Tag Archives: Coulsdon Road

Surrey council takes action on unlawful flags as Perry dithers

Croydon Council, where failed Mayor Jason Perry has claimed there is “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers and, by extension, fly-posters, has failed to take any action against the various flags hoisted without permission on some of the borough’s streets. Yet neighbouring … Continue reading

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Tory councillor welcomes New Addington flags as ‘great’

A Conservative councillor in New Addington has said that Union flags that have been placed along Central Parade without proper permission “look great”, and he has posted on social media that the council will not remove the flags unless they … Continue reading

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Council refuses to remove England flags from Coulsdon Road

Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, went on the telly last week boasting of “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers. Yet his council has refused to remove hundreds of St George cross flags that have been tethered illegally to lamp posts along Coulsdon … Continue reading

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77-year-old man dies on staircase in Old Coulsdon house blaze

A man in his 70s died in a house fire on Coulsdon Road in the early hours of Sunday morning. Half of the ground and first floors of the semi-detached house, located next to the gates of Keston Primary School … Continue reading

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Coulsdon Road works set to finish a week ahead of schedule

Coulsdon Road, the B2030 by Coulsdon Common and The Fox pub, will re-open from tomorrow, August 27, almost a week earlier than had been expected. The road closures became controversial because many Old Coulsdon residents felt that they would shut … Continue reading

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Coulsdon Road closure: diversions and restrictions until Sep 2

Road works have begun today on Coulsdon Road for essential drainage improvements and repairs to the soakaways. Following a previous abortive attempt to fix the drainage on the road, and postponed closure following residents’ lobbying over Stites Hill Road, an … Continue reading

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People power! Coulsdon road closures postponed and changed

After Tory councillor accused residents’ association of ‘scaremongering’, council performs an 11th-hour U-turn over Stites Hill Road closure. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Residents in Old Coulsdon, in Caterham on the Hill and the surrounding areas were claiming a victory … Continue reading

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Surrey council: Coulsdon road closures are down to Croydon

The simultaneous closures of Coulsdon Road for drainage works and Stites Hill Road for “traffic management” reasons, due to begin next week and last for a month, creating an “Iron Curtain” between south London and Surrey, are all a matter … Continue reading

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Old Coulsdon roadworks will create an ‘Iron Curtain’ to Surrey

Road closures in Old Coulsdon have been described by local activists as “a wholly absurd idea of creating an Iron Curtain between Surrey and Croydon”. The road closure of Stites Hill Road, enforced by Croydon Council for “traffic management” at … Continue reading

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Stites Hill Road closure to cut off Old Coulsdon for a month

There’s widespread concern among residents in Old Coulsdon about a set of road closures scheduled for the end of this month, which one residents’ association predicts will cut off residents or force them to take long detours on any journeys. … Continue reading

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