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MP Jones wants council proposal for Shirley Library ‘ignored’
Our bookish gyms correspondent GENE BRODIE reports on how the local Labour MP has vowed to oppose plans to close a library in her constituency, as suggested in a report commissioned by the Labour-run council Sarah Jones, the Labour MP … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley North, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Old Coulsdon Village Fair, Grange Park, Jul 6
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon Manor Rotary Club, Grange Park, Old Coulsdon
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Shhh! Four libraries could be flogged off. Don’t tell anyone
Our bookish gyms correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on how the Labour-run council is clearing the way for more non-unionised volunteer-run libraries than the Town Hall’s Tories ever managed Croydon Council has been accused of secrecy again, this time after stopping most … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Carillion, Coulsdon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, GLL - Better, Helen Pollard, Jo Negrini, Libraries, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Planning, Property, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley North, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Bradmore Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Helen Pollard, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury, Oliver Lewis, Purley, Sanderstead, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tory
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Massive discounts on land sales raise more questions on BxB
EXCLUSIVE: With six parcels of public land, including open spaces, sold for just £1 each, the council has handed its in-house house-builder a secret subsidy worth millions of pounds, in a series of spiv-like deals which potentially could be against … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Purley, Tony Newman
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Work to build lifts at Coulsdon South to commence next month
Work is to begin at Coulsdon South next month to build lifts and a footbridge to provide step-free access to both platforms at the station. Network Rail is carrying out the work as part of a £300million Access For All … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon South, Croydon South, Network Rail, Selhurst
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Breakfast With The Birds, Coulsdon Common, May 4
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common
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Grange Park Easter Eggstravaganza, Old Coulsdon, Apr 20
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Friends of Grange Park, Grange Park
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Sherlock’s stake-out of Count Dracula is a damn close-run thing
The game’s afoot in the latest Theatre Workshop Coulsdon production, as seen by our veteran theatre critic, BELLA BARTOCK I had never before seen it written down. But when my frequent companion, Claudia De Boozy, replied to my text inviting … Continue reading
Happy Valley to be granted National Nature Reserve status
Some of Croydon’s best-known and most popular open spaces are to be afforded similar status to a National Park, giving protection from the threat of development. In a proposal to be considered by the City of London Corporation on Monday, … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Old Coulsdon, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead
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‘We’re doomed!’ Local Tories shut down discussion on Brexit
KEN LEE reports on how the Conservatives have decided to block their usual mass debates As new splits, divisions and dissent over Brexit rent the Conservative Party asunder at Westminster, here in Croydon, local Tories have shut down all discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Mario Creatura, Tim Pollard
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Brexit, Conservative, Croydon Council, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Mario Creatura, Tim Pollard, Tory
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MP Philp offers Tory manifesto preview at Coulsdon debate
And you thought you might get away without having to go to the polling station at all in 2019. It is looking increasingly possible that, borough-wide, there will be at least one election day coming up, with a General Election, … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Labour, Tory, Waddon
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Sutton GPs denied vital information about secret killer PTHP
The postcode lottery in the health service is putting lives at risk here in south London, with an estimated 400 people in Sutton affected every year Everyone knows about bowel cancer and cervical cancer. They are common enough to be … Continue reading
Tram drivers to strike next Thursday in dispute over pensions
Croydon’s tram drivers will be on strike, next Thursday, March 28. ASLEF, the union which represents the majority of tram drivers, announced the strike action last night, after talks broke down at the arbitration service, ACAS, over a long-running dispute … Continue reading
Posted in Mario Creatura, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Finn Brennan, Mario Creatura
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Councillor’s £1,000 grant to football club outside the borough
One of Croydon’s football crazy Conservative councillors has been doling out council cash to a sports club that is based outside the borough. Croydon Council has allocated £560,000 per year to what it calls its ward budget scheme. Under the … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Coulsdon Town, Croydon FC, Football, Kenley, Mario Creatura, Sport, Steve O'Connell, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Whyteleafe FC
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£600,000 price tag on council-owned Brick by Brick houses
Roll up! Roll up! Come and get your Brick by Brick house, built on public property, using tax-payers’ money, and going on sale this week as a real bargain at nearly £600,000 for a three-bedroomed house on a ‘neat terrace’! … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Thornton Heath
Tagged Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, HTA Design, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Whitgift Foundation
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4.88% Council Tax increase gets backing from Croydon Tories
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the opposition group last night supported tax increases in the ‘last Blairite council in London’ The Conservative “opposition” group on Croydon Council last night voted with the majority Labour councillors to see Council … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Health, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Niro Sirisena, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louisa Woodley, Niro Sirisena, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Stuart Millson, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Meet The Calves free event, Coulsdon Common, Mar 23
Posted in City Commons, Coulsdon, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common
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Official: Croydon won’t build a single council home in 8 years
Council housing company won’t complete first new home until March Of homes to be completed this year, only 29% will be ‘affordable’ Two Tory councillors failed to show up for scrutiny of Brick by Brick Business plan is ‘just guesswork’, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, College Green, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Luke Clancy, Lynne Hale, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Richard Chatterjee, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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