Tag Archives: Beddington Lane incinerator

Parking charge consultation begins as air quality worsens

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

Our transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on the latest sham consultation from the council intended to justify a £300 per year charge for resident parking permits Croydon Council’s propaganda department – the press office, which operates off a budget of around … Continue reading →

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Viridor apologist Brunt’s blunt treatment from Merton Council

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

Our Merton correspondent, NORMAN COLLIER-WOOD, reports on how the toxic fall-out from rubbish contractor Veolia’s shortcomings has claimed its first council victim Merton’s rubbish councillor, Mike Brunt, has been sacked from his council cabinet post. Labour councillor Brunt had been … Continue reading →

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Cancer warning over radioactive waste plans for incinerator

Posted on May 2, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The news, as revealed by Inside Croydon, that the Beddington Lane incinerator has a contract with Croydon Council to handle radioactive waste should be of grave concern to residents across south London, says JIM DUFFY There are two … Continue reading →

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LibDem councillor who rediscovered herself as an Epsom sort

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports on how Monica Coleman, having voted through the incinerator in Sutton, has re-invented herself as a residents’ association candidate in West Ewell to jump on the councillor allowance gravy train in local elections in Surrey tomorrow It’s … Continue reading →

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Sutton failed to consult on HGV plan, says Croydon Council

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

Sutton Council has been threatened with a public inquiry into their plans to redirect heavy lorry traffic into Croydon, as a senior Town Hall official has accused the neighbouring local authority of getting their figures wrong, of failing to follow … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Planning, Steve Iles, TfL, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Protestors meet Greta Thunberg and bring XR closer to home

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

At least two local residents were arrested in the past week as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations across central London, which saw members of a group from Sutton meet Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has captured the attention … Continue reading →

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Council goes to court to fight Info Commissioner ruling

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

A business report into Sutton’s heat network scheme is being kept secret by the LibDem-controlled council. And now they’re spending more public cash on an appeal to keep the report under wraps, as CARL SHILTON reports Ruth Dombey, the leader … Continue reading →

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