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All Croydon parks ‘under threat’ says environmental campaign
A shocking report from charity CPRE London highlights how the council’s Local Plan has put every open space in the borough at risk from development, writes PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent Croydon, and its planning protection-lite revised Local Plan, has … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park, Friends of Ashburton Park, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, Friends of Farthing Downs, Friends of Grange Park, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Friends of Heavers Meadow, Friends of Lloyd Park, Friends of Marlpit Lane Bowling Green, Friends of Millers Ponds, Friends of Norbury Hall Park, Friends of Selsdon Woods, Friends of Shirley Windmill, Friends of South Croydon Rec, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Friends of Spa Wood, Friends of Stambourne Woods, Friends of Wandle Park, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Sadiq Khan, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Alice Roberts, Beddington Farmlands, Bromley, Campaign for Protection of Rural England, CPRE, CPRE London, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Local Plan, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sutton, Tooting Common, Waddon
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We need serious solutions to tackle the capital’s crime crisis
A Labour front-bench spokesman was told this week that his suggestion to ‘name and shame’ recreational drugs users was ‘nonsense’. In his latest column, ANDREW FISHER looks at his party’s recurring problems when they try to flex their law and … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Cressida Dick, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, knife crime, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, youth knife crime
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Mayor Khan settles in for the long-haul and a third term
Sadiq Khan wants to be London’s first three-term Mayor. Khan was first elected as London’s Mayor in 2016, succeeding Boris Johnson. Johnson, like Ken Livingstone before him, the capital’s first Mayor, had served two four-year terms. Now Khan, who was … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Ken Livingstone, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Silvertown Tunnel, Tory
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‘Do the right thing’ as Mayor asks Londoners to keep masked
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has set himself on a collision course with anti-vaxxers and right-wing self-proclaimed “libertarians” by insisting that bus, Tube and tram passengers will still be expected to wear masks, even after the government relaxes its so-called “Plan … Continue reading
Posted in London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Pollution cloud over Croydon as Mayor calls for less car use
A dirty grey smear hung above Croydon at lunchtime today, evidencing the health warnings because of particulate pollution issued this morning by DEFRA and the Met Office. Simon Birkett, the founder of Clean Air London, described the situation as a … Continue reading
Plastic pollution is reaching a high tide mark on our rivers
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Want to do your bit to help clean up the environment, while trying to avert even worse effects of climate crisis? Inspired by a Croydon-based activist, LEWIS WHITE has tried, but like Greta Thunberg, has had a predictable … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Environment
Tagged GLA, Greater London Authority, Lizzie Carr, Mayor of London, Plastic pollution, River Thames, Sadiq Khan
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London is ’23 days from disaster’ over transport funding
With one-fifth of buses and 10% of Tubes under threat of cuts, ‘TfL could become a byword for managed decline’ warns Mayor Khan as Tory government plays brinkmanship with the capital’s economy London’s transport system is “23 days away from … Continue reading
Mayor Khan agrees to repair Crystal Palace swimming pools
Crystal Palace’s swimming and diving pools are set to get a multi-million facelift and repair package to enable them to re-open, after the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, agreed to get the works done, a decision which City Hall today … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Ellie Reeves MP, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Alex Yee, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, Crystal Palace Sports Partnership, Joe Choong, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tom Daley
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Down and out in Glasgow and Paris: climate talks end in failure
London’s Mayor joins critics of COP26’s final pact: ‘This agreement simply doesn’t meet the scale of the challenge’ It was late yesterday afternoon, with the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow already 24 hours into overtime, when Frans Timmermans, the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged COP26, Greta Thunberg, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, United Nations
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Crystal Palace at risk as London squanders its Olympic legacy
Britain’s Olympic heroes and heroines had barely stepped off their homecoming flights from Tokyo than coaches and administrators were warning that the promised “sporting legacy” of greater participation and increased achievement and excellence is being squandered through neglect and lack … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace Park, Herne Hill Harriers, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Alex Yee, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, diving, Joe Choong, John Powell, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, swimming
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Readers’ poll: Will you continue to wear a mask after July 19?
