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Category Archives: Old Coulsdon
Labour figures accuse wasteful Perry of ‘serious incompetence’
‘Once again, the people of Croydon are paying the price for the failure of politicians who don’t have our community’s interests at heart’, according to 2026 Mayoral candidate Rowenna Davis Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Croydon, Rowenna Davis, has accused … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Elaine Jackson, Improvement Board, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Marie Snelling, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony McArdle
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Claire Bonham, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Commissioners, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Government, Government Commissioners, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Board, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Radical change is overdue at council says LibDem Howard
A former Army bomb disposal expert who will be leading the Liberal Democrats’ election efforts in 2026 says Croydon’s residents are ‘fed up with paying more and getting less’ Richard Howard, the LibDems’ candidate for Mayor of Croydon in 2026, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Improvement Board, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Marie Snelling, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Howard, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan, Tony McArdle
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Claire Bonham, Commissioners, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Government, Government Commissioners, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Board, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Richard Howard, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Tory
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77-year-old man dies on staircase in Old Coulsdon house blaze
A man in his 70s died in a house fire on Coulsdon Road in the early hours of Sunday morning. Half of the ground and first floors of the semi-detached house, located next to the gates of Keston Primary School … Continue reading
Three months of road works around Marlpit Lane, Coulsdon
Gas infrastructure firm SGN is to begin works to replace piping in and around Marlpit Lane, Coulsdon, from Monday, May 26. The works are expected to last through to the end of August. The works will see two-way and some … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Gas pipes, Gas piping, Marlpit Lane, Old Coulsdon, Road works, SGN
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Bowls Big Weekend, Old Coulsdon Bowling Club, May 25
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Posted in Activities, Bowls, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged bowls, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Bowling Club
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Perry closes down entire floor of flagship Central Library
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council’s library closures did not stop with the four public libraries which shut last year, as the Tory Mayor pushes through more service cuts without debate or consultation Mayor Jason Perry, after shutting down the borough’s … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Asset disposals, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Central Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central Library, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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VE Day 80th anniversary celebration, Coulsdon, May 4
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Mayor Perry lies to BBC over his closures of Croydon libraries
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Decision to close four libraries was based on dodgy data that failed to measure use of public amenities for a range of activities, from private study for school pupils to yoga classes for the elderly. By WALTER … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Asset disposals, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Tory
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Ashburton and Coulsdon public libraries begin to open up
Having closed four public libraries last year – at Bradmore Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and Broad Green – Croydon’s Conservative Mayor Jason Perry is oh-so-gradually rolling out longer opening hours at what remains of the borough’s library network. Ashburton Library and … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, New Addington South, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Libraries, New Addington, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Very interesting: councillors often slow to update their registers
EXCLUSIVE: Our Town Hall number-cruncher, SANDRA STEAD, has checked out the updates to the register of interests of all 70 Croydon councillors and Mayor Perry – from 50p passion fruits to hundreds of pounds’ worth of free tickets to Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Birch (Selsdon), Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Ria Patel, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Surrey Street
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Old Coulsdon, Tory
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Sixth formers sprinkle Christmas cheer at Coulsdon College
Coulsdon residents were treated to an evening of festive entertainment and fun earlier this month, courtesy of pupils from the Coulsdon Sixth Form College. Art students at the college invited the local resident associations, the Friends of Grange Park, church … Continue reading
Council puts the ‘sham’ into ‘shambolic’ over 4 closed libraries
It’s Friday 13th, so unlucky for some, as Croydon has designated this as the final day for applications to take over the four public libraries ordered closed by Tory Mayor Jason Perry. Bradmore Green, in Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley and … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Bryant, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, DCMS, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Tory
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Coulsdon’s Yuletide Magic, Brighton Road, Sat Dec 7
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Christmas, Coulsdon, Yuletide Magic
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Landmark appointment as young rector arrives in Old Coulsdon
Old Coulsdon has a new, young, rector. Rev Jono Simpson and his wife, Lucy, together with their four young children, have moved into the new Rectory in Old Coulsdon, following his appointment to St John’s Church. Stone-built St John’s is … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Rev Jono Simpson, St John's Old Coulsdon
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Croydon EV drivers are short-circuited as Perry pulls the plug
While world leaders discuss the climate emergency in Baku, here in Croydon, the local Conservative council is making it more difficult for people to reduce their emissions and save the planet. By our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Parking, Planning, Purley, Samir Dwesar, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Climate Crisis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Electric vehicles, EV chargers, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Purley, Purley and Woodcote, Samir Dwesar, Tory
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Labour minister Bryant rejects public’s pleas to save libraries
Parents, grandparents and youngsters gathered at Bradmore Green Library yesterday, the council-run facility’s final day of operation. Bradmore Green, in Old Coulsdon, together with three other public libraries in Croydon – Sanderstead, Shirley and Broad Green – are being closed … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Chris Bryant, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DCMS, Department for Culture Media and Sport, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, Tory
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Council in secret deal to lease medical centre site as a car park
EXCLUSIVE: Coulsdon residents have been waiting a decade for a promised medical facility in the town centre. In March, the council announced it had sold the site to the NHS. In the summer, local MP Chris Philp promised work on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, CALAT, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Health, Ian Parker, Matthew Kershaw, Old Coulsdon, Parking
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, Croydon NHS Trust, Ian Parker, Kia Coulsdon, Matthew Kershaw, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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It’s looking like Howard’s way for LibDems’ mayoral candidate
WALTER CRONXITE, our veteran political correspondent, reports on an unusual occurance for Croydon: the local Liberal Democrats getting ahead of the game While Councillor Rowenna Davis twiddles her thumbs and waits patiently for the Labour Party “machine” to crank into … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Uncategorized, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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South London’s commons people win international award
The City of London Corporation has won the World Urban Parks Legacy Award for 2024 in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the preservation, management and enhancement of London’s urban green spaces. It is the first collective city Legacy Award, … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Old Coulsdon, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, City of London Corporation, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Epping Forest, Farthing Downs, Friends of Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, Hampstead Heath, Happy Valley, Kenley Common, Old Coulsdon, Riddlesdown, South London Downs, World Urban Parks Legacy Award
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No money, no plan, no honesty: Mayor still closing 4 libraries
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Residents, library campaigners and members of the council’s scrutiny committee have all seen through the council’s dodgy recommendations for reducing the borough’s library service. And with the council running at £42m over-budget for this year, further closures … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Kristian Aspinall, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Property, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kristian Aspinall, Labour, Libraries, Libraries consultation, Mayor Jason Perry, Public libraries, Rowenna Davis, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, Stephanie Wilson, Tory
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