Category Archives: Addiscombe East

Thornberry, white vans and taking canvassing on board

Posted on December 1, 2019 by

Just what are those political party activists, armed with clipboards and little slips of paper, doing when they come knocking at your door at election time? KEN TOWL set off to find out On Saturday at 10am, Emily Thornberry was … Continue reading →

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Tory councillor blocks Croydon followers as he heads to Luton

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

Croydon councillors’ attempts to stand for parliament have in most cases been rejected, as our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE, reports If there was any lingering doubt that many of our council’s politicians are in it for themselves and anything … Continue reading →

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Ex-Labour councillor Rendle stands for LibDems in Fairfield

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on one of the more intriguing twists to emerge from the nominations for next month’s council by-election It is often said that the Liberal Democrats in Croydon stage their meetings in a phone box. To … Continue reading →

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Surrey Street stall-holder picked to run in Fairfield by-election

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest blow to the leadership of the local Labour Party Jose Joseph, a stall-holder in Croydon’s historic Surrey Street Market, was selected last night to be the Labour Party’s candidate in the Fairfield ward … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe East, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Addiscombe Village Jumble Trail 2019, Sep 15

Posted on September 12, 2019 by
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Water and gas main leaks slow roadworks in Addiscombe

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

Some roads in Addiscombe remain closed to traffic for a fourth week today. TfL’s optimistic plan to shut down trams and roads off Addiscombe Road for a mere 10 days at the end of August to fast-track roadworks and engineering … Continue reading →

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TfL condemn Addiscombe to extra week of road closures

Posted on August 31, 2019 by

The roadworks in Addiscombe which have caused traffic chaos for more than a week will continue at least for an additional seven days. Transport for London shut down the tram network from East Croydon to Beckenham and New Addington on … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments