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Category Archives: Old Coulsdon
Council is reported to government for library report failures
Libraries correspondent GENE BRODIE on the latest twist in the long-running saga The cobbled-together, evidence-lite and contradictory report recommending the closure of four of the borough’s public libraries now faces a legal challenge – even before Croydon’s Mayor, Jason Perry, … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Charity, Community associations, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Laura Swaffield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, The Library Campaign, Tory
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Library Campaign’s formal complaint to DCMS over Croydon
‘Paltry’ savings, 66% opposition to closure and still no costings or plan. Here is the text of The Library Campaign’s formal complaint about Croydon’s dodgy libraries consultation, as submitted today to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport This … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Public Libraries, Laura Swaffield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, The Library Campaign, Tory
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Macmillan coffee morning, Old Coulsdon Bowling Club, Sep 27
Posted in Charity, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Macmillan, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Bowling Club
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Perry’s ‘cruel closures’ of one-quarter of borough’s libraries
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Residents’ groups in the south of the borough accuse the Mayor, and the council, of not listening, and raise serious doubts about proposals to transfer maintenance funds to other areas. By our libraries correspondent, GENE BRODIE Four … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Library, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Save Croydon Libraries, Selsdon, Selsdon Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Adult dance and social sessions, Old Coulsdon, every Friday
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
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Legal battle expected as Perry to order four libraries to close
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Tory Mayor is about to rubber-stamp decision which was ridiculed by local Conservative MP as providing savings that represent ‘a drop in the ocean of the council’s debt’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Mayor Jason Perry will … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, Stuart Collins
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Library, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Save Croydon Libraries, Selsdon, Selsdon Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Closing libraries is a sign of ‘failed administration’ – say Tories
Education correspondent GENE BRODIE on the ever-present threat to the borough’s public libraries, with a doom-laden, long-delayed council report expected next week At the council cabinet meeting to be held on September 25 (the first such meeting held by our … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, Stuart Collins
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Library, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Save Croydon Libraries, Selsdon, Selsdon Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Coulsdon Road works set to finish a week ahead of schedule
Coulsdon Road, the B2030 by Coulsdon Common and The Fox pub, will re-open from tomorrow, August 27, almost a week earlier than had been expected. The road closures became controversial because many Old Coulsdon residents felt that they would shut … Continue reading
Perry forced to make U-turn on his overnight parking charges
Less than a month after he introduced overnight car parking charges across most of the borough in changes claimed “to make parking fairer, simpler, and more consistent”, Tory Mayor Jason Perry has been forced into making a hand-brake turn and … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Ian Parker, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Parking
Tagged car parking, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, RingGo
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Coulsdon Road closure: diversions and restrictions until Sep 2
Road works have begun today on Coulsdon Road for essential drainage improvements and repairs to the soakaways. Following a previous abortive attempt to fix the drainage on the road, and postponed closure following residents’ lobbying over Stites Hill Road, an … Continue reading
Selling off borough’s public libraries is act of social vandalism
In his latest column, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, looks for the real reasons behind closure plans and suggests that the Labour Government should be doing more to help struggling local authorities One of my favourite songs from the 1990s begins … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Public Libraries, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Manic Street Preachers, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Pillgwenlly, Public libraries, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Green Flags for Coulsdon, Riddlesdown and Farthing Downs
Six outstanding open spaces in Croydon and Bromley – Coulsdon Common; Farthing Downs and New Hill; Kenley Common; Riddlesdown; Spring Park and West Wickham Common – have all retained their prestigious Green Flag status, recognising them as some of the … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, South London Downs NNR
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Croydon, Croydon Council, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parks and open spaces, Riddlesdown, Tory
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Get down with the Hood and summer adventure in the woods
ALLISON MACKENZIE has been to Coulsdon Manor to revel with the latest version of Robin Hood and his band of Merrie Men, and women If you go down to the woods today – you’ll be sure of a big surprise… … Continue reading
People power! Coulsdon road closures postponed and changed
After Tory councillor accused residents’ association of ‘scaremongering’, council performs an 11th-hour U-turn over Stites Hill Road closure. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Residents in Old Coulsdon, in Caterham on the Hill and the surrounding areas were claiming a victory … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Caterham, Caterham on the Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Stites Hill Road, Surrey, Surrey County Council, Tory
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Surrey council: Coulsdon road closures are down to Croydon
The simultaneous closures of Coulsdon Road for drainage works and Stites Hill Road for “traffic management” reasons, due to begin next week and last for a month, creating an “Iron Curtain” between south London and Surrey, are all a matter … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Caterham on the Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Stites Hill Road, Surrey, Surrey County Council, The Fox Coulsdon
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Old Coulsdon roadworks will create an ‘Iron Curtain’ to Surrey
Road closures in Old Coulsdon have been described by local activists as “a wholly absurd idea of creating an Iron Curtain between Surrey and Croydon”. The road closure of Stites Hill Road, enforced by Croydon Council for “traffic management” at … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Soakaways, Stites Hill Road, Surrey County Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Stites Hill Road closure to cut off Old Coulsdon for a month
There’s widespread concern among residents in Old Coulsdon about a set of road closures scheduled for the end of this month, which one residents’ association predicts will cut off residents or force them to take long detours on any journeys. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, East Coulsdon, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Soakaways, TfL, Transport for London
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Reedham stores offer late-night shopping with a difference
By Vimal Vivegananda A group of businesses in Old Coulsdon have come together with a series of special, late-evening openings and extra-special offers in the hope of attracting extra customers to their parade of shops on Old Lodge Lane, with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Cocoa Jones, Old Coulsdon, Reedham, Reedham Lates, Steven Robertson Art, Tenpin Records
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Mayor sneaks in night-time parking charges across borough
Our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, goes through the small print of the Tory council’s latest wheeze to make an extra £1m a year from residents – including charging drivers of zero-emissions cars seven times more than previously One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Nick Hibberd, Old Coulsdon, Parking, Scott Roche
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Charlie King, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Scott Roche, Tory
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Free play group for 0s to 5s, Tollers Community Centre, Weds
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Education, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Tollers Community Centre
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Purley’s 14-foot sinkhole could take council four weeks to fix
The roads in and around Croydon have more holes in them than a slab of Swiss cheese, with works being undertaken, and then postponed, on Coulsdon Road near The Fox pub, and a dangerously deep sinkhole opening up last week … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Samir Dwesar
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, FM Conway, Hartley Hill, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Samir Dwesar, Thames Water, The Fox, The Fox Coulsdon, The Purley Sinkhole
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More than 2,500 sign petition to save Sanderstead Library
A petition to keep Sanderstead Library open has attracted more than 2,500 signatures. Sanderstead is one of four libraries earmarked for closure as part of Mayor Jason Perry’s plans to “reorganise” Croydon’s library service. The petition demands that Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Old Coulsdon, Richard Pacitti, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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