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Category Archives: London-wide issues
Police appeal for witnesses to find ‘dangerous’ knife attacker
Officers investigating last night’s murder of a 17-year-old boy near Sutton railway station have appealed for witnesses to come forward as they seek to find and arrest his “dangerous” attacker. The stabbing happened just after 7pm last night. The victim … Continue reading
Police launch murder hunt after teen killed at Sutton Station
Sutton railway station and Sutton High Street remain closed this morning as the Metropolitan Police conducts “an urgent investigation” following the murder of a 17-year-old boy last night. The victim has not yet been named and no arrests have been … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sutton, Sutton High Street, Sutton Station, youth knife crime
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Supreme Court orders Croydon Council: fulfil your legal duties
By STEVEN DOWNES The Supreme Court yesterday threw out Croydon Council’s defence, after a case brought by a homeless disabled woman finally reached the conclusion that the local authority really does have to deliver on its statutory responsibilities, however badly … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Browne Jacobson, Court of Appeal, Crisis, Doughty Street Chambers, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Ruba Imam, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Supreme Court
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Man hospitalised after fire rips through West Norwood flat
A man was rushed to hospital by ambulance and 30 people evacuated when a blaze took hold of a two-roomed flat on York Hill, West Norwood, this morning. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called out from Norbury, … Continue reading
Posted in Lambeth Council, London Fire Brigade, Norbury
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Norbury, West Norwood, York Hill
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Investigation call over property deals for £220m flats scheme
Residents in Addiscombe are angry that the council has ignored hundreds of objections and granted planning permission for 36- and 33-storey towers – and demand a thorough police investigation into the tax-payers’ millions lost on successive Croydon Park Hotel property … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Botanical House, Brick by Brick, Business, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Housing, Jo Negrini, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Report in the Public Interest, Sean Fitzsimons
Tagged Addiscombe West, Altyre Road, Amro, Botanical House, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, East Croydon station, Labour, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory
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Backlash against Hunt as Tory-run councils feel the squeeze
Malign neglect of local government after 13 years of savage spending cuts has created an ‘existential threat’ to council services. ‘Things are starting to fall apart at the seams,’ warns a Tory source “Flagship” Conservative-run county councils could suffer financial … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Improvement Board, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice
Tagged Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jeremy Hunt, Labour, LGA, Local Government Association, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Northamptonshire, S114, S114 notice, Section 114 Notice, Thurrock Council, Tory, Woking Borough Council
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Police pledge to arrest protestors gathered outside MPs’ homes
In a confidential Metropolitan Police letter, a senior officer lays out plans to arrest anyone who protests outside their MP’s home and also make it more difficult for constituents to lobby at their elected representatives’ offices. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Ade Adelekan, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Philp gets caught flat out by Chancellor’s development plan
By JOHNNY DOBBYN, housing writer The campaign against flat developments in the south of the borough that has been led by Tories Chris Philp and Jason Perry has been dealt a severe blow by… the Conservative Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. Buried … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Environment, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool
Tagged Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Philp MP, CIL, Community Infrastructure Levy, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Johnny Dobbyn, Mayor Jason Perry, Permitted Development, Tory
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Labour Party forced to halt second Croydon selection process
VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL: Plans for nominations of candidates and announcements ahead of next May’s London Assembly elections could be thrown into disarray as party officials step in again. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Officials at the Labour Party’s London regional HQ … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon East, David Evans, London Assembly, Maddie Henson, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Anonyvoter, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, David Evans, Labour, Labour London Region, London, London Assembly, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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Crime scene in Park Hill Rec after teenager’s report of rape
Park Hill Recreation Ground, next to busy Barclay Road, was being treated as a crime scene this morning, closed to the public while the Met conducted an investigation after a teenaged girl reported she had been raped last night. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Park Hill and Whitgift, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Park Hill, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Rape
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Corbyn London candidacy wouldn’t stop Mayor Khan, says poll
According to polling by a Conservative Party donor, the Tory candidate for London Mayor is Susan Who? Then again, some voters think the City Hall chief is George Clooney… By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Jeremy Corbyn could stand as … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Crime, Ken Livingstone, Knife crime, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Susan Hall
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, George Clooney, Jeremy Corbyn, Jose Mourinho, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Lord Ashcroft, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory
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Newman Numpty Henson allowed to run for Assembly selection
