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Category Archives: New Addington
‘Are Brick by Brick trying to lose the election for Sarah?’
Our construction correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on concerns that the council is pressing ahead with consultations on often controversial housing schemes during the run-up to the General Election “Are they trying to lose the election for Sarah?” That was the angry … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Housing, Jo Negrini, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Jones leading calls for a change of laws over tram safety
On the eve of the third anniversary of the Croydon tram crash, families of the victims have launched a campaign to reform tram safety, demanding that “the tragedy of the Croydon tram crash must never happen again”. Supported by Sarah … Continue reading
Civic ceremony for third anniversary of Croydon tram crash
A civic ceremony is to take place in New Addington on Saturday, November 9, to mark the third anniversary of the Sandilands tram derailment. More than 60 people were injured in the incident and seven people – Dane Chinnery, Donald … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink
Tagged Croydon Council, New Addington, Sandilands derailment
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‘Absolute madness’: council eyes Green Belt for 6,000 homes
Remember all those solemn assurances from Alison Butler and Paul Scott that the Labour-run council will protect the borough’s precious green spaces? Guess what… Town Hall papers ahead of next Monday’s cabinet meeting show that the council is seriously considering … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, New Addington, Planning, Purley Way, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gravel Hill, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Purley Way, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon
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Mayor Khan under growing pressure over tram fatigue cover-up
A former senior adviser to two London Mayors will use the transport committee meeting at City Hall tomorrow to call for an independent investigation into how TfL censored a safety report at the request of the tram operators, and then … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, Mayor of London, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, FirstGroup, Leon Daniels, Mayor of London, Michael Liebreich, Mike Brown, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment, TfL, TOL, Tram Operations Ltd, Transport for London
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10 days of disruption with tram and Addiscombe road closures
From this Friday, more than half of the Croydon tram network will be shut down, and buses in and around Addiscombe and Shirley will undergo considerable re-routing over a 10-day period, as Transport for London undertakes major civil engineering work … Continue reading
