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Tag Archives: Fiveways
‘Ask for Henry’: Morrisons offer free meals during half-term
Morrisons, the supermarket chain, are encouraging customers who may be struggling with the cost of living crisis to “Ask for Henry” in its stores. The initiative, being run in collaboration with Heinz, is hoped to be a discreet way to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Purley Way
Tagged Ask for Henry, Fiveways, Heinz, Morrisons, Purley Way
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TfL’s cashflow crisis could make Croydon traffic jams worse
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on finance problems for Transport for London that could have a profound impact on south London Transport for London’s appeal to the government for £3.2billion to allow it to keep operating in the covid-19 crisis … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, Joy Prince, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Joy Prince, London, London Borough of Croydon, Louisa Woodley, Maddie Henson, Mayor, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tony Newman, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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Calls for Sutton’s CEO to resign over secret letter to Morrison’s
Our investigations editor, CARL SHILTON, on an attempted land grab by a council chief executive that has caused anger among councillors in two boroughs – and which has favoured the work of a senior Croydon councillor’s firm of architects There … Continue reading
Posted in Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Sutton Council, Waddon
Tagged Beddington North, Fiveways, Helen Bailey, Morrisons, Nick Mattey, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Sutton Council, TP Bennett, Waddon
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Cyclists call on Mayor to apply his own policies at Purley Way
TfL wants to spend the thick-end of £100m on making one of Croydon’s busiest road junctions even more hostile for pedestrians and cyclists, all to satisfy developers Westfield. AUSTEN COOPER says the road plans are ‘a patchwork of good, poor … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Austen Cooper, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Labour, Mayor, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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£85m Purley Way scheme is ‘more dangerous’ for cyclists
Transport for London’s revised plans for turning the notorious Fiveways junction on the A23 in Waddon into Fourways have been harshly criticised for ignoring TfL’s own standards for safer roads, the new plans are said to be based on a … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fiveways, Purley, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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Mystery of the vanishing objections to council’s Local Plan
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the disappearance of ward councillors’ contribution to a key consultation on Croydon’s strategic planning document It might not be quite up there with the unexplained disappearance of Lord Lucan, but comments submitted by Waddon Labour councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Duppas Hill Park, Education, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Jo Negrini, Joy Prince, Krishna Avanti Primary, Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, Schools, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Jo Negrini, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Waddon
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Homes to be sacrificed as part of TfL’s Purley Way proposals
Transport for London today confirmed that they have abandoned the £85million Boris Flyover scheme they proposed for the A232 Croydon Road where it meets the Purley Way. Instead, they want to widen a road bridge over the railway line at … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Housing, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Pubs, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Boris Flyover, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Denning Avenue, Fiveways, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, Mayor, Purley Way, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon
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We can expand Duppas Hill Park and still improve the roads
CROYDON COMMENTARY: This week, in an answer at Mayor’s Question Time, Boris Johnson gave the firmest indication yet that Transport for London has abandoned plans for a £85 million flyover on the A232 across Waddon Station. But as TfL delays … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Kathy Bee, Mayor, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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Harris determined to build primary beside polluted A23
The Harris Federation, established by a carpet salesman to run a chain of academised schools, seems determined to push ahead with establishing a primary school on the Purley Way, on a derelict site alongside one of the busiest roads in … Continue reading
Planners block proposed primary school on Purley Way
Croydon Council planners have rejected proposals to build a primary school close to one of south London’s busiest road junctions on the Purley Way. In a rare example of Croydon’s planning department displaying clarity of thought and common sense, after … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Planning, Purley Way, Schools, Sean Fitzsimons, URV, Waddon
Tagged CCURV, Conservative, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Harris Federation, Oasis, Purley Way, Tory, URV, Waddon
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Mayor’s new road schemes ‘will leave motorists worse off’
One of the people who wants to replace Boris Johnson as Mayor of London has described his road-building proposals across the city – which include the £87 million Waddon flyover to the Croydon Flyover – as “laughable”, “fanciful” and “damaging”. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Christian Wolmar, CPO, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Planning, Purley Way, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon, Fiveways, Labour, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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