Tag Archives: Fairfield

Tenants told to quit weeks before planning permission granted

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

BARRATT HOLMES reports on the latest tacky little twist from Croydon’s Labour-run council in its drive to build more than 500 homes for profit, regardless of the consequences for existing residents Further proof, if any further proof was necessary, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Paul Scott, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

£180m Fairfield operator contract is called-in for scrutiny

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

Fifteen Conservative councillors signed official forms to call-in the decision to award the operator contract for the Fairfield Halls, a move which some fear might delay the appointment process, and others have described as petty political point-scoring. The matter will … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Stranack, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, James Thompson, Jan Buttinger, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Yvette Hopley | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Watson’s shambolic meeting leaves Surrey Street in the dark

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

£10,000 That’s how much Mark Watson, the councillor in charge of the gentrification project around Surrey Street, reckons it has cost to install the first piece of “street art” on the footbridge that crosses the old street market. And this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Business, Connected Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Mark Watson, Planning, Rise Gallery, Street lighting, Surrey Street, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Tories oppose 2,000 homes in housing minister’s constituency

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the planning permission granted to a Labour council scheme which could make Gavin Barwell’s constituency a safe Tory seat Barely a year before the next Town Hall elections, and Croydon Tories last night handed a gift-wrapped … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Ashcroft Theatre, Brick by Brick, Chris Wright, College Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Croydon Central, Croydon College, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Housing, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Luke Clancy, Planning, Sue Winborn, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan, Park Hill, Feb 11

Posted on January 16, 2017 by
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Air pollution in central Croydon reaches ‘dangerous’ levels

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

Deadly air pollution close to Croydon town centre is reaching levels almost double the legal limits, in a borough where the Labour council set out its ambition “to be the cleanest and greenest in London” when elected in 2014. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Boundary Commission rejects Tory proposal for 60 councillors

Posted on September 27, 2016 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on initial findings from an independent local boundary review which suggest that Croydon’s councillors are overworked Croydon Conservatives’ politically inspired proposals to the Boundary Commissioners to get one over the Labour-run council by suggesting a reduction in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Heathfield, Jo Negrini, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment