Category Archives: Caroline Russell

5% increase in road collisions set-back for Mayor’s Vision Zero

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

There was another increase in the number of people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads in 2018, figures released this week show, prompting a call for the Mayor to implement more measures more urgently for sustainable walking and cycling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Russell, Cycling, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tory Bailey manages just a single question for Mayor Khan

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Caroline Pidgeon, Caroline Russell, Fiona Twycross, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon needs to be in the zone to allow children to breathe

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Mayor of London is consulting on the capital’s air quality, and PETER UNDERWOOD says it is important that people in Croydon make him aware that we need to be included in the extended Ultra Low Emissions Zone … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Russell, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mayor’s recycling targets go up in smoke at Beddington

Posted on December 19, 2017 by

London will edge ever closer to burning 50 per cent of its waste when the Beddington Lane incinerator, operated by Viridor, fires up in anger next year. That’s according to figures from London Assembly Member Caroline Russell, whose question to … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Caroline Russell, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Stuart Collins, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Assembly Member tells Mayor to bin TfL’s Fiveways scheme

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

A London Assembly Member has called on Mayor Sadiq Khan to get Transport for London to go back to the drawing board with its latest proposals for the Fiveways junction on the Purley Way and “come back with a set … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caroline Russell, Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Cycling, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Health, Joy Prince, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, Schools, Steve O'Connell, Stuart King, TfL, Transport, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments