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Perry and Bains claiming credit for TfL’s Addiscombe crossings
KEN LEE reports on how the same local politicians who have opposed 20mph zones, cycle lanes and other road safety measures in the borough are now scrambling to take credit for TfL spending ahead of next May’s local elections The … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Jeet Bains, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Transport
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, A232, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Bingham Road, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jeet Bains, London Borough of Croydon, Lower Addiscombe Road, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Labour tweaks the rules to make sure members have no say
There might actually be something resembling a council candidate selection meeting for Labour members in Broad Green ward tonight – though most reasonable people will see through it as a thinly disguised foregone conclusion By STEVEN DOWNES Some Labour members … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Taylor, Broad Green, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Manju Shahul Hameed, Rowenna Davis, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Bromley by-election sees historic first Reform win in London
Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how Alan Cook’s poll success on the other side of the borough boundary is sending shock waves into Croydon They’re going to need a bigger vote… You know how, early in the original Jaws movie, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged Addiscombe East, Alan Cook, Bromley, Bromley Common and Holwood, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Nic Stewert, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Shirley, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Zack Polanski
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A year after centenary, Ashburton Park gets £1.6m Lottery grant
No mention of the former ‘home for inebriates’ in council’s restoration plans for public park in Addiscombe, KEN LEE reports The National Heritage Lottery Fund has provided a £1.6million grant to Croydon Council to upgrade Ashburton Park to celebrate its … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Ashburton Park, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Ashburton Park, Schools
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Ashburton Park, National Lottery, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Oasis, Oasis Charitable Trust, Oasis Hub Ashburton Park
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After 10 years, council untangles Lebanon Road traffic mess
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the last knockings of a public consultation over road systems in and around Addiscombe Ten years since one Labour councillor managed to get the one-way system around Addiscombe changed just to make things calmer … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, ECCO, HOME, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Mark Watson, Spring Park Residents' Association, TfL
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lebanon Road, Lower Addiscombe Road, Mark Watson, Shirley, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport for London
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Misconduct ruling for police officers who handcuffed black boy
Metropolitan Police Constables – one currently serving, the other a former PC – have received a misconduct ruling following a disciplinary hearing into their actions in the controversial handcuffing and restraint of a 14-year-old black boy at Blackhorse Lane in … Continue reading
Anonyvoter’s co-owner wins Labour vote held on Anonyvoter
Loyal member of ‘Newman’s Numpties’ is declared the selection winner less than half-an-hour after online voting deadline. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The candidate selected by Labour to stand in Croydon and Sutton at May’s GLA elections had their name on … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Neil Garratt
Tagged 2024 London elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, GLA elections, Henson IT Solutions Ltd, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, London elections 2024, Maddie Henson, Martin Whelton, Mayor
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Residents offered chance to influence Addiscombe road flows
The thorny issue of heavy traffic using the residential side streets in Addiscombe is up for discussion once again, with potentially significant implications for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and children. The council is using traffic counters on some roads, gathering information … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, ECCO, Environment, HOME, Parking, TfL, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, ASPRA, Conservative, Croydon Council, ECCO, Elgin Road, HOME, Labour, Lebanon Road, Mark Watson, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman Numpty Henson allowed to run for Assembly selection
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the deeply underwhelming line-up being presented belatedly for Labour members in Croydon and Sutton from which to choose their candidate in next May’s London elections The Blairite apparatchiks in charge of the Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Merton, Neil Garratt, Sutton Council
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, Labour, London, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Martin Whelton, Merton, Sutton, Tory
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Designs to replace ‘The Croydon Dildo’ set to be unveiled
The new owners of the development site at 1 Lansdowne Road are staging two public consultation sessions this week to outline their revised proposals. American-based Greystar bought the Lansdowne Road site earlier this year. They already have a notable presence … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street/Ten Degrees, Addiscombe West, Business, College Tower/Enclave, Fairfield, One Lansdowne Road, Planning, Property
Tagged 1 Lansdowne, 101 George Street, Addiscombe East, College Road, Croydon, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Fairfield, George Street, Greystar, HTA Design, One Lansdowne, One Lansdowne Road, Ten Degrees
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Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon
More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Age UK Croydon, Business, Charity, Community associations
