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Tag Archives: Lewisham
They’re having a Mayor in Lewisham as finally Egan quits
Our south-east London correspondent, HILLAIRE FIELDS, on the long-predicted exit of another borough’s leader The thrusting political ambitions of Damien Egan, Lewisham’s sometime borough Mayor, finally got the better of him this morning as he officially handed in his executive … Continue reading
Perry left pot-less after failed bid for £20m levelling up money
Our Town Hall staff reporter, PEARL LEE, on the latest disappointing set-back for the Conservative Mayor Despite growing social deprivation in the borough and its failing town centre economy, Croydon has failed in its bid for £20million of Levelling Up … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Garratt, Paul Scully MP, Section 114 notice, Sutton Council
Tagged Belmont, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, Levelling Up, Levelling Up Fund, Lewisham, London Borough of Croydon, London Cancer Hub, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Rishi Sunak, S114, Section 114 Notice, Sutton and Cheam, Tory
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Museum on a hilltop that is outstanding in so many ways
KEN TOWL’s been on his travels again, this time to the country’s best museum. And it’s just a bus ride away I have just been to the best museum in the UK. And that’s official. It’s not in Croydon (London … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Education, History, Ken Towl
Tagged Frederick Horniman MP, Horniman Museum, Ken Towl, LCC, Lewisham
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Freedom! Are Crystal Palace residents ready for breakaway?
The week-long Crystal Palace Festival gets underway tomorrow with a weekend of music and dance in the park. But because of the local borough geography, the organisers and other groups have to deal with five, even six, local authorities, which … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Comedy, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Dance, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Music, Poetry, Southwark Council, Theatre
Tagged Bromley, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Festival, Lambeth, Lewisham, London, Noreen Meehan, Southwark
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Assembly Member calls Chinese Palace plans a “fiasco”
An influential member of the London Assembly has warned that Mayor Boris Johnson is trying to flog off a chunk of Crystal Palace Park to Chinese developers for the benefit of a Tory borough council, with little proper consultation or … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Boris Johnson, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Lambeth, Lewisham, London Assembly, Southwark, Tory, Zhong Rong
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Public only get to peek in at the uncertain Palace plans
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Nearly a year on since Boris Johnson stood on the terracing of the old Crystal Palace to announce a £500 million “investment” and the handing over of a significant chunk of public property to a Chinese developer, there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Tramlink, Transport, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace Park, Lambeth, Lewisham, London, London Assembly, Ni Zhaoxing, Southwark, Val Shawcross, ZhongRong Group
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Lights go out again in Addiscombe but Skanska are in no rush
Residents in and around Addiscombe have been left in the dark again this week, less than two months after filing formal complaints to Croydon Council over the service – or lack of it – from contractors Skanska when several roads … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Phil Thomas, Selhurst, Skanska, Street lighting, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Bensham Manor, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Lewisham, lighting, London Borough of Croydon, Skanska, street lights, Tory, Woodside
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Croydon’s £40m Council Tax arrears make headlines again
Croydon’s Conservative-run council’s failure to collect more than £40 million-worth of Council Tax made it on to the pages of the Daily Wail and The Stun at the weekend, something which, with local elections coming, will have done nothing for … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Eric Pickles, Gideon Osborne, Labour, Lambeth, Lewisham, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Sutton, Tory
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