Category Archives: Caterham

With new timetable, 400 just needs the right turn at Caterham

One of Croydon’s many holes in the borough’s roads might yet be playing an unintended part in improving bus services in the area. Recent road closures on Coulsdon Common to unclog the soakaways have forced the highways department at Surrey … Continue reading

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Battle lines drawn over proposal for 87 houses on RAF Kenley

Residents in Kenley, Old Coulsdon and nearby Caterham have been expressing deep concern about proposals to build 87 “barrack-style” houses on part of what used to be RAF Kenley. The planning application has been lodged with Tandridge District Council for … Continue reading

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Greens, residents and LibDems put squeeze on Tory Surrey

Follow the yellow brick road: political editor WALTER CRONXITE takes a flight of fancy over the new political map of south-east England after last week’s local elections, which have given the LibDems much encouragement The fields of Surrey, Sussex and … Continue reading

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Tory government rail cuts cause more commuter misery

Conservative ministers might expect us to return to work ‘as normal’, but they’re doing less-than-nothing to provide a transport service at pre-pandemic levels, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent New rail timetables are to be implemented from Monday, with Croydon, Purley … Continue reading

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Tandridge has plans for thousands of homes on Green Belt

A neighbouring Tory-run local authority in Surrey is consulting on bulldozing a golf course and redeveloping next to a Battle of Britain conservation area in a drive to build thousands of homes on the Green Belt, reports WALTER CRONXITE Croydon’s … Continue reading

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£4.9m bid submitted by Surrey councils to stem the floods

It was around this time one year ago that the weather became a news story, and as snow and rain fell on to the hills to the south of Croydon, so half-forgotten streams re-emerged from their subterranean courses to begin … Continue reading

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Parish boundary given a thorough beating for tradition’s sake

While he’s often in the past been accused of rambling, STEVEN GAUGE found good reason to do so to the south of Croydon over the weekend In an ancient tradition that has gone on for three or possibly four years, … Continue reading

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