Category Archives: Fairfield

‘Godzilla weed’ could make Brick by Brick homes unsaleable

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, reports on how a notorious invasive plant Japanese knotweed could render flats in a Brick by Brick development unmortgageable Colm Lacey, the Croydon employee who styles himself as “CEO” of Brick by Brick, has confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croham, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fairfield, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Planning chair votes twice to thwart Sunny Bank residents

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE watched last night’s council planning committee, so you wouldn’t have to… Paul Scott, the Labour-run council’s chair of the planning committee, last night allowed himself to vote twice to push through a housing scheme in … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jane Avis, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Muhammad Ali, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Pubs, Ruskin House, South Norwood, Thornton Heath | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Unions accuse Brick by Brick of proposing ‘devious’ scheme

Posted on July 5, 2018 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest disconnect between the interests of residents, their elected representatives and the council’s planning committee Another Thursday, another planning meeting, another Brick by Brick scheme backed by the council against the wishes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Jane Avis, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Ruskin House, South Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Labour councillors defy Scott over Queen’s Hotel expansion

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on an against-the-odds victory for residents over the council’s planning machine For the second time in little more than six months, councillors sitting on Croydon’s planning committee have thrown out proposals for a giant-scale redevelopment … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Felicity Flynn, Jason Perry, Oni Oviri, Parking, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Queen's Hotel, Scott Roche, Simon Brew, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Transport, Upper Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Progress MP’s local members back Wadsworth’s reinstatement

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

Awks for Steve Reed OBE. The Progress MP for Lambeth South/Croydon North sent a message of support to his Blairite colleague Ruth Smeeth six weeks ago, as the Labour Party decided to suspend anti-racism campaigner Marc Wadsworth, one of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Bensham Manor, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Democratic deficit as 7 in 10 electors didn’t bother to vote

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

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 , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Veteran Car Run to return to the streets of Croydon in 2018

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will return to the roads of Croydon on November 4, but this time with the highly polished old bangers pootling down a street near you from two separate directions. Last autumn the car … Continue reading →

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