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Tag Archives: BBC Radio London
Man in the van for Percy’s Homeless Hub wins BBC award
A volunteer working with the homeless in Croydon, plus a pet dog, figured prominently in BBC Radio London’s annual Make A Difference awards last night. The capital-wide awards scheme began during the covid pandemic, and has continued to recognise the … Continue reading
MP Reed admits live on air: ‘I’m not anti mayoral system’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Ten minutes of radio featuring a live spat between two very well-paid politicians over why we do, or don’t, need another politician provided a splendid example of the self-serving futility of the borough’s political duopoly. By WALTER … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged BBC Radio London, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Labour, London, Tony Newman, Vanessa Feltz
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Car crash! Feltz radio interview has Ali struggling for answers
Hear the painful 20-minute interview on local radio that left Croydon’s council leader feeling exposed for her part in all the decisions that led to the collapse of the Town Hall finances Hamida Ali, the new-old leader of Croydon Council, … Continue reading
Newman: New Westfield should have a much smaller car park
Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon’s Labour-controlled council, wants the new Westfield supermall in the town centre – if it is ever built – to have “considerably less” than the 3,000 car parking spaces for which his own council has … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged BBC Radio London, Conservative, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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‘Nuclear’ Newman goes radio ga-ga over radioactive deal
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has obtained a copy of Croydon Council’s contract with Viridor for the operation of the Beddington Lane incinerator. It includes clauses for the disposal of radioactive waste. Trouble is, the council leader clearly hasn’t bothered reading … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator
Tagged BBC Radio London, Beddington Lane incinerator, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Tory, Viridor
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