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Category Archives: Lansdowne Road RA
Gaping hole forces closure of Dingwall Road for two weeks
Dingwall Road seems likely to be closed, with bus routes and traffic diverted, until the end of this month after a serious amount of subsidence occurred outside Renaissance House, the relatively new office block opposite Ruskin Square and East Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Lansdowne Road RA
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Dingwall Road, East Croydon station, Fairfield
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Residents’ associations mobilise to get better say with council
The peasants are revolting. They may not just yet quite be at the point of storming Fisher’s Folly with lighted torches and armed with pitchforks, but dissatisfaction with the way Croydon Council is run and the manner in which public … Continue reading
Posted in Addington Residents' Association, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Community associations, Connected Croydon, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECCO, Fairness Commission, Lansdowne Road RA, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Nathan Elvery, Norbury Green Residents' Association, Norbury Village Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Pollards Hill Residents' Association, Refuse collection, Scots Estate Residents' Association, South Croydon Community Association, Spring Park Residents' Association, Street lighting
Tagged Addiscombe West, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, UKIP
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‘I feel ripped off after being towed away on a Sunday’
The “Do as we say, not as we do” attitude of some Croydon Council contractors has caused our loyal reader to submit another image demonstrating a somewhat casual attitude to the rules of the road. “Maybe it is not illegal … Continue reading
Riot money splurged to celebrate the Bridge to Nowhere
Croydon Council is spending public money on a party tomorrow night. There will be food. There will be drink. There will be fireworks! It does not seem to have occurred to anyone that the spending of riot recovery money in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Lansdowne Road RA, London Road Traders Association, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Transport
Tagged Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Lansdowne Road, London, Network Rail, Town Centre
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Wellesley Road scheme offers traffic chaos for years to come
According to a survey published recently, Wellesley Road in central Croydon is the eighth most congested road in the capital. Not satisfied with that, Croydon Council’s cabinet of senior councillors, together with Transport for London, seem intent on getting Wellesley … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Commuting, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, Health, Lansdowne Road RA, Menta Tower, Parking, Planning, Property, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Croydon Vision 2020, East Croydon station, Lansdowne Road, London, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre
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Alexandra House offers a bright new future for vulnerable
A new building will be opening for business next month. Here, LEE BUSS explains why South London YMCA is important for some of Croydon’s most vulnerable people At South London YMCA, we have been providing community services in Croydon for … Continue reading
