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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 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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Mozart to Malabar, LMP at Ashburton Hall, Feb 10
Posted in Ashburton, London Mozart Players, Music
Tagged Ashburton, Ashburton Hall, London Mozart Players
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Labour councillor Watson opts to jump before de-selection
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest shift of power at the Town Hall Addiscombe councillor Mark Watson, an influential member of the council cabinet, last night stunned Labour Party members in his ward by announcing his withdrawal from the selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Business, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Smith, Sean Fitzsimons, Stephen Mann, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
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Newman and Scott given a free pass on Woodside selection
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a week of surprises and disappointments (for some) as Croydon Labour’s candidate selection process limps on Tony Newman and Paul Scott, half of the Town Hall “Gang of Four” who have an iron grip on the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Fairfield, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Karen Jewitt, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Clouder, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Croydon Council, Fairfield, Labour, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
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Labour deputy leader Butler is under threat of de-selection
Croydon Labour’s long-delayed local election candidate selection process is beginning to look like a cross between House of Cards and Game of Thrones, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Alison Butler, the all-powerful deputy leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Rendle, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Humayun Kabir, Jamie Audsley, Jane Avis, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mike Selva, New Addington, Norbury, Oliver Lewis, Shafi Khan, Sherwan Chowdhury, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Cornelius Lionel, Jamie Audsley, Maggie Mansell, Mike Selva, Momementum, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Skipper gets selected with Henson for Addiscombe East
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the first two councillor de-selections as a Momentum candidate gets picked for next May’s Town Hall elections Labour will field an all-woman slate in Addiscombe East at next May’s local elections, after a ward selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, David Wood, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Selhurst, Stephen Mann, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts
Tagged Abu Khan, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Momentum, Janet Campbell, Labour, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman
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Skipper leads the way as Momentum challenges councillors
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the first manoeuvres among Labour candidates to secure a place on the council next May More than a month later than scheduled, and Croydon Labour’s candidate selection process for next May’s local elections finally reached … Continue reading
Commission report would snatch away Labour’s new majority
The latest report from the Boundary Commission for England carves up the borough into three new parliamentary seats in a most illogical manner, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The Labour Party in Croydon will be hoping fervently that Theresa May’s dependency … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Merton, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, Siobhain McDonagh MP, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Norbury, Purley, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Council left without operator for Ashburton Park venue
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the strange silence from the council about the faltering fate of one of its flagship projects The latest embarrassing set-back for Tony Newman and his Labour colleagues’ hopes of retaining control of the council … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Ashburton, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Maddie Henson, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Ashburton, Ashburton Hall, Ashburton Park, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Old Ashburton Library, Tony Newman, Tory
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Halloween Witch Hunt, Addiscombe Railway Park, Oct 28
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon parks
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Coulsdon councillor Bains gets bumped in Tory selections
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports that in the latest Croydon game of musical chairs, the music hasn’t stopped yet Jeet Bains, the subterraneanly low-profile Conservative councillor for Coulsdon West, looks to be the first casualty of the enforced re-selections … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, James Thompson, Jeet Bains, Luke Clancy, Margaret Mead, Mario Creatura, Purley, Selsdon & Ballards, Sue Winborn, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jeet Bains, Labour, Margaret Mead, Purley, Sue Winborn, Tory
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Samaritans Car Boot Fair, Ashburton Park, Sep 3
CAR BOOT FAIR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 3 ASHBURTON PARK LOWER ADDISCOMBE RD, ADDISCOMBE
Tories lose their local election wish list in council carve-up
WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the local boundary Commissioners have had a change of heart over ward changes ahead of next year’s Town Hall elections Next May’s local elections, with 70 Town Hall seats to be contested, will be determined … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Local Government Boundary Commission, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory threat to Boundary Commissioners over council map
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a significant development which could influence the political control of the borough for decades to come The Boundary Commissioners have brought forward the publication date for the latest revision to proposals for Croydon’s council electoral wards … Continue reading
