Category Archives: London-wide issues

Tories choose NHS’s birthday to sound death knell for St Helier

Posted on July 4, 2020 by

The Tory government chose the weekend of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS to sound the death knell for acute services at St Helier Hospital, and at Epsom Hospital in Surrey. A 25-year-long battle to maintain and … Continue reading →

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Generation Rent warns of half-a-million in covid arrears

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

Homelessness will triple this year unless the government acts to end the rent debt crisis faced by private renters as a result of the economic shock of coronavirus, the campaign group Generation Rent has warned today. While the government has … Continue reading →

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Police receive complaint after Wellesley Road #BLM incident

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

Croydon Police are dealing with a complaint after a violent incident on Wellesley Road on Friday in which a young black man was chased and restrained by at least eight officers after a brief chase. The Police say that no … Continue reading →

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Sandrock owners reveal monster plans to tower over Shirley

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Twice in the past two years, residents in Shirley have seen off attempts by rapacious developers to erect an ugly monster among the modest dwellings that surround the Sandrock, a locally listed Victorian pub. On one previous application, even the … Continue reading →

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UnFairbnb: Council has nothing to show for £200,000 spend

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

EXCLUSIVE: Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, provides a reminder of another significant amount of council cash that was poorly spent – but helped line the pockets of ‘friends and family’ of the Town Hall’s Labour leadership Do you remember … Continue reading →

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Pressure on Negrini to take a pay cut like Mayor Khan

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

By PAUL SPALDING London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to cut his own pay by 10 per cent as part of his response to the financial crisis brought on by coronavirus. Khan said he was taking an immediate reduction to his … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Policing, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Scott called out over ‘gentrification’ of housing in Croydon

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

JANE NICHOLL reports on how Black Lives Matter activists responded to councillors’ ‘meaningless words’ at a community-led event at Park Hill Croydon Council’s failing housing policies cannot escape criticism, even at a Black Lives Matter protest which some leading Labour … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Housing, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

What might have been: how Croydon Trams should have grown

Posted on June 13, 2020 by

Have you ever wondered what the Croydon Tram network might look like if the Crystal Palace extension, or the much-talked-about Sutton line, had ever been built? Loyal reader Anthony Norris-Watson certainly, and he put together something which Ken Livingstone or … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Police are ‘enduring a challenging period’ during lockdown

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

Croydon’s police are “enduring a challenging period”, and face a busy weekend with officers being deployed in central London for tomorrow’s Black Lives Matter demonstration, as well as two similar events planned in the borough itself. That’s according to a … Continue reading →

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Barratt helps care home keep in touch during lockdown

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

Housebuilders Barratt London have donated a tablet to a Wallington care home, to help residents stay connected with friends and family during the covid-19 outbreak. The tablet, which was delivered last week to the Bridge House Care Centre on London … Continue reading →

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