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Category Archives: Outside Croydon
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
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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
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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
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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
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Community volunteer Thomas to run for Labour in St Helier
The Labour Party in Sutton has been quick to announce its candidate for the council vacancy created by the resignation of St Helier West councillor Sheila Berry. But it has done nothing to quash speculation that Berry’s resignation followed some … Continue reading
Posted in Paul Scully MP, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council
Tagged Labour, Margaret Thomas, Sheila Berry, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier West, Sutton Council
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Berry picks her moment to call time as St Helier West councillor
By BELLE MONT, our Sutton Council correspondent Sheila Berry, one of just three Labour councillors in Sutton, has resigned from the council. Berry was elected in St Helier West ward in May 2022, one of the first three Labour councillors … Continue reading
Surrey cricket great Stewart announces retirement at The Oval
Alec Stewart, a Surrey cricket great, has announced this morning that he is to step down from his job as the county club’s director of cricket at the end of the year, after 11 years in the role. “Family comes … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Surrey, Surrey CCC
Tagged Alec Stewart, England, Surrey, Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey cricket, The Oval
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‘Appalling’ GLL is facing strike by library workers in Bromley
Library workers in Bromley are to take strike action over “low pay and shoddy working practices”, according to their union, Unite. Bromley operates 14 public libraries (more than in bigger borough Croydon), plus a volunteer-run mobile library service, all managed … Continue reading
Actor Ainslie is Greens’ pick for Streatham and Croydon North
The Green Party has named Scott Ainslie as their parliamentary candidate for the new seat of Streatham and Croydon North. Ainslie is a former MEP (remember them?) and has been a councillor in Lambeth since 2014 for St Leonard’s ward, … Continue reading
‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’: motorists warned over M25 closure
Motorists who might usually use routes through Croydon to or from Surrey and Kent are being advised to leave their vehicles at home and take the train ahead of this weekend’s roadworks on the M25 – the biggest closure of … Continue reading
Posted in Surrey, Transport
Tagged Chertsey, Cobham, Highways Agency, M25, M25 closure, Surrey
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Anonyvoter’s co-owner wins Labour vote held on Anonyvoter
Loyal member of ‘Newman’s Numpties’ is declared the selection winner less than half-an-hour after online voting deadline. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The candidate selected by Labour to stand in Croydon and Sutton at May’s GLA elections had their name on … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Neil Garratt
Tagged 2024 London elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, GLA elections, Henson IT Solutions Ltd, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, London elections 2024, Maddie Henson, Martin Whelton, Mayor
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Woldingham and Purley are placed on official flood alerts
After one of the wettest Februarys on record, the Government has tonight issued a flood warning for low-lying areas across the whole of south-east London, from the M25 at Caterham, through Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Carshalton Beeches, all the way … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Carshalton Beeches, Caterham, Caterham Bourne, Coulsdon Bourne, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment Agency, Flood warning, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, River Wandle, Surrey County Council, Tandridge, Woldingham
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After ‘el bow’, MP Scully takes aim at Conservatives’ ‘bell-ends’
By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Paul Scully, the Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam, won’t be standing at the next General Election. In a lengthy social media posting this morning, Scully accused the Tory Party of being “fuelled by … Continue reading
The Swan upgrades its sports bar credentials for summer
The Swan pub in West Wickham reopened its doors last week following a £250,000 refurbishment and internal refresh by its owners, the Stonegate Group. The investment has provided new flooring, redecoration and new seating booths and additional television screens – … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Pubs
Tagged Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Stonegate Group, The Swan, West Wickham, Wickham Court
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Labour suspends Jewish councillor for voting for peace
Our Lambeth correspondent, KEN INGTON, on the latest scandal that threatens to cause ructions at Brixton Town Hall Labour has again outraged its own members for a purge of four councillors in Lambeth who refused to vote against calls for … Continue reading
Care for 4,000 patients at risk as GP surgery given notice to quit
Patient care could be in jeopardy as a property dispute threatens a busy GP surgery in Carlshalton, by our Sutton correspondent, ROSE HILL Some 4,000 patients of the Carshalton Fields Surgery on Crichton Road could be forced to seek a … Continue reading
Are you living next to a snake? Shocking figures on UK’s ‘pets’
There’s more chance of living next door to a snake in Croydon than in any other part of the country. Yep: not just your common or garden poisonous neighbour, but a full-on, potentially deadly, venomous snake could be living on … Continue reading
Constable is charged with sexual assault on Sutton cadet
Andy Brittain, the Met Police’s Borough Commander, was forced to send a letter of apology yesterday to parents in Sutton who had entrusted their children to the police cadets. PC Grant Fulker was arrested on Monday and appeared at Westminster … Continue reading
How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Murderers given life sentences for killing of Farhad Khalili
A man and a teenager who ambushed a man in Kingston and stabbed him to death have been given life sentences. The attack was planned by Sean Deery, who was joined by Sebastian Niven, who was aged just 15 at … Continue reading
