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Cane Hill Park unveils sundial artwork to honour its history
Residents of Cane Hill Park have been enjoying a new public artwork, which pays homage to the history of Cane Hill Hospital. Croydon-based Artist Holly Graham has created a sundial artwork entitled While The Piled Cumuli Sail Galleon-Like Above – … Continue reading
Changes to 404 and 434 will give Tollers Lane its missing link
CROYDON COMMENTARY: More bus route changes have been proposed by Transport for London and these, according to TOM BOWELL, pictured right, have much to recommend them The latest TfL bus route consultation, announced last week, looks at changes to routes … Continue reading
All change, as TfL consults on two bus routes for Cane Hill
Hold very tight please… our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, has news of more changes to local bus services Transport for London public consultations are a bit like their buses… you wait for ages for one, and then two come along … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Commuting, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, East Croydon, Old Coulsdon, Purley, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Cane Hill, Coulsdon, East Croydon, Old Coulsdon, Purley, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon, Woodcote
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Brick by Brick causes anger over Coulsdon housing plans
BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, reports on the latest deeply unpopular development being inflicted on Croydon by the council-owned Brick by Brick venture Another week and another controversial Brick by Brick scheme, pushed through relentlessly by the Town Hall husband … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon Council, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Cane Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Lion Green Road car park, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
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Ex-planning chair: council broke law over Coulsdon cottages
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A borough alderman and former chair of the council planning committee, ADRIAN DENNIS, pictured right, suggests that the council may have failed to follow the letter of the law in the planning notification for Well Cottages Apart from … Continue reading
MP slams Optivo over ‘outrageous’ plans to demolish cottages
BARRATT HOLMES reports on the shabby treatment of social housing tenants by one of the country’s largest housing associations An elderly couple who have lived in a Coulsdon cottage for almost 40 years only found out that they were to … Continue reading
MP Philp adds his name to petition for new Coulsdon primary
Notoriously, Croydon South’s previous MP, when visited at his office by lobbying constituents, called the police to have them removed, and to pay particular close attention to the dangerous septugenarians in the party. How things change: tomorrow, the new MP … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Education, Planning, Schools
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Tory
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LibDems bid for more liberal and more democratic council
VOTE 2014: What do the Liberal Democrats have to offer the people of Croydon ahead of the local elections? GILL HICKSON gives their party line The LibDems feel its time to break the two-party duopoly in Croydon politics. For too … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Housing, Planning
Tagged Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Surrey, Tory
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‘Coulsdon was sentenced to be crucified last night’
There was a mixture of dismay and outright anger among Coulsdon residents after last night’s strategic (ha!) planning meeting at the Town Hall saw six Tory councillors vote through the planning applications for Barratt to build 677 houses on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Chris Wright, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Housing, Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lion Green Road, Richard Ottaway, Surrey, Tory
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Council leader Fisher commits to paying for Cane Hill road
The fix is in. Cane Hill, the 677-home yuppie housing estate which Barratt will be building on the site of the former asylum near Coulsdon will get its additional access road, according to a promise made by Mike Fisher, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Cane Hill, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Mike Fisher, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell, Terry Lenton
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, Richard Ottaway, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tory
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LibDems promise to give Tories ‘bloody nose’ over Cane Hill
The Liberal Democrats standing in Coulsdon East in May’s local elections say that they want to give the incumbent Tories at the Town Hall a “bloody nose” because of what they call a “fiasco” over the mishandling of the planning … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Cane Hill, Chris Wright, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Justin Cromie, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Terry Lenton, URV
Tagged Cane Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Surrey, Tory
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Residents’ association to field candidates in local elections
Coulsdon’s version of UDI* looks to be a step closer, with at least one of the area’s large and very active residents’ associations determined to have its members stand in next May’s local council elections. Richard Thurbon, the chairman of … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, David Osland, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Ian Parker, Jeet Bains, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Cane Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon, London, UK Independence, UKIP
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Cane Hill and Coulsdon “Masterplan” discussion begins
The public consultation on The Future of Coulsdon – Coulsdon Masterplan began last week, including details of Barratt’s proposals for the redevelopment of the Cane Hill site. As part of the consultation, there will be drop in sessions on: Tuesday … Continue reading
Posted in Cane Hill, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Property
Tagged Cane Hill, Croydon, England, London, New Addington, Recreation and Sports, Religion, Thornton Heath
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Farthing Downs dormice highlight of ranger’s talk
The Friends of Farthing Downs hold a meeting at Coulsdon Library on Wednesday evening from 7.15 to hear from Dominic North, the ranger who looks after Happy Valley. Part of the ranger’s talk will detail his work supervising a rare … Continue reading
