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Category Archives: London-wide issues
Channel 5 looking to pull fast one on Croydon’s petty thieves
How others see us… Earlier this week, there was a visit to Inside Croydon Towers by a television producer who had dared venture forth from his trendy offices in one of those fashionable “quarters” of east London in order to … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Crime, Local media, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, England, Fagin, London, Religion, United States, Wandsworth
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Oi! Could the Town Hall do the Lambeth Walk under Labour?
Croydon’s Labour party looks like adopting a new approach to offer to the electorate ahead of the 2014 local elections. Labour wants to offer “a council run for the town, not the Town Hall”, according to the deputy leader of … Continue reading
Seni Lewis case raises “profound and frightening” issues
The death after police intervention of a 23-year-old IT graduate from South Norwood, Seni Lewis, was raised in the House of Commons yesterday by Croydon MP Steve Reed, who told parliament, “The questions that this case raises are profound and … Continue reading
Ashes to ashes: Only Boris can stop Viridor incinerator now
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Did Sutton’s LibDems last night grant planning permission to Viridor for its £1bn incinerator project at Beddington Lane just so that someone else could make the tough decision to block it? Contributing editor ANDREW PELLING says that nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Business, Environment, Outside Croydon, Simon Hoar, Andrew Pelling, Health, Planning, Waste incinerator, Tom Brake MP, Croydon Greens, Sutton Council, St Helier Hospital, Paul Burstow MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, LibDem, Liberal Democrats, London, Paul Burstow, Sutton, Viridor, Worcester Park
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Livingstone’s having a laugh in Croydon: May 17
It’s a good job Ken Livingstone says he will not seek elected office again, because he would never again be able to refute suggestions that he’s a right comedian after this Friday night in Croydon. The former Mayor of London … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Comedy, Ken Livingstone
Tagged Ava Vidal, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Livingstone, London, Mayor, Ruskin House, Television
Have you been hit by benefits cap? The BBC wants to know
Do you live in Croydon and are affected by the changes in social security payments, specifically the benefits cap? Nina Robinson is a BBC journalist making a radio documentary for World Service and she wants to speak to anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Housing, London-wide issues
Tagged BBC, Caroline Taylor, Croydon, England, London, London Borough of Croydon, NHS Croydon, NHS trust
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Burnt: incinerator scheme fails to get planning permission
A Sutton Council planning meeting last night refused to approve plans to build a waste incinerator on its border with Croydon, at Beddington Lane, a stunning reversal for the powers of big business. Ahead of the meeting, with the Sutton … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Greens, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Planning, Shasha Khan, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, England, Labour, LibDem, Liberal Democrats, London Wildlife Trust, Viridor, Worcester Park
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Newman calls on Merton to honour Ken’s incinerator pledge
Tony Newman, the leader of the opposition Labour group on Croydon Council, has called on his counterpart at Merton, Stephen Alambritis, to do the decent thing and get his council to withdraw its approval of the south London incinerator planned … Continue reading
Croydon’s homes crisis is borough’s bitter Thatcher legacy
CROYDON COMMENTARY: DAVID CALLAM says that the council lost much of its ability to manage its own policies on business and housing to a premiership of 30 years ago Margaret Thatcher is portrayed as a darling of the Home Counties … Continue reading