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Category Archives: Steve O’Connell
The A to Zaha of Palace’s problems for new football season
A Croydon councillor has called for Wilfried Zaha to “knuckle down” and honour his recently signed five-year contract with Crystal Palace. As well as being a councillor for Fairfield ward, Chris Clark also happens to be a trades union workplace … Continue reading
Only five Croydon Tory councillors listed as ‘Backing Boris’
Croydon Town Hall’s Conservatives are not backing Boris. That’s according to a listing published today by the Boris Johnson leadership campaign which includes just five of Croydon’s 29 Tory councillors, from among 1,000 Conservative elected representatives at local authorities around … Continue reading
Tory Bailey manages just a single question for Mayor Khan
Shaun Bailey, the Conservative Party candidate in next year’s London Mayor elections, is so hard-working that he managed to put up just a single question for last month’s session of Mayor’s Question Time. Bailey, who has been a London Assembly … Continue reading
City Hall to debate Mayor investigation of TfL role in tram crash
The role of Transport for London officials in the withholding of “critical safety evidence” from the official investigation into the causes of the 2016 Sandilands tram crash is to be debated at City Hall this week. Mayor Sadiq Khan is … Continue reading
Posted in London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Keith Prince, Leon Daniels, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport for London
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O’Connell’s threat to Ken Clarke displays his ignorance again
Silent Steve O’Connell, the London Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton, is cutting an increasingly ludicrous figure around City Hall as he winds down towards his retirement to dozy Dorset. O’Connell, who is also a Tory councillor for Kenley ward, … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Conservative, London, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Taxi for O’Connell! Tory councillor thinks Tube runs to Croydon
There’s an old saying that you get what you pay for. It seems that these days, you can’t expect a great deal for £67,733. That’s the amount, in pay and council allowances, still being pocketed by “Silent” Steve O’Connell, the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Tory O’Connell lets slip he’s retiring to Dorset, two years early
Silent Steve O’Connell, once the country’s most overpaid councillor, has revealed that he intends to retire to Dorset next year, two years before he completes his full term as an elected member of Croydon Council for Kenley ward. But in … Continue reading
Newman sends out distress signals over Westfield scheme
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest non-statement on lack of progress from the council leader Is Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, panicked by the lack of progress over Westfield’s long-promised £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre? … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Councillor’s £1,000 grant to football club outside the borough
One of Croydon’s football crazy Conservative councillors has been doling out council cash to a sports club that is based outside the borough. Croydon Council has allocated £560,000 per year to what it calls its ward budget scheme. Under the … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Coulsdon West, Croydon FC, Football, Kenley, Mario Creatura, Sport, Steve O'Connell, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Whyteleafe FC
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