Recent Comments
Christopher Myers on Residents’ groups reject… Jan Sales on TfL cancels all trams to New A… Ed Worth on Residents’ groups reject… Richard on Residents’ groups reject… Peter Hodes on Murdered man’s family in… Arfur Towcrate on Residents’ groups reject…
Category Archives: Outside Croydon
Woldingham Beer Festival, Woldingham Village Club, Jun 22-23
Posted in Activities, Outside Croydon
Tagged Beer, Surrey, Woldingham, Woldingham Beer Festival
Leave a comment
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
5 Comments
The shifts below the waterline that require action from all sides
ANDREW FISHER takes a look behind the numbers from Thursday’s election and finds lessons for Labour as well as the Tories For all the “excitement” of Thursday’s elections, nothing much changed for Croydon. Labour’s Sadiq Khan remains London Mayor, Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, South Norwood, Susan Hall, Tory
8 Comments
Banstead Rotary Village Fair, Banstead High Street, July 6
Posted in Activities, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Banstead, Banstead Rotary, Surrey
Leave a comment
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 Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, The Green Party, Tory
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
Beddington’s wildlife plan has ‘failed’ say environmentalists
After 10 years of broken promises and delays, a local council has bowed to the interests of big business, at the expense of the environment and local residents. By our wildlife correspondent, PAUL LUSHION Sutton’s Liberal Democrat-controlled council and their … Continue reading
Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt
English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Crime, History, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Croydon, Drum and Monkey, English Heritage, Historic England, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, St James' Road, Suspected arson, The Windmill
1 Comment
Cause of Beckenham Road shop blaze ‘deliberate’ says LFB
The emergency services have declared that the cause of a fire at a shop with flats above in Bromley in the early hours of this morning was “believed to be deliberate”. It took four fire engines and around 25 firefighters … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Beckenham Road, Bromley, LFB, London Fire Brigade
Leave a comment
Marathon star helps Wallington school go the extra mile
His legs still aching from the ordeal of racing more than 26 miles through the streets of London the day before, Marc Scott turned out at a Wallington primary school yesterday morning, possibly to inspire the next generation of champion … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Health, Schools, Sport, Sutton Council
Tagged Foresters School, London Marathon, Marc Scott, Paris Olympics, Paris Olympics 2024, Wallington
Leave a comment
LibDems cancel Sutton selection meeting after ‘complaints’
Campaigning in what ought to be a ‘winnable’ parliamentary seat has been dogged by controversies and challenges, reports BELLE MONT With a General Election getting ever closer, the Liberal Democrats, already in complete disarray over who should be their candidate … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, London-wide issues, Luke Taylor, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged Conservative, John Sweeney, Liberal Democrats, London, Luisa Porritt, Luke Taylor, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton South, Tom Drummond, Tory, Trish Fivey
1 Comment
Fire-hit cricket club determined to maintain Mitcham’s traditions
Clubs and residents’ groups in Mitcham have been picking up the pieces following the blaze on Friday night that caused terrible damage to the Grade II-listed Burn Bullock pub. As well as its association with a former Surrey cricketer, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Mitcham, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Burn Bullock fire, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Pub fire
Leave a comment
Burn Bullock pub fire: ‘Mitcham’s history was lost tonight’
There are well-placed fears that one of the area’s most historic pubs, the Burn Bullock at Mitcham, has been lost forever after a large fire took hold in the long-abandoned building last night. The site has been targeted for a … Continue reading
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 Andrew Fisher, Anonyvoter, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Mayor, Maddie Henson, Mark Menzies, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mrs Anonyvoter, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Tory, ULEZ, Woodside, Zoe Garbutt
3 Comments
Tories relieved as LibDems opt for lightweights in Sutton
The Liberal Democrats may have managed to hand the hotly contested Sutton and Cheam parliamentary seat to the Conservatives already with their short-of-talent candidate shortlist, reports BELLE MONT Imagine the embarrassment for former BBC reporter John “Foghorn” Sweeney: all those … Continue reading
Ex-BBC broadcaster in running for Sutton LibDem selection
BELLE MONT, our Sutton political editor, on a selection race that might make the TV news Former BBC Panorama and Newsnight reporter John Sweeney – known, unaffectionately, as “Foghorn” by the wags at Private Eye – is among the applicants … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, London-wide issues, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged BBC Newsnight, BBC Panorama, Conservative, David Campanale, John Sweeney, Liberal Democrats, Luisa Porritt, Luke Taylor, Paul Scully MP, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tommy Robinson, Tory, Ukraine
1 Comment
Tories pick Drummond to defend Sutton and Cheam seat
By our Sutton political editor, BELLE MONT Councillor Tom Drummond, the leader of the Conservative opposition group on Sutton Council, was last night selected to replace MP Paul Scully as the Tories’ candidate in Sutton and Cheam in the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, London-wide issues, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged 2024 General Election, Conservative, General Election, General Election 2024, Jed Dwight, Liberal Democrats, London, Paul Scully MP, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tory, Worcester Park, Worcester Park North
1 Comment
Owed £1,000 backpay, St Helier ambulance staff vote to strike
Staff who work in patient transfer ambulances for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over their employers’ failure to pay backpay. The GMB union, which represents the workers, has warned that … Continue reading
Chamber Mead wetlands promise fresh flow to the Hogsmill
The South East Rivers Trust is inviting local residents to come and celebrate the newly-created Chamber Mead wetlands with a day of family fun, activities and guided tours. The celebration day on Saturday April 20 will give nature lovers the … Continue reading
Sordid spat leads to Sutton Tory councillor’s suspension
EXCLUSIVE: Amid allegations of racism, harassment and Islamophobia, a sordid little spat between two elected councillors has ended up with one (brief) suspension, another councillor’s resignation and a lengthy rant on social media that failed to give the whole story. … Continue reading
Don’t panic! MP Philp could lose seat in Tory election wipe-out
By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Inside Croydon’s long-dormant mole inside Croydon Tories’ headquarters in Purley (it’s been an especially long winter, even for small furry creatures that don’t usually hibernate) reports having been rudely awoken by the sound of … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Paul Scully MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
39 Comments
Government blocks public inquiry into collapse of councils
Any suspicion that the Establishment that controls local and national government doesn’t want the public to find out about the shady deals that go on in Town Halls up and down the land will have been confirmed with the news … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Outside Croydon, Section 114 notice
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Essex, Katherine Kerswell, Liam Kavanagh, London Borough of Croydon, Michael Gove, S114, S114 notice, Section 114 Notice, Simon Hoare, Thurrock Council, Tory
1 Comment
LibDems and Tories name candidates for St Helier West ballot
Our Sutton reporter, ROSE HILL, on the latest wanabees announced for the council by-election on May 2 They may have been left flat-footed by the near-deadline-day resignation of Labour councillor Sheila Berry, but Sutton’s Tories and LibDems have managed to … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Catherine Gray, Neil Garratt, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council
Tagged Catherine Gray, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Margaret Thomas, Sheila Berry, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier Hospital, St Helier West, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tory
Leave a comment
Drummond heads three-strong Tory list for Sutton and Cheam
EXCLUSIVE: Our investigations editor CARL SHILTON on the race in the Tory Party to replace Paul Scully as MP Councillor Tom Drummond, the leader of the Conservatives on Sutton Council, heads a three-person selection shortlist for the constituency where his … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chipstead, Elliot Colburn, Paul Scully MP, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Jed Dwight, Liberal Democrats, Paul Scully MP, Sutton and Cheam, Tania Mathias, Tom Drummond, Tory, Vince Cable
Leave a comment
