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Tag Archives: Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood
Councillors seek compensation for BxB housing scheme
BARRATT HOLMES on demands for apologies and compensation for Upper Norwood residents who have endured nearly three years of living on a building site for a scheme which Labour councillors have criticised for its ‘poor project management and delivery’ Another … Continue reading
Palace goalkeeper says she was subjected to sexist abuse
Lucy Gillett, Crystal Palace’s goalkeeper, says that she was subjected to sexist abuse from male fans during her club’s match at Coventry on Sunday. The American told BBC Sport that during the first half of Palace’s 3-2 defeat, a group … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Lucy Gillett
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Brick by Brick forced to suspend sales of dozens of new homes
Inside Croydon’s editor, STEVEN DOWNES, reports on the latest massive set-back to the council’s loss-making house-builder Brick by Brick, Croydon Council’s controversial in-house house-builder, has been forced to suspend all sales of shared ownership homes. The delay in selling the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Flora Court, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman
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‘Are Brick by Brick trying to lose the election for Sarah?’
Our construction correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on concerns that the council is pressing ahead with consultations on often controversial housing schemes during the run-up to the General Election “Are they trying to lose the election for Sarah?” That was the angry … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Housing, Jo Negrini, New Addington North, New Addington South, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Butler caught out in another lie over sale of public park land
Two years ago, the council’s deputy leader gave her word that all the borough’s parks and open spaces would be protected from development. So guess what the Labour-run council has been caught out trying to do with a much-loved park … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Housing, Planning, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Grangewood Park, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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New McDonald’s could ‘give rise to gangs’ say police
Our Town Hall correspondent KEN LEE on a council planning decision that backs the interests of residents against big business Croydon Council’s planning department is capable of saying “no” to inappropriate developments after all, if a decision handed down over … Continue reading
Council tries to hide BxB’s latest flats for sale scheme
A Town Hall planning meeting this week is seeking to cover-up the council-owned developer’s role, with residents saying that they were misled over the intention to exclude completely any social housing for rent. Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, reports Profit-hungry … Continue reading
Rent hikes force closure of Crystal Palace independent shops
It is not only in Croydon town centre that big business is contriving to destroy the fabric of the high street. As our retail correspondent MT WALLETTE reports, in Crystal Palace a precious corner of independent stores and old-style character … Continue reading
Council’s latest land grab sees short-notice garage evictions
The council’s moved in for yet another land grab. Notices went up last week on the garages behind homes on College Green in Crystal Palace, giving residents just one month’s notice to remove all their possessions. This land grab is … Continue reading
Whitehall says council did not seek permission for sales to BxB
STEVEN DOWNES reports on how Croydon Council has failed to comply with the law by selling land to its in-house house-builders for just £250, where terraced houses are now on private sale for £600,000 each Croydon Council did not obtain … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Kit Malthouse, Labour, London Borough of Croydon
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Brick by Brick’s homes prove too expensive for Croydon locals
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on how the council-owned housing company is struggling to sell its new homes The first batch of Brick by Brick homes, which the council promised were being built using public land and public money to help … Continue reading
Creatura needs help from ‘Bust-up Boris’, as LibDems win seat
Two south London council by-elections in the past week suggest the LibDems might have a chance of breaking Croydon’s political duopoly, reports our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Boris Johnson’s selection by the 0.15per cent of the population which comprises the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mario Creatura, Merton, Old Coulsdon, Sarah Jones MP, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Merton Council, Tory, Wandsworth Council
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Freedom! Are Crystal Palace residents ready for breakaway?
The week-long Crystal Palace Festival gets underway tomorrow with a weekend of music and dance in the park. But because of the local borough geography, the organisers and other groups have to deal with five, even six, local authorities, which … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Comedy, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Dance, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Music, Poetry, Southwark Council, Theatre
Tagged Bromley, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Festival, Lambeth, Lewisham, London, Noreen Meehan, Southwark
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Bonham selected by LibDems to seize Assembly seat chance
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports that while Labour in London is sitting on their hands over next year’s Assembly elections, their polling booth rivals are already getting to work Chuka Umunna, who was elected as the Labour MP for Streatham … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Claire Bonham, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Sutton Council
Tagged Caroline Pidgeon, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Siobhan Benita, Sutton Council, Tory
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Council garages flogged off in latest Brick by Brick giveaway
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the half-truths and blank maps that came with the latest batch of 60 sites being handed over for development After flogging off public green spaces and kids’ playgrounds for the in-house house-builder to build … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, New Addington, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Waddon
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Barwell’s legacy to Croydon: Tories set for fifth in Euro vote
While the two major parties in Croydon try to behave as if there’s nothing going on, weekend polling ahead of Thursday’s European elections suggests that Labour and Tories are to lose seats in London. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports With … Continue reading
Council’s secret deal on Queen’s Hotel sways inspector’s ruling
Our Crystal Palace correspondent, JOE PAXTON, on a predictable, if disappointing, outcome to a three-year planning battle Having twice won the arguments at the council’s planning committees, residents, councillors and even the local MP were today trumped by the developer-friendly … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Queen's Hotel, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed OBE
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Planning inspector expected to rule on Queen’s Hotel this week
A decision on the expansion plans for the Queen’s Hotel at Crystal Palace is expected this week. Croydon Council’s planning committee has twice refused planning permission for the owners Euro Hotels’ £10million expansion scheme, which prompted the appeal to the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Queen's Hotel, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Council sells off public green space to Brick by Brick for just £1
Croydon Council has sold at least three packages of publicly owned property – in Waddon, South Croydon and Fairfield wards – to Brick by Brick, its house-building company, for just £1 each. And last year the Labour-run council also flogged … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, London Borough of Croydon, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Waddon
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