Tag Archives: Councillor

Broad Green councillor nominated to be next Mayor of Croydon

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

Broad Green councillor Manju Shahul Hameed is to be nominated to be the next Mayor of Croydon by the Labour group at Monday’s council meeting. The appointment of the borough mayor is made by a committee on which Conservatives have … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Manju Shahul Hameed, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Off their trolley: council’s sorry whip-round for families in crisis

Posted on December 10, 2013 by

If you had any doubt whether the people of Croydon need to help the homeless and poor of the borough, because they cannot rely on their elected councillors to provide food and other assistance, then they have only to consider this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Fairfield, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Former councillor Peter Champion has died

Posted on September 17, 2013 by

Peter Champion, a councillor for Whitehorse Manor ward from 1990 to 1998 and an Alderman of the London Borough of Croydon, died on Monday.

Posted in Croydon Council, Selhurst, Toni Letts | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Councillor battles to keep filth off the streets (literally)

Posted on July 30, 2013 by

TIMOTHY GODFREY is a councillor who receives the Town Hall perks, the allowance, the car parking permit. But his lofty position offers no favours when it comes to getting his north Croydon street cleaned Just in case you think councillors … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Environment, Nathan Elvery, Timothy Godfrey | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Five into three won’t go in Thornton Heath selection race

Posted on July 12, 2013 by

Labour party members in Thornton Heath ward will get a lesson in basic arithmetic on Monday night: five into three won’t go. Thornton Heath is the latest ward Labour party to conduct its selection process for candidates for next May’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Bensham Manor, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UKIP’s solution on hot local issues? Hold a vote on them

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Is there a better way? PETER STAVELEY, a UKIP candidate at next year’s Croydon Council elections, says his party would stage a public vote on important issues such as the incinerator When the controversial proposal for an incinerator at Beddington … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Peter Staveley, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

“Gis a planning job”: damning email from Croydon councillor

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Inside Croydon has obtained an email sent from a Croydon councillor to a leading firm in the building industry, seeking work based on their “planning expertise” at a time when the councillor was serving on the Town Hall’s planning committees. … Continue reading →

Posted in Clare Hilley, Croydon South, Julie Belvir, Planning, Richard Ottaway MP, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment