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Category Archives: Boris Johnson
Boris aides ‘stunned’ by response to Palace consultation
Boris Johnson’s Greater London Authority was “stunned” by the depth and hostility of the response, from the public, sports bodies and from Bromley Council, to its consultation conducted last autumn on the future of the National Sports Centre at Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Sport, Stephen Carr
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Lord Coe, National Sports Centre, Sebastian Coe, Tory, ZhongRong, ZRG
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Two years of secret meetings for world’s largest ‘glass-house’
The Mayor of London’s office first discussed “the exciting Crystal Palace glass-house proposal” with representatives of China’s ZhongRong Group more than two years before Boris Johnson announced the £500 million scheme from the steps of Paxton’s terracing in October 2013. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, History, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Sport, Stephen Carr, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Tory, ZhongRong Group
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It’s all gone a bit Pete Tong for ZhongRong’s Palace scheme
It’s all gone a bit Pete Tong for ZhongRong’s takeover of a massive chunk of Crystal Palace Park. Bromley Council has today issued a press release confirming what had been widely expected for some time. The sweetheart exclusivity period provided … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, Stephen Carr, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Mayor, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, ZhongRong Group
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Time to scrap Boris’s Crystal Palace vanity project, say Greens
Time is running out for one of Boris Johnson’s vanity projects, the £500 million Chinese Crystal Palace which although unbuilt, has cast a dark shadow over the park and the National Sports Centre there, and blighted planned improvements and developments … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Greens, Lord Coe, Seb Coe, Sebastian Coe, Tory, ZhongRong Group, ZRG
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Video: London Bridge was falling down (again) 40 years ago
Commuters who travel to work via London Bridge, who have had to endure chaos on their daily journeys over the past week or more – and all in return for higher fares – may be interested to view a public … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Transport, Val Shawcross, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, London, London Assembly, London Bridge, Network Rail, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport for London, Valerie Shawcross
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Developers’ ‘affordable’ homes do little for housing crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The housing crisis shows no sign of easing, as home sale prices and rents in London, and Croydon, continue to rise. DAVID CALLAM identifies a worrying possibility over the council’s action on the Menta development of more yuppie … Continue reading
Croydon connection to £1m UKIP deal with Hitler apologist
A Purley-based UKIP member, who was backed by Winston McKenzie to stand for election to Croydon Council last May, has refused to deny that he shares the bigoted views of a far-right Polish politician after he was pictured with the … Continue reading
Why do all roads lead to Hammersfield but not the costs?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In response to TfL proposals to build a flyover to the Croydon Flyover, DAVID WICKENS asks why the town centre’s £1bn shopping mall developers are not required to contribute more towards improving the borough’s transport network I believe … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, East Croydon, Environment, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Tramlink, Transport, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hammerson, Labour, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Boris aides make a meal of London Mayor’s Chinese giveaway
London Mayor Boris Johnson’s cosily close links to China’s ZhongRong Group, to whom he wants to hand over a large chunk of publicly owned Crystal Palace Park, have been further exposed today, in the latest edition of the scurrilous satirical … Continue reading
Arena trams ‘most congested part of network’ says Bee
Croydon Council’s planning committee meets next month to consider the application to build a massive secondary academy on Metropolitan Open Land next to Croydon Sports Arena. But the Labour-run council’s cabinet member for transport has already suggested that public transport … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Kathy Bee, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Oasis Academy, Parking, Paul Greenhalgh, Planning, Schools, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Arena Academy, Conservative, Croydon Council, Kathy Bee, Labour, Oasis, Tony Newman, Tory, Tramlink, Trams, Wayne Lawlor
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No evidence that Boris’s flyover will improve traffic flow
Croydon and Sutton residents whose Croydon Road and Duppas Hill homes, businesses and public park could be under threat from Boris Johnson’s multi-million-pound proposal to build a flyover to the Croydon Flyover may struggle to get any support from their … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Darren Johnson, Environment, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Mayor, Richard Ottaway, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Foundation
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City Hall documents confirm Palace park schemes are linked
Attempts by one of Sebastian Coe’s companies to distance themselves from any relationship with China’s ZhongRong Group appear to be in vain after the Greater London Authority published its consultants’ brief and an interim report which demonstrate that any scheme … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Croydon Greens, Croydon Harriers, Croydon North, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Martyn Rooney, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Lord Coe, Sebastian Coe, Steve Reed, Tory, ZhongRong, ZRG
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Boris signals defeat on his Chinese giveaway at Crystal Palace
Has London Mayor Boris Johnson given up all hope on his “Chinese giveaway” of a chunk of Crystal Palace Park for the building of a replica of Paxton’s giant Victorian greenhouse? It certainly sounded that way during Mayor’s Question Time … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Tory
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TfL’s tram scheme will benefit Westfield, but not passengers
Alerted by a report on Inside Croydon, BERNARD WINCHESTER’s research into Transport for London’s proposal for a new Tramlink loop has some troubling conclusions Do you catch the tram from Harrington Road or Beckenham to West Croydon or Surrey Street … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Allders, Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Commuting, Croydon Central, Croydon Greens, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Planning, Property, Surrey Street, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, East Croydon station, London, TfL, Tory, Tram, Tramlink, Transport for London
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No they can’t! Viridor needs to provide 100% safety guarantee
CROYDON COMMENTARY: For all the tens of thousands of pounds raised, and spent, by the Stop the Incinerator Campaign in taking its case to the High Court, the legal challenge has had to be based on planning issues. The issue … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Darren Johnson, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Transition Town, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Conservative, incinerator, Labour, London, Member of parliament, Shasha Khan, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tory, Viridor, Waddon, Waste incinerator
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Coe wants community to have its say over Palace plans
Sebastian Coe, the double Olympic gold medal-winner and former chairman of the organising committee of London’s acclaimed 2012 Games, wants the local community to back calls to save the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre for future sporting use. Lord Coe, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Community associations, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Stephen Carr, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged athletics, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London, London Assembly, Lord Coe, Mayor, Seb Coe, Sebastian Coe, Sport, Tory
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Bromley leader Carr attacks Boris’s Palace consultation
Seconds out, round three: In a pull-no-punches letter sent to City Hall today, Stephen Carr, the leader of Tory-run Bromley Council, has condemned London Mayor Boris Johnson’s on-going consultation over the future of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre as “…variations … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sport, Stephen Carr
Tagged athletics, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, GLA, Greater London Authority, London, Lord Coe, Sebastian Coe, Tory
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