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Tories on target to win back control of Town Hall in… 2118
Some of the spin being put on the outcome of the local elections would make Comical Ali blush with shame, as WALTER CRONXITE reports In the week since the local elections, both political parties have been making inflated claims of … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Jeet Bains, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Conservatives, Labour, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory
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Alexei Sayle to headline opening event of #Justice4Marc tour
Marc Wadsworth, the anti-racism activist who was expelled from the Labour Party last month, begins a national tour to raise funds for his reinstatement campaign tomorrow night in central London, where his support act is comedian Alexei Sayle. So there … Continue reading
History of Cane Hill Hospital, Bradmore Green Library, May 15
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 15, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, local historian Pam Buttrey will be giving an illustrated talk on the history of Cane Hill Hospital.
Posted in Coulsdon, History
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Cane Hill Hospital, Coulsdon
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The writing’s on the wall for Croydon’s artful dodger
WANDLE WANDERER: Art fan KEN TOWL set off on another walk this weekend, but this time in the town centre, where one of the lowlights was a limited edition, £20,000 balloon dog shitting balloon shit From the town that brought you … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Ken Towl, Rise Gallery, Uncategorized, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Ken Towl, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery
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Get set for the 2018 Dino Dash in Crystal Palace, Jun 13
The fourth annual Dino Dash will be staged by Crystal Palace Fun Runners on a traffic-free course in Crystal Palace Park on Wednesday, June 13. Sponsored by Flying Runner and Eat Natural, race control opens at 6pm with the race … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Crystal Palace Park
Tagged Crystal Palace Fun Runners, Crystal Palace Park
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Black councillor loses vote to become Labour deputy leader
WALTER CRONXITE on a failed challenge for the place at the local party’s top table Just as Tony Newman’s 41 Labour councillors were slapping themselves on the back about how “inclusive” they are, their first meeting as a group following … Continue reading
Posted in Callton Young, Joy Prince, Pat Clouder, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Callton Young, Joy Prince, Pat Clouder, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
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Norbury project wins grant from £1.1m knife crime funding
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced £1.15million-worth of grants to projects around the capital, including four which operate in Croydon, and which are working to reduce knife crime and its impact on families and communities. A total of … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Crime, Knife crime, Mayor of London, Norbury, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Croydon, knife crime, Mayor, Mayor of London, Norbury, Sadiq Khan
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Having a ‘mare: why our council needs to return to committees
CROYDON COMMENTARY: There’s much wrong with the way our Town Hall business is run, but it won’t be fixed by having a the ‘dictatorship’ of a directly elected mayor, writes ADRIAN DENNIS So-called directly elected mayors are nothing other than … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Tony Newman
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory
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Sanderstead Dramatic Club’s Neville’s Island, May 31-Jun 2
Posted in Comedy, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide
Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jeet Bains, Maddie Henson, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, UKIP, Waddon
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The election lesson for Croydon’s Greens is: must do better
CROYDON COMMENTARY: What’s the state of local democracy after last week’s local elections? Not great, according to PETER UNDERWOOD As the dust settles on another local election campaign it’s time to start looking at what the results mean for the … Continue reading
Free microchipping at Norwood Grove dog morning, May 12
Croydon Council is holding a dog awareness morning this Saturday, May 12, from 9am to 11am in Norwood Grove (Gibsons Hill SW16 3EF). Find out about free microchipping, free ID tags, free behavioural and training advice, money-saving vouchers for neutering … Continue reading
