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Category Archives: Bromley Council
Perry’s Facebook group hosted video by Islamophobic ‘comic’
EXCLUSIVE: A secretive Facebook group which has policing minister Chris Philp among its members and where the Mayor of Croydon is an administrator has been sharing content from a far-right mate of the EDL’s Tommy Robinson. By STEVEN DOWNES The … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Chris Philp MP, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Facebook, GLA, Greater London Authority, Liam Tuffs, Luke Shortland, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Shirley, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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£20m refurb sees Old Town Hall removed from Heritage risk list
Bromley Old Town Hall has been taken off Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, it has been confirmed this week. The Grade II-listed building, which dates back to 1907, served the community until falling vacant and into disrepair in 2007. … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business
Tagged Brama Hotel, Bromley, Bromley Old Town Hall, Castleforge, Historic England
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Bromley Tories increase their vote share in Hayes by-election
Even with the Tory Government suffering meltdown at Westminster, Labour still can’t manage to win local council by-elections in this part of south London, as our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports Has the curse of Croydon Labour struck again? Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bromley Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, New Addington
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Hayes and Coney Hall, Hayes and Coney Hall ward by-election, Jason Cummings, Josh Coldspring-White, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Tory
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‘This is a once-in-a-generation chance. We have to get it right’
A public meeting tomorrow at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre aims to outline the plans for a £200m refurbishment – and work is already underway. By STEVEN DOWNES Early arrivers for a presentation tomorrow about the future of the Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Southwark Council, Sport
Tagged Ben Woods, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Bromley Council, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Seb Coe
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GLL’s library workers in Bromley vote by 86% for strike action
Workers at Bromley’s public libraries have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. The library workers, employed by swimming pool operators GLL, Greenwich Leisure, are fighting for better pay and an end to zero-hours contracts. Zero hours contracts are effectively … Continue reading
Cannabis ‘farm’ on Bromley’s Downham Way goes up in smoke
The London Fire Brigade was called to a blaze thought to have been caused by an electrical fault at a suspected cannabis factory in a terraced house in Bromley on Wednesday night. Ordinary suburban homes are frequently being converted by … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Bromley, Cannabis, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Builders’ refurb works in Bromley house cause major blaze
It took six fire engines and around 40 firefighters to tackle a house fire on Springfield Road in Bromley. A three-storey detached house under refurbishment was destroyed by fire. There were no reports of any injuries. One of the Brigade’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Bromley, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Springfield Road
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Tory minister is member of online group that salutes vandals
EXCLUSIVE: A secret Facebook group where members celebrate criminal vandalism carried out against ULEZ cameras is being run by the Tory Mayor of Croydon. By STEVEN DOWNES The Tory Government’s policing minister, Chris Philp, the MP for Croydon South, is … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Crime, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bromley, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLA, Greater London Authority, James Hillam, Luke Shortland, Mayor Jason Perry, Rachel Cromie, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone, William Perry
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ULEZ is here to stay and the health benefits are on the way
Opposition to the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has been expanded to much of outer London today, has simply demonstrated where third-rate Conservative politicians’ priorities lie – and that’s not with the public nor the planet. By our environment correspondent, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Coulsdon, Environment, Health, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Surrey, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, City Hall, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Kenley, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Purley, Steve Reed OBE, Susan Hall, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Police investigating 300+ cases of ULEZ camera vandalism
Criminal damage to public property in Greater London could cost taxpayers tens of millions. The Metropolitan Police is investigating more than 300 cases of vandalism and theft of CCTV cameras, which have been installed as part of the expansion of … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, TfL, Transport, ULEZ
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, GLA, Greater London Authority, London, M25, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Orpington, Selsdon, TfL, The Bladerunners, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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London Mayor announces extra £50m for ULEZ scrappage
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a “huge expansion” of his ULEZ scrappage scheme, with an extra £50million ahead of the extension of the zone later this month – meaning every Londoner with a non-compliant car can receive £2,000 towards … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Environment, Leonie Cooper, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, Labour, Leonie Cooper, London, London Assembly, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Scrappage, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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1,606: Croydon among worst in London for empty homes
London has £20billion-worth of homes sitting vacant, according to official figures, a situation which has been described as a “scandal”. And Croydon is among the boroughs with the most vacant properties, according to analysis conducted by City Hall on data … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sadiq Khan, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Housing, Lambeth, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Southwark, Sutton
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Bromley turns Town Hall asset into an ‘ecosystem of amenities’
While regeneration of Croydon’s town centre remains stalled – whatever became of part-time Perry’s ‘plan’ for the Allders building? – a long-loved public building in a neighbouring borough has been repurposed. By our hotels correspondent, JOANNA PLUMLEY The next time … Continue reading
MP’s assistant expelled by Tories after ‘vile’ rape-shaming tweet
A Conservative councillor who works as a parliamentary assistant to a former Government minister has been expelled from the Tory Party. Shaun Slator, elected to Bromley Council last May for St Mary Cray ward, was fiercely criticised for posting “despicable” … Continue reading
Four officers injured as youth fighting breaks out in Bromley
Croydon town centre is not alone in having problems with youth violence, as an incident at The Glades, Bromley’s shopping centre, on Friday afternoon demonstrated, with four police officers suffering injury while performing their duties, and six arrests made. A … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Bromley, Metropolitan Police, The Glades, youth knife crime, Youth violence
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Lick of paint and a new logo won’t get our axed bus routes back
Is it a bird, is it a plane… no, it’s Superloop! Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON takes a look at the London Mayor’s latest wheeze and finds he’s going round in circles… There’s been nothing like it since Jeffrey Archer’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, East Croydon, Kingston, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waddon
Tagged Bromley, Heathrow, Heathrow Airport, Kingston, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Superloop, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London, X26, X68
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Dinosaur sculptures get help from Heritage Lottery Fund
Crystal Palace Park has received £304,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help with the improvements and restoration of its “dinosaur island”. The Lottery grant is part of a wider £5million regeneration project being undertaken in the park by … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Charity, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, History
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, National Lottery, National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Bromley’s handover of precious park delayed by six months
The handover of Crystal Palace Park from Bromley Council to the Crystal Palace Park Trust will not now be completed on April 1, as had been planned, but is to be “phased” over the course of the next six months. … Continue reading
DWP’s £6m ‘poor relief’ highlights deprivation in Croydon
Jason Perry, Croydon’s part-time Mayor and part-time business director, who wants to increase everyone’s Council Tax in the borough by a whopping 15per cent, has said today, “I know many families in Croydon are struggling to make ends meet in … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Work and Pensions, DWP, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mims Davies MP, The Perry Premium, Tory
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£81,000 pa Mayor: Croydon is too skint to oppose ULEZ
Jason Perry, Croydon’s Tory Mayor, says that his cash-strapped borough doesn’t have enough money to join the Judicial Review legal action being brought by other outer London boroughs against the expansion later this year of ULEZ – the Ultra Low … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bexley Council, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Tory, ULEZ
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‘Despicable’ Tory councillor under fire for rape-shaming victim
Remarks made by a Conservative councillor have been described as “despicable” and “dangerous and stupid”, while women’s support groups and his political opponents have demanded that Shaun Slator should be suspended by his party and resign immediately. Slator is a … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Colin Smith, Crime, Policing
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Shaun Slator, Tory
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Park Trust gets ready for handover with Connections strategy
Bromley Council is due to hand the keys to Crystal Palace Park over to a charitable trust in April 2023, and the Crystal Palace Park Trust has released its strategy document ahead of the momentous event. The 200-acre park was … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Charity, Community associations, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Environment, London-wide issues
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust
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Customers at Crystal Palace stadium could be left in the dark
One week on from an emergency closure of the National Sports Centre and parts of Crystal Palace Park, the venue is being “partially” re-opened today. But the thousands of runners, jumpers and throwers who train on the track at what … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Caroline Russell, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sport
Tagged Caroline Russell, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, Crystal Palace Park, GLA, GLL, Greater London Authority, Greenwich Leisure, London Assembly
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‘Exclusion zones’ set up for public safety in Crystal Palace Park
Some parts of Crystal Palace Park remain in an “exclusion zone” three days after the park was subject to an emergency shutdown because concrete pillars that support the floodlights around the athletics stadium at the National Sports Centre were deemed … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London-wide issues, Sport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, GLA, Greater London Authority
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Bin workers face sack if they don’t work on Queen’s Funeral
While most council services have shut down for the bank holiday weekend ahead of Monday’s solemn royal ceremonials, Veolia staff have been told that if they don’t show up for work, they could be fired. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Croydon Council, Kingston, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Refuse collection, Southwark Council, Veolia
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Kingston, Lambeth, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, Southwark, Tory, Unite, Unite the Union, Veolia
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