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Developer offers new homes in Addiscombe on 5% deposit
House builders at Penhurst Square, off Addiscombe’s Grant Road, have decided to offer their new homes on a 5 per cent deposit, as they try to push through the sales using public subsidies of up to £3,000 through a government … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Housing, London-wide issues, Property
Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, London, Tory
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Council fails to staff its own consultation session in Ashburton
Croydon’s non-consultation consultations reached a new nadir over the weekend, when a promised drop-in session about the old library building in Ashburton Park was left unstaffed by council officials. Residents, and some councillors, have long suggested that such “consultation” sessions … Continue reading
Weekly gardening club launched in Addiscombe Railway Park
Addiscombe Railway Park’s community garden is holding a Gardening Club every Wednesday, from 6.30pm till 7.30pm All abilities of gardener are welcome, tools and gloves provided, and children are welcome at the sessions, which are supervised by experienced gardeners who … Continue reading
Alas Smith and Jones: Labour members get behind Corbyn
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest embarrassing set-back for the Croydon clique which yearns for a return to the “good old days” of Tony Bliar The ordinary members of a Croydon Constituency Labour Party, when given a chance last night … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Maddie Henson, Mark Watson, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
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Council continues to use ‘despicable’ law firm in SEN cases
Baker Small, the controversial law firm which has made millions of pounds from local authorities by fighting tribunal cases to block families from getting educational and other support for their disabled children, is working for Croydon Council again. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Croydon Council, Education, Tony Newman
Tagged Baker Small, Croydon Council, Labour, SEN, Tony Newman
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Council wins its 20mph referendum by narrow majority
Croydon’s own referendum – over whether part of the borough’s residential streets should be turned into a 20mph zone – turned out to be a narrow victory for the party in power. The Labour-run council’s proposals for streets in parts … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Fairfield, Heathfield, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged 20mph zones, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath
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Big Dance Bus is coming to Addiscombe Festival, May 29
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Dance, Music
Tagged Addiscombe Festival, Addiscombe West, Ashburton Park
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Council offers free online training to help autism awareness
An online autism awareness training package has been developed by Croydon Council and was launched to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. The package is useful to anyone interested in understanding the condition. It provides useful and practical ways of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Charity, Louisa Woodley
Tagged Ashburton, autism, New Addington
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One month left for bids to take on Ashburton old library
There’s less than a month for businesses and community groups to submit “expressions of interest” in taking on the old Ashburton library building. The handling of the future of this prestigious and historic building, set in 18½ acres of parkland … Continue reading
Council launches second area to trial 20mph traffic zone
A second large area in the north of the borough could get a 20mph zone on its residential roads, as the council begins a consultation tomorrow asking residents if they agree to extending the speed restrictions into South Norwood, Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Fairfield, Heathfield, Kathy Bee, Selhurst, Shirley North, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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Addiscombe and Shirley Park Residents’ Jumbletrail, Apr 24
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Ashburton
Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, ASPRA, Shirley Park
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Ashburton’s councillors are making plans for park life
As a report to next Monday’s council cabinet meeting demonstrates, there could be much change in Croydon’s parks in the coming couple of years. Croydon’s Labour-run council is consulting on one of its parks, the much disputed Ashburton Park, and … Continue reading
Labour splits in Croydon undermine Khan’s Mayor’s bid
WALTER CRONXITE on rumblings of discontent within local Labour The visit of Labour’s London Mayoral hopeful, Sadiq Khan, to Croydon on Saturday exposed again the north-south divide, not only within the borough’s red and blue areas, but also the growing … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Ashburton, Coulsdon, Croydon South, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Marina Ahmad, Sadiq Khan, South Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Orchard wassailing organisers appeal for more volunteers
The organisers of the wassailing event in the new community orchard at Addiscombe Railway Park later this month have been so overwhelmed with the response from people wanting to take part in this ancient ritual that they are seeking extra … Continue reading
Council seizes vans from operators suspected of major fly-tips
Vans seized by the council after they were connected to conducting illegal tipping may have been owned by groups of travellers who are suspected of dumping mounds of rubbish in Croydon’s parks and open spaces over the past three years. … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Broad Green, Crime, Environment, Fly tipping, Purley, Purley Way, Refuse collection, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Waddon
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, Labour, Purley, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Waddon
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Boundary change won’t cut £6m cost of top-heavy Town Hall
All change! But as WALTER CRONXITE reports, Croydon’s Labour group won’t be lobbying for any real reform of democracy in the borough, and instead will just shore-up their own self-interest The Croydon Council elections in 2018 will be fought with … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Addington, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Shhh! Keep it quiet, Hammersfield have a policing plan
Who knew? The Croydon Partnership is staging a not-so-public public event tomorrow. You may not be aware of it. It is so hush-hush that the people behind the £1 billion redevelopment scheme haven’t even bothered to mention it on their … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Business, Centrale, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Policing, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon Partnership, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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