Recent Comments
Category Archives: David Wood
More Labour disarray as BAME councillors Wood and Ali quit
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on two shock withdrawals from the selection process for next year’s local elections Croydon’s Labour group is in further disarray this morning after the sudden withdrawal from its candidate selection process of two BAME councillors who … Continue reading
Fitzsimons stays on to scrutinise his scrutiny committee
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Town Hall’s theatre of the absurd continues tonight with a meeting chaired by a councillor criticised by auditors and government inspectors for failing to raise the alarm over finances and poor governance. STEVEN DOWNES reports Sean … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Nina Degrads, Oliver Lewis, Report in the Public Interest, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman
Tagged Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, MHCLG, Patricia Hay-Justice, Rapid Review, Report in the Public Interest, RIPI, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
4 Comments
Axed! Retailer hit with £19,000 fines for under-age online sale
The council’s Trading Standards department has secured another prosecution against a business selling potentially a dangerous weapon to a child. The latest conviction was brought against a Manchester firm that sold an axe online to a 13-year-old. It saw Topline … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon Council, David Wood, Knife crime, Trading Standards
Tagged Croydon Council, David Wood, Trading Standards
2 Comments
Scott and Butler sacked from cabinet as Tories get their way
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on what passed for a ‘night of the long knives’ at the council’s extraordinary meeting Hamida Ali’s first act as the leader of the council last night was to sack three of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Jason Perry, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
3 Comments
Newman’s claims over diversity miss the real ‘need for change’
Black Lives Matter. But in Orwellian Croydon, some matter more than others, as our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports While many in England will be rushing off to the pub tomorrow, Tony Newman will be using a Croydon Labour councillors’ … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, David Wood, Jane Avis, Janet Campbell, Louisa Woodley, Oliver Lewis, Paul Scott, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, David Wood, Jane Avis, Labour, Oliver Lewis, Paul Scott, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
7 Comments
Newman hand-picks ‘Secret Seven’ to check on finance panel
EXCLUSIVE: The beleaguered council leader has moved to avoid being held responsible for the borough’s massive £1.5bn debt and huge over-spend, reports KEN LEE A group of councillors, secretly hand-picked by Tony Newman, will meet tonight to discuss the council’s … Continue reading
Skipper gets selected with Henson for Addiscombe East
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the first two councillor de-selections as a Momentum candidate gets picked for next May’s Town Hall elections Labour will field an all-woman slate in Addiscombe East at next May’s local elections, after a ward selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, David Wood, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Selhurst, Stephen Mann, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts
Tagged Abu Khan, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Momentum, Janet Campbell, Labour, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman
1 Comment
Godfrey becomes third senior Labour councillor to quit
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest senior council figure to announce that they won’t be seeking selection for May’s local elections Timothy Godfrey last night became the third Croydon Council cabinet member or deputy to announce that they are to … Continue reading
Fraser tipped to take chair in Croydon North Labour Party
Steve Reed OBE, the Progress MP for Croydon North/Lambeth South (delete to taste) looks set to get his fourth constituency party chair in the space of 18 months at a meeting being held tonight. Local party insiders tip Clive Fraser, … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon North, David Wood, Fairfield, Patsy Cummings, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Labour, Steve Reed OBE
2 Comments
Labour members get chance to ask Reed about Corbyn coup
Labour members in Croydon North, who Steve Reed OBE, the constituency MP, refused to answer with a frank explanation of his position over the party’s leadership, have the chance to get up close and personal with Progress vice-chair this Saturday … Continue reading
Football-watching councillors are rewarded with promotions
WALTER CRONXITE, our man outside the Town Hall with a Yorkie bar and Mike Fisher’s discarded copy of the Racing Post, sees a clear message in the latest council cabinet reshuffle: mediocrity will be rewarded in Croydon Tony Newman, Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, John Wentworth, Kathy Bee, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Stuart King, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, John Wentworth, Labour, Mark Watson, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
6 Comments
UKIP make ‘crass’ member chairman of Croydon North branch
UKIP in Croydon, who caused widespread disgust when three of its members lodged the call for the Selhurst ward by-election before the funeral of former councillor Gerry Ryan, have rewarded one of those who created the outrage by making him … Continue reading
Hague and Morley are added to Selhurst by-election slate
Croydon’s Green Party has selected the group’s co-leader, Tracey Hague, as their candidate for the council by-election in Selhurst ward. At the weekend, the Liberal Democrats became the last of the major parties, and UKIP, to announce who would be … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Greens, David Wood, Gerry Ryan, Gordon Ross, Selhurst, Shasha Khan, Waste incinerator
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Wood, Geoff Morley, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Selhurst, Tory, Tracey Hague, UKIP
8 Comments
UKIP’s short straw for Selhurst by-election drawn by Reid
UKIP has chosen Annette Reid as the person to face the wrath of Selhurst ward’s Council Tax-payers, many of them angered that they could face an unnecessary bill of £20,000 for having to go to the polling stations on March … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, David Wood, Gerry Ryan, Selhurst, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, David Wood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Selhurst, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
2 Comments
Gunter puts herself forward to have a go for Tories in Selhurst
Tirena Gunter, a seemingly permanent paper candidate for the Tories in the north of the borough, will have her name on ballot papers again next month, as the Conservative candidate in the Selhurst ward by-election. The selection, which took place … Continue reading
Posted in David Wood, Gerry Ryan, Selhurst
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Wood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Selhurst, Tory, UKIP
Leave a comment
Philp backs calls for more questions over Croydon PCT
Chris Philp, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Croydon South, used the platform of a local debating society this week to call for greater accountability over the mysteriously vanishing £27 million of public cash from Croydon’s former NHS Primary Care Trust. … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, David Wood, Health, Mayday Hospital, Mike Fisher, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Mayday Hospital, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, NHS, Tory
3 Comments
Cummings joins Labour’s candidate list in Fairfield ward
Patsy Cummings was last night selected by Labour to be their third candidate in Fairfield ward at next May’s local council elections. Cummings joins Clive Fraser and David Wood, who were selected in June, on the Labour slate for the … Continue reading
Bishop’s son selected to fight Fairfield for Labour
The son of a former Bishop of Croydon has been selected as a Labour candidate in Fairfield ward for next year’s council elections. David Wood, 41, grew up in Fairfield ward, having been brought up in the Bishop’s house in … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Clive Fraser, David Fitze, David Wood, Environment, Fairfield, Karen Jewitt, Planning, Sue Winborn, Vidhi Mohan, Woodside
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Labour, London, South Norwood, Wilfred Wood
Leave a comment
