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Category Archives: Boris Johnson
Labour calls on Boris for freeze on London commuter fares
Last week it was revealed that Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, wants to close every ticket office at stations operated by Transport for London over the next two years. The move would mean no ticket offices at the TfL-operated … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Oyster card, Sadiq Khan, Transport for London
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West Croydon worst hit by ticket office closures says Reed
Soon, it seems, there may be no public service buildings in London left open and operating. The future of the accident and emergency services at Mayday and St Helier Hospitals remains in question. After announcing the closure of all but … Continue reading
Environment Agency has failed London on incinerator permit
With a decision still awaited from the Mayor of London on Viridor’s plans to build a waste-burning incinerator at Beddington Lane, MICHAEL RYAN suggests that the scheme relies on a lack of due diligence by government agencies over the real … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Environment Agency, Health Protection Agency, Infant mortality, London, Office for National Statistics, SELCHP, Stroud News & Journal, Viridor
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Viridor’s heating claims “don’t stand up to scrutiny”
A leading anti-incinerator campaigner claims that plans for waste management company Viridor and Sutton Council to provide heating for local residents “don’t stand up to scrutiny” and that a £1 billion waste incinerator scheme could even be in breach of … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Environment, Gordon Ross, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Planning, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Boris Johnson, European Parliament, Labour, London, Metropolitan Open Land, Mitcham Common, Sutton, Viridor
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Gatwick plan should have Croydon ready for take-off
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Opportunities for prosperity for our borough should increase if the Sussex airport’s expansion scheme goes ahead, writes DAVID CALLAM Croydon should be jumping for joy at the prospect of a £9 billion investment in Gatwick that would add … Continue reading
Frack off: oil company has licence to explore in Croydon
Someone needs to nudge Gideon Osborne’s father-in-law: it is not only in the “desolate” north where fracking is about to take place. Exploratory drilling using the controversial method to unleash underground gas and oil reserves could be about to come … Continue reading
Lawyers’ letters call on Boris to stop the incinerator
The Stop the Incinerator Campaign has written to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, today to ask formally that he refuses the proposal by Viridor to build an incinerator on land earmarked for the Wandle Valley country park and wildlife … Continue reading
Coulsdon residents complain over dangers of CURV scheme
It seems that Croydon Council’s strategy of ignoring the interests of local residents and businesses, and instead acting at the bidding of big business, has now been extended to the leafy, largely Conservative-supporting suburbs of Coulsdon. Croydon’s Urban Regeneration Vehicle … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Housing, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Schools, URV
Tagged Cane Hill Hospital, Croydon, Croydon Council, England, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Money talks but 1% Cash deal could shape Westfield CPOs
And so it begins… The sheer scale of the redevelopment of the Whitgift Centre, together with Centrale, has already been illustrated by the rapidly rising estimates of the cost of the scheme. From the £1 billion figure when it was … Continue reading
Dirty Croydon I: Boris failing Londoners on air quality
London Mayor Boris Johnson is not doing enough to reduce motor traffic on the capital’s roads, and is playing down the risks of serious long-term health damage to millions of Londoners. That’s according to Jenny Jones, the Green party London … Continue reading
Beddington incinerator is a burning issue for Surrey
TERRY GARDENER doesn’t live in Croydon, but across the southern boundary in Surrey. He still realises that the smoke and particulates from an incinerator built in Sutton could harm the health of his family and his neighbours. Here, he sends … Continue reading
Boris gives the thumbs up to Viridor’s incinerator. Or not
Public accountability? Not if you were expecting any answers… London Assembly Member Fiona Twycross yesterday tabled a couple of questions to London Mayor Boris Johnson about the south London incinerator that is proposed to be built at Beddington Lane with … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane, Boris, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Fiona Twycross, London, Mayor, Viridor
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Incinerator campaign turns to Miliband family for legal help
Barrister Justine Thornton has been engaged by south London’s Stop the Incinerator campaign to provide legal advice and guidance to oppose Viridor’s plans to build a waste incinerator at Beddington Lane. Thornton is married to Ed Miliband, the leader of … Continue reading
Busy Boris means business with £5.7m streets scheme
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Mayor of London has stepped in again to clear a path – and several roads – for the £1.5 billion Hammersfield development, or “Croydon Partnership” as Westfield and Hammerson call it. DAVID CALLAM advises existing businesses on … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Community associations, Croydon Council, David Callam, Mayor of London, Planning, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Greater London, London, London Road, Stratford City, Trafford Centre, Whitgift Centre
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Oi! Could the Town Hall do the Lambeth Walk under Labour?
Croydon’s Labour party looks like adopting a new approach to offer to the electorate ahead of the 2014 local elections. Labour wants to offer “a council run for the town, not the Town Hall”, according to the deputy leader of … Continue reading
Ashes to ashes: Only Boris can stop Viridor incinerator now
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Did Sutton’s LibDems last night grant planning permission to Viridor for its £1bn incinerator project at Beddington Lane just so that someone else could make the tough decision to block it? Contributing editor ANDREW PELLING says that nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Business, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Planning, Simon Hoar, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Boris Johnson, LibDem, Liberal Democrats, London, Paul Burstow, Sutton, Viridor, Worcester Park
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