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Category Archives: Mario Creatura
Labour deputy leaders Young and Collins to stand down in 2026
At least 15% of Croydon’s sitting councillors won’t be seeking election in 2026, while some are doing the ‘chicken run’ to stay on the council gravy train. EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Nearly a dozen of Croydon’s current 70 … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe West, Brigitte Graham, Broad Green, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Clive Fraser, Coulsdon Town, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Louis Carserides, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Old Coulsdon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Ainscough, Purley, Ria Patel, Richard Chatterjee, Rowenna Davis, Shirley North, Simon Brew, Simon Fox, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Thornton Heath, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Brigitte Graham, Broad Green, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Coulsdon Town, Croham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Louis Carserides, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Patricia Hay-Justice, Purley and Woodcote, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley North, Simon Brew, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Thornton Heath, Tory, Woodside
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Agent on a mission overlooks Coulsdon Tories’ dark secret
It is just over a year until Croydon goes to the polls in its second Mayoral election, and the local Tories already seem up for the fight. But leading the way for them is a paid gofer who struggles to … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Council Tax, Croydon South, Ian Parker, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Ian Parker, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Morgan, Tony Newman, Tory
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Reigate, Kingston, Sutton: the seats facing ‘The Croydon Effect’
In the second part of our General Election Special, WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, casts his expert eye further afield, to Sutton and Bromley, and even into the Surrey stockbroker belt Compared with Croydon, it’s an entirely different political landscape in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bobby Dean, Bromley Council, Chrishni Reshekaron, David Campanale, Elliot Colburn, Kingston, Luke Taylor MP, Mario Creatura, Paul Scully MP, Reigate and Banstead Council, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Drummond
Tagged Bobby Dean, Bromley, Chrishni Reshekaron, Clive Efford, Conservative, Croydon, Elliot Colburn MP, Eunice O'Dame, Kingston and Surbiton, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor, Paul Scully, Peter Fortune, Reigate, Sir Bob Neill, Stuart Brady, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Drummond, Tory, Wallington and Carshalton
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‘Underhand’ Tories blame residents for medical centre delays
The almighty row in Coulsdon over a long-promised medical centre has seen the local Tories panicked into issuing multiple press releases to stake claim to some kind of “victory”, after the Tory-led council broke its promises to residents by putting … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon South, Health, Ian Parker, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Community Centre, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS, CWRA, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw, Tory
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Angry Purley and Sanderstead residents to confront Mayor
Dodgy fines on motorists, rubber-stamping LTNs, £5 charges for replacement bins, public library closures and now delays over a long-promised Coulsdon healthcentre are likely to be some of the awkward questions tonight for out-of-his-depth Jason Perry Jason Perry, Croydon’s £82,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Libraries, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Parking, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon health centre, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska Assets BVI, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Say No To 15%, Tory
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Coulsdon ‘shafted’ by Tories as NHS centre site put up for sale
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After an eight-year wait for a new health centre, residents have been shocked to discover the council flogging off the promised site. And now Mayor Perry claims there’s nothing he can do to prevent the sale. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon South, Health, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Community Centre, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS, CWRA, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw, Tory
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Time to end cash-strapped council’s £1.5m political subsidies
CROYDON IN CRISIS: There’s cuts planned to all kinds of services in the borough in the coming months. The only thing local politicians aren’t planning to cut-back on are their own jobs, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The holidays are over. … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Alasdair Stewart, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Endri Llabuti, Esther Sutton, Jade Appleton, Karen Jewitt, Mario Creatura, Matt Griffiths, Mayor Jason Perry, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Fox, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Endri Llabuti, Jade Appleton, Jason Cummings, Karen Jewitt, Labour, Leafleting cult, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Matt Griffiths, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart Collins, Tory
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Perry permits Town Hall question that helps return of Morgan
How closely did the Tory Mayor work with notorious motoring lobbyist over a council question that opposes the Brighton Road cycle corridor? WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, investigates After a lengthy absence, Coulsdon motoring lobbyist Peter Morgan, a character so divisive … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Coulsdon, Crime, Cycling, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Policing, Purley, Schools, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Chipstead Valley Primary School, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Peter Morgan, Surrey, Surrey Police, Tory
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Creatura AWOL from cabinet as wannabe MP goes partying
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a Tory councillor who is putting his own ambitions ahead of the interests of the Coulsdon residents he is paid to serve “Have the Tories given up on London?” the London evening newspaper that used … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Coulsdon, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Susan Hall
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Daniel Korski, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Reigate and Banstead, Rishi Sunak, Susan Hall, Tory
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Greens, residents and LibDems put squeeze on Tory Surrey
Follow the yellow brick road: political editor WALTER CRONXITE takes a flight of fancy over the new political map of south-east England after last week’s local elections, which have given the LibDems much encouragement The fields of Surrey, Sussex and … Continue reading
Posted in Anna Jones, Caterham, Coulsdon, Epsom and Ewell, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Outside Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Shasha Khan, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Chaldon, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Dominic Raab, Esher and Walton, Green Party, Jeremy Hunt, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Local elections 2023, Mario Creatura, Michael Gove, Reigate and Banstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shasha Khan, Slough Borough Council, South West Surrey, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Tandridge District Council, Thurrock Council, Tory
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Business bonus: retail giant Ikea gets £1.5m rateable value cut
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As the borough’s residents brace themselves for Mayor Perry’s 15% Council Tax hike, one of the biggest businesses on the Purley Way looks to be about to see their bills slashed. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s residents … Continue reading
Here’s the Mayor and 33 Croydon Tory councillors who THREE times voted in favour of hitting you with a 15% Council Tax hike
JASON PERRY. Mayor of Croydon Elected in May 2022 with a margin of fewer than 600 votes. Is paid £82,000 per year by the council. His office answers the phone just 20 hours per week. Stood on a election promise … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Andrew Stranack, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Jade Appleton, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Joseph Lee, Lynne Hale, Margaret Bird, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Ola Kolade, Richard Chatterjee, Robert Ward, Scott Roche, Simon Brew, Simon Fox, Sue Bennett, Tony Pearson, Yvette Hopley
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Getting a rubbish service from the council? Call for the Cubs!
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the latest crass error of judgement from the propaganda bunker at Fisher’s Folly As if to underline the assessment that Croydon’s council is dysfunctional, the first press release issued from the propaganda bunker … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Scouts and Guides, Steve Iles, Veolia
Tagged 2nd Selsdon and Addington Scouts, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Reigate, Scouts, Street Champions, Tory
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Conservative Mayor Perry loses 3 votes at Town Hall meeting
ANDREW PELLING reports from the Press Gallery on success for Labour, Green and LibDem councillors in opposing Tory moves to cut Council Tax benefits to old age pensioners and the poor Jason Perry, the Conservative Mayor of Croydon, lost three … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Andrew Pelling, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Nina Degrads, Rowenna Davis, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stuart King, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Andrew Pelling, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Jason Cummings, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Nina Degrads, Rowenna Davis, Tory, ULEZ
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