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Category Archives: Waddon
Former MP John Moore, the ‘Icarus of Thatcherism’, has died
WALTER CRONXITE charts the career of someone once seen by Margaret Thatcher as her successor as Prime Minister The death has been reported this week of the first MP for Croydon Central, John Moore. Moore, who was Conservative MP for … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Central, David White
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, John Moore, Tory
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James Terry Court Summer Fun Day, South Croydon, Jun 9
Posted in Activities, Charity, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged James Terry Court, South Croydon
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Barwell’s legacy to Croydon: Tories set for fifth in Euro vote
While the two major parties in Croydon try to behave as if there’s nothing going on, weekend polling ahead of Thursday’s European elections suggests that Labour and Tories are to lose seats in London. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports With … Continue reading
MP Jones wants council proposal for Shirley Library ‘ignored’
Our bookish gyms correspondent GENE BRODIE reports on how the local Labour MP has vowed to oppose plans to close a library in her constituency, as suggested in a report commissioned by the Labour-run council Sarah Jones, the Labour MP … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Sutton does U-turn over plan to route HGVs into Croydon
JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest gear change in the niggling roads dispute between south London councils over lorries trucking rubbish – including potentially radioactive waste – to and from the Beddington Lane incinerator Sutton Council has pulled up the … Continue reading
Sutton failed to consult on HGV plan, says Croydon Council
Sutton Council has been threatened with a public inquiry into their plans to redirect heavy lorry traffic into Croydon, as a senior Town Hall official has accused the neighbouring local authority of getting their figures wrong, of failing to follow … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Planning, Steve Iles, TfL, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Purley Way, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton Council, Tory, Waddon
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DWP drops plans for ‘cruel’ A23 benefits assessment centre
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on a remarkable result in a David v Goliath contest Labour councillors in Waddon were today celebrating victory with disability campaigners, after they managed to halt plans by the Department of Work and Pensions … Continue reading
