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Category Archives: Croydon South
What a surprise: planning system backs developers, again
In planning cases in Croydon, as far as the interests of residents are concerned, even when they win, they lose. Our summer intern, BILL DING, reports on the latest twist for Barham Road Residents on Barham Road were this week … Continue reading
Croydon CLP backs elected mayor over ‘dysfunctional’ council
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on what Mrs Merton might have called ‘a heated debate’ The simmering internal conflict within the Labour Party in Croydon seems unlikely to cool off during the Town Hall’s summer recess, after members in Croydon … Continue reading
MP Philp asks Whitehall to investigate cheap land sales to BxB
About five years ago, Robert Jenrick was being considered by local Conservatives as their possible candidate for Croydon South, until an even safer safe Tory seat came up in Newark. So it is perhaps with added interest that Jenrick, now … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Robert Jenrick, Tony Newman, Tory
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Momentum backs Pelling to run in Croydon South election
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how there is one group of Labour members in the borough who are getting themselves organised Momentum is backing Andrew Pelling to be Labour’s candidate in Croydon South at the next parliamentary election – … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory
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Residents hold ‘productive’ talks over Purley Tower scheme
“A very productive discussion” has been had in talks between residents’ associations and developers over the re-submission of plans for a multi-million-pound scheme by the local baptist church at Purley Cross. But while widespread agreement appears to have been reached … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon South, Housing, Planning, Property, Purley
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, Purley 'skyscraper', Purley Baptist Church
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Whitehall says council did not seek permission for sales to BxB
STEVEN DOWNES reports on how Croydon Council has failed to comply with the law by selling land to its in-house house-builders for just £250, where terraced houses are now on private sale for £600,000 each Croydon Council did not obtain … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Kit Malthouse, Labour, London Borough of Croydon
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Newman’s Town Hall power is challenged by residents’ groups
EXCLUSIVE: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how neighbourhood associations have decided that they won’t any longer accept being ‘contemptuously ignored’ by those in power in the borough Council leader Tony Newman and the troika who control the Town Hall … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mike Fisher, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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