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Category Archives: Yvette Hopley
Only five Croydon Tory councillors listed as ‘Backing Boris’
Croydon Town Hall’s Conservatives are not backing Boris. That’s according to a listing published today by the Boris Johnson leadership campaign which includes just five of Croydon’s 29 Tory councillors, from among 1,000 Conservative elected representatives at local authorities around … Continue reading →
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Boris Johnson, Jason Cummings, Mario Creatura, Neil Garratt, Steve O'Connell, Tim Crowley, Tim Pollard, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Mario Creatura, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tory
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£180m Fairfield operator contract is called-in for scrutiny
Fifteen Conservative councillors signed official forms to call-in the decision to award the operator contract for the Fairfield Halls, a move which some fear might delay the appointment process, and others have described as petty political point-scoring. The matter will … Continue reading →
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, James Thompson, Jan Buttinger, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Balancing the books allows Labour to invest in Croydon
BUDGET COMMENTARY: With the council’s books balanced, a government-approved increase in Council Tax and front-line services being maintained by the Labour council, it is little wonder that the local Tories have so little to offer, writes Councillor ANDREW PELLING Croydon … Continue reading →
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fly tipping, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Shirley, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Andrew Pelling, Barwell, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory, Yvette Hopley
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Councillor objects to borough-wide ban on ice cream vans
Labour councillors were indignant at last night’s Town Hall meeting when it was suggested that they want to ban “Stop Me And Buy One” ice cream vans from the borough. Tory councillor Yvette Hopley – “I do enjoy a 99” … Continue reading →
Posted in Business, Coulsdon West, Mario Creatura, Sanderstead, Tony Newman, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, London Borough of Croydon, Sanderstead, Tony Newman
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Own goals galore scored on Croydon’s school playing fields
WALTER CRONXITE recounts the unedifying clusterfuck that has engulfed the Labour-run council over its development plans. Which they say that they don’t have Croydon’s Conservative councillors are predicting that Simon Hall’s days as a member of Labour’s front-bench team are … Continue reading →
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Environment, Heathfield, Jason Cummings, Julie Belvir, Maria Gatland, Nathan Elvery, Phil Thomas, Planning, Sara Bashford, Schools, Shasha Khan, Simon Hall, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Foundation, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Alisa Flemming, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Mike Fisher, schools, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Mayor has to apologise as Crapita draws a blank for public
Virtually the first thing which Croydon’s new mayor, Councillor Manju Shahul-Hameed, was forced to do on taking office last night was to apologise to around two dozen members of the public because of the latest embarrassing council technology short-coming caused … Continue reading →
Posted in 2014 council elections, Addiscombe West, Bernard Weatherill House, Broad Green, Capita, Charity, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Libraries, Manju Shahul Hameed, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sara Bashford, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, URV, Waste incinerator, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mayor, Mike Fisher, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tories dump councillor No3 as Barwell strengthens his hand
Andy Stranack was duly selected on Saturday night as a Tory candidate for Heathfield ward in May’s local elections. Stranack’s selection saw a third sitting Conservative councillor dumped in the selection process so far and provided the latest sign that … Continue reading →
Posted in 2012 by-election, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Justin Cromie, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Phil Thomas, Sanderstead, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve Reed MP, Tim Pollard, Yvette Hopley
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Tagged Andy Stranack, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Richard Ottaway, Steve Reed, Steve Reed OBE, Tim Pollard, Tory
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