanging up
08 Oct 2025

More vocational training opportunities for young people in Sutton

A new satellite site for The Limes College is on track to open soon from Sunningdale Road.

03 Oct 2025

Sutton Council Secures Closure Order Against Shop Selling Illegal Goods

Sutton Council's Trading Standards team, assisted by the Metropolitan Police, has successfully secured a court order to close a commercial premises in Carshalton after it was found to be selling unsafe goods

Leader of the Council, Councillor Barry Lewis, The Mayor of Sutton and Fairtrade volunteers at the Fairtrade event
03 Oct 2025

Celebrating a Greener, Fairer Sutton

Making Sutton a more sustainable place is one of my key priorities and it's been fantastic to see that vision brought to life by our community over the last few weeks.

02 Oct 2025

Leader of the Council, Councillor Barry Lewis issues statement on Manchester synagogue attack

"I am shocked and deeply saddened by the attack on a synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur."

26 Sep 2025

Some waste collection changes

Earlier this year, we launched our new street and waste cleaning contract with Veolia. The new service is designed to be more responsive, help residents recycle more and see improvements to street cleaning.

Leader of the Council, Councillor Barry Lewis wearing a blue suit, standing in Sutton High Street.
19 Sep 2025

Sutton's Decade of Growth

More than four out of five Sutton residents say they feel proud to live in our local area, with the top reason given 'people are respectful and friendly’. 90% of us say their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well.

Image of 4 school children watering strawberry plants
18 Sep 2025

Can you help orchards and trees branch out across Sutton?

Sutton is one of the greenest boroughs in London, but we can all help make it even greener by planting our own trees and fruit!

15 Sep 2025

Inspiring Sutton resident waltzes into 100 years of being active

The Phoenix Centre in Sutton is celebrating one of its most inspiring members, Mrs Violet “Vi” Conroy, who has just turned 100 and is still taking to the dance floor every week.

Green Awards UK banner backdrop with Colleagues from Sutton Council holding an award
12 Sep 2025

Sutton brings it home!

Sutton has this week won top prize at the Green Awards UK 2025.