Daily Archives: May 8, 2014

Plan for 300 homes on Green Belt angers Addington

Posted on May 8, 2014 by insidecroydon

A packed residents’ meeting in Addington this week heard of developer plans to build 300 homes on Green Belt land at the bottom of Gravel Hill. Conservative councillor Jason Cummings told an audience of more than 100 people at the … Continue reading →

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Threat of UKIP sees Croydon’s Tories press the panic button

Posted on May 8, 2014 by insidecroydon

VOTE 2014: The Conservatives, who have run Croydon Council since 2006, have pressed the panic button over the UKIP threat to their control of the Town Hall. The local Tories sent out their distress signal in leaflets distributed across the … Continue reading →

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Broad Green candidate fears for the end of local government

Posted on May 8, 2014 by insidecroydon

A candidate in Croydon’s Town Hall elections says that unless urgent action is taken to reverse the policies of the ConDem government, we could soon see the “end of local government as we know it”. There’s a few people in … Continue reading →

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Council’s culture clash leaves truth and fairness as casualties

Posted on May 8, 2014 by insidecroydon

This week, Inside Croydon has highlighted the party political interference going on at the council headquarters during what is supposed to be a period of election purdah, apparently to benefit of the ruling Conservative group. It is symptomatic of the … Continue reading →

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