Tag Archives: Melanie Felten

Four face cybercrime charges over Croydon selection scandal

Posted on April 21, 2026 by insidecroydon

A former councillor close to Tony Newman and Simon Hall and a friend of cabinet minister Steve Reed are among those due in court next month following a lengthy police investigation. By STEVEN DOWNES  Joel “Bodger” Bodmer and former Fieldway … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 General Election, Addiscombe East, Carole Bonner, Crime, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Natasha Irons, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The Fraud: Croydon East selection fix case handed to CPS

Posted on September 27, 2025 by insidecroydon

LABOUR SCANDAL:  Senior figures in the local party face an anxious wait to discover whether they will be charged over attempts to fiddle the 2023 parliamentary members’ ballot. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Daily Torygraph is reporting this morning … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 General Election, Addiscombe East, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Natasha Irons, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Labour tweaks the rules to make sure members have no say

Posted on August 18, 2025 by insidecroydon

There might actually be something resembling a council candidate selection meeting for Labour members in Broad Green ward tonight – though most reasonable people will see through it as a thinly disguised foregone conclusion By STEVEN DOWNES Some Labour members … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Taylor, Broad Green, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Manju Shahul Hameed, Rowenna Davis, Thornton Heath | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process

Posted on August 16, 2025 by insidecroydon

Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Grumbled recriminations but little is changed at the Town Hall

Posted on May 4, 2024 by insidecroydon

Fuelled by a double espresso and a Count Binface discounted croissant, political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports from ExCel on the outcome of a couple of Croydon sideshows As news seeped out from ExCel last night of the two Croydon sideshows … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Jade Appleton, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Mike Bonello, Park Hill and Whitgift, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Labour official in police probe picked for ward by-election

Posted on March 28, 2024 by insidecroydon

By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Local Labour official Melanie Felton was this afternoon named as the party’s candidate for the Park Hill and Whitgift council by-election. The public vote will take place on May 2, the same date as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Croydon East, Jade Appleton, Park Hill and Whitgift | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments