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Tag Archives: Ken Livingstone
Altitude 25 looks to off-load unsold flats as short-term lets
A new planning application for the Altitude 25 development at East Croydon, seeking to allow short-term, serviced lets of some of the unsold apartments, has cast further doubts on the council’s grand plans to build a city in the sky. … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Boris Johnson, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, IYLO, London Assembly, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Altitude 25, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Ken Livingstone, London, Steve O'Connell
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Palace name their latest signing: Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard, the “total dress freedom” comedian and actor who has acquired National Treasure status since his marathon running exploits for Sport Relief, has been named as an associate director of his favourite football club, Crystal Palace, pledging to be … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Comedy, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Theatre
Tagged Dougie Freedman, Eddie Izzard, Eric Morecambe, Ken Livingstone, London Mayor, Palace, Sport Relief, Tommy Trinder
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Here’s an election pledge that Boris now dare not break
Boris Johnson, who four years ago scrapped a costed and funded scheme to build a Tramlink extension to Crystal Palace, this morning paid a flying visit to East Croydon station to have his picture taken alongside a tram with “Crystal … Continue reading
Boris in record-breaking form when it comes to broken pledges
Suitably in an Olympic year, Boris Johnson has set a world record for breaking an election pledge. Boris has shown more speed than Usain Bolt. On the very first morning of his first working day back in office at City … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Boris, Boris Johnson, City Hall, Ken Livingstone, London, Mayor, Tory, Usain Bolt
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Latest leaflet blunder is example of flawed funding system
Oh dear. You know things are not going as well as they might when you get a grudging expression of sympathy on Twitter from Clare Hilley, the Conservative councillor for Waddon ward whose main claim to fame remains vomiting down … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Clare Hilley, Croydon South, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath
Tagged Brian Paddick, Conservative, Ken Livingstone, Labour, London, Richard Ottaway, South Croydon, Steve O'Connell
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Sutton LibDem councillor switches to Labour over incinerator
For the first time since 2006, the Labour party has representation on Sutton Council. John Keys has represented the Beddington North ward as a LibDem councillor since 1998, but has this week opted to change parties because of his concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Health, Kenley, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Ken Livingstone, Labour, LibDem, Liberal Democrat, London, London Mayor, Sutton
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Miliband visits Croydon to back Livingstone for Mayor
There will be no incinerator at Beddington Lane if Ken Livingstone is elected Mayor of London in May. As first suggested by Inside Croydon a week ago, the policy announcement was made by Livingstone this morning when he came to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Commuting, Croydon Central, East Croydon, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Ed Miliband, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Leader of the Labour Party (UK), London, London Mayor, Politics
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Will Ken promise to block Beddington incinerator scheme?
Eddie Izzard‘s visit to promote Ken Livingstone’s six promises for the capital was accompanied by the buzz that Labour’s candidate for London Mayor will add a special seventh promise especially for Croydon and Sutton: he will block the Beddington Lane … Continue reading
It’s scrum time for Ken, Boris… and for Brian Paddick
STEVEN GAUGE is a former Croydon council LibDem candidate who helped run Nick Clegg‘s election campaign in 2010. Now he is working on the 2012 London Assembly elections, in between getting in a ruck with what was once Surrey’s second-worst … Continue reading
Online magazine offers another perspective on Shirley Life
The latest edition of Shirley Life, the online community magazine, is now available, with a range of fascinating articles and local news that should be of interest for the broader Croydon public, and not just Shirley residents. This month’s contents … Continue reading
Croydon 8/8: Local Tamils say “We have been doubly let down”
The local Tamil community, many of whom managed or owned the shops and businesses along London Road that were wrecked by the rioting on Monday night, has issued this statement: The Croydon Tamil community feels doubly let down by the … Continue reading
Election 2012: the battle for London’s middle ground
Barely has the dust settled on Londoners’ last rush to the polling stations (alright, we might be over-stating matters ever so slightly), but work is already underway in the two main party machines, and by LibDems where they have some … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues
Tagged Conservatives, Ken Livingstone, Liberal Democrats, London, Middle class, The Guardian, Tory
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