Category Archives: Tony Pearson

Eagles fans reject Tory councillor’s call for civic parade

Posted on April 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

Last year, when Crystal Palace won promotion to the Premier League at Wembley, Croydon Council did nothing to mark the achievement. This year, with the club’s survival in the top division all-but-secured with the midweek 3-2 win at Everton, and … Continue reading →

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Grassroots discontent over selection of deputy leader’s wife

Posted on March 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

Grassroots Croydon Conservatives are asking whether Councillor Helen Pollard was given preferential treatment by the local party’s leadership after she was nominated earlier this week to stand in Fairfield ward at the local elections in May. Helen Pollard is married … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Mike Fisher, New Addington South, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Cromie pays price of conscience as Parker focuses on 2015

Posted on March 5, 2014 by insidecroydon

Rumours of local Tory defections to UKIP – none of which have yet been substantiated – continue to be aired, after a week in which two more Conservative Croydon councillors were unceremoniously de-selected by their party. Justin Cromie and Ian … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Badsha Quadir, Chris Wright, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, David Osland, Donald Speakman, Gavin Barwell, Graham Bass, Ian Parker, Jeet Bains, Justin Cromie, New Addington South, Purley, Terry Lenton, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fisher holds fire on Tory selections to force through budget

Posted on February 20, 2014 by insidecroydon

In 14 Thursdays’ time, on May 22, you will be able to vote for up to three people who you want to help run your local services until 2018. Yet the Conservatives who have controlled Croydon Town Hall for the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Avril Slipper, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Greens, David Osland, Eddy Arram, Gavin Barwell, Graham Bass, New Addington South, Purley, South Croydon, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Palace fans accuse New Addington councillor of persecution

Posted on February 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace fans are accusing Tony Pearson, a Croydon councillor who represents New Addington, of conducting a persecution campaign against them and the club, after a favourite match-day pub, the Portmanor on Portland Road, has been threatened with losing its … Continue reading →

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Palace fans protest against harassment from Croydon Council

Posted on January 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace season ticket-holders in the Holmesdale end at Selhurst Park launched a protest against Croydon Council during the vital Premier League relegation match against Hull City last night. A large section of fans raised banners that stated: 6 STABBINGS IN 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, New Addington South, Policing, Selhurst, Sport, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Reeves drops cost of living bombshell on New Addington

Posted on January 14, 2014 by insidecroydon

Rachel Reeves, the shadow minister for Work and Pensions, is spearheading the Labour Party’s cost of living campaign in Croydon against local Tories. Reeves was talking to Central Parade shoppers and shopkeepers in New Addington on Saturday about Labour’s energy … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, George Ayres, Louisa Woodley, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Complaint filed over Woodley’s New Addington selection

Posted on October 17, 2013 by insidecroydon

A complaint has been filed with Labour’s London region office over the selection of candidates to stand in New Addington ward at next May’s local council elections, Inside Croydon has learned. But the complaint does not involve the somewhat premature … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, Clive Fraser, David Wood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Gavin Barwell, Louisa Woodley, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Paul Smith, Thornton Heath, Tony Pearson, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Woodley is given another chance in New Addington

Posted on September 28, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Labour facing selection showdown in New Addington

Posted on September 27, 2013 by insidecroydon

Two of Croydon Labour’s front bench councillors get what is realistically their last chance to be selected to stand at next May’s Town Hall elections at a meeting being staged in New Addington tomorrow lunchtime. Paul Smith, the spokesman on … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Bensham Manor, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fieldway, Gavin Barwell, George Ayres, Janet Marshall, Mike Fisher, New Addington South, Richard Chatterjee, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley North, Simon Hall, Steve Reed MP, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

New Addington councillor Ayres announces retirement plan

Posted on June 24, 2013 by insidecroydon

George Ayres, the Labour councillor for New Addington, is to retire before the local elections next year. Ayres celebrated his 68th birthday earlier this month, and has advised the local Labour party that he will not be seeking nomination for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Carole Bonner, Fieldway, George Ayres, New Addington South, Simon Hall, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Racism, immigration, false stats and Councillor Pearson

Posted on March 29, 2013 by insidecroydon

Abraham Lincoln once said, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt”. ANDREW FISHER says it is advice a New Addington councillor would do well to follow The … Continue reading →

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Inside Croydon 2012: what our loyal reader’s been reading

