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Category Archives: Waddon
Croydon’s list of great residents omits David Lean. Why?
The saddening/maddening thing about Croydon Council is that, when given some of the simplest of tasks in their attempt to promote the borough, they still manage to balls it up. Take, for example, this week’s half-cocked announcement on the council … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Athletics, Chris Robshaw, Cinema, Cricket, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace FC, Danny Brierley, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Education, Environment, Football, History, Libraries, Music, Roy Hodgson, Rugby Union, Sport, Surrey CCC, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Arthur Conan-Doyle, Croydon, Croydon Council, Donna Fraser, London Borough of Croydon, Oscar, Ralph McTell, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
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Blue-rinsed Sutton shows real reasons for boundary changes
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 Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Labour, Liberal Democrat, London, Tom Brake
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Ward by ward: How Croydon voted on May 3
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 Croydon, Labour, LibDem, Liberal Democrat, London, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath
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Protesters to take Croydon’s burning issue to the streets
A wide-ranging alliance of Croydon and Sutton residents and businesses will march on Croydon Town Hall next Sunday, May 13, to oppose the council’s £1billion plan to build a waste incinerator in Beddington Lane. The demonstration will start at 11am … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Business, Clare Hilley, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Outside Croydon, Schools, Selhurst, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Tony Harris, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Conservative, Croydon-Sutton, London, London Borough of Croydon, Sutton, Viridor
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Racist article by councillor’s husband is widely condemned
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 Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, George-Hilley, London, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon
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Croydon trio start to scale the Olympian heights in style
It is, in case you had not noticed, Olympic year, and last weekend saw three local athletes put down strong markers for the London Games, with Martyn Rooney and Lawrence Okoye both setting world-leading performances, and wheelchair racer David Weir … Continue reading
Croydon’s a bit rubbish III: Big Brother’s watching (not)
Our loyal reader spotted this new sign just around the corner from Inside Croydon Towers. Clearly, Croydon Council is taking its responsibilities for keeping our streets clean very seriously. Until, that is, you take a look at the bigger picture…
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon
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Latest leaflet blunder is example of flawed funding system
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 Brian Paddick, Conservative, Ken Livingstone, Labour, London, Richard Ottaway, South Croydon, Steve O'Connell
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