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Newman is ‘running scared’ from ballot for borough mayor
With a referendum for a democratically-elected mayor now inevitable, Croydon’s council leader is behaving increasingly like a small-town Donald Trump. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports In a remarkable piece of transatlantic coincidence, just as the President of the United … Continue reading
Leaderless LibDems now lose their London Mayor candidate
The Liberal Democrats, without a party leader for more than six months, have now lost their London Mayoral candidate, too, after Siobhan Benita withdrew from the contest this morning. What is often regarded as a “two-horse race” between Labour and … Continue reading
Residents’ associations angrily reject Scott’s concrete plans
Croydon’s housing targets are out-of-step with the Mayor’s London Plan, and residents are on the warpath against the Town Hall’s planning chief, reports BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent When Paul Scott, the architect behind Croydon’s disastrous planning and housing policies, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Geoff James, HADRA, Housing, Kenley, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Scott, Planning, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sanderstead
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, HADRA, KENDRA, Kenley, Labour, London, Mayor, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Paul Scott, Purley, Robert Jenrick, Sadiq Khan, Sanderstead, SRA, Tory
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There’s no masking fact that covid-19 infection is on rise again
Croydon’s newly installed ceremonial Mayor admits she has been affected by covid-19, yet did not wear a mask or practice social distancing on her first two engagements, while Public Health England reports an increase in virus infection rates in some … Continue reading
‘Get it built’ says Purley business group backing Mosaic Place
The government decision to give a green light to the £20.25million redevelopment of a long-derelict site at Purley Cross, with more than 200 homes and including a controversial tower block, has left the local MP feeling “gutted”, while a local … Continue reading
Set-back for MP Philp as Purley tower gets green light
A development scheme at Purley Cross that will provide more than 200 homes, some retail space and a significant amount of public infrastructure was finally given the go-ahead by Whitehall today, after a six-year planning saga that has involved two … Continue reading
Croydon in crisis: Government cash is only ‘a sticking plaster’
A government coronavirus bail-out for councils is “no more than a sticking plaster”, and represents only a small fraction of the £10billion black hole confronting local authorities, as today’s announcement of an extra £500million leaves many Town Halls short-changed. The … Continue reading
No laughing matter as East Cheam is placed on election map
BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports on the latest threat to the LibDems’ one-party state in south London Sutton residents are to get an additional councillor. And the sacred memory of Tony Hancock is to be enshrined with one of the borough’s wards … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tony Hancock, Tory
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Croydon in crisis: 500 jobs to go in council ‘reorganisation’
EXCLUSIVE: Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the unhappy consequences of the council’s poor management that has created ‘the perfect financial storm’ Croydon Council is to launch wide-ranging consultations tomorrow, July 1, as it begins what in councilspeak they … Continue reading
