Tag Archives: Croydon South

Growing concern at staff exodus from Folio Trust primaries

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Education correspondent GENE BRODIE on the sudden resignations of headteachers at two primaries which were recently academised The head of a local academy trust issued firm instructions to staff last week ordering them to answer no questions about the abrupt … Continue reading →

Posted in Coombe Wood School, Education, Park Hill Junior, Schools, St Peter's | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Government reaches for the sky – and puts Philp in a corner

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an awkward situation for the Nimbys of Purley Tory MP Chris Philp’s loud and frequent complaints about what he continues to call “the Purley Skyscraper” (which is not tall enough to be a skyscraper) … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Housing, Planning, Property, Purley | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Nine months on, and Labour still selecting election candidates

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how the ruling party in Croydon is struggling to find candidates for all the borough’s wards Today marks 60 days until the Town Hall elections on May 3. Yet Croydon Labour still hasn’t managed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley South, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Transport report for free school site rates it ‘poor’ to ‘worst’

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Residents in South Croydon, living close to the site of the £30million free school which has been granted planning permission by Croydon Council, fear that the decision will make the 180 11-year-old first-year intake vulnerable to the high volume of … Continue reading →

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Council approves £30m school – despite 5,000 surplus places

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

GENE BRODIE, our education correspondent, provides lessons in arithmetic and reading comprehension for Croydon Council, after it cleared the way for the first selective state school in the borough for more than 40 years Croydon Council has removed Green Belt … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara Peacock, Coombe Wood School, Croham, Croydon Council, Education, Maria Gatland, Paul Scott, Planning, Schools | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Whitehall orders Camden to take charge of children’s services

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

An independent commissioner has recommended that Croydon’s crisis-hit children’s services department needs outside help, after failures of leadership and management. WALTER CRONXITE reports Pressure continues to mount on Tony Newman, the council leader, after the Department for Education last night … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Social Care, Alisa Flemming, Barbara Peacock, Children's Services, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Philp’s PPS appointment creates a Purley poser for Javid

Posted on January 21, 2018 by

So Chris Philp didn’t miss out in the Prime Minister’s Government reshuffle at the start of the week after all. The Croydon South Tory MP got what amounts to a demotion. Thus Theresa May has managed to create a situation … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Housing, London-wide issues, Property, Purley | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment