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Category Archives: Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA
Playground named after Star Wars star to open on May 4
‘My dad was Darth Vader’ No, not a line uttered in the blockbuster movie series by Luke Skywalker, but the intro on a piece in a residents’ association newsletter, as Bingham Park gears up to celebrate the life of resident … Continue reading
Perry and Bains claiming credit for TfL’s Addiscombe crossings
KEN LEE reports on how the same local politicians who have opposed 20mph zones, cycle lanes and other road safety measures in the borough are now scrambling to take credit for TfL spending ahead of next May’s local elections The … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Jeet Bains, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Transport
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, A232, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Bingham Road, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jeet Bains, London Borough of Croydon, Lower Addiscombe Road, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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After 10 years, council untangles Lebanon Road traffic mess
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the last knockings of a public consultation over road systems in and around Addiscombe Ten years since one Labour councillor managed to get the one-way system around Addiscombe changed just to make things calmer … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, ECCO, HOME, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Mark Watson, Spring Park Residents' Association, TfL
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lebanon Road, Lower Addiscombe Road, Mark Watson, Shirley, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport for London
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Residents offered chance to influence Addiscombe road flows
The thorny issue of heavy traffic using the residential side streets in Addiscombe is up for discussion once again, with potentially significant implications for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and children. The council is using traffic counters on some roads, gathering information … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, ECCO, Environment, HOME, Parking, TfL, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, ASPRA, Conservative, Croydon Council, ECCO, Elgin Road, HOME, Labour, Lebanon Road, Mark Watson, Tony Newman, Tory
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Croydon’s planners save historic Addiscombe house – twice
Addiscombe residents are preparing themselves for a renewed battle to save an historic, landmark house in their neighbourhood after the council’s planning department first refused planning permission to the building’s owners to convert the house into flats, and today refused … Continue reading
‘Sneaky’ plan for ‘vandalism on a grand scale’ in Addiscombe
Another day, another planning application which residents fear will destroy a characterful Victorian house, replacing it with a bland brick block of flats. This time, the proposals have been described as “sneaky” and “vandalism on a grand scale”. A planning … Continue reading
Addiscombe Village Jumble Trail 2019, Sep 15
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Community associations, HOME
Tagged Addiscombe, ASPRA, CHASE, HOME
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Meeting called over failed Addiscombe one-way scheme
The Addiscombe traffic balls-up is set to be discussed at a public meeting next week. The organisers were unable to confirm whether a proposal to change the name of Lebanon Road to “Alderman Watson Boulevard” will be on the agenda. … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe Residents Association, Community associations, ECCO, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, HOME, Jeet Bains, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Maddie Henson, TACRA
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, Croydon Council, ECCO, Jeet Bains, Labour, Maddie Henson, Mark Watson, TACRA, Tory
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Latest Addiscombe road changes are heading only one way
Croydon Council officials’ ability to set neighbour against neighbour plumbed new depths this week at the Traffic Management Advisory Committee meeting held at the Town Hall. On the agenda was the council officers’ proposal to make Canning Road and Addiscombe … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Community associations, ECCO, HOME, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, TACRA
Tagged Addiscombe and Shirley Park Residents' Association, Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, ECCO, HOME, Lebanon Road, Mark Watson, TACRA
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