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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sutton cafes and takeaways with the lowest food hygiene scores
Some Sutton businesses have been told to clean up their act after receiving poor hygiene scores in inspections carried out over the last six months. Environmental health officers visited premises across the borough between February and July 2025, handing out ratings based on food handling, cleanliness, and safety standards. Three places were given a hygiene score of 1, meaning major improvement is necessary. Seven others were rated 2, indicating some improvement is needed. The ratings follow inspections by Sutton Council under the Food Standards Agency's national scheme. The scores range from 0 (urgent improvement required) to 5 (very good hygiene standards). While businesses in England are not legally required to display their rating, all results are published online. The rating does not reflect food quality, customer service or presentation, but focuses purely on hygiene, cleanliness and food safety management. Low hygiene ratings in Sutton (Feb–Jul 2025) Rated 1 – Major improvement necessary Galaxy Cafe, 80 High Street, Carshalton — inspected June 3 Indiya Indiya, 354 High Street, Sutton — inspected June 18 Sureyan Express, 20 The Market, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton — inspected April 16 Rated 2 – Some improvement necessary Chicken World, 28 High Street, Cheam — inspected March 5 Chopstick House, 64 Banstead Road, Carshalton — inspected April 23 COB / Authentic Biryani / Sensei Burger / Maki Kazzo / Nzalad, 1–3 Marshall's Road, Sutton — inspected April 15 Dosa Bhavan, 364 High Street, Sutton — inspected June 3 Ellachi Belmont, 13 Station Road, Belmont — inspected April 1 Esquires Coffee House, Unit 1 Level 1, St Nicholas Centre, Sutton — inspected March 8 Serans, 147 Stafford Road, Wallington — inspected June 19
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chippy worker and Indian takeaway named and shamed as Sutton tax defaulters
A takeaway worker in Sutton has joined the deliberate tax defaulters list alongside a previously named fish and chips employee from Carshalton. HM Revenue and Customs releases these reports every three months, naming businesses and individuals caught deliberately filing incorrect tax returns or failing to meet their tax obligations. Those listed face penalties for intentionally underreporting income, missing payments, or otherwise avoiding their tax responsibilities. Aowlad Kabiri, trading as 'Ayshea Tandoori' at 57 Lind Road in Sutton, was fined a total of £26,034.27 after £54,809 in tax went unpaid between July 1, 2020, and October 30, 2023. Manuel Cilio Gomes Faria, the Fish R Us employee at 17 The Market, Wrythe Lane in Carshalton, was fined a penalty of £151,598.94 after failing to account for £333,184.50 in tax from June 1, 2011, to September 6, 2018. Tax defaulting occurs when an individual or business fails to pay the taxes owed to the government. This can be due to not reporting all income, missing tax payments, or deliberately evading taxes. Those caught can face financial penalties, additional charges, and potentially legal proceedings. Earlier this year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave her Spring Statement, explaining the government's plans to help the economy recover and manage finances carefully. She stressed that it is unfair for some people to avoid paying taxes while hardworking people continue to pay what they owe. The Chancellor said: 'As I promised in the Autumn, this statement does not contain any further tax increases. 'But when working people are paying their taxes while still struggling with the cost of living, it cannot be right that others are still evading what they rightly owe in tax.'
BBC News
21-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
South London residents feel 'forgotten' after Royal Mail delays
Postal delays in parts of south London have led some residents to feel abandoned by Royal data shows 70% of first-class mail was delivered on time in Croydon and 71% in Sutton, well below the legal target of 93%."It feels like we have been completely forgotten," said Anna, a Wallington resident who added that she had gone weeks without any post and felt anxious over potential missed hospital letters and other important Mail attributed those delays to widespread staff sickness and issued a public apology. Anthony, a Carshalton resident, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he and his wife had to collect urgent post from the sorting office after not receiving mail for over a week."They're only dropping off parcels," he said, quoting a Royal Mail driver who claimed staff were told "not to bother with letters right now".Royal Mail is legally obliged to deliver first-class mail within one working year, the company failed to meet delivery targets in all London postcodes, and Liberal Democrat MP Bobby Dean said there did not appear to have been any signs of who represents Carshalton and Wallington, described the situation as "completely unacceptable" and said it was clear "Royal Mail is in disarray"."When I contacted Royal Mail for an explanation, they simply said that they had 'operational issues'. That's not good enough," he said."Previous fines have clearly done nothing to change the company's behaviour. Communities across the UK depend on this service, and there is now an urgent need for greater transparency and accountability." The MP has urged Ofcom, which regulates Royal Mail, to step in and tackle what he said were repeated failures and a lack of transparency from the and businesses in Croydon experienced similar delays of up to two weeks over the last Christmas period due to staffing shortages at Royal Mail's Factory Lane sorting disruption impacted the delivery of time-sensitive items, including NHS appointment letters and medical response to the recent delays, a Royal Mail spokesperson said: "We acknowledge that our quality of service is not yet where we want it to be, and we're working hard to deliver the standard our customers in Carshalton and Wallington expect."They added that across the UK, the vast majority of first-class letters still arrived within two days, and that significant drops in letter volumes meant households may no longer receive daily deliveries."Delays lasting weeks are not something our local delivery offices are reporting," they said."We will contact the local MP to better understand and investigate the concerns raised by residents."
