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Spot the difference: Tories go for BNP vote in New Addington
With one week to go until polling day in the borough’s five council by-elections, and Croydon Tories have played their joker. Councillor Scott Roche was out on the streets of New Addington North, one of the wards where a council … Continue reading
Tory councillors object to anarchists’ solstice sacrifice video
Croydon’s largest group of anarchists have expressed outrage that a video they had prepared to celebrate the winter solstice has been removed from a community Facebook page – because Tory councillors claimed that the short movie was “partisan” and “too … Continue reading
Taking a U-turn on road measures risks a traffic accident
Some people are taking to the streets in Upper Norwood today to protest against the traffic-calming Low Traffic Neighbourhood initiative. But as an investigation by environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION has discovered, their campaign is supported and funded by motoring lobbyists … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Colin Smith, Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Gareth Streeter, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Stuart King, TfL, Transport
Tagged Alliance of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gareth Streeter, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTN, Mario Creatura, Roger Lawson, Scott Roche, South Norwood, STUART KING, TfL, Tony Newman, Tory, Transport for London, Upper Norwood
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Tory leader Perry shows ruthless streak by sacking Creatura
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest game of musical chairs at the Town Hall Mario Creatura has been sacked from his front bench job with the Town Hall opposition group in a reshuffle of the Croydon’s Conservative councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Croydon Council, Gareth Streeter, Helen Pollard, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Andy Stranack, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Tory
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Labour councillors defy Scott over Queen’s Hotel expansion
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on an against-the-odds victory for residents over the council’s planning machine For the second time in little more than six months, councillors sitting on Croydon’s planning committee have thrown out proposals for a giant-scale redevelopment … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Felicity Flynn, Jason Perry, Oni Oviri, Parking, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Queen's Hotel, Scott Roche, Simon Brew, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Transport
Tagged Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Queen's Hotel, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Uppper Norwood
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Negrini faces challenges over ‘shambolic’ election count
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the suggestion that the £200,000 per year council CEO couldn’t organise a rowdy drink-up in a brewery The competence, or lack of it, of the council’s chief executive, Jo Negrini, is being called into … Continue reading
