Tag Archives: Kathy Bee

South Norwood set for council by-election as Bee buzzes off

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

There is to be a council by-election in the safe Labour ward of South Norwood, after former Town Hall cabinet member Kathy Bee announced that she is to resign as a councillor in order to pursue a Civil Service job … Continue reading →

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Newman looks for Plan B on roads as Bee is moved on

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

Kathy Bee, the councillor in charge of the state of the roads in the borough, looks set to be another casualty of Tony “Soprano” Newman’s inadvertent reshuffle of Town Hall top jobs expected to be undertaken at a Labour group … Continue reading →

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Homes to be sacrificed as part of TfL’s Purley Way proposals

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

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 →

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We can expand Duppas Hill Park and still improve the roads

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

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 →

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Parking the tow trucks is another sign that cuts don’t work

Posted on November 26, 2015 by

WALTER CRONXITE on another cut in council services which seems to offer irresponsible drivers free rein to park their cars wherever they like What follows is a sentence that has never before appeared on Inside Croydon: We agree with Phil … Continue reading →

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Councillors finally oppose Waddon flyover ‘monstrosity’

Posted on October 29, 2015 by

WALTER CRONXITE has trawled through the council’s audio recording of a Town Hall meeting which was never webcast, and discovered a breath of fresh air over Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s £85 million proposal to build a flyover to the … Continue reading →

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Halls transferred to community group headed by councillors

Posted on October 17, 2015 by

The management of Stanley Halls has been formally transferred from Croydon Council to local residents’ group, The Stanley People’s Initiative, which has signed a 35-year management lease for the cherished venue. No sooner had the transfer to the community group … Continue reading →

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