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Category Archives: Matthew Kyeremeh
Alderman Adrian Dennis, who scolded ‘Lord Tea Bag’, has died
Adrian Dennis, the former Labour councillor, a Freeman of the Borough and Honorary Alderman, has died. He was 67. Dennis was one of three councillors to take the Thornton Heath ward in 1986 from the Ratepayers’ Alliance, a grouping with … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Matthew Kyeremeh, Thornton Heath
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Absentee councillor Kyeremeh kicked out of Town Hall
WALTER CRONXITE on the slow willowing out of councillors who have made little impact at the Town Hall. Or not even bothered to show up Croydon’s cadre of councillors has been whittled down to 68, with the dismissal of Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew Kyeremeh, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Labour, Matthew Kyeremeh, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman and Scott given a free pass on Woodside selection
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a week of surprises and disappointments (for some) as Croydon Labour’s candidate selection process limps on Tony Newman and Paul Scott, half of the Town Hall “Gang of Four” who have an iron grip on the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Fairfield, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Karen Jewitt, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Clouder, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Croydon Council, Fairfield, Labour, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
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‘Invisible’ Selva suffers knock-out blow from Muhammad Ali
Seconds out! Round four… Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest twists in Labour’s selection saga Alison Butler, the deputy leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council, survived a re-selection scare when members in Bensham Manor this week duly … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Humayun Kabir, Jamie Audsley, Karen Jewitt, Manju Shahul Hameed, Matthew Kyeremeh, Mike Selva, Muhammad Ali, Pat Clouder, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath
Tagged Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Muhammad Ali, Thornton Heath
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Bensham Manor councillor suspended by Labour group
Jamie Audsley, a deputy cabinet member and one of the councillors for Bensham Manor ward, has had the Labour Party whip at the Town Hall withdrawn, pending an investigation and hearing into his conduct following a “serious” complaint. It means … 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
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Labour official says party knew of councillor court case in 2013
A long-time official of the local Labour Party has condemned them for selecting and promoting a councillor with links to the Conservative Party. Adrian Dennis is the Croydon alderman who reported his concerns over Labour councillor Matthew Kyeremeh’s political links … Continue reading
Croydon Labour had doubts about selecting Kyeremeh in 2013
Croydon Council has, for the first time in more than a decade, a councillor who represents neither Labour nor the Conservatives, after Matthew Kyeremeh refused to resign his Town Hall seat following revelations surrounding his divorce case. Kyeremeh, who was … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Matthew Kyeremeh, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Labour, Matthew Kyeremeh, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
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Newman calls on his justice cabinet deputy to quit council
Croydon could soon be facing a second council by-election, after the ruling Labour group today withdrew the party whip from Matthew Kyeremeh and urged him to stand down as a councillor for Thornton Heath following a very messy divorce case … Continue reading
Bollards! Latest crash underlines danger on Grange Road
Further proof of the need for better enforced speed controls on key routes through Croydon was delivered by another out-of-control motorist on the eve of the end of the council’s 20mph consultation. Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader sent us this picture, … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Cycling, Environment, Karen Jewitt, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Neighbourhood Association, Transport
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Matthew Kyeremeh, Peter Morgan, Thornton Heath, UKIP
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Council’s 20mph consultation looking like a political car crash
One of Croydon’s Labour council’s flagship policies appears to have been driven down a dead-end road. The local Labour group’s 20mph proposal for residential streets is in a state of crisis, faced with energetic opposition from the motoring lobby, otherwise … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Environment, Karen Jewitt, Kathy Bee, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Clouder, Policing, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Neighbourhood Association, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
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