Sutton Guardian review of the year: July (From Sutton Guardian)

Sutton Guardian review of the year: July

7:20am Wednesday 30th December 2009 in News

News broke that a controversial £1billion incinerator to dispose of 220,000 tonnes of rubbish a year could come to Sutton.

Kingston, Croydon and Merton were also identified as possible sites for the energy facility capable of handling radioactive, clinical and sludge waste.

The Sutton Guardian heard from an 81-year-old grandmother who patrols the streets of Sutton at weekends offering a a helping hand to partygoers and pub punters.

Pat Fletcher, 81, from Cheam, patrols the town centre with street pastors offering advice, lollipops, flip flops or even a shoulder to cry on.

Hundreds of highly confidential medical files – including a parent's pleas for help for her mentally ill daughter – were found dumped in a nurse's backyard.

The documents included sensitive information about patients from across south London, including names, addresses, smear test results and requests for Viagra.

Bus driver Daniel Press, 24, of Ewell was jailed for life for murdering 21-year-old Morden footballer William Buckingham by driving a car into him after a fight at the Star Pub in Ewell.

Press will serve a minimum of 12 years behind bars.

• See the rest of our Year in Review here