On Monday, the government confirmed that it would be moving to the next stage of lockdown easing on July 19, writes Sanjana Idnani. This means that almost all legal restrictions on social contact will be lifted. This also removes the … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Boris Johnson, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Face masks, London, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport for London
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London Mayor insists on masks on capital’s public transport
Face coverings must be worn on London’s buses, trains, Tube and trams, despite lockdown restrictions easing on Monday, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, announced overnight. Mayor Khan has made “the right decision”, according to Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones. … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Elly Baker, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Central, Croydon Tramlink, Elly Baker, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London
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Mayor Khan takes the stage to launch city’s tourist drive
Sadiq Khan used his formal signing-in ceremony for his second term as London Mayor this morning to reveal his cunning plan to revive the capital’s economy post-covid: tourism. Mayor Khan announced a £6million advertising campaign to encourage tourists back to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Theatre
Tagged David Hockney, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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Khan wins second term as Tories claim Pyrrhic success
Sadiq Khan will serve a second term as Mayor of London, after beating Conservative rival Shaun Bailey “quite comfortably”, according to the capital’s leading political pundit. The London Mayoral election result was declared late on Saturday night, with Khan requiring … Continue reading
Mayor’s relocation plans place City Hall on ‘at risk’ register
The 20th Century Society expresses fears for landmark building and for under-threat social housing at Cressingham Gardens On the eve of the sixth election for the Mayor of London, City Hall, the building which has been the home of the … Continue reading
Silvertown build costs Khan backing from Friends of the Earth
The hugely polluting Silvertown Tunnel scheme, backed by both Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Tories’ Shaun Bailey, could see both candidates in Thursday’s Mayor election lose the support of Londoners who are rightly concerned about the climate crisis and the … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Sian Berry, Waste incinerator
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Sian Berry, Tory
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Delay in despatching ballot papers could reduce vote numbers
EXCLUSIVE: The distribution of postal ballots for council by-elections is running behind schedule, reports STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council’s struggles to administer even the most straightforward of matters could reduce the number of residents taking part in the borough’s five ward … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Woodside
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Ombudsman starts investigation into damp and mouldy flats
Croydon’s Labour-run council is likely to come under renewed pressure to publish the findings of its “urgent” investigation into the appalling conditions in residential towers in South Norwood, after the Housing Ombudsman announced today a full-scale national investigation of his … Continue reading
Khan’s lead at the polls could be enough to elect Cummings
If the pollsters have got their numbers right, history could be about to be made in next month’s London Assembly elections, according to our resident psephologist WALTER CRONXITE This time next month, for the first time in history, Croydon and … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Claire Bonham, Croydon Greens, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Patsy Cummings, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, South Norwood
Tagged Conservative, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Tory
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Croydon’s ‘crime capital’ to get share of Mayor’s £6m fund
London Road, which one council-appointed official described today as “Croydon’s crime capital”, is one of eight areas in the capital to receive a share of £6million-worth of new funding from the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit. The Violence Reduction … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, CVA, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Steve Phaure, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon CVA, London, London Road, Mayor, Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police, Sadiq Khan, West Croydon
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Mayor Khan announces further £30m to tackle London crime
In the midst of what he called “huge financial challenges”, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today announced a further £30million investment in policing to ensure that more than 1,000 Met officers will continue to patrol the streets of the capital … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police, Sadiq Khan
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CPRE tells Mayor Khan to make Farmlands a new public park
Beddington Farmlands, the site of disused 20th-century landfill and sewage works, should be turned into one of 10 new parks for London, according to an environmentalist charity. The Campaign for Preservation of Rural England has picked the wildlife-rich but sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Campaign for Preservation of Rural England, CPRE, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Thames Water, Viridor
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Mayor declares covid emergency as 1-in-30 Londoners infected
5pm UPDATE: ELLA HOPKINS reports on the rapidly worsening situation around the capital’s hospitals, including Croydon, as the death toll rises to a record number London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a major incident, as coronavirus cases continue to rise … Continue reading
Posted in Health, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, London, London Assembly, Mayday Hospital, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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‘Extremely serious’: Croydon’s 600 new covid cases every day
The coronavirus situation in Croydon “is extremely serious”, according to an internal email sent by the council’s director of public health last night. The email from Rachel Flowers, sent to councillors and seen by Inside Croydon, explained that by 6pm … Continue reading
