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Category Archives: Old Coulsdon Residents’ Association
Old Coulsdon residents ready for back-garden developers
As BARRATT HOLMES reports, the opening moves in the battle for your back gardens have just begun Croydon’s Tories really know no shame. Publicly, they are keen to try to score petty political points by claiming to be opposed to … Continue reading
MP slams Optivo over ‘outrageous’ plans to demolish cottages
BARRATT HOLMES reports on the shabby treatment of social housing tenants by one of the country’s largest housing associations An elderly couple who have lived in a Coulsdon cottage for almost 40 years only found out that they were to … Continue reading
All’s fair for Old Coulsdon charity event despite wet weekend
When the Old Coulsdon Village Fair was postponed in July because its venue, Grange Park, was waterlogged, the organisers, the Rotary Club of Coulsdon Manor, picked another date hoping for kinder weather for their charity fund-raiser. Come the re-arranged date, … Continue reading
Waterlogged park forces organisers to cancel village fair
The very wet spring and early summer has claimed a casualty in Old Coulsdon, where this Saturday’s Village Fair has had to be postponed because Grange Park is waterlogged. The event is organised by The Rotary Club of Coulsdon Manor … Continue reading
Coulsdon residents call for urgent action on Cane Hill traffic
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a long-running planning saga which has seen Tory and Labour councillors indulging in political points-scoring rather than delivering solutions for local people and businesses The angry and frustrated residents of Coulsdon have called on borough councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Community associations, Commuting, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Housing, Jeet Bains, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Scott, Planning, TfL, Transport
Tagged Charlie King, Conservative, Coulsdon, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Jeet Bains, Labour, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Tory
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Coulsdon Manor to close its squash and leisure club
Tennis and squash players in Old Coulsdon will have to go further afield to practise their sport from the end of this month, when the leisure club at Coulsdon Manor closes. The owners, Bespoke Hotels, say that the closure will … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Golf, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Coulsdon, Coulsdon Court Golf Club, Coulsdon Manor
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Temporary camp in Old Coulsdon woods destroyed by fire
Barely a week after it was discovered in the woods close to Old Coulsdon, the temporary camp thought to have been set up by a homeless construction worker has been burnt down. There is no sign of anyone having been … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Housing, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Coulsdon, Housing, Old Coulsdon
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Housing 2016: worker sets up camp in Coulsdon woods
The housing crisis is not something limited to inner city areas or Croydon Town Centre. This temporary encampment was discovered in the woods of Old Coulsdon, and while no one has been observed actually living there, the careful construction and … Continue reading
Time for council to listen to Coulsdon on car parking
CROYDON COMMENTARY: There’s been plenty of grumbling since the council’s “strong leader” (their phrase, not ours), Tony Newman, told the people of Coulsdon to “get on yer bike”. LEWIS WHITE welcomes the re-opening of the Lion Green Road car park, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Tony Newman
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lewis White, Lion Green Road car park, Tony Newman
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Coulsdon is thrown a CCURV ball: but who is responsible?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The collapse of the CCURV Coulsdon supermarket project, as we reported yesterday, is a worrying sign about our local authority’s ability to handle development schemes, warns DAVID WICKENS The £25-million “Bridge to Nowhere” at East Croydon broke one … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged CCURV, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Jon Rouse, Nathan Elvery, Westfield
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Coulsdon supermarket deal collapses as CCURV fails again
Croydon’s reliance on retailing for its economic salvation will come under even greater scrutiny after the council’s most senior official overseeing the multi-billion-pound redevelopment schemes around the borough identified the decline of high street shopping for the collapse of a … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Jo Negrini, Jon Rouse, Nathan Elvery, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Tony Newman, URV
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Nathan Elvery, Tory, Westfield
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Parking problems see businesses quit Coulsdon town centre
Businesses are quitting Coulsdon, as trade has dropped off by as much as 50 per cent because of what residents and businesses are describing as the “shambles” of the traffic and parking chaos created by on-going council works and developments … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, Westfield
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Coulsdon commuters offered reduced services by Southern
When the Tannoy system at Coulsdon Town station next announces “Mind The Gap”, they won’t be referring to the distance between platform and train carriage, but the length of time until the next timetabled service on the line. The residents … Continue reading
Coulsdon residents demand Philp delivers new primary school
Chris Philp, Croydon South’s new MP – and a man who sits on a platform with The Taxpayers’ Alliance where one of their number seriously advocates that the Tory government should cut pensioners’ benefits because many affected would “not be … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Education, Environment, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Schools
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Member of parliament, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Coulsdon friends get together to improve their park life
The Friends of Grange Park, Old Coulsdon, need your help. They have raised £38,000 since they began their campaign to renovate the playground, thanks to the support of sponsors, including Old Coulsdon Residents’ Association, East Coulsdon Residents’ Association and Hartley … Continue reading
Morgan’s rum conduct raises suspicions over 20mph survey
A complaint has been filed with Croydon Council over the conduct of Coulsdon resident Peter Morgan, accusing him of using multiple aliases and bogus addresses to register a greater volume of opposition to the recently conducted 20mph zone consultation. Morgan … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Cycling, Environment, Fairfield, Norbury, Norbury Green Residents' Association, Norbury Village Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Thornton Heath, Transport, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, London Borough of Croydon, Peter Morgan, Thornton Heath, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Farage supporters told to refund £5,000 council grant
Croydon Council has ordered the return of thousands of pounds of public cash which was awarded to a “community” organisation which has been taken over by a group of UKIP members and supporters of Nigel Farage’s party. A grant of … Continue reading
Coulsdon residents elect UKIP figure as new chairman
The Old Coulsdon Residents’ Association has elected a controversial figure from UKIP as its new chairman. Janet Stollery was elected as chair at OCRA’s annual meeting on Wednesday night. Last month, Stollery, together with two other UKIP members, caused disgust … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon South, Gill Hickson, Mario Creatura, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Gill Hickson, Janet Stollery, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, OCRA, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Tory, UKIP
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