Category Archives: Croydon South

Bob a Job! Hilley volunteers for a garden shift in Waddon

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Croydon is getting its own Bob a Job Week activity on Saturday with the people of Waddon invited to take part in what the council is calling a “community clean-up” event, centred around Houlder Crescent, “for all residents to come … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Gardening, Gavin Barwell MP, London Assembly, Mike Fisher, Selhurst, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tony Harris, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Latest vote results will help Brake decide which way to jump

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

When the ward-by-ward voting results from the London Assembly elections are released tomorrow, the music will begin in a game of musical seats for the MPs of Croydon and Sutton. ANDREW PELLING offers this guide to how things might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell MP, London Assembly, Paul Burstow MP, Purley, Selsdon & Ballards, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The week at Westminster: Lillian’s Law in Queen’s Speech

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING reviews the House of Commons work of the area’s MPs So that’s the first extended session of this Parliament over. The Queen’s Speech comes tomorrow. Gavin Barwell, the Conservative MP for Croydon Central, can look forward with deserved … Continue reading →

Posted in Gavin Barwell MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Richard Ottaway MP, Malcolm Wicks MP, New Addington, 2012 Olympics, Andrew Pelling, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Election votes all add up to more change across Croydon

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING, a former Assembly Member, crunches the first set of numbers from Thursday’s London elections and finds some interesting trends for politics in Croydon For a while on Friday, the Conservatives thought that they had lost out at City … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Gordon Ross, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is Big Boris watching? ICO asked to investigate emails

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

A request has been filed to the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate how the “Back Boris” London Mayoral campaign managed to acquire the email addresses of Croydon residents in the run-up to today’s elections. At least a dozen Croydon residents … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell MP, Ian Parker, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Racist article by councillor’s husband is widely condemned

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

STEVEN DOWNES, the editor of Inside Croydon, reports on a disturbing story that a leading Croydon councillor did not want you to see Community and political leaders in Croydon have today called on London Mayor Boris Johnson and the Tory … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Clare Hilley, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon South, Steve O'Connell, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The week at Westminster: life can be such a fag for our MPs

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

It was a busy week in Parliament for our local MPs, ANDREW PELLING reports Back at Westminster after the Easter break, and there were 22 visits to the voting lobby in just four days of the Parliamentary working week. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Gavin Barwell MP, Local media, Malcolm Wicks MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Latest leaflet blunder is example of flawed funding system

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Oh dear. You know things are not going as well as they might when you get a grudging expression of sympathy on Twitter from Clare Hilley, the Conservative councillor for Waddon ward whose main claim to fame remains vomiting down … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Clare Hilley, Croydon South, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The (two-day) week at Westminster: Ottaway keeps busy

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING summarises the latest, truncated, week’s business for our local Members of Parliament A truncated week in Parliament last week, with just two days “in the office” before an elongated Easter break. Richard Ottaway, Gavin Barwell and Carshalton and … Continue reading →

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The week at Westminster: grub’s up for MP access

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

It might cost £250,000 to secure a meal at No10 with “Call Me Dave” Cameron, but a school dinner with Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell is a “mere” £30. Former MP ANDREW PELLING takes the budget option to chart the … Continue reading →

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