Tag Archives: Croydon Central

Barwell’s role in Brexit sees him rejected by Beckenham Tories

Posted on November 18, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE suggests that Brexit may have sunk the prospects of another career politician Prospects for Gaffe-prone Gavin Barwell to return to the House of Commons as an MP appear to be as ruined a the credibility of … Continue reading →

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Government has withheld funding for new tram safety body

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones has discovered that the Tory Government has delayed releasing funds to establish a tram safety body, two years after the tram crash which killed seven people and injured 62 others at Sandilands tram stop. The … Continue reading →

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Pupils excluded from schools at risk from crime gangs – survey

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

Growing numbers of children excluded from school in Croydon and across London are being left at risk of involvement in knife crime and violence, according to research from children’s charity Barnardo’s and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime. In … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon councillor exposed as advising corporate lobbyists

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest little sideline of one of Croydon’s leading Tories Coulsdon Conservative councillor Mario Creatura, who has a job at No10 Downing Street as a Special Adviser to Prime Minister Theresa Mayhem, may have broken … Continue reading →

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MP backs Network Rail plans to unblock Croydon bottleneck

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

Croydon leads the way in one respect, at least: it has become the “most challenging bottleneck on Britain’s railway”. That’s according to Network Rail, and they should know. Network Rail has announced a public consultation into its multi-million-pound plans to … Continue reading →

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Enough to make you physically sick: Labour official Chukas up

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how the stresses and strains of Brexit are showing themselves in the local Labour Party A Labour Party official who works in Croydon MP Sarah Jones’s office yesterday courted controversy and internal party division … Continue reading →

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Mayor pledges to build bridges with Addiscombe businesses

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan this morning promised to intervene personally with Transport for London in an effort to end the lengthy delays in re-opening Blackhorse Lane bridge in Addiscombe. The 120-year-old bridge, which crosses the tram tracks, had become … Continue reading →

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