Posted on December 31, 2012 by insidecroydon

The following is the Inside Croydon 2012 Hit Parade, and needs to be read in the “voice” of Alan “Fluff” Freeman. For younger readers, think Smashy and Nicey… It’s the top 20 posts published on this site in the past … Continue reading →

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Getting down with the Hood as New Addington does panto

Posted on December 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

BELLA BARTOCK missed out on her central London concert last weekend. She could not resist the New Addington pantomime (and no, that’s not a reference to Councillor Tony Pearson) Croydon is now the IT place for us inner London sophisticates … Continue reading →

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Halloween horror: How did your MP vote on the EU budget?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by insidecroydon

The ConDem government was defeated in parliament on the EU budget last night – Halloween – after 53 Conservative MPs defied their party over the issue. Tory rebels joined with Labour to pass an amendment calling for a real-terms cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Tom Brake MP, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

‘MPs are being chosen by tiny bunches of people’

Posted on September 27, 2012 by insidecroydon

Local democracy is in a state of terminal decay, through disinterest, apathy, disgust with politicians and general ignorance, with the effect that unrepresentative cabals are dominating the national political agenda, from Town Hall to parliament, often assuming power simply by … Continue reading →

Posted in Clare Hilley, Eddy Arram, Gavin Barwell, Margaret Mead, Michael Neal, Richard Ottaway MP, Sara Bashford, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP, Tony Harris, Tony Pearson, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Croydon’s Labour group prepares for 2014 elections

Posted on September 19, 2012 by insidecroydon

The Croydon election campaign is underway. The campaign for the 2014 local council elections, that is. Though we are 20 months out from the next local elections, it is notable that the Croydon Labour party is organising so early for … Continue reading →

Posted in Clare Hilley, Council Tax, Croydon Council, New Addington South, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Harris, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson, URV, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Labour targets tough-nut Croydon for 2014 borough elections

Posted on July 16, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tony Newman, the leader of the Labour opposition at Croydon Town Hall, was clearly enthused yesterday when he reported the positive response from his party’s members seeking to be candidates at the next borough elections in 2014. As many as … Continue reading →

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Police admit to mistakes over handling of Brighton game

Posted on June 21, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon police want more regular dialogue with Crystal Palace fans and fans’ groups ahead of the new football season, when 16 league matches at Selhurst Park will have no police inside the ground during the game. Policing costs are one … Continue reading →

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Vacancy: part-time recruitment officer. May be a lost cause

Posted on June 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

It would appear that MP Richard Ottaway’s Jubilee garden party – which was so badly publicised that local Tory party members only discovered it by reading Inside Croydon – failed to do the trick as far as boosting the Croydon … Continue reading →

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Fisher drops the ball as he juggles his Town Hall top team

Posted on May 29, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: His frontbench reshuffle at the Town Hall, with one obvious sacking, no promotions for his younger councillors, and an appointment which will displease Crystal Palace supporters, provides insight into the thinking of Conservative group leader Mike Fisher with … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Andrew Pelling, Art, Boris Johnson, Business, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Libraries, Mike Fisher, New Addington South, Phil Thomas, Sara Bashford, Sport, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Pearson, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Council leader Fisher in denial over policing the riots

Posted on March 20, 2012 by insidecroydon

Questions about Croydon council’s leadership’s role in protecting the borough from riots last August are left unanswered after a Town Hall debate, says ANDREW PELLING Mike Fisher, the leader of the ruling Conservative group on Croydon Council, has washed his … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Musker, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, New Addington South, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Glad all over? Not after Councillor Pearson is let off

Posted on January 12, 2012 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace fans angry at the handling and outcome of the case of steward Tony Pearson have reported the matter to the Football Supporters’ Federation. The reaction of fans today to the decision, first reported by Inside Croydon, has been … Continue reading →

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Palace steward Pearson escapes all sanctions

Posted on January 11, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tony Pearson, the local councillor who was accused of being abusive and using heavy-handed tactics when working as a steward at a Crystal Palace home game before Christmas, has been let off with a reprimand and will be allowed “to … Continue reading →

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Councillor Pearson could miss cup semi-final over steward row

Posted on January 5, 2012 by insidecroydon

“Hard Man” Tony Pearson, the Tory councillor for New Addington, faces an agonising weekend wait for a disciplinary hearing at Selhurst Park on Monday to discover whether he is to be sacked from his duties as a steward at Crystal … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Mike Fisher, New Addington South, Sport, Tony Pearson | 1 Comment