Tagged Addiscombe East, Ashburton Hall, Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, GLL, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst Park, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre, Warm banks, Warm hubs, Warm spaces
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Children’s Christmas activity clubs are open for bookings
The council has updated its directory of voluntary, faith and charity organisations staging holiday clubs over the Christmas period, offering activities and healthy hot meals for those youngsters who receive free school meals. The Department for Education has allocated £300,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Charity, Children's Services, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Health, Norbury, Park Hill and Whitgift, Purley, Sanderstead
Tagged Addiscombe East, Christmas holiday clubs, Croydon, Croydon Council, Marcus Rashford, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sanderstead
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Evita gives Addiscombe’s café society a new Latvian crunch
KEN TOWL discovers a welcome addition to his local high street When I ask the name of the manager of the new deli on Addiscombe High Street, she tells me she is Evita. “As in…?” I start to ask. “Madonna, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Business, Ken Towl, Restaurants
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe High Street, Addiscombe West, Dirty Crunch, Ken Towl
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‘There’s no excuse for the force they used on a black boy’
Met Police’s ‘systemic’ failings, in particular over stop and search, have been highlighted by incident close to a Croydon tram stop last week Two dire episodes of policing, including one in Croydon which has shocked many television viewers, emphasise why … Continue reading
Ashburton’s sorry tale of park life in a council with no cash
It’s not a good sign when, less than a month into the new administration of £81,000 per year Conservative Mayor Jason Perry, residents are already getting restless. Perhaps inevitably, the complaints of the Friends of Ashburton Park involve the cutting … Continue reading
Mayor candidate Shawcross’s ‘new’ direction not so new at all
Any ‘clean break’ with the incompetence and graft of the past at Croydon Town Hall that is being offered by Labour Mayoral candidate Val Shawcross appears doomed by her own campaign’s deep-rooted connections with discredited Tony Newman and some of … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Business, Callton Young, Children's Services, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, David Evans, Fairfield Halls, Fly tipping, Hamida Ali, Humayun Kabir, Karen Jewitt, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Meals on Wheels, Planning, Refuse collection, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, Sean Fitzsimons, SEND, Sherwan Chowdhury, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross, Veolia
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Karen Jewitt, Labour, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Sean Fitzsimons, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
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Labour staffer caught trying to cheat online election poll
CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: Professional organiser resorts to devious methods to try to make Shawcross campaign look stronger. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A paid Labour Party official – and a member of the campaign team for Val Shawcross, the party’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Maddie Henson, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross, Waddon
Tagged 2022 Mayoral election, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Anthony Ellis, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Jack Buck, Labour, Maddie Henson, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
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Tory councillor apologises after breaking his rubbish promise
The local election campaign is heating up, with accusations of sharp practice against some candidates. KEN LEE reports A Tory council candidate in a marginal ward has been forced to issue an apology after breaking a promise to local volunteers … Continue reading
Residents’ plans to erase Addiscombe’s magic roundabout
There is a public meeting being held tomorrow night to discuss plans to reshape the junction of Cherry Orchard Road and Lower Addiscombe Road to make it more pedestrian-friendly. The radical plans being proposed would remove the current mini-roundabout outside … Continue reading
Lewis gets another chance as selection process grinds to halt
CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: The party’s membership has dropped by 50% in some wards since 2020, and officials didn’t have enough women applicants to complete their selection process in what was supposed to be a target ward. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, London-wide issues, New Addington, Norbury, Norbury Park, Oliver Lewis, Sarah Jones MP, Sherwan Chowdhury, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe East, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Oliver Lewis, South Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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5-bed Ashburton Lodge to be auctioned for price of a flat
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Developers and property speculators look set to profit as more public-owned property is to be sold on the cheap. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Croydon fire-sale, with public property being flogged off in a rush at bargain-basement … Continue reading
Labour councillor’s leaflet causes anger in Addiscombe
An Addiscombe couple, whose business has cosy links to Labour’s General Secretary David Evans, has shocked and angered party members by distributing a leaflet which tries to pass itself off as official Labour literature. The efforts of Maddie and Mark … Continue reading
Addiscombe’s The Alma gets a £360,000 Croydon facelift
Work began this week on a £360,000 refurbishment project to bring The Alma Tavern on Lower Addiscombe Road back into business for the New Year. The Alma has been closed since the first covid lockdown in March 2020, but Heineken … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, East Croydon, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Lower Addiscombe Road, The Alma, The Alma Tavern
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