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Tag Archives: Mayor Sadiq Khan
Corbyn London candidacy wouldn’t stop Mayor Khan, says poll
According to polling by a Conservative Party donor, the Tory candidate for London Mayor is Susan Who? Then again, some voters think the City Hall chief is George Clooney… By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Jeremy Corbyn could stand as … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Crime, Ken Livingstone, Knife crime, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Susan Hall
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, George Clooney, Jeremy Corbyn, Jose Mourinho, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Lord Ashcroft, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory
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Only one Croydon MP attended mosques’ emergency meetings
The day after 100,000 marched through the capital protesting against the ethnic cleansing conducted in Gaza, the borough’s Muslim communities staged public meetings to raise their concerns over the situation in the Middle East and rising levels of Islamophobia in … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Labour, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Palestine, Purley Mosque, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, terrorism, Thornton Heath Mosque, Tory
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‘This is a once-in-a-generation chance. We have to get it right’
A public meeting tomorrow at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre aims to outline the plans for a £200m refurbishment – and work is already underway. By STEVEN DOWNES Early arrivers for a presentation tomorrow about the future of the Crystal … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Southwark Council, Sport
Tagged Ben Woods, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Bromley Council, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Seb Coe
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London’s young and ethnic minorities risk losing voting rights
Close to 60,000 people in Croydon could be denied their right to vote under new election ID rules introduced by the Tory Government that appear deliberately rigged to disadvantage the young and those from minority ethnic groups, according to figures … Continue reading
TfL forced to bin costly £560m tram extension into Sutton
Transport for London has binned the proposed Sutton tram extension due to its “weak business case”. According to a senior official at City Hall this week, it’s unlikely that the Sutton link will be revisited any time soon. “It’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Colliers Wood, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon station, London Trams, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, Sutton, Sutton Tram Link, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Assembly Member calls for reform of mortgage interest loans
Londoners are facing even more debt as a result of the crisis in interest rates and the cost of living crisis, according to a member of the London Assembly. Since February, 65 London households in mortgage stress have been pushed … Continue reading
Here’s real good news that Perry’s kept quiet: free school meals
Two weeks into a landmark anti-poverty scheme which is benefiting every child in Croydon currently at a state primary school, and there’s been not a peep about it from the borough’s Tory Mayor, Jason Perry. There’s not a word to … Continue reading
ULEZ is here to stay and the health benefits are on the way
Opposition to the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has been expanded to much of outer London today, has simply demonstrated where third-rate Conservative politicians’ priorities lie – and that’s not with the public nor the planet. By our environment correspondent, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Coulsdon, Environment, Health, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Surrey, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, City Hall, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Kenley, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Purley, Steve Reed OBE, Susan Hall, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Police investigating 300+ cases of ULEZ camera vandalism
Criminal damage to public property in Greater London could cost taxpayers tens of millions. The Metropolitan Police is investigating more than 300 cases of vandalism and theft of CCTV cameras, which have been installed as part of the expansion of … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, TfL, Transport, ULEZ
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, GLA, Greater London Authority, London, M25, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Orpington, Selsdon, TfL, The Bladerunners, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Mayor and Met in joint call for better mobile phone security
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley have today called on the mobile phone industry to play their part and “deliver bold and innovative technological solutions” to help tackle the rising number of robberies … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Crime, Croydon, London, London Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Mobile phones, Sadiq Khan, Sir Mark Rowley
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London Mayor announces extra £50m for ULEZ scrappage
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a “huge expansion” of his ULEZ scrappage scheme, with an extra £50million ahead of the extension of the zone later this month – meaning every Londoner with a non-compliant car can receive £2,000 towards … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Environment, Leonie Cooper, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, Labour, Leonie Cooper, London, London Assembly, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Scrappage, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Driven to distraction, pro-car Tories are bad for your health
ANDREW FISHER on how the latest manifestation of ‘culture wars’, with attacks on anti-pollution policies and safer roads, smacks of desperation by failing politicians in Westminster and in Croydon The Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election is casting a long shadow … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, 20mph zones, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Rishi Sunak, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Tory councils wasted £1m on High Court challenge to ULEZ
