Category Archives: Andrew Pelling

Incinerator traffic sees battle lines drawn between boroughs

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

Croydon could soon be going into battle with neighbouring council Sutton, as some of the heftier consequences of building a vast waste incinerator on the borough boundary finally begin to dawn on the people who are supposedly in charge of … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Heidi Alexander, Joy Prince, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Refuse collection, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Excrement ‘hand-delivered’ to councillor in row over planning

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

Being a councillor is becoming an increasingly shitty proposition. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports ahead of tonight’s Town Hall meeting on how ‘a council motion’ has taken on whole new meaning Tension is running high at the Town Hall, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Selhurst, Stuart King, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

MP Philp offers Tory manifesto preview at Coulsdon debate

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

And you thought you might get away without having to go to the polling station at all in 2019. It is looking increasingly possible that, borough-wide, there will  be at least one election day coming up, with a General Election, … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Disabled forced to walk 400m to get to proposed benefits centre

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

The Department for Work and Pensions is “playing a cruel trick” on the disabled and unwell of Croydon over plans to open a benefits assessment centre in the New South Quarter development off the Purley Way. That’s according to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Joy Prince, Planning, Robert Canning, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

£17.5m plans for Minster area take a walk round Old Town today

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

Today brings a second – and final – chance to see the council’s plans to improve the area around Croydon Minster. On Friday, along with around 60 other local residents, Inside Croydon went to see what is intended for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon Minster, Joy Prince, Planning, Robert Canning, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Old Town underpasses to be filled thanks to £10m TfL grant

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on moves to remove a barrier to pedestrians and cyclists which has seen the town centre split in half more than half a century The dingy, often intimidating and piss-tainted pedestrian subways under the Croydon Flyover … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Stuart King, TfL, Transport, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Could Newman back ‘shoot Trump’ Skipper for Assembly?

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has found Croydon Town Hall’s political ‘elite’ on manoeuvres, hopeful of selection for bigger, better allowances. But is the local Labour leader going to back a complete outsider? Despite campaign groundwork being laid for a snap … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, 2020 London elections, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Fiona Twycross, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment