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Category Archives: Louisa Woodley
Ex-Palace striker Johnson strolls to launch of Active Eagles
Former Crystal Palace striker Andrew Johnson, always known for his ability to out-pace defenders, last week helped to launch a scheme which deliberately encourages footballers to stroll their way into the penalty box. Johnson was the star turn at the … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Health, Louisa Woodley, Sport
Tagged CPFC Foundation, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Louisa Woodley
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Charity groups seek volunteers for CR Zero homeless project
A coalition of organisations, endorsed by the local council, is looking for 120 volunteers and local businesses to help tackle chronic rough sleeping in Croydon, as part of a scheme called CR Zero 2020. Among London’s boroughs, Croydon has one … Continue reading
Refuge accused of failing to support vulnerable women
Croydon has been paying up to £26,000 per month to a housing “trust” which has provided sub-standard, dilapidated accommodation in a hostel for vulnerable women in the borough, apparently without the council checking that proper support services were being provided. … Continue reading
Council offers free online training to help autism awareness
An online autism awareness training package has been developed by Croydon Council and was launched to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. The package is useful to anyone interested in understanding the condition. It provides useful and practical ways of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Charity, Louisa Woodley
Tagged Ashburton, autism, New Addington
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Having a ‘mare: Newman could use chance for a reshuffle
Punch and Judy’s back on at the Town Hall tomorrow night, with the latest full meeting of the council. Nothing of note is likely to be decided. Little of real interest will be announced. That’s transparent and accountable democracy in … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Bernadette Khan, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, John Wentworth, Louisa Woodley, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mike Selva, New Addington South, Patricia Hay-Justice, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor, West Thornton
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Louisa Woodley, Mayor, New Addington, Tony Newman, Tory, West Thornton
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House on King Henry’s Drive lights up New Addington
A house on King Henry’s Drive has been declared the winner of the 2015 New Addington best Christmas lights display.
Posted in Carole Bonner, Fieldway, Louisa Woodley, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Simon Hall
Tagged Carole Bonner, Fieldway, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Simon Hall
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Labour picks Assembly candidate with fewer than 600 votes
Amid all the “excitement” and “euphoria” (those are not entirely the right words, but you’ll know what we mean) surrounding Corbynmania over the weekend and the election of Labour’s party leader and London Mayoral candidate, one other selection took place, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Croydon North, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Thornton Heath lawyer wants to give major parties a wigging
VOTE 2014: It is not just some among the black and minority ethnic Conservatives in Croydon who feel that they have been overlooked by their own party. Thornton Heath lawyer Dwain Coward, previously a Labour supporter, has become so disillusioned … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Coulsdon Town, David Osland, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Osland, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Stephen Lawrence, Thornton Heath, Tory, UKIP
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Are you local? New Addington’s Royston Vasey campaign
VOTE 2014: Labour needs to win both New Addington seats if they are to have any chance of winning control of the Town Hall, but they have been handicapped by internal wrangles and Tory accusations of being “outsiders” Labour’s determination … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, George Ayres, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Tony Pearson
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Green Party, Jim Clugston, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Thornton Heath, Tony Pearson, Tory
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A Viscount, two Lords and a comedian back Labour campaign
Eddie Izzard was out campaigning in Croydon town centre this morning with local Labour leader Tony Newman. Cue jokes from all other political parties about there being more than one comedian in Croydon Labour… It’s unclear whether many of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Catriona Ogilvy, Emily Benn, Heathfield, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Waddon, Wayne Lawlor, West Thornton
Tagged Addiscombe West, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, East Croydon station, Eddie Izzard, Emily Benn, Labour, London Assembly, Member of parliament, New Addington, Viscount Stansgate, Waddon
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All People’s Party puts representation on local election agenda
The Conservative nightmare in Croydon is that a strong UKIP performance on “Super Thursday” on May 22 next year, with the combination of European and local elections, will see their grip on the Town Hall broken as Tory supporters submit … Continue reading
Woodley is given another chance in New Addington
Labour party members in New Addington have chosen Louisa Woodley and Oliver Lewis to be their candidates in next May’s local elections, after a meeting that lasted more than two and half hours on Saturday afternoon. New Addington is likely … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, George Ayres, Louisa Woodley, Mike Fisher, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Sarah Jones MP, Thornton Heath, Tony Pearson
Tagged Conservatives, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, New Addington, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Councillor Woodley misses out in Thornton Heath selection
The members of the local Labour party made their voices heard again last night, when Louisa Woodley was not re-selected in Thornton Heath ward to stand in next May’s Town Hall elections. Woodley is the latest sitting councillor to come … Continue reading
Five into three won’t go in Thornton Heath selection race
Labour party members in Thornton Heath ward will get a lesson in basic arithmetic on Monday night: five into three won’t go. Thornton Heath is the latest ward Labour party to conduct its selection process for candidates for next May’s … Continue reading
Labour candidate makes virtue of lack of union support
One of the women short-listed for selection as candidate in the Croydon Central parliamentary seat by the local Labour party has sought to distance herself from the trades union movement – despite having been a senior union member in the … Continue reading
