Category Archives: Coulsdon East

Countdown to council elections begins in Toy Town gowns

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is one year until the council elections, and for some, they have everything to lose, writes STEVEN DOWNES Last night’s instalment of a new Mayor of Croydon, Sanderstead councillor Yvette Hopley, marked the firing of the starter’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Gavin Barwell MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Richard Ottaway MP, Boris Johnson, Crime, New Addington, Croydon Council, Whitgift Centre, Mike Fisher, Environment, Tony Newman, Purley, Margaret Mead, Simon Hoar, Waddon, Centrale, Clare Hilley, Badsha Quadir, Health, Sanderstead, Dudley Mead, Addiscombe, Alison Butler, Waste incinerator, Croydon 8/8, Louisa Woodley, Coulsdon East, Eddy Arram, Selsdon & Ballards, Policing, Tony Harris, Whitgift Foundation, Yvette Hopley, 2012 by-election, "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Cane Hill plans for 675 family homes but only 222 children

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

The “family homes” built by Barratt Homes can’t be very good: according to the house-builder, few of those that it will be building at Cane Hill in Coulsdon will accommodate any children. Apparently to avoid having to provide a school … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Education, Housing, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Schools | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

UKIP results are “poison” to Conservatives in Croydon

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: If UKIP can gain Godstone in neighbouring Surrey, then what damage might they do to the Tories in Coulsdon or Purley, especially when 2014′s Town Hall elections are held along with European ballots? ANDREW PELLING has been crunching … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon East, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell MP, New Addington, Outside Croydon, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cane Hill and Coulsdon “Masterplan” discussion begins

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

UKIP announces plans for 2014 Town Hall elections

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Callous councillors now “compete” in charity donations

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Yet another example of the lack of joined-up policy from the Conservative group that is “running” (we use the word in the loosest possible sense) Croydon Council. The administration which oversees a plainly illegal provision of emergency accommodation for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Church, Terry Lenton | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Reed victory sends danger signals to Croydon’s Tories for 2014

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: There was a reason for Steve Reed’s campaign to focus so much on the state of our streets. It was because Labour are planning to clean-up at the next council elections, say ANDREW PELLING Eddy Arram, the neutral … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, Andrew Stranack, Ashburton, Clare Hilley, Coulsdon East, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Eddy Arram, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell MP, Lee Jasper, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Shirley, Simon Hoar, Steve Reed MP, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Boris agrees £250m “build now, pay later” Cane Hill scheme

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

The Greater London Authority yesterday exchanged contracts on a £250 million “build now pay later” deal to redevelop the 83-hectare site of the former Cane Hill asylum at Coulsdon. Cane Hill is the site of the former mental hospital famous … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, History, Housing, Mayor of London, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

East Coulsdon Residents’ AGM to get wildlife talk

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Neil Sibley, the Farthing Downs Ranger, is to give an illustrated talk on managing wildlife on the downs and at Coulsdon Common, at the annual meeting of the East Coulsdon Residents’ Association which is being staged tomorrow, Wednesday, June 20. … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Wildlife | Tagged , ,

Blue-rinsed Sutton shows real reasons for boundary changes

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING’s expertise as a polling tipster saw him call correctly the outcome of voting in Croydon this month, by a margin of 484 votes out of almost 80,000 cast for Labour and the Tories. So Ladbrokes will be reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Croydon Central, Croydon Greens, Fairfield, Gordon Ross, Heathfield, London Assembly, New Addington, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Ward by ward: How Croydon voted on May 3

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

The full breakdown of voting results from the London Mayoral and Assembly elections on May 3 are now available through the London Elects website (you need to scroll well down the page for the link to the ward scores). But … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Addiscombe, Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Vandalism in Town Hall, all to “protect” Councillor Fisher

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Further confirmation, as if any were needed, of our opinion that the Philistines have truly taken over the asylum. The photograph above was taken this week in the previously splendidly grand entrance hall to the 115-year-old Grade II-listed Croydon Town … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Wright, Clare Hilley, David Osland, History, Jason Perry, Justin Cromie, Mike Fisher, Planning, Sue Winborn | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Is Justin Cromie Croydon’s only Tory with a conscience?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Anyone who doubts that too many Conservative politicians operate less on a conviction basis and more on what they can get for themselves or their own interests, with their snouts planted firmly in the public funding trough, should have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Badsha Quadir, Charity, Croydon Council, Justin Cromie, Mike Fisher, Purley