BBC News
20-06-2025
- BBC News
Lillie Clack: Mum calls for law change after drink-driving crash
A mother has called for changes in the law after her daughter was killed in a drink-driving crash where she was a Clack, 22, of Morden, south-west London, was injured in the crash in the early hours of Christmas Day 2021 and died three days was among six people in a Mercedes that hit a tree following a police chase, flipped over and burst into flames in Carshalton. The driver, Charlie Hilton, was jailed in 2023 for causing Lillie's death by dangerous driving and driving above the alcohol a coroner's ruling of unlawful killing, Debbie Clack is urging lifetime driving bans for motorists involved in fatal crashes while under the influence. Sebastian Naughton, assistant coroner for London South, said the evidence showed Hilton's actions could be considered as gross negligence as he fled police reaching speeds of more than 100mph (161km/h), carried out an illegal U-turn and ran a red a light as passengers inside the car begged him to after the inquest at South London Coroner's Court, Lillie's mother said: "Lillie went through a horrific ordeal and we are continuing to live through this every day."She added: "Hilton killed my daughter."He pleaded guilty to causing her death by dangerous driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit, running from the police, refusing to stop, losing control of his car, and crashing into a tree."She is calling for lifetime driving bans for anyone convicted of causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence and for tougher penalties for dangerous drivers. Ms Clack said the crash caused a bleed on Lillie's brain and she died on 28 December. "She was just 22. My baby girl," she said."If going through today's pain means something changes, if it shines a light on what went wrong and stops even one other family from feeling this kind of grief, then it was worth it."It cannot be right that any driver involved in a fatal crash gets to go home still carrying their licence in their pocket. It is also the case that too often those convicted of injuring people by their dangerous driving can one day return to the road."What happened to Lillie, her family, friends and the whole community, has to mean something. We all need to believe that lessons will be learned." 'In trouble' The friends had been enjoying a Winter Wonderland attraction and visited a pub in Morden before accepting a lift home from car crashed in Beeches Avenue, February 2023, Hilton was jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 years and six months after pleading guilty to causing Lillie's death by dangerous driving, three counts of causing serious injury, failing to stop when directed and driving above the alcohol coroner suggested Hilton "possibly knew he was in trouble due to the number of people in his vehicle", that the U-turn was "practically inviting the police to pursue" and he would have known he was over the alcohol limit to "made no effort to ascertain" if his passengers were wearing their seatbelts. In his findings the coroner said: "Despite repeated requests from passengers throughout the pursuit to slow down or stop, the driver of the Mercedes would not stop or slow down after the police were no longer in pursuit of the Mercedes."The Mercedes was travelling at about 70mph - in a 30mph speed zone - just seconds before the car went over a raised pedestrian crossing."The driver of the Mercedes lost control of the vehicle, was weaving before striking kerbs on both sides of the road and leaving the carriageway, striking a tree and the Mercedes," Mr Naughton said."Lillie sustained serious chest and head injuries in the collision."Due to the severity of her injuries there was no possible surgical intervention. Lillie deteriorated and died on 28 December 2021."It is not possible to say if her injuries could have been mitigated if her seatbelt had been fastened."Complications of a head injury was given as the cause of death in a post-mortem examination.
