Category Archives: Jane Avis

South Norwood set for council by-election as Bee buzzes off

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

There is to be a council by-election in the safe Labour ward of South Norwood, after former Town Hall cabinet member Kathy Bee announced that she is to resign as a councillor in order to pursue a Civil Service job … Continue reading →

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Watson’s moving speech homes in on a Labour weakness

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE on what could turn out to be another boost for local estate agents, unwittingly provided by Croydon Council Mark Watson is going nowhere – and that’s official. Well, at least that’s what the under-pressure Addiscombe councillor told a … Continue reading →

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Newman: ‘I will 100% oppose any building on Love Lane’

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, has given what he calls “a crystal clear” commitment to opposing any development of housing on Love Lane green. Love Lane green is formed from former playing fields besides the tram lines in … Continue reading →

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Scott’s latest Hart to Hart offers a few more details

Posted on December 4, 2016 by

More details have seeped out from the latest of the “invitation-only” meetings organised by local councillor, Paul Scott, in one of his many other roles, on behalf of what is supposed to be a community group, People for Portland Road. … Continue reading →

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Only select few get invite to Norwood ‘regeneration’ meeting

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

There’s another chance for residents in South Norwood to ask awkward questions about the “plans” that one or two influential council figures and their consultants appear to have for the area around Portland Road at a meeting tonight at Stanley … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Paul Scott, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor, Woodside | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Councillor promises to investigate shops’ £1,500 licence fees

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

A senior Labour councillor has promised to “investigate” whether he can do anything about the eye-watering increases to licensing charges for using pavement areas outside shops in South Norwood, which the owners say could force them to close. Paul Scott, … Continue reading →

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£1,500 licence fee drives South Norwood shops out of business

Posted on October 21, 2016 by

Sad times on Croydon’s high streets. M.T. WALLETTE, our shopping correspondent, reports from South Norwood where two long-standing retailers fear they might be forced out of business… by their own council Two much-loved high street shops, both in the Mayor … Continue reading →

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