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Category Archives: Fairfield
Democratic deficit as 7 in 10 electors didn’t bother to vote
Do the councillors elected earlier this month really have a mandate? Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has seen the turn-out figures, and they don’t make happy reading A look at the ward by ward turnout figures from this month’s local elections, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Fairfield, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Veteran Car Run to return to the streets of Croydon in 2018
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will return to the roads of Croydon in November, but this time with the highly polished old bangers pootling down a street near you from two separate directions. Last autumn the car rally … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Fairfield, History, Norbury, Purley, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally
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Alexei Sayle to headline opening event of #Justice4Marc tour
Marc Wadsworth, the anti-racism activist who was expelled from the Labour Party last month, begins a national tour to raise funds for his reinstatement campaign tomorrow night in central London, where his support act is comedian Alexei Sayle. So there … Continue reading
The more things change, the more they stay just the same
Bleary-eyed after just a couple of hours’ sleep, our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers on the local election results Four years ago, the Prime Minister was David Cameron, Nick Clegg was leader of the LibDems and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Fairfield, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Shirley, Tony Newman, Waddon, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Shirley North, Tony Newman, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Jobs for the boys, as Tony’s cronies are promised promotion
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Labour leader Tony Newman is already handing out jobs to councillors, and wannabe councillors, ahead of next week’s Town Hall elections. As WALTER CRONXITE notes, it may be a sign of supreme confidence, or absolute contempt for the … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Clive Fraser, South Norwood, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, South Norwood, Tony Newman
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MP Reed hails victory as Barratts pay £2m Citiscape bill
House-builders Barratts have agreed to pay the £2million bill to replace the unsafe Grenfell-style cladding on the Citiscape development in central Croydon. The move, announced last night, was immediately claimed as some sort of victory by the Tory Government, who … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Fairfield, Property, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Citiscape, Croydon North, Fairfield, Steve Reed OBE
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Scott skulks into the chamber late and avoids protestors
Paul Scott, the controversial chair of Croydon’s planning committee, ducked out of attending the start of last night’s full council meeting, when a demonstration was staged outside the Town Hall against the Brick by Brick overdevelopments across the borough, which … Continue reading
