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Tag Archives: Phil Thomas
Tories snub report on Croydon’s rubbish reputation
Croydon Council should dump its £10 charge to residents for removing bulky items of waste; there’s a need to return to weekly bin collections; it should ensure regular jet-washing of the streets; and more enforcement action against fly tippers is … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Environment, Fly tipping, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Refuse collection, Steve Reed MP, Street lighting
Tagged Citizen Reed, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, East Croydon station, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Lebanon Road residents left in the dark by “indifferent” council
Residents in Lebanon Road have filed a formal complaint to the council, accusing it of “indifference” to their plight, after their street has been plunged into darkness, with no street lighting for nearly a week, creating obvious risks for accidents … Continue reading
Senior councillor goes west as Tories consider their futures
Phil Thomas, one of the “big beasts” of local Croydon politics for the past decade and the architect of the Conservatives’ 2006 Town Hall election win, is moving from the borough and will not be seeking re-election in 2014. “He’s … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, David Osland, Dudley Mead, Graham Bass, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Parking, Phil Thomas, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Simon Hoar, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Labour, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Selsdon, Tory, United States
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Portas fund pays £10,000 for Waddon underpass mural
Phil Thomas, the Croydon cabinet member in charge of the borough’s highways system, has broken a promise to meet with residents in Waddon to discuss progress on the area’s pedestrian underpasses – which were often ill-lit, covered in animal excrement, … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Phil Thomas, Surrey Street, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mary Portas, Phil Thomas, River Wandle, Waddon
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Council increases charges for parking, burials and rat catching
Did someone mention a zero increase in Council Tax? And did anyone mention the widespread increases in charges for a variety of council services, from parking to vermin control, which virtually all Croydon residents need to use? While Croydon’s political … Continue reading
Accountability? Councillor Thomas parks residents’ questions
Our loyal reader has forwarded to us some email correspondence which, again, demonstrates that our elected council officials believe themselves to be entirely unaccountable to the people of Croydon. Or, despite the generous allowances that they receive, just can’t be … Continue reading
Secret meeting planned to decide on deadly £1bn incinerator
Next week, Croydon Council is to make a £1 billion decision, which could threaten the long-term health of generations of local people. All the decisive discussions will be conducted in secret behind closed doors. The ruling Conservative group’s “cabinet” will … Continue reading
Posted in Clare Hilley, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Dudley Mead, Environment, Jason Perry, London-wide issues, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Planning, Sara Bashford, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Waste incinerator, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Phil Thomas, Steve O'Connell, Waddon
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Why are Croydon’s Tories running scared of proper debate?
First the council looked to ban the use of the word “riot”. Now the ruling group on Croydon Council seems intent on banning debate at the Town Hall, as local resident ANDREW RENDLE was saddened to discover at last night’s … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Graham Bass, Libraries, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Tory
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City status for Croydon? Never on a Sunday
Croydon Council’s renewed campaign for city status was recently the subject of an online poll at the Croydon Guardian, where 47 per cent of respondents are either against the proposal altogether or “couldn’t give a shit” (we think that’s what … Continue reading
