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Tag Archives: Addiscombe West
Newman’s patronage proves persuasive with ambitious Skipper
Momentum supporters in Croydon are growing concerned that their leadership has ‘gone native’ to support Blairites. WALTER CRONXITE reports It is not only Toby Young who has been trying frantically to rewrite his past through mass deletions of his embarrassing … Continue reading
‘Thank you, Inside Croydon!’ The Pennycuick story unfolds
Purley resident SANTHANA IBRAHIM, pictured left, is flying off to India next week to film a documentary about the life of a significant historic figure from Croydon, with much thanks to the readers of this website I would like to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, History, Purley
Tagged Addiscombe West, East India Company College, John Pennycuick, Purley
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Latest ‘Watson whim’ generates ridicule and confusion
As well as little proper consultation over the closure of a stretch of Croydon High Street, there doesn’t appear to have been much thought gone into what Mark Watson, the soon-to-be-ex councillor behind the scheme, and the council intend to … Continue reading
4,000 residents apply to buy pocket-sized Addiscombe flats
A private developer building a residential tower just across the road from the 50p-bit building and tram tracks of East Croydon has received more than 4,000 expressions of interest from Croydon residents who might want to take one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Pocket Living
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Croydon Philharmonic Choir Christmas Cheer, Dec 18
Posted in Art, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Music
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon Philharmonic Choir
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Labour in row over notice to quit office in Ruskin House
There’s a new rift between groups within Croydon Labour, after one official has handed in notice on the use of an office at Ruskin House, the local party’s headquarters for the last half-century. Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds … Continue reading
Labour councillor Watson opts to jump before de-selection
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest shift of power at the Town Hall Addiscombe councillor Mark Watson, an influential member of the council cabinet, last night stunned Labour Party members in his ward by announcing his withdrawal from the selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Business, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Smith, Sean Fitzsimons, Stephen Mann, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
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Labour’s new slate in Fairfield as Momentum makes a mark
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, with the latest weekly round-up of the ins, and outs, in a tortuous selection process Boundary changes, demographic changes and the Jeremy Corbyn-inspired swing towards Labour has made Fairfield ward in the town centre a … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Carole Bonner, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Jane Avis, John Wentworth, Mary Croos, New Addington North, Niro Sirisena, Pat Ryan, Patricia Hay-Justice, Patsy Cummings, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Sue Winborn, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, New Addington North, South Norwood
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Developers must finish station bridge, residents demand
A former deputy leader of the council is demanding that Croydon’s planning department should withhold permission for Menta Redrow’s latest luxury flats development scheme on Cherry Orchard Road, unless or until they make good on six-year-old promises to allow the … Continue reading
Councillor challenges Menta over secret viability report
The developers of one of the biggest town centre schemes have been accused by a Labour councillor of only wanting to build homes for the wealthy, and of trying to keep their viability assessment out of the hands of pesky … Continue reading
Glamorgan pub plan shows it is asset of community value
The community want it as a pub, a successful businessman and landlord wants to run it. As KEN TOWL reports from last night’s #SaveTheGlam meeting, who needs more unaffordable flats in East Croydon? In the febrile world of rocketing land … Continue reading
Save The Glamorgan campaign group to meet on Nov 1
The next meeting of the Save The Glamorgan campaign group will be at Croydon Town Hall at 7pm on November 1. The group was formed in the summer to seek Asset of Community Value status for the Victorian boozer near … Continue reading
Skipper gets selected with Henson for Addiscombe East
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the first two councillor de-selections as a Momentum candidate gets picked for next May’s Town Hall elections Labour will field an all-woman slate in Addiscombe East at next May’s local elections, after a ward selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, David Wood, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Selhurst, Stephen Mann, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts
Tagged Abu Khan, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Momentum, Janet Campbell, Labour, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman
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Skipper leads the way as Momentum challenges councillors
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the first manoeuvres among Labour candidates to secure a place on the council next May More than a month later than scheduled, and Croydon Labour’s candidate selection process for next May’s local elections finally reached … Continue reading
Commission report would snatch away Labour’s new majority
The latest report from the Boundary Commission for England carves up the borough into three new parliamentary seats in a most illogical manner, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The Labour Party in Croydon will be hoping fervently that Theresa May’s dependency … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Merton, New Addington South, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, Siobhain McDonagh MP, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Norbury, Purley, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Croydon’s best pub is looking to a bright new future
KEN TOWL has damaged his ankle, so hasn’t been able to get out for one of his regular walks. But he did make it across the road to his Addiscombe local Last year, Charles Reid, a pilot for Virgin Airways, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Pubs, Walks
Tagged Addiscombe West, Claret and Ale, Ken Towl
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Council left without operator for Ashburton Park venue
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the strange silence from the council about the faltering fate of one of its flagship projects The latest embarrassing set-back for Tony Newman and his Labour colleagues’ hopes of retaining control of the council … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Ashburton, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Maddie Henson, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Ashburton, Ashburton Hall, Ashburton Park, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Old Ashburton Library, Tony Newman, Tory
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Residents associations in dispute over latest one-way scheme
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest diversion for traffic coming down the road in East Croydon Road users in Addiscombe can prepare themselves for a third change to the one-way system in the area in barely 18 months, … Continue reading
Residents have 48 hours to save 70 parks and open spaces
The people of Croydon have 48 hours left to try to save more than 70 of the borough’s parks and open spaces from being put at serious risk of being handed over to developers to be built on. Alison Butler, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Heavers Meadow, Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green, Friends of Millers Ponds, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Lloyd Park, Peter Underwood, Planning, Queens Gardens
Tagged Addiscombe Railway Park, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Croydon Local Plan, Croydon parks, Peter Underwood, Planning, Purley, Rotary Field, Sanderstead
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#SaveTheGlam: ‘Time to show the owners we’re serious’
The next steps to Save the Glamorgan pub on Cherry Orchard Road take place on Monday, with an important meeting at the Town Hall of those who wish to support the campaign. Following coverage on Inside Croydon in the summer, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Property, Pubs, Sean Fitzsimons
Tagged #SavetheGlam, Addiscombe West, East Croydon station, Sean Fitzsimons, The Glamorgan
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Mortgage, Mortgage, Mortgage: house-buying in 2017
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on the return to Croydon of a weekly piece of property porn The Channel 4 property show Location, Location, Location this week comes to Croydon and, in its 23rd series, delivers an episode which sums … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Housing
Tagged Addiscombe West, Channel 4, Location, South Norwood
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