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Category Archives: Croydon South
MP Jones’s letter on rail chaos increases pressure on Grayling
MPs from commuter constituencies across southern England are demanding action from the Transport Secretary. But Croydon South’s Chris Philp is not among them, as JEREMY CLACKSON reports Calls for the resignation of the Transport Secretary and for Govia Thameslink to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tom Brake MP, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Govia Thameslink, Sarah Jones MP, Southern Railways, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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MP-backed curry house has avoided massive tax and VAT bills
STEVEN DOWNES reports on how a recently re-elected Tory councillor has been overseeing a restaurant business which has left a trail of debts over the past decade A Croydon Conservative councillor, who runs an “award-winning” restaurant, has meanwhile seen five … Continue reading
Posted in Badsha Quadir, Chris Philp MP, Restaurants, Tim Pollard
Tagged Badsha Quadir, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Purley, Selsdon, Tory
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Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide
Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jeet Bains, Maddie Henson, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, UKIP, Upper Norwood, Waddon
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Under-pressure Newman ‘declares war’ on Croydon South CLP
WALTER CRONXITE on the latest outbreak of churlishness from a council leader who has under-performed Tony Newman, following Croydon Labour’s performance at the polls on Thursday, chose to begin their new four-year term in charge of the Town Hall by … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Shirley North, Tony Newman
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Tories did not want to oppose Purley tower, claims Speakman
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: The battle for the ‘grey vote’ in the south of the borough has taken an unexpected turn in Purley, as our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports Senior Conservatives, including councillor Simon Brew, are secretly keen not to make … Continue reading
LibDems in Old Coulsdon catch the 999 bus over police cuts
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Croydon’s LibDems, after a meeting in an Old Coulsdon telephone box, have just produced their manifesto. On policing matters, though, they haven’t missed the bus, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The local Liberal Democrats are leaving it late to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Coulsdon, Crime, Gill Hickson, Old Coulsdon, Policing, Richard Howard
Tagged Crime, Gill Hickson, Liberal Democrats, Old Coulsdon, Policing, Richard Howard
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Pollard’s manifesto makes election a question of honesty
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Four years ago, the Conservatives in Croydon demonstrated their contempt for the electorate by not even bothering with a manifesto. This time round, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports, what they have produced is simply not very credible … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Bernard Weatherill House, Boxpark, Brick by Brick, Carillion, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Jason Perry, Libraries, Maria Gatland, Michael Neal, Mike Fisher, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Shirley, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, North Shirley, Paul Scott, Purley, South Croydon, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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