Tag Archives: East Croydon station

Flooding cuts rail line to Brighton for second time in two days

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Network Rail has issued an extraordinary appeal for people not to use the rail network, after widespread flooding on the Brighton Main Line overnight between Brighton and Gatwick. “Flooding on the railway is severely impacting services,” they said in an … Continue reading →

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Docked: Lime hire bike trial is abandoned after just six months

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on another failed council initiative The 12-month trial in Croydon of Lime bikes, the dockless hire bicycles equipped with electric motors, has been abandoned before reaching the halfway stage. Senior Town Hall sources suggest that an … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Lime bicycles, Stuart King, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Empty promises and puppet candidates shape Fairfield vote

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, crunches the numbers ahead of the next Croydon polling day Labour look to be on course to win the election. No, not the Christmas General Election which Prime Minister Boris Johnson may or may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Jose Joseph, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Interest hike squeezes Brick by Brick’s speculative schemes

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

The Tory government’s obstinate fixation to drive the country off a Brexit cliff-edge at the end of October is driving down the value of the pound and causing massive problems for industry. Especially in construction – which could mean very … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Colonnades, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Adonis joins Croydon MP’s 5-year-old campaign for Zone 4

Posted on October 11, 2019 by

Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis has backed calls from a Croydon MP and local businesses to re-zone East Croydon and West Croydon Stations, to make it cheaper to travel between the city centre and the south London borough. Lord … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Commuting, Croydon BID, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

10 days of disruption with tram and Addiscombe road closures

Posted on August 20, 2019 by

From this Friday, more than half of the Croydon tram network will be shut down, and buses in and around Addiscombe and Shirley will undergo considerable re-routing over a 10-day period, as Transport for London undertakes major civil engineering work … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, Shirley, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Be in the Vanguard for a hike from Croydon to the south coast

Posted on July 27, 2019 by

In the middle of the hottest of heatwaves, KEN TOWL set off from East Croydon for the sea. He travelled not by train, but on foot along the Vanguard Way I am looking at a plaque on the side of … Continue reading →

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