The Independent
20-06-2025
- The Independent
Woman who died after drink-driver fled police unlawfully killed, inquest finds
The heartbroken mother of a woman who died after a drunk driver fled from police at speeds of over 100mph has called for motorists who are involved in fatal crashes while under the influence to be stripped of their licences. The call was made by Debbie Clack on Friday after a coroner ruled that her daughter Lillie, 22, who was injured and died days after the crash in the early hours of Christmas Day 2021, was unlawfully killed. The kitchen designer, of Morden, south London, was among six people who squeezed into the overcrowded Mercedes driven by Charlie Hilton, 25, who was chased by police before the car hit a tree, flipped over and burst into flames in Carshalton. Assistant coroner for London South, Sebastian Naughton, said the evidence showed Hilton's actions could be considered as gross negligence as he fled police reaching over 100mph at some points in the chase, carried out an illegal U-turn and ran a red a light as passengers inside the car begged him to stop. After the finding sitting at South London Coroner's Court, Lillie's mother said: 'Lillie went through a horrific ordeal and we are continuing to live through this every day.' She added: 'Hilton killed my daughter. 'He pleaded guilty to causing her death by dangerous driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit, running from the police, refusing to stop, losing control of his car, and crashing into a tree. 'That crash caused a bleed on Lillie's brain. Damage so severe that her heart stopped beating three days later on December 28 2021. She was just 22. My baby girl. 'If going through today's pain means something changes, if it shines a light on what went wrong and stops even one other family from feeling this kind of grief, then it was worth it. 'It cannot be right that any driver involved in a fatal crash gets to go home still carrying their licence in their pocket. It is also the case that too often those convicted of injuring people by their dangerous driving can one day return to the road. 'What happened to Lillie, her family, friends and the whole community, has to mean something. We all need to believe that lessons will be learned.' She is calling for lifetime driving bans for anyone convicted of causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence and tougher penalties for dangerous drivers. The friends had been enjoying a Winter Wonderland attraction and visited a pub in Morden before accepting a lift home from Hilton. Residents in Beeches Avenue, Carshalton grabbed fire extinguishers and rushed to help after the crash. In February 2023, Hilton was jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 years and six months after pleading guilty to causing Miss Clack's death by dangerous driving, three counts of causing serious injury, failing to stop when directed and driving above the alcohol limit. The coroner suggested Hilton 'possibly knew he was in trouble due to the number of people in his vehicle', that the U-turn was 'practically inviting the police to pursue' and he would have known he was over the alcohol limit to drive. He 'made no effort to ascertain' if his passengers were wearing their seatbelts. The coroner said: 'Mr Hilton was properly directed to stop by police and decided not to so. 'He decided to evade capture and drove at high speeds before the collision occurred.' In his findings the coroner said: 'Despite repeated requests from passengers throughout the pursuit to slow down or stop, the driver of the Mercedes would not stop or slow down after the police were no longer in pursuit of the Mercedes.' The Mercedes was travelling at approximately 70mph – in a 30mph speed zone – just seconds before the car went over a raised pedestrian crossing. The coroner said: 'The driver of the Mercedes lost control of the vehicle, was weaving before striking kerbs on both sides of the road and leaving the carriageway, striking a tree and the Mercedes. 'Lillie sustained serious chest and head injuries in the collision. 'Due to the severity of her injuries there was no possible surgical intervention. Lillie deteriorated and died on 28 December 2021. 'It is not possible to say if her injuries could have been mitigated if her seatbelt had been fastened.' Complications of a head injury was given as the cause of death in a post-mortem examination. Hilton had been told by his passengers that a police vehicle had turned its blue lights on behind them and was indicating for him to stop, the inquest heard. Instead, he sped up and was driving so fast that the passengers bumped their head on the roof of the car as they were chased by police. At one point Sergeant Alexander Gill said his police car was doing 90mph in a 40mph zone and Hilton's Mercedes was 'greatly getting away'. Police called off the chase, which lasted about three-and-a-half minutes, after losing sight of the Mercedes. Miss Clack's boyfriend Jack Watson and best friend Delia Casey were among those who were badly hurt. In a statement Mr Watson, who was in the back seat, remembered seeing police blue lights and sirens and described Hilton's driving as 'dangerous and quick' and thought he could 'easily lose control'. Mr Watson later recalled: 'I think I might have said 'Charlie what are you doing, why are you going so fast'. I think the girls were in shock.' He also remembered saying: 'Charlie, slow down. What are you doing? Let me and Lillie out.' He recalled Hilton telling him to shut up. Mr Watson does not remember the crash but does recall being pulled out on a stretcher and bleeding from his lip. He added: 'I remember asking 'where's Lillie?'. I remember being in an ambulance and blood on my jacket but I do not know where the blood came from. 'My clothing was cut off from me – and I knew then that it was bad.'
