Category Archives: Croydon Council

Croydon Tories’ Twitter gaffe as they demystify the anus

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the  latest ham-fisted bungling social media  campaign from the local Conservatives Could Conservatives in Croydon be about to emulate their party colleagues at a national level and stage a leadership contest? After a long, hot and – … Continue reading →

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Inside Croydon editor nominated for charity’s prestigious award

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Steven Downes, the editor of Inside Croydon, has been nominated for a prestigious award for this website’s campaigning journalism over the provision, or lack of it, for young Croydon residents with autism and special educational needs. Anna Kennedy Online, the … Continue reading →

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Council abandons ban on kids’ bikes on World Car-Free Day

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Inside Croydon has made a difference, yet again, after Croydon Council was forced to drop its ban on scooters and bikes from the play street it has planned for the High Street this Saturday. Inside Croydon yesterday highlighted the imbecility … Continue reading →

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Relief for Newman as Labour drop leader selection proposal

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Tony Newman, Croydon’s £55,546 council leader, can breathe easy again. Radical proposals to allow Labour Party members – yes, the members – to decide who is a fit and proper person to be their party leader on the local council … Continue reading →

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Councillors’ air pollution event fails to mention incinerator

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

Three Croydon councillors want to stage a talking shop about how to deal with air pollution – just days after the council-commissioned Beddington incinerator begins to pump out pollutants over south London. Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, reports In the … Continue reading →

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Renovations in Purley and Coulsdon deliver five new homes

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

Unwittingly, perhaps, but the brains trust in charge of the council’s housing policy – led by Alison “Nothing To Declare” Butler – have gone out and demonstrated quite how inadequate their over-development policy with house-builder Brick by Brick has become. … Continue reading →

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Audience with Christopher Bowden, Upper Norwood, Oct 20

Posted on September 16, 2018 by
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