Category Archives: Tramlink

Croydon questions: Louisa Woodley, Labour

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Inside Croydon has put a set of questions, mostly on policy, to all the candidates to become Sutton and Croydon’s GLA member. Here we have the final candidate’s responses on the record, publishing their responses in full, unedited, and without … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Health, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Tramlink, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“Scandalous” waste of millions on roadwork chaos

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

At a time of austerity, when we are told that the people in charge of Croydon Council are seeking absolute value for our money, making every penny count, it is not unreasonable still to expect public works to be done … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Art, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor of London, Parking, Phil Thomas, Steve O'Connell, Tramlink | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Boris has no answers for campaigning Croydon teenager

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Last night’s London Debate on ITV means that the Mayoral candidates – or at least some of them – have now appeared in four televised hustings across various channels. You do wonder whether even the capital’s chattering classes bothered to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Commuting, Crime, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Not everyone recognises a good thing on the election trail

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Saturday morning, what do you do? Bit of shopping, perhaps? Ken Livingstone was in the market for some more votes in his campaign to be elected as London’s Mayor on May 3 as he spent a couple of hours touring … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Crime, Fieldway, Gavin Barwell MP, Housing, Ken Livingstone, Libraries, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, New Addington, Policing, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon questions: Gordon Ross, Green Party

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Inside Croydon has circulated all the Sutton and Croydon candidates standing for election to the London Assembly with a set of questions. Over the coming days, we will be publishing the candidates’ responses in full, unedited, and without the artifice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Greens, Environment, Gordon Ross, Health, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Parking, Policing, Purley Hospital, Selsdon & Ballards, Tramlink, Transport, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Film-maker puts Croydon between heaven and hell

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK, lippie judiciously applied, has gone “up West” to view a screening of a film where purgatory is somewhere with a CR0 postcode The screening invitation for Limbo came through. “Limbo is a feature film currently in development, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Art, Cinema, Comedy, Commuting, Croydon 8/8, East Croydon, Purley, Tramlink | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hold very tight, please. Ding, ding: All aboard the Boris bus

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

So, after ordering the new trams that are too long for the Tramlink platforms, now we come to the “new Routemaster” bus with faulty doors… Peter Watts, who writes the excellent London history and culture site The Great Wen, got … Continue reading →

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Tramlink upgrade goes off the rails at East Croydon

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

The multi-million pound Tramlink upgrade in central Croydon went well and truly off the tracks this morning, with a derailment opposite East Croydon station. The derailment meant even more disruption for tram users, with the already reduced service now forced … Continue reading →

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Dear Prime Minister: this is what Croydon really needs

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: In the week when Gavin Barwell wrote to tell David Cameron of Croydon’s plight, ANDREW PELLING suggests we need more Adele genius and fewer high-rise property purchases It’s tough down South. Croydon’s long-term decline is worse than Newcastle … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Centrale, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon College, Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell MP, Mayor of London, Purley, Richard Ottaway MP, Sara Bashford, Tramlink, Transport, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Tramlink platforms to be extended for too-long trams

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Tram services in central Croydon will be shut down from tomorrow for a whole week, to allow “upgrade work” to be conducted on the network. The works, we are told, are essential, and include laying 200 metres of new track … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment