Category Archives: Woodside

Barwell, Brexit and Croydon’s troubled Westfield dream

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

STEVEN DOWNES on how the meddling of Tory politicians and the Croydon Establishment managed to ensure that the redevelopment of Croydon town centre was never going to run smoothly Questions were asked in the House of Commons last night which … Continue reading →

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Ben-Hassel is overwhelming winner for Labour in Norbury

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on how a ward selection meeting last night capped off an altogether bad day for the council leadership Leila Ben-Hassel was last night selected as Labour’s candidate to stand in the Norbury and Pollards Hill … Continue reading →

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Crisis for Croydon as Westfield ‘reviews’ its £1.4bn scheme

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

KEN LEE reports on the seismic shock that has rocked the council Westfield today announced a decision to “review” the £1.4billion project to redevelop Croydon Town Centre, blaming Brexit and uncertainties over the retail sector. In so doing, they  immediately … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick imposed on community housing projects

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on another source of funding to build homes, which in Croydon risks being hijacked by the council’s failing house-builder Croydon Council has made what one of the Labour-run council leadership has called “an ambitious pledge” … Continue reading →

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Fears for mall increase as Hammerson takes a hammering

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, on how the plunging share price for half of the so-called ‘Croydon Partnership’ could see the redevelopment of the town centre postponed … permanently The stock market is becoming increasingly nervous about the valuation of … Continue reading →

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Skipper named in Labour’s five-woman shortlist for Norbury

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

The Norbury and Pollards Hill council by-election will be staged on March 14, but there has already been some manoeuvring over candidate selection by Labour, as WALTER CRONXITE reports As was entirely predictable, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Labour leader Tony Newman’s … Continue reading →

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Newman thinks solar planes are answer to Gatwick expansion

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

Tony Newman, Croydon Labour’s Great Leader, could be heading for a Nobel Prize. He might just save the planet, too. Not previously known for his expertise in physics, climate science, or much else for that matter, Newman appears to have … Continue reading →

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