Category Archives: New Addington

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 →

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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

The Croydon woman who must try to keep Boris in check

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Of all the election results for the London Assembly announced last Friday, few could have been as emphatic as that enjoyed by Valerie Shawcross. The former Labour leader of Croydon Council has been AM for Lambeth and Southwark since the … Continue reading →

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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

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 considers handing over children’s homes

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Croydon’s latest exercise to “identify” publicly owned properties that can be handed over to John Laing as make-weights towards the £450 million urban regeneration project, which is delivering the splendidly palatial new council HQ offices, could see two children’s homes … Continue reading →

Posted in Care Homes, Croydon Council, Jon Rouse, New Addington, Property, South Norwood, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Council leader Fisher in denial over policing the riots

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Questions about Croydon council’s leadership’s role in protecting the borough from riots last August are left unanswered after a Town Hall debate, says ANDREW PELLING Mike Fisher, the leader of the ruling Conservative group on Croydon Council, has washed his … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Musker, Gavin Barwell MP, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Compromised riots report covers up policing problems

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: He was an eyewitness to events and has been writing on the riots and their aftermath since about 6pm on August 8. ANDREW PELLING reviews the work of Croydon’s local inquiry published this week The Croydon Independent Local … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Musker, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell MP, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Margaret Mead, Mayor of London, New Addington, Policing, Richard Ottaway MP, Riots Review Panel, Waddon, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Town centre police team to be cut by more than half

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

The police team operating in Croydon’s Town Centre is to be more than halved, from 22 to 10 officers. It is little more than six months since the 8/8 riots hit Croydon, when a thin blue line tried to hold … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, David Musker, East Croydon, Fairfield, Fieldway, Kenley, London-wide issues, New Addington, Policing, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Assemble falls apart when asked the history question

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

The New Addington People’s Carnival committee raised £380 for this summer’s festival with a well attended Family Quiz Night on Friday evening. Not covering themselves in so much glory was Assemble, the design body looking at how to spend the … Continue reading →

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