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Tory threat to Boundary Commissioners over council map

Posted on July 1, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports on a significant development which could influence the political control of the borough for decades to come The Boundary Commissioners have brought forward the publication date for the latest revision to proposals for Croydon’s council electoral wards … Continue reading →

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Ashburton Park vision event, Jun 25

Posted on June 19, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Searching for Woodside history talk, Ashburton Library, May 11

Posted on April 26, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Addiscombe Festival, Ashburton Park, May 28

Posted on April 26, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Labour worried by ‘Frankenstein monster’ boundary proposals

Posted on April 18, 2017 by insidecroydon

There’s a growing agreement at Croydon Town Hall that Paul Scott could prove to be the architect of Labour’s demise at the next local elections. The Woodside councillor, an architect by profession with a busy London practice, is one-quarter of … Continue reading →

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Rubbish MP Barwell returns to park he wanted used as a dump

Posted on March 3, 2017 by insidecroydon

Tory MP Gavin Barwell will be spending tomorrow morning virtue-signalling again, after sending out emails to his Croydon Central constituents encouraging them to help him picking up litter. The hi-vis jacket photo-op is becoming an obligatory stand-by for struggling career … Continue reading →

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Old Ashburton library to be handed over to private companies

Posted on February 27, 2017 by insidecroydon

That “ambition” thing we were told so much about in 2013 and 2014, before the last Town Hall elections? It seems that if you want to turn it into the “delivery” thing, it can take a long time and a … Continue reading →

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Ashburton tenants’ champion Michael Hewlett has died

Posted on February 21, 2017 by insidecroydon

Michael Hewlett, for three decades a campaigner for better conditions for tenants living in Longheath Gardens in Ashburton and across the whole borough, has died. Hewlett was 81, and he died on February 10 following a short illness, with his … Continue reading →

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Developers threaten public inquiry over Long Lane housing

Posted on January 17, 2017 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council could be hauled before a public inquiry to explain its planning department’s decision to refuse permission to the Hyde Group to build 129 homes on the site of the World of Golf driving range on Long Lane. Council … Continue reading →

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New delay in council boundary review is bad news for Tories

Posted on January 11, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the slow process of drawing up the political map of the borough is causing anxiety among Croydon’s blue-rinse set Maybe they thought that, after the Christmas and New Year break, no one would be paying … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s Nimby housing minister’s targets just got tougher

Posted on January 10, 2017 by insidecroydon

Tory MP Gavin Barwell has been caught out again, saying one thing to his constituents while doing the exact opposite when it comes to furthering his politcal career, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Gavin Barwell, the Croydon Central MP who has … Continue reading →

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Barwell fails to rule out blocking house building in Croydon

Posted on October 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

Gavin Barwell, the Croydon Central Tory MP who was recently appointed as Minister for Housing and Planning in Theresa May’s government, has failed to rule out blocking the building of new homes as proposed under the Local Plan in his … Continue reading →

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Developer offers new homes in Addiscombe on 5% deposit

Posted on September 28, 2016 by insidecroydon

House builders at Penhurst Square, off Addiscombe’s Grant Road, have decided to offer their new homes on a 5 per cent deposit, as they try to push through the sales using public subsidies of up to £3,000 through a government … Continue reading →

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Barwell blanks Shirley meeting to oppose house building

Posted on September 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

Has Croydon Central’s Tory MP Gavin Barwell given up on Shirley already? Shirley ward is ear-marked to be shunted out of the Croydon parliamentary constituency and annexed to Beckenham for Westminster election purposes under proposals released earlier this week by … Continue reading →

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Big Dance after party, Tomorrow Hub, Sep 18

Posted on September 14, 2016 by insidecroydon
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Council fails to staff its own consultation session in Ashburton

Posted on September 5, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s non-consultation consultations reached a new nadir over the weekend, when a promised drop-in session about the old library building in Ashburton Park was left unstaffed by council officials. Residents, and some councillors, have long suggested that such “consultation” sessions … Continue reading →

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Fore! Housing Minister in the rough over 129 new homes

Posted on August 31, 2016 by insidecroydon

Gavin Barwell, the MP for Croydon Central who was recently appointed housing minister, has quickly found himself bunkered over a proposal to build 129 homes in his constituency – since it seems likely that he will have to declare the … Continue reading →

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Weekly gardening club launched in Addiscombe Railway Park

Posted on August 4, 2016 by insidecroydon

Addiscombe Railway Park’s community garden is holding a Gardening Club every Wednesday, from 6.30pm till 7.30pm All abilities of gardener are welcome, tools and gloves provided, and children are welcome at the sessions, which are supervised by experienced gardeners who … Continue reading →

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Council wins its 20mph referendum by narrow majority

Posted on June 7, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s own referendum – over whether part of the borough’s residential streets should be turned into a 20mph zone – turned out to be a narrow victory for the party in power. The Labour-run council’s proposals for streets in parts … Continue reading →

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Council offers free online training to help autism awareness

Posted on April 10, 2016 by insidecroydon

An online autism awareness training package has been developed by Croydon Council and was launched to coincide with World Autism Awareness Week. The package is useful to anyone interested in understanding the condition. It provides useful and practical ways of … Continue reading →

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Council launches second area to trial 20mph traffic zone

Posted on April 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

A second large area in the north of the borough could get a 20mph zone on its residential roads, as the council begins a consultation tomorrow asking residents if they agree to extending the speed restrictions into South Norwood, Selhurst … Continue reading →

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Addiscombe and Shirley Park Residents’ Jumbletrail, Apr 24

Posted on March 25, 2016 by insidecroydon
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Ashburton’s councillors are making plans for park life

Posted on March 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

As a report to next Monday’s council cabinet meeting demonstrates, there could be much change in Croydon’s parks in the coming couple of years. Croydon’s Labour-run council is consulting on one of its parks, the much disputed Ashburton Park, and … Continue reading →

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11,000 Croydon residents to lose the vote under Tory scheme

Posted on October 26, 2015 by insidecroydon

First they take away your tax credits. Next they take away people’s votes. WALTER CRONXITE reports on a piece of election manipulation which is being introduced by stealth In a little over one month’s time, more than 11,000 Croydon residents … Continue reading →

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Addiscombe Festival confirms its date for May 2016

Posted on October 22, 2015 by insidecroydon

The 2016 Addiscombe Festival will be staged in Ashburton Park on Whitsun weekend, Sunday, May 29. But next year there will be no parade beforehand. Keith Nicholas, one of the organisers, said, “Due to a various circumstances beyond our control, … Continue reading →

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