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Campaigning to save our neighbourhood police in Sutton


Caroline Pidgeon AM joined Tom Brake MP and local Liberal Democrat Councillors and campaigners on Wallington High Street at their regular street stall on 12th December. It may have been cold out but the reception was fantastic and people were queuing to sign our petition to save London’s community police PCSOs and PCs in our local neighbourhoods.

Caroline then went out with Tom and Leader of the Council Cllr Ruth Dombey talking to businesses in Sutton High Street including Pearsons, the oldest bike shop in the world.

16 January 2016 - 1:24pm

Crossrail 2 - the right thing for London, but we have to do it right

Caroline has responded to Transport for London’s recent consultation on Crossrail 2. You can see a full copy of her response here.

Caroline sets out the long standing support of London Assembly Liberal Democrats for Crossrail. Her consultation response also reiterates the vital importance of every station on the route, from the first day of operation, providing step-free access.

16 January 2016 - 12:34pm

One third of London hospitals still fail to help police tackle knife crime

Over a third of hospitals in London are still failing to take part in a scheme which has been proven to dramatically reduce knife crime. The admission that many hospitals are still not sharing anonymous data collected from knife victims was made this week by Stephen Greenhalgh, the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.

18 December 2015 - 7:25pm

Caroline Pidgeon and Tim Farron praise Sutton's housing projects

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and Lib Dem Mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon came to Carshalton on Monday to praise the Lib Dem run council's efforts to provide high quality housing for local residents.

Tim and Caroline visited Fellowes Road in Carshalton to see the new properties built in the last few years. The council secured nearly £7 million to build 47 new homes for local families as part of a wider regeneration scheme of the area.

17 October 2015 - 11:00pm

Mayor must now come clean over plans for Night Buses

Caroline Pidgeon AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, commenting on the announcement that the launch of the Night Tube has been deferred, said:

"This is a big climb down for the Mayor. His retreat is entirely due to his error in setting a specific start date before all the staffing arrangements and other issues had been settled.

"By pushing for a set start date the Mayor strengthened the union’s negotiating position.

27 August 2015 - 10:26pm

One Hour Bus Ticket: a long-standing focus for Caroline and the Lib Dems

Dave Hill's London blog in the Guardian looks at the proposal by potential Labour mayoral candidate Christian Wolmar for a bus ticket valid over multiple journeys for an hour - and points out that this has been a long-standing policy of Caroline Pidgeon and the London Assembly Liberal Democrats:

20 August 2015 - 10:06pm

Upsurge in lift problems at Tube stations harms freedom to travel

Caroline Pidgeon's questions to the Mayor have revealed that between 2013 and 2014, the hours lost due to lift closures on the Tube have risen by 50%, harming the freedom to travel of disabled people and those who depend on step-free access. The main reason was the lack of available trained staff to operate lifts.

Caroline said:

14 August 2015 - 1:00am

Sutton Garden Party

On Saturday 11th July Caroline joined lots of Sutton Liberal Democrat members at the annual Sutton Summer Garden Party.

It was a gorgeous sunny day and members heard from Baroness Susan Kramer and Lord Graham Tope about their work in the House of Lords and supporting our MPs.

2 August 2015 - 9:33pm

Sutton Cycle Summit

Caroline Pidgeon AM was delighted to join Cllr Jill Whitehead and the Mayor of London's Cycling Ambassador Andrew Gilligan at Sutton Council's cycling summit on Thursday 23rd July.

Caroline spoke about the Council's draft strategy which has an ambitious target of 4% cycle modal share by 2025 from 1% currently. The strategy also plans to audit the current cycle network and to try to segregate cycle lanes where possible.

Caroline also talked about the work she has done to push the Mayor to spend more money in the Boroughs, especially outer London, to deliver a citywide cycling revolution.

2 August 2015 - 9:31pm

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