Sutton residents in the Stonecot Hill area will be pleased that brown bin waste collections are back to normal tomorrow. Brown bins were not collected last week due to snow in the earlier part of the week. Waste collection staff were transferred to gritting duties and were unable to catch up with the backlog later in the week. Green and blue recycling bins were collected last week as normal.

As many residents now have overflowing brown bins, Sutton Council has relaxed its usual “side waste” policy and will not be penalising any residents that put out extra bin bags beside their wheelie bins.

For more information see Sutton Council’s waste collection page.

Police and community support officers from Stonecot Safer Neighbourhoods Team are stepping up foot patrols after two suspicious fires broke out in the area last week.

The first fire left the Nisa Thai restaurant with a big clean-up job after the blaze destroyed the roof and part of the walls of its rear extension.

Three days later, a second fire caused damage to a garage at the rear of one of Hill Top’s houses, just 50 metres from the restaurant.

Prompt action from the fire brigade prevented the fires from spreading and kept damage to a minimum. No-one was hurt in either incident.

• In an emergency phone 999.
• Do you know who may have started these fires? Speak to the Safer Neighbourhoods Team on 020 8721 2492 or email them at Stonecot.snt@met.police.uk