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Canning rejects new job after being dropped as cabinet deputy
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the fall-out from the latest round of patronage for Tony’s cronies Tony Newman’s usual tactic of using public money patronage to keep the support of his Labour council colleagues appears to have been less … Continue reading
Collins backs free Christmas tree collection service for 2018
WALTER CRONXITE reports from the council chamber on the first giveaways of the 2018 election campaign Stuart Collins, the deputy leader of Croydon’s Labour-run council, put an early present under every household’s Christmas tree in the borough last night. Collins … Continue reading
Waddon councillors’ bumpy ride to being top of the POPs
An initiative by ward councillors working with local police in Croydon South has been declared “top of the pops”, after deadly street racing has been halted through collaborations with businesses off the Purley Way. The loud and rowdy Friday night … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Crime, Jeff Boothe, Joy Prince, Policing, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Labour, Robert Canning, Waddon
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‘Farce’ as West Thornton postpones ward selection meeting
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest calamities to befall the local Labour Party’s efforts to select candidates for next May’s Town Hall elections Already more than a month behind schedule, Labour’s selection process for candidates to stand for election … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Bernadette Khan, Callton Young, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Stuart King, Waddon, West Thornton
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Robert Canning, STUART KING, Tory, Waddon
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TfL pushes through bus route changes despite opposition
Transport for London, after running a public consultation which found that a majority of respondents opposed changes to bus routes serving the Purley Way shops and Colonnades, has announced that it will go ahead with its proposals anyway. It means … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Colonnades, Conservative, Labour, Purley Way, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Assembly Member tells Mayor to bin TfL’s Fiveways scheme
A London Assembly Member has called on Mayor Sadiq Khan to get Transport for London to go back to the drawing board with its latest proposals for the Fiveways junction on the Purley Way and “come back with a set … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caroline Russell, Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Cycling, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Health, Joy Prince, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, Schools, Steve O'Connell, Stuart King, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caroline Russell, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon
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Audsley pays price as Newman sacks him as cabinet deputy
A lapse in judgement means that Jamie Audsley will be about £10,000 out of pocket next year, as the Bensham Manor ward councillor has been sacked from Labour leader Tony Newman’s cabinet team. Or, as Tony Soprano once said, “There’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Bensham Manor, Humayun Kabir, Jamie Audsley, Maggie Mansell, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mark Watson, Norbury, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Stephen Mann, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor, Woodside
Tagged Bensham Manor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Maggie Mansell, Norbury, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, Woodside
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Mystery of the vanishing objections to council’s Local Plan
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the disappearance of ward councillors’ contribution to a key consultation on Croydon’s strategic planning document It might not be quite up there with the unexplained disappearance of Lord Lucan, but comments submitted by Waddon Labour councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Duppas Hill Park, Education, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Jo Negrini, Joy Prince, Krishna Avanti Primary, Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, Schools, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Jo Negrini, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Waddon
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Air pollution means pupils at new school will be kept indoors
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest example of a school development which the council concedes could put the long-term health of generations of children at risk The planning committee last night gave the go-ahead to build a school for four- … Continue reading
Veolia to answer residents’ questions at Waddon Forum
The Waddon Forum is a quarterly meeting organised by the ward’s councillors to allow residents to learn of news and developments in their community. The meetings take place from 5pm to 6.30pm at St George’s Church on Barrow Road on … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Veolia, Waddon, Waddon Forum
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£160m schools plan to be badgered over surplus places
In the thrall of property developers as usual, Croydon Council officials want to spend many millions of public money on building schools where there are not enough pupils. Education correspondent GENE BRODIE reports Croydon Council’s school-building strategy will come in … Continue reading
Council planners join with developer to block objections
WALTER CRONXITE reports on another instance where the council’s planning department is riding roughshod over local residents and elected councillors – this time potentially jeopardising a £85million road scheme The unrestrained rush to develop any scrap of land into housing … Continue reading
Tory MP calls for gypsy site to be built in Labour ward
Chris Philp, the Tory MP for Croydon South, has gone into full-on suburban Nimby mode, lodging formal objections to outline proposals to create a traveller and gypsy site at Purley Oaks. Even the local dump in the MP’s true blue … Continue reading
Council does High Court U-turn to stop Purley Way racers
Croydon Council officials have performed a sharp U-turn and decided to go to the High Court later this week in efforts “to ban illegal high-speed road races at Imperial Way”. The move to the law, for an injunction against those … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Cruise, Croydon South, Imperial Way, Labour, Tory, Waddon
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Alarms raised over Fire Brigade’s £11m training tower scheme
A £11.1 million scheme to build a six-storey training tower at Croydon fire station seems likely to be given the go-ahead at a meeting on Friday, though local figures have accused London Authority officials of being “arrogant” and expressed concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fiona Twycross, Joy Prince, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Peter Underwood, Planning, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, Green Party, Joy Prince, London, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, Peter Underwood, Robert Canning, Waddon
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Council get the humps to put Imperial Way on Cruise control
Croydon Council wants to install speed humps on the borough’s roads for the first time in 10 years – but it took the death of a young father to persuade them to take any action. The “Croydon Cruise” has become … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Joy Prince, Policing, Robert Canning, Stuart King, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, Labour, Purley Way, Tory, Waddon
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Homes to be sacrificed as part of TfL’s Purley Way proposals
Transport for London today confirmed that they have abandoned the £85million Boris Flyover scheme they proposed for the A232 Croydon Road where it meets the Purley Way. Instead, they want to widen a road bridge over the railway line at … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Housing, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Pubs, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Boris Flyover, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Denning Avenue, Fiveways, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, Mayor, Purley Way, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon
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We can expand Duppas Hill Park and still improve the roads
CROYDON COMMENTARY: This week, in an answer at Mayor’s Question Time, Boris Johnson gave the firmest indication yet that Transport for London has abandoned plans for a £85 million flyover on the A232 across Waddon Station. But as TfL delays … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Kathy Bee, Mayor, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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Harris seek head for school lacking planning permission
GENE BRODIE, education correspondent, on the latest non-development of an over-sized “academy” proposed for one of the most polluted stretches of road in Croydon The Harris Federation, which already operates several schools in Croydon, has started advertising for a head … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon South, Education, Harris Primary Purley Way, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Schools, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Harris Federation, Labour, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Tory, Waddon
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Council opts to oppose Boris Flyover and save Waddon Hotel
Croydon Council’s cabinet will tonight give Jo Negrini, the executive director in charge of planning and development, and transport spokeswoman, Kathy Bee, the task of taking on Transport for London to deliver a new road system around the Purley Way … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Pubs, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon, Westfield
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‘Fourways junction’: TfL’s latest botch for Purley Way traffic
Transport for London wants to re-configure the Fiveways junction on the A23 Purley Way, turning it into “Fourways” by diverting Denning Avenue away from one of the worst traffic choke points in south London. How this will reduce the number … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Croydon South, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London, Mayor, Purley Way, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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Assembly’s O’Connell failed to comment on Purley Way report
The man once labelled as “Britain’s most over-paid local councillor” has come under fire for failing to serve his constituents in Croydon and Sutton and not managing to register any comments in a public consultation held by Transport for London. … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Joy Prince, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Steve O'Connell, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Labour, London Assembly, Purley Way, Richard Ottaway, Steve O'Connell, Sutton, Tory, Waddon
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£85m Boris Flyover scheme might yet be overtaken by events
Transport for London’s plans for more and wider roads around the Fiveways junction on the Purley Way may be delayed so long that the £85 million Boris Flyover to the Croydon Flyover might yet fail to be built, with any final … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2016 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Environment, Joy Prince, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Joy Prince, Labour, London Assembly, Robert Canning, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Councillors finally oppose Waddon flyover ‘monstrosity’
WALTER CRONXITE has trawled through the council’s audio recording of a Town Hall meeting which was never webcast, and discovered a breath of fresh air over Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s £85 million proposal to build a flyover to the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Health, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Kathy Bee, Labour, Mayor, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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