Category Archives: West Thornton

‘Green Labour’ letter throws down challenge to leader Newman

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the first signs of revolt against the leadership among unhappy Labour councillors In what appears to be a barely-disguised challenge to the authority of the council leader, five Labour councillors have today signed … Continue reading →

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Newman accused of breaking own rules over councillor sacking

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest shenanigans from Croydon’s Labour leader Tony Newman, the leader of the council, may have broken his own Labour group’s rules last week when he issued an email “announcing” the appointment of Janet Campbell as … Continue reading →

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Newman bans Labour councillors from ‘liking’ Inside Croydon

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the ludicrous lengths that the council leadership is going to in order to avoid scrutiny of their failing administration Tony Newman, the increasingly absurd leader of Croydon Council, has ordered his fellow Labour councillors not to … Continue reading →

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Newman sacks social care cabinet member in middle of crisis

Posted on June 10, 2020 by

Leader claims move improves racial balance in council cabinet, while his three-strong leadership team remains all white. WALTER CRONXITE reports Labour leader Tony Newman has sacked Jane Avis, his council cabinet member for health and social care, right in the … Continue reading →

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Five roads are to be closed under emergency covid measures

Posted on May 1, 2020 by

Five Croydon roads are to be closed to motor traffic from Sunday under special coronavirus emergency legislation, in efforts to make streets more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly and to open up new cycle routes for use by key workers riding bikes … Continue reading →

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Wider pavements and slower cars: King makes road changes

Posted on April 29, 2020 by

The council has announced a range of measures on the streets in West Croydon and Woodside to assist social distancing for pedestrians, improve road conditions for cycling, while suspending parking bays and announcing the intention of enforcing speed restrictions on … Continue reading →

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Adrian Dennis: ‘A legacy of honesty, integrity and decency’

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

Tributes to the life and works of Adrian Dennis, the former Thornton Heath Labour councillor who died last week, have flooded in from a wide range of former colleagues and friends, including a former Deputy Mayor of London. Dennis, who … Continue reading →

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Newman appears increasingly desperate as referendum nears

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the far-reaching consequences for Croydon’s Town Hall leadership of yesterday’s deferral of May’s local elections According to some Town Hall sources, several of the borough’s elected councillors were in a state of shock this morning … Continue reading →

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Athletic waiting for FA judgement over racist abuse claims

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

The former borough councillor who chairs Croydon Athletic says no further action will be taken by the club against their player accused of racist abuse. Exclusive by ANDREW SINCLAIR Croydon Athletic will be taking no further action against the player … Continue reading →

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Victory for Friends’ group as council abandons park land sale

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

Thousands of objections from residents have forced Croydon Council into a U-turn on its scheme to flog off a Victorian park lodge and a strip of Grangewood Park. But as our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, has discovered, despite declaring … Continue reading →

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