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Tories facing ‘extinction-level event’, while Greens flip their list
Tory MP hits out at Susan Hall’s mayoral election campaign as showing ‘no aspiration for what is an aspirational city’, while Green candidate Zoe Garbett becomes a London Assembly Member through the back door. WALTER CRONXITE wraps up the election … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Caroline Russell, Darren Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Susan Hall, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Paul Scully MP, Sian Berry, Susan Hall, Tory, Zoë Garbett
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Boris finally abandons plans to demolish Crystal Palace track
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his ill-considered plans to demolish Crystal Palace’s athletics stadium and indoor track, following the deeply flawed consultation conducted by a company which has London’s Olympic hero, Seb Coe, as its executive chairman. … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Tory
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Green Berry could hold balance in race for London Mayor
Sian Berry could be the model political candidate. Today, the Green Party’s candidate for London Mayor has declared that she would withdraw nearly £650,000 of City Hall funding from London Fashion Week if the organisers do not reform their use … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2016 London elections, Caroline Pidgeon, Croydon Greens, Darren Johnson, Environment, Housing, Jenny Jones, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sian Berry, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Mayor, Sian Berry, Tory
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Boris Flyover to cost more than Mayor’s annual bike spend
Mayor of London Boris Johnson wants to spend more on building a four-/five-/six-lane flyover through a Waddon park than his entire annual spend on cycling in the city for 2014-2015. That’s the conclusion of Darren Johnson, the Green Party Assembly … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Darren Johnson, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Transport, Waddon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Darren Johnson AM, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Assembly, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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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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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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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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Crystal Palace to hold multi-borough hustings, May 7
Crystal Palace is getting “ready to rumble” on May 7 at the Queen’s Hotel with a packed Election Question Time cross-borough panel debate. With Town Hall elections on May 22 across Croydon and in the neighbouring London boroughs which converge … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Bromley Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Pat Ryan, Southwark Council, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Tramlink
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Greens take a stand against Chinese takeaway of public park
Green Party figures from the five boroughs that meet at Crystal Palace – Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Croydon – have united to oppose what they have called the “privatisation” of the Grade II-listed public park in a promised £500 … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, GLA, Greater London Authority, Lambeth, London, London Assembly, Southwark
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Crystal Palace Chamber of Commerce Question Time, Mar 27
Crystal Palace Chamber Of Commerce is staging a Question Time event next Thursday, March 27, from 7pm at the Queens Hotel, Church Road, where members of the public put their questions to Greater London Authority members of the Labour, Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Planning, Steve O'Connell, Val Shawcross
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Darren Johnson, London, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell, Val Shawcross
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Boris accused over “secret” £500m Chinese takeaway
London Mayor Boris Johnson entered into a secret agreement with a Chinese billionaire six months before a £500 million scheme to build a replica Crystal Palace was announced publicly, a group of local residents allege in a letter sent to their … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Environment, History, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Norwood Society, Planning, Property, Steve Reed MP, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Boris Johnson, China, Chinese takeaway, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, London Assembly, Mayor, Ni Zhao, ZhongRong Group
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Boris showed “outrageous contempt” for Crystal Palace locals
A senior member of the London Assembly has attacked Boris Johnson for showing “outrageous contempt for local democracy” by supporting a Chinese billionaire’s plans to build a replica Crystal Palace on public parkland. The only real surprise is that Assembly … Continue reading
