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Mayor hopeful’s £40,000 Home Office fine for migrant worker
2026 LOCAL ELECTIONS: Market trader was removed as chair of the Croydon Business Association last October, and is now running as an independent candidate after quitting Labour and Reform in the first three months of this year Jose Joseph, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged asylum seeker, CBA, Croydon, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Home Office, immigration, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Face-less and word-less: fringe candidates who want your vote
Just who are these people wanting you to entrust them with your precious vote on May 7? As KEN TOWL discovered, some appear very reluctant to let you know who they are, or what they really stand for There’s this … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Adam Kellett, Donald Speakman, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, New Addington, New Addington North, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Green Party, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Adderley, Mel Mullings, Michael Castle, Nadia Sawalha, New Addington, New Addington North, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Tory, TTIP, Your Party
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The ex-Tories standing for Reform all set for New Addington
After the mass resignation a fortnight ago of around a dozen members, including some candidates, Reform is trying to re-stage its New Addington walkabout tomorrow morning, with a promised ‘star guest’. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Reform, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Adam Kellett, Ben Flook, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Donald Speakman, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Adam Kellett, Ben Flook, Central Parade, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Dan Tebbutt, Donald Speakman, Fairfield Halls, Jose Joseph, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Nigel Farage, Nik Stewert, Reform, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Scott Holman, Selsdon, Shirley
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It’s no Flook: dozen Reform members resign over candidate
ELECTION EXCLUSIVE: Reform in Croydon is in meltdown, with members resigning over top-down decisions from Farage HQ. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on the Fairfield Halls exercise in onanism, where the real fireworks were going off backstage Grifter-in-chief Nigel Farage … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, Waddon
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Central Parade, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Dan Tebbutt, Fairfield Halls, Jose Joseph, Kosta Dexiades, New Addington, Nigel Farage, Nik Stewert, Peter Morgan, Reform, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Selsdon, Shirley
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Surrey Street market trader Joseph quits Labour in race row
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street market stall-holder and one of the best-recognised faces on the local political scene, has quit the Labour Party, accusing it of “discrimination and toxic behaviour”. In a brief statement shared with party colleagues, Joseph announced … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Labour Party, Croydon West, Croydon West CLP, Green Party, Jose Joseph, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour NEC, Labour Party, Labour selections, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street Market, The Green Party, Tony Newman
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Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street
The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Business Improvement District, Croydon Council, Dabners, Drug dealing, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Tory
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Fears Croydon residents may have died in Air India tragedy
Unconfirmed reports suggest that as many as three people with Croydon connections may have been among those killed when an Air India flight bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday. There were 242 passengers and crew … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmedabad, AI171, Air India crash, Black box, Croydon, DNA, Gujarat, India, Narendra Modi
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Surrey Street trader wins civic award for his community work
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street stall-holder who provides hot meals for the homeless in Croydon town centre every week, has been recognised for his efforts in the community with a special certificate at this week’s Civic Mayor Awards ceremony at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged Civic Mayor of Croydon, Civic Mayor's Awards, Cllr Kola Agboola, Council website, Croydon, Croydon Council, Digital first, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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‘Scared’ Surrey Street market traders in calls for more police
Home Office funding for extra policing in Croydon town centre finishes at the end of April, and there’s no plans to increase officer presence on Surrey Street. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Metropolitan Police will not provide undertakings that they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Jose Joseph, Metropolitan Police, Mitch Carr, Rijkaard Siafa, Superintendent Mitch Carr, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Surrey Street Murder
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Take your pick: our ward-by-ward guide to council elections
With a complete listing of all the candidates in Croydon’s May 5 councillor vote, political editor WALTER CRONXITE provides a guide to where the contest for the Town Hall might be won or lost The introduction of Croydon’s first democratically-elected, … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Andrew Pelling, Badsha Quadir, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Felicity Flynn, Gareth Streeter, Hamida Ali, Helen Redfern, Jade Appleton, Jan Buttinger, Janet Campbell, Jason Perry, Jose Joseph, Kenley, Leila Ben-Hassel, Mike Bonello, New Addington North, Norbury, Norbury Park, Ola Kolade, Old Coulsdon, Oliver Lewis, Oni Oviri, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, Peter Underwood, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Scott Roche, Selhurst, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, Simon Hall, Simon Hoar, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Hollands, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, 2022 Mayoral election, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Forestdale, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, New Addington, Paul Scott, Purley, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Cabinet member Lewis is cut adrift by New Addington selection
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A leading Newman Numpty was effectively deselected last night, as he and ceremonial deputy mayor failed even to make it on to his ward’s candidates shortlist; meanwhile, chaos in Norbury Park when Labour organisers book too small … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Fairfield, Felicity Flynn, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Jose Joseph, Kola Agboola, Louisa Woodley, Mary Croos, New Addington, New Addington North, Norbury Park, Oliver Lewis, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Appu Dhamodaran, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Felicity Flynn, Jose Joseph, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mary Croos, Mayor, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Norbury Park, Oliver Lewis, Sherwan Chowdhury, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Waddon
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Butler and Scott among those not facing the voters again
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the high drop-out rate among Croydon’s Labour councillors, bruised and deflated after nearly eight years in charge at the Town Hall Paul Scott and Alison Butler, the husband and wife duo who made up … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Housing, Jamie Audsley, Jose Joseph, Joy Prince, Louisa Woodley, Mary Croos, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Selhurst, Stephen Mann, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Caragh Skipper, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Joy Prince, Labour, Pat Clouder, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Selhurst, Stephen Mann, Thornton Heath, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Waddon, Woodside
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Newman supporters stage takeover of local Labour party
The ‘Starmerisation’ of the Labour Party last week saw supporters of Croydon’s disgraced former council leader rally to his cause. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Friends and supporters of Tony Newman staged a takeover of his local Labour Party last … Continue reading
Posted in Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Evans, David White, Fairfield, Hamida Ali, Jose Joseph, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Carole Bonner, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, Paul Scott, Rob Elliott, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Viscount Stansgate
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Buck’s off: Newman’s paid aide flies to Norway for the winter
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the lengthy absence from work of the Labour Party staffer who fixed a candidate selection in favour of one of his mates Mystery surrounds the continuing employment status of Jack Buck, the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon North, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Fix! Internal Labour inquiry confirms selection stitch-up
EXCLUSIVE: After the local Labour Party tried to cover-up the scandal of their botched handling of the Fairfield ward by-election last year, the resulting inquiry criticises the ‘questionable integrity and competence of paid party officers’. By STEVEN DOWNES An internal … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Croydon, David White, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers
As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading
Newman feels pressure as Fairfield selection referred for review
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how an internal party scandal is about to cause more discomfort for the Croydon council leader As council leader Tony Newman comes under increasing pressure over a range of policy failures, while the Democratically Elected … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Joyce Reid, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Newman stifles report which alleges conspiracy over selection
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on a leaked report over the rumbling row in Croydon Labour over a selection stitch-up that saw Tony Newman’s favoured candidate put forward for last November’s Fairfield council by-election A internal party report, leaked to … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Campaigns committee has mounting questions for Newman
Questions over the mishandling of Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield ward council by-election last month are mounting for Tony Newman. Newman leads the Labour group at Croydon Town Hall in an autocratic style, using hundreds of thousands of pounds … Continue reading
Labour win Fairfield by-election despite 10% vote drop
WALTER CRONXITE crunches the numbers after a council by-election where the biggest losers were the residents of Croydon Jack Buck, the Labour Party paid employee who fixed the Fairfield ward selection so that his friend, Caragh Skipper, could be nominated … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mario Creatura, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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Creatura accused of breaking privacy rules over video
The Tory candidate in Croydon Central has been issued with what is effectively a ‘cease and desist’ notice after he featured individuals in a campaign video without seeking their permission. KEN LEE reports Mario Creatura, the oleaginous Conservative candidate who … Continue reading
Labour election worries: ‘We’re heading for an unholy Buck up’
Jack Buck, the Labour Party employee who last month was at the centre of a candidate selection fix for the Fairfield by-election, has ordered party members in the borough to ignore that scandal and to turn out for canvassing sessions. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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‘He’s running scared’: Newman cancels Town Hall meetings
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports from the Town Hall, where the council leader is playing hard to get Tony Newman, Labour’s leader on Croydon Council, has cancelled December’s full meeting of the council, using the General Election on December 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Dawn Butler MP, Fairfield, John Healey MP, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory
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