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Holocaust memorial concert: Sat Jan 26, Ruskin House
A holocaust memorial concert, an evening of remembrance and entertainment, is being held at Ruskin House in Coombe Road this Saturday. The concert will honour those communities who were persecuted in the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution in the 1930s and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Dance, Education, History, Malcolm Wicks MP, Music
Tagged Cambodia, Darfur, Holocaust, Holocaust Memorial Day, Malcolm Wicks, Memorial Day, Ruskin House, Rwanda
£6.6m – but Croydon councillors refuse to record meetings
This evening, Croydon Town Hall is the venue for one of those infrequent events for which our 70 councillors cost us £6.6 million – a council meeting. But if you are not able to be there, don’t expect to be … Continue reading
Pelling predicts: by-election a battle for minor places
As the polling stations open across Croydon North this morning, Andrew Pelling, Inside Croydon‘s chief political correspondent, is predicting that the by-election will be won by Labour’s Steve Reed with an increased share of the vote. The parliamentary by-election is … Continue reading
“Never knowingly understood”? Realities of a co-op council
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Last Wednesday, while Croydon Council was handing over its libraries to Laings, up the A23 at Brixton Town Hall, Lambeth Council was making an equally significant decision. SEAN CREIGHTON looks at the work done over the borough boundary … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, Boris Johnson, Charity, Church, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Greenwich Leisure, Housing, John Laing Integrated Services, Lambeth Council, Libraries, London-wide issues, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth London Borough Council, Malcolm Wicks, Steve Reed MP, Upper Norwood Library
Bookmakers rate Respect as by-election second favourite
The bookmakers have made Respect’s Lee Jasper joint second favourite to win the Croydon North by-election, along with Andy Stranack, the Conservative candidate, underlining the view that the battle for votes is wide open behind hot favourite Steve Reed. Reed, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, Andrew Stranack, Croydon North, Lee Jasper, Marisha Ray, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, George Galloway, Labour, Ladbrokes, Lee Jasper, Malcolm Wicks, Steve Reed MP
Labour selects Reed as candidate for Croydon North
Steve Reed is to be the Labour party candidate for the Croydon North by-election when it is staged later this month. Inside sources suggest that Reed may have won the ballot by as few as three votes from his closest … Continue reading
Reed bends with the wind as he seeks selection in Croydon
Steve Reed divides opinions. He thinks he’s great. Others who have had to deal with the leader of Lambeth Council tend to disagree. “He’s more Blairite than Tony Blair,” was one of the more polite views aired when Reed announced … Continue reading
Woodley makes a late run for Croydon North nomination
Louisa Woodley, the Labour candidate who beat the Conservatives across Croydon in May’s London Assembly elections, has made a late push to be her party’s candidate for the Croydon North parliamentary by-election. The by-election is expected to be held on … Continue reading
