Tag Archives: London

Respect for Shawcross as she retires as Khan’s deputy mayor

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Val Shawcross is standing down as London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s deputy for transport. The move will prompt a parliamentary by-election in south-east London, and the likelihood of more Blairite v Momentum internal Labour jousting, as Shawcross’s job is to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Heidi Alexander, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Val Shawcross | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Council deploys five more CCTV cameras in crime ‘hot spots’

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

Croydon Council has announced this morning that it is deploying five sets of CCTV cameras in the latest effort to deal with the rising tide of knife crime. Earlier this week, the police arrested two 17-year-olds on suspicion of causing … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Jeff Boothe, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Westfield pulls plug on £15m payment for tram network

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, on the vanishing millions which Westfield were supposed to provide for improving local infrastructure Westfield and Hammerson have pulled a promised £15million investment in Croydon town centre. The money was to have gone towards the cost … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Two-thirds of Londoners back ballots on redevelopment

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

A survey published today has found that nearly two-thirds of Londoners expect to be balloted on whether their homes are subjected to redevelopment. The survey, conducted by YouGov, was commissioned by London Assembly Member Sian Berry. It found that 64 … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More questions after TfL is forced to publish tram fatigue report

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on an intriguing turn of events over a previously suppressed Transport for London report Within days of Inside Croydon highlighting the failure of Transport for London to share a safety audit report into driver fatigue with … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, London-wide issues, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayor gives £750,000 to support projects for tram victims

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, this morning announced a £750,000 fund to support community recovery activities following the Sandilands tram derailment 18 months ago. But in somewhat spiky notes issued with the press release from City Hall, the Labour … Continue reading →

Posted in Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon needs to be in the zone to allow children to breathe

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Mayor of London is consulting on the capital’s air quality, and PETER UNDERWOOD says it is important that people in Croydon make him aware that we need to be included in the extended Ultra Low Emissions Zone … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Russell, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments