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Grumbled recriminations but little is changed at the Town Hall
Fuelled by a double espresso and a Count Binface discounted croissant, political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports from ExCel on the outcome of a couple of Croydon sideshows As news seeped out from ExCel last night of the two Croydon sideshows … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Jade Appleton, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Mike Bonello, Park Hill and Whitgift, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Price, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Green Party, Jade Appleton, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Elections, London elections 2024, Melanie Felten, Mike Bonello, Park Hill and Whitgift, Tony Newman, Tory, Vote rigging, Woodside
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Tories picked Price for Park Hill before Appleton had resigned
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest bail-out from the Conservative-run council’s back benches Croydon Tories had selected their candidate for the forthcoming Park Hill and Whitgift council by-election before their current councillor had even announced that she was … Continue reading
Time to end cash-strapped council’s £1.5m political subsidies
CROYDON IN CRISIS: There’s cuts planned to all kinds of services in the borough in the coming months. The only thing local politicians aren’t planning to cut-back on are their own jobs, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The holidays are over. … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Alasdair Stewart, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Endri Llabuti, Esther Sutton, Jade Appleton, Karen Jewitt, Mario Creatura, Matt Griffiths, Mayor Jason Perry, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Fox, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Endri Llabuti, Jade Appleton, Jason Cummings, Karen Jewitt, Labour, Leafleting cult, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Matt Griffiths, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart Collins, Tory
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Cressey College looks to be on the rocks over park and Ofsted
Residents’ anger over the disappearance of large pieces of masonry in Park Hill Park over Easter weekend has forced the owners of a struggling special school business to issue a series of conflicting statements. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Jade Appleton, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Schools
Tagged Cressey College, Friends of Park Hill Park, Horizon Care and Education Group, Jade Appleton, Josi Kiss, Park Hill, Park Hill and Whitgift Estate, Park Hill Park
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Home owner’s victory after four-year battle with planners
The planning department at Croydon’s dysfunctional council has been caught out yet again after the collapse of a developer’s appeal – but only after incurring huge and avoidable costs. Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, unravels a saga of deceits and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jade Appleton, Katherine Kerswell, Nicola Townsend, Park Hill and Whitgift, Parking, Paul Scott, Planning, Property
Tagged Brownlow Road, Chris Clark, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jade Appleton, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Nicola Townsend, Paul Scott, Planning, Planning Committee, Ross Gentry, Silverleaf Developments Ltd, Steve Whiteside
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Lloyd Park locals confront council vacuum over two-day ‘rave’
For the second time this summer, Croydon Council has caused anger among the people they are meant to serve, with wide-ranging complaints from residents living in and around Lloyd Park they have had little or no information about a major … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Lloyd Park, Health, Jade Appleton, Lloyd Park, Music, Park Hill and Whitgift, Policing, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Garage Nation, Jade Appleton, Lloyd Park, MattsBBQ, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association
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Vote swings to Tories could see Labour lose 15 council seats
NOT-SO-SPECIAL ELECTION SPECIAL: The toxic legacy of Tony Newman and his cabal at the Town Hall could see the ex-leader’s former party wiped out if this week’s by-election results are repeated in 2022. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor If Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jade Appleton, Joy Prince, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Louis Carserides, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jade Appleton, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mike Bonello, New Addington, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Tories include a proven liar among by-election candidates
The Conservative Party candidates in the council by-elections next month include one man who, the last time he stood for election to Croydon Council, was accused of telling falsehoods by no less than three bishops, and a woman who allowed … Continue reading
Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Croydon Council, Kenley, London Councils, Lynne Hale, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Jade Appleton, Kenley, Lara Fish, New Addington, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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