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the deeply underwhelming line-up being presented belatedly for Labour members in Croydon and Sutton from which to choose their candidate in next May’s London elections The Blairite apparatchiks in charge of the Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Merton, Neil Garratt, Sutton Council
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, Labour, London, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Martin Whelton, Merton, Sutton, Tory
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Strike-off scare for company linked to £100m Purley Pool deal
Our business correspondent, ROBERT PESTER, reports on some troubling developments at Companies House The fragile nature of Mayor Jason Perry’s dealings with the company that is supposed to deliver a 240-home development in the centre of Purley, and provide – … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged British Virgin Islands, bus shelters, Carlton Building Plastics, Companies House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, retirement homes, Tory, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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‘Shoddy and inadequate’ police search led to Ratana’s death
The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana, the officer who was shot dead by a prisoner carrying a gun inside Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020, said he had been let down by the “shoddy and inadequate” performance of his Metropolitan … Continue reading
Exasperated MP Scully sorely wounded by the ‘Spanish archer’
MP Paul Scully won’t be writing a political memoir. He says he’s already recounted all of his ministerial career in 13 tweets, posted just after 8.30 last night, when he revealed he’d been sacked (“got the Spanish archer”, as he … Continue reading
Council planners opt to block Wimbledon’s ‘corporate ecocide’
News from the far end of the tram network shows that council planning departments really can say “No” to big-money interests, after planners rejected proposals from the All England Club to build a massive stadium and dozens of tennis courts … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Outside Croydon, Planning, Wandsworth Council, Wildlife
Tagged AELTC, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Ant and Dec, lawn tennis, Merton Council, Natasha Irons, Piers Morgan, Tennis, Wandsworth Council, Wimbledon, Wimbledon championships, Wimbledon Park, Wimbledon Park Golf Club, Wimbledon tennis
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Tory Perry launches ‘Urban Room’ where nothing’s happening
Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, reports on the latest half-cock initiative from the council to ‘revive’ the ailing town centre: an insta account and a desperate plea for ideas from the public Mayor Jason Perry’s latest feeble effort to somehow … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Andrew Pelling, Business, Centrale, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Growth Zone, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Planning, Ria Patel, Secret Cinema, Stiles Harold Williams, TfL, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Develop Croydon, Growth Zone, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, North End, Secret Cinema, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Urban Room, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Council to use Home Office grant for BID’s privatised policing
The council has announced that it has secured £165,000 through the government’s Safer Streets Fund to tackle crime in the town centre. The grant comes from the Home Office where, at least until this morning, Tory MP for Croydon South, … Continue reading
60 people evacuated as fire breaks out in London Road block
Around 60 people had to be evacuated from their homes on London Road last night when one of their neighbouring flats in the block had a serious fire. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the incident … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Broad Green, London Fire Brigade, London Road
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MP Philp: I have no idea who is behind Purley development
The Tory MP for Croydon South insists he has no business interest in the £100m scheme to build 245 flats in the heart of his constituency. But he also admits he hasn’t got a clue who does. By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Tory
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Mayor Perry: we’ve reported no one for bankrupting borough
Tory Mayor now blames police for slow investigation – after having submitted complaint over former council leaders more than two years after the council received recommendations that it should do so. By KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter In an extraordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Guy van Dichele, Hazel Simmonds, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Section 114 notice, Shifa Mustafa, Simon Hall, The Penn Report
Tagged #PennReport, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Penn Report, Richard Penn, Simon Hall, The Penn Report, Tony Newman, Tory
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Council backs Purley Pool tax dodge by off-shore company
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Perry and MP Philp give their backing for a scheme to build £100m-worth of flats by a shadowy company registered in the British Virgin Islands. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Tory Mayor, Jason Perry, and Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Simon Brew
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, Jack Sparrow, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Pirates of the Caribbean, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Save Purley Pool Campaign, Simon Brew, Tory, Treasure Island
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Met’s community police officers down by two-thirds since 2015
While the Home Office ramps up the demands on the police service in the capital and maintains its pretence that there are “more police officers in England and Wales than ever before”, official figures show that there are 64% fewer … Continue reading
Tory Mayor Perry admits: ‘Essentially, we’re insolvent’. Again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Without significant help from Government, the council is unable to find a solution to its debt crisis. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council’s intractable financial problems will never be resolved until the Government agrees to write off hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Section 114 notice
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane West, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Rowenna Davis, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Thurrock Council, Tony McArdle, Tory, Toxic debt, Woking Council
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