Pro-pollution Tory politicians in and around London were dealt a heavy blow as a High Court judge dismissed their challenge against the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone. The politically-inspired legal case is estimated to have cost Council Tax-payers … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Bexley, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Surrey County Council, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Tories plump for Trump-supporting hairdresser to run London
Harrow hairdresser Susan Hall will be the Conservative Party’s candidate for London Mayor next May, up against Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan. The Trump-supporting Hall ran for selection on the slogan “Safer with Susan”. Safer than what, or whom among her … Continue reading
£1.5m being spent on our Borough of not-very-much Culture
We are now well into the third month of Croydon’s year as the Borough of Culture. Waddyamean, you haven’t seen any publicity or signs of anything special being staged? Neither have we, so we sent KEN TOWL off to see … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Museum of Croydon, Music, Sadiq Khan, Theatre
Tagged Borough of Culture, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Four Communications, Grey Label, Heritage Music Trail, Jo Gumb, Katharine Glass, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Oliver Lewis, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Stanley Halls, Stormzy, White Label
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4.2m children are living in poverty because of Tory failures
Shocking figures published this week show that in parts of this borough, 1-in-3 children are living in poverty. ANDREW FISHER says that policy-makers in Wales, Scotland and London’s City Hall have shown ways to fix this According to statistics from … Continue reading
1,606: Croydon among worst in London for empty homes
London has £20billion-worth of homes sitting vacant, according to official figures, a situation which has been described as a “scandal”. And Croydon is among the boroughs with the most vacant properties, according to analysis conducted by City Hall on data … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sadiq Khan, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Housing, Lambeth, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Southwark, Sutton
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Mayor Khan extends scrappage for businesses and families
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, is broadening the scope of the scrappage scheme ahead of the expansion of ULEZ – the Ultra Low Emission Zone – to outer London boroughs in August. Under the terms of today’s announcement, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Central, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ
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Mayor who took on Trump is ready for his ULEZ showdown
‘You don’t make our country more level by making London poorer’: Sadiq Khan on why keeping the city competitive with its European rivals and cleaning up the capital’s toxic air remain key principles for City Hall Less than 12 months … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Business, Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Donald Trump, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ
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Khan set to splash the cash to re-open Crystal Palace pools
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has approved the immediate spending of up to £10million to bring key parts of the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace back into use, providing for urgent repairs to the Olympic-sized swimming pool and for the … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Boris Johnson, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Boris Johnson, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, GLA, Greater London Authority, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan
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Lottery grant helps Norwood JunKAction get arty with rubbish
London’s first Mayor’s Community Weekend takes place next month, and South Norwood group JunKAction has secured £1,500 of National Lottery funding to host a three-day eco-community project, turning litter into art. JunkAction’s project is one of almost 200 events taking … Continue reading
Time to take a walk and witness the damage we’re all causing
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is not only the Evening Standard that is supporting the London-wide expansion of ULEZ, the Ultra Low Emission Zone, as loyal reader DAVID SQUIRES explains ULEZ is an interesting issue. The ultimate problem is that we need … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, David Squires, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Khan warned: axing travelcard will damage London’s reputation
‘The One Day Travelcard is a perfect example of integrated ticketing across all forms of transport in London’, according to a passengers committee from Croydon and Surrey. So why is Mayor Khan planning to scrap it? An influential travel group … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Sutton Council, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Charlie King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Trams, East Surrey Transport Committee, ESTC, London, London Overgraound, London Undergound, Mayor Sadiq Khan, One Day Travelcard, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London
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Toxic air in Croydon is in breach of World Health standards
Levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide in Croydon and 13 other London boroughs have been found to break the UK legal limit and to be in excess of the recommended limit set by WHO, the World Health Organization. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Air pollution, Croydon, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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