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Strong majority for elected mayor has Newman on back foot
According to a Survation poll, 55% of Croydon voters want a directly elected mayor. As our political editor WALTER CRONXITE notes, that’s bad news for Tony Newman Tony “Soprano” Newman’s attack against one of the borough’s three Constituency Labour Parties … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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£2,000 per year season ticket and Purley service to get worse
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on the discovery of our loyal reader that finds some serious flaws in the new rail timetable to be implemented in a fortnight’s time The devil, as the over-used saying goes, is always in the … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Purley, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Purley, Southern Railway
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Spring Park Girl Guides’ jumble sale, Shirley, May 12
The Friends of Girlguiding in Spring Park annual Jumble Sale is this coming Saturday May 12. The organisers’ motto for the event is: “Reuse – the greenest way to recycle!” The sale runs from 2pm to 4pm at the Shirley … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Scouts and Guides, Shirley North
Tagged Girl Guides, Shirley, Spring Park
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Warlingham 2018 car boot sales, Limpsfield Road, May-Aug
Posted in Activities, Sanderstead, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Sanderstead, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC
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Independents’ Day in Beddington puts Dombey in the doldrums
Tony Newman is not the only south London council leader under increased pressure following the local elections. BELLE MONT delves into the detail of the results in Sutton, where the local LibDem leader used to boast that ‘independents don’t win … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Hamish Pollock, Jayne McCoy, Jessica Crowe, Niall Bolger, Nick Mattey, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Waste incinerator, Wendy Mathys
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Beddington North, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tory
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Under-pressure Newman ‘declares war’ on Croydon South CLP
WALTER CRONXITE on the latest outbreak of churlishness from a council leader who has under-performed Tony Newman, following Croydon Labour’s performance at the polls on Thursday, chose to begin their new four-year term in charge of the Town Hall by … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Shirley North, Tony Newman
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Respect for Shawcross as she retires as Khan’s deputy mayor
Val Shawcross is standing down as London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s deputy for transport. The move will prompt a parliamentary by-election in south-east London, and the likelihood of more Blairite v Momentum internal Labour jousting, as Shawcross’s job is to be … Continue reading
Boots give their Whitgift and Centrale stores a makeover
The Boots stores in Centrale and the Whitgift Centre have undergone a bit of a makeover, and shoppers are invited along this Saturday, May 12, to see for themselves the new self-selection beauty experience, offering all of the latest beauty … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boots, Centrale, Whitgift Centre
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Sutton for Peace and Justice public meeting, May 23
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Sutton Council
Tagged Sutton for Peace and Justice
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Timetable promises to get commuter trains back on track
What does the timetable changes later this month do for the rail users of Croydon and Sutton? CHARLES KING takes a look In March, Charles Horton, the chief executive of Govia Thameslink Railway, stated in the Metro newspaper that the … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Transport
Tagged East Croydon station, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Norwood Junction, Southern Railways, Thameslink
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Sutton United are seeking a Wembley date with destiny
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Sutton United face a date with destiny this afternoon, just one game away from a Wembley play-off final and the chance of entering the Football League for the first time in the club’s 120-year history. A capacity crowd … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Sutton Unitd
Tagged Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sutton United
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Modern Wallington History Walk, May 13
Posted in History, Honeywood Museum, Sutton Council, Walks
Tagged Friends of Honeywood Museum, Wallington
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The more things change, the more they stay just the same
Bleary-eyed after just a couple of hours’ sleep, our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers on the local election results Four years ago, the Prime Minister was David Cameron, Nick Clegg was leader of the LibDems and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Fairfield, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Shirley North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Shirley North, Tony Newman, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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£28m NHS lie that provided Sutton LibDems with life support
The Liberal Democrats last night clung to power at Sutton Council, despite losing 12 seats in the local elections. But as CARL SHILTON reveals, they did so by deliberately misleading the public In the final days before Thursday’s local elections, … Continue reading
Talk of Houdini acts leaves Townswomen’s guild spell-bound
Purley and District Townswomen’s Guild celebrated its birthday this week with a spell-binding talk on “The Magic of Harry Houdini” given by Joe Mendell. And a good birthday tea and cake, of course. How old is the Guild? No one … Continue reading
Live election coverage and Croydon exit poll from 10pm tonight
INSIDE CROYDON will again be providing unrivalled coverage of the local election results, in Croydon, Sutton and across south London. And for the first time in 2018, that will include the results of a borough-wide exit poll being conducted today. … Continue reading
Tory candidate in Norbury caught out lying, honest to God
KEN LEE reports on an unheralded intervention from on high on the eve of the local elections A Conservative candidate standing for election in today’s local elections has been reproached for not telling the truth over religious matters in the … Continue reading
