Tag Archives: Liberal Democrats

Barwell’s legacy to Croydon: Tories set for fifth in Euro vote

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

While the two major parties in Croydon try to behave as if there’s nothing going on, weekend polling ahead of Thursday’s European elections suggests that Labour and Tories are to lose seats in London. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports With … Continue reading →

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London opinion poll says Tories could regain Croydon Central

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE on some worrying numbers for Labour in Croydon Be afraid. Be very afraid. If a General Election was held this week, then this clown (right) would become Croydon Central’s Member of Parliament. That’s according to the latest London-only … Continue reading →

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Sutton does U-turn over plan to route HGVs into Croydon

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest gear change in the niggling roads dispute between south London councils over lorries trucking rubbish – including potentially radioactive waste – to and from the Beddington Lane incinerator Sutton Council has pulled up the … Continue reading →

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South of the border, residents brew up a planning rebellion

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

The Conservatives suffered a near-wipe-out in last week’s council elections held in the usually true blue stockbroker belt of Surrey. Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has crunched the numbers and found that local issues do matter Croydon’s 70 councillors cost … Continue reading →

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Surrey’s voters face a multi-coloured swapshop at the polls

Posted on May 2, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, checks out some straws in the election wind caused by the Brexit storm, as neighbouring councils hold their elections today Londoners might be spared the bother of going to the polling stations today, but for … Continue reading →

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Sutton failed to consult on HGV plan, says Croydon Council

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

Sutton Council has been threatened with a public inquiry into their plans to redirect heavy lorry traffic into Croydon, as a senior Town Hall official has accused the neighbouring local authority of getting their figures wrong, of failing to follow … Continue reading →

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St Helier’s new boilers take steam out of Sutton’s heat network

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

CARL SHILTON, our Sutton investigations editor, discovers that the council’s troubled heating network scheme has suffered a massive blow – from St Helier Hospital Council leader Ruth Dombey’s plans for a lucrative “Phase 2” of the Sutton Decentralised Energy Network … Continue reading →

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