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Coulsdon residents call for more school places and new library
A Coulsdon residents’ group has called on the council to ensure that a new primary school is provided to cope with the anticipated increase in roll numbers as a result of developing nearly 700 family homes on the site of … Continue reading
Aldi asks Coulsdon residents for views on Red Lion scheme
Another week, another old pub (site), another supermarket. This time, it is the Red Lion site on Coulsdon High Street, long used as a car park, with plans put forward by German supermarket chain Aldi. Aldi has distributed a leaflet … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Property, Pubs
Tagged Aldi, Coulsdon, Croydon, England, Lidl, London, Old Coulsdon, Tesco
Take a walk among the bluebells on Bank Holiday Monday
There will be a bluebell and spring flower walk around Coulsdon’s Dollypers Hill, including In Wood (a noted ancient woodland area) with Malcolm Jennings, the Surrey Wildlife Trust‘s volunteer warden, and Jane McLauchlin on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6. To … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Environment, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Ancient woodland, Canon, Common Bluebell, Croydon, England, London, National Health Service, Surrey Wildlife Trust
Coulsdon cues up to get behind Fu’s snooker challenge
Coulsdon might be a strange place to find a source of support for a player from Hong Kong hoping to make a big impact in snooker’s world championships in Sheffield, writes Ian Lamont. But when Marco Fu steps out into … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Sport
Tagged Brighton Road, David Gray, Hong Kong, Marco Fu, Matthew Stevens, Terry Griffiths, Tony Drago, Tony Thompson
Council accused of being “out of control” over libraries
Croydon’s Conservative-run council was tonight accused of being “out of control” and mis-spending Council Tax money in an “obscene way”. Timothy Godfrey, the opposition Labour spokesman on libraries, took the opportunity of an emergency meeting at the Town Hall to … Continue reading
Cane Hill and Coulsdon “Masterplan” discussion begins
The public consultation on The Future of Coulsdon – Coulsdon Masterplan began last week, including details of Barratt’s proposals for the redevelopment of the Cane Hill site. As part of the consultation, there will be drop in sessions on: Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Property
Tagged Cane Hill, Croydon, England, London, New Addington, Recreation and Sports, Religion, Thornton Heath
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Friends of Bradmore Green Pond: work day this Saturday
Friends of Bradmore Green Pond are staging a work day on the pond this Saturday, February 16, from 10am. All volunteers, from wherever in Croydon, are welcome to come along to assist. The work session lasts up to two hours. … Continue reading
Farthing Downs dormice highlight of ranger’s talk
The Friends of Farthing Downs hold a meeting at Coulsdon Library on Wednesday evening from 7.15 to hear from Dominic North, the ranger who looks after Happy Valley. Part of the ranger’s talk will detail his work supervising a rare … Continue reading
Chinese in £300m bid for local water company
Residents’ water supply in the south of the borough may soon be provided by the Chinese. City AM reports this morning that Sutton & East Surrey Water company may be snapped up by the Beijing Water Authority. Sutton & East … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Environment, Purley
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Water Authority, Croydon, Deutsche Bank, England, London, Sutton & East Surrey Water, Water supply
UKIP announces plans for 2014 Town Hall elections
UKIP, the UK Independence Party, intends to target Conservative-held wards in next year’s local council elections in Croydon and take full advantage of any confusion over the Tory-led government’s position on Europe. In 2014, UKIP will be seeking its first … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe, Coulsdon East, Croydon Council, Shirley, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, Liberal Democrats, UK Independence, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Get a grit, Croydon: borough’s pavements abandoned to ice
Pavements in central Croydon, along the High Street as far as South Croydon and all the way along George Street, past Allders to East Croydon station, were abandoned by the council’s gritting teams on Friday as the first serious snow … Continue reading
O’Connell headlines at Coulsdon’s mass debate
The pantomime season is clearly not yet over, as on Wednesday the Purley and Coulsdon Debating Society is hosting an event featuring local councillor Steve “Three Jobs” O’Connell and Inside Croydon’s very own Andrew Pelling. Oh yes it is… Pelling, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Coulsdon, Kenley, Purley, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Central, England, London, London Assembly, Old Coulsdon, Tudor Rose
