Category Archives: ULEZ expansion

Coulsdon Fox hunt as pub company makes a dash for Surrey

Is Croydon’s reputation now so bad that businesses that have been based here for many years don’t want to be associated with the borough? The ‘relocating’ of one old pub, being run by a ‘Mayor of Croydon’, could cause ULEZ … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Pubs, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

MP Irons drops a clanger with ULEZ letter to the wrong mayor

DOH! Newbie Labour MP’s staff send an email to Croydon’s Tory Mayor’s office to complain about the Labour Mayor of London’s policy on road charging “I’m frankly astonished,” Jason Perry, the Mayor of Croydon, wrote on every social media platform … Continue reading

Posted in London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Surrey council takes action on unlawful flags as Perry dithers

Croydon Council, where failed Mayor Jason Perry has claimed there is “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers and, by extension, fly-posters, has failed to take any action against the various flags hoisted without permission on some of the borough’s streets. Yet neighbouring … Continue reading

Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Tory councillor welcomes New Addington flags as ‘great’

A Conservative councillor in New Addington has said that Union flags that have been placed along Central Parade without proper permission “look great”, and he has posted on social media that the council will not remove the flags unless they … Continue reading

Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, South Norwood, Tony Pearson, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Council refuses to remove England flags from Coulsdon Road

Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, went on the telly last week boasting of “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers. Yet his council has refused to remove hundreds of St George cross flags that have been tethered illegally to lamp posts along Coulsdon … Continue reading

Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

It’s a wrap!: TfL rolls out special designs for 25th anniversary

Eight transport services across the capital, including a Croydon tram, are being given a new look to celebrate Transport for London’s 25th anniversary as part of a year-long campaign. This year also marks 25 years of service of the Croydon … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Boris Bikes, Commuting, Cycling, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Norwood Junction, Sadiq Khan, Seb Dance, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Timeline of travel: how TfL has developed over last 25 years

Some of TfL’s key customer improvements over the last 25 years  are appearing on posters to mark the Transport for London quarter-century anniversary 2000 – Croydon tram system launched. Transport for London formally took ownership of the Croydon Tramlink system … Continue reading

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Boris Bikes, Commuting, Cycling, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Norwood Junction, Sadiq Khan, Seb Dance, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon EV drivers are short-circuited as Perry pulls the plug

While world leaders discuss the climate emergency in Baku, here in Croydon, the local Conservative council is making it more difficult for people to reduce their emissions and save the planet. By our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Parking, Planning, Purley, Samir Dwesar, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Judge sets Old Bailey court date for Sidcup’s anti-ULEZ bomber

Vandals contine to be charged, have court dates set and are found guilty after causing hundreds of thousands of pounds of criminal damage – while Croydon’s Mayor, who was an ‘expert’ on an anti-ULEZ Facebook group, and his Tory MP … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Guilty plea by anti-ULEZ vandal could put Perry in the dock

A south London Crown Court yesterday heard a man admit using Facebook to encourage others to commit thousands of pounds of criminal damage to public infrastructure. By STEVEN DOWNES Unconfirmed reports from Jason Perry’s inner sanctum on the 12th floor … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Mayor Khan says he’s proud of Londoners for display of unity

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has said he is proud of the way Londoners, and the Metropolitan Police, responded to the threat of far-right racist mobs gathering in the capital this week. At Croydon Council, meanwhile, the £192,000 per … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

ULEZ has seen reduction in some pollutants of up to 20%

The expansion of ULEZ to Croydon and the rest of outer London has had a “positive impact” on air quality and reduced harmful emissions, according to a report from City Hall. Some emissions levels in outer London are reckoned to … Continue reading

Posted in Caroline Russell, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Perry puts workplace parking charges proposal to cabinet

EXCLUSIVE: Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the Tory Mayor’s latest back-door proposals to increase charges on the borough’s motorists, and businesses Hidden in the small print of the volumes of reports and papers going to tonight’s council cabinet meeting … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Workplace Parking Levy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Passenger fury after being stranded by trams’ early shutdown

Long-suffering tram passengers were left furious, and stranded, on Wednesday night after services were suspended in the evening without any notification or warning, while Transport for London’s official online sites were claiming that there was a “Good” service in operation. … Continue reading

Posted in East Croydon, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

New Addington is back on track as (delayed) trams return

Croydon’s tram network is, at last, returning to something resembling a “normal” service, though anyone looking to travel to or from Elmers End will still be disappointed. Transport for London yesterday issued service updates which included trams running between central … Continue reading

Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Special offer this month: free access to the Croydon Insider

The Croydon Insider, our monthly news podcast that delves behind the headlines, is available FREE to all reader this month, as a special, unrepeatable offer. Our podcast is premium content that is usually only available to paid-up subscribers, who pay … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

New Addington tram cancellations roll into yet another week

Croydon’s part-time Mayor calls for ULEZ income to be used for improvements to public transport New Addington continues to be hit by Transport for London’s tram rolling stock crisis. There has now been no service on all or part of … Continue reading

Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Philp bottles it and exits ‘cesspit’ Facebook group in a hurry

Croydon Mayor Jason Perry and policing minister Chris Philp were in full-scale retreat after the London elections, hurriedly trying to distance themselves from the ‘absolute cesspit of vile racism and hate speech’ that they had helped to foster on social … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

In Croydon, Labour’s toxic track record makes it ‘no Khan-do’

After another two-day election count and too many coffees, political editor WALTER CRONXITE sifts through the detritus of Croydon and Sutton’s part in the 2024 London elections Not for the first time, Croydon kept London waiting. It was getting on … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Elly Baker, Hina Bokhari, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Zoe Garbett | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Gray day for Labour as they lose Sutton council seat to Tories

ROSE HILL reports from the count at the ExCel Centre on another sign that Labour’s London juggernaut might just have a puncture… After a two-year absence, Catherine Gray is back on Sutton Council, the Conservative winning the St Helier West … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Catherine Gray, London-wide issues, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

With 48% turn out in outer London, Khan’s team gets the jitters

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on Labour’s post-polling nervousness and confirmation that in Croydon council by-elections, things are never done as quickly as you might hope Have you ever met a poor bookmaker? No, me neither, which is why when … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Katherine Kerswell, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

MP calls on Met to investigate Tories’ ‘vile cesspit’ groups

The dodgy Facebook page run by PorkiePie Perry, the Mayor of Croydon, and which has “Congo” Chris Philp MP among its members, that was exposed at the weekend as being part of a Tory network of racist anti-ULEZ groups, was … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Perry’s Facebook page part of Tory ‘vile cesspit’ of racism

By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon More than six months since this website exposed the Tory policing minister, Chris Philp, and Croydon’s Conservative Mayor, Jason Perry, as being involved with a secret Facebook group that appeared to encourage criminal damage … Continue reading

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

May 2’s election day will show how bad things are for Tories

With two weeks to go, ANDREW FISHER focuses in on your three, or four, votes in Croydon. PLUS: how you can make sure you have proper photo ID for election day Every Croydon voter will have at least three votes … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Woodside, Zoe Garbett | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

‘The dog that didn’t bite’: how ULEZ has become a non-issue

Just 1-in-200 Londoners are impacted by the extension of ULEZ to outer London and are paying a £12.50 fine for driving older, more-polluting vehicles in the capital. That’s the findings of a Freedom of Information request conducted by BBC London, … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Crime, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments