Tag Archives: Purley Way

‘Absolute madness’: council eyes Green Belt for 6,000 homes

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

Remember all those solemn assurances from Alison Butler and Paul Scott that the Labour-run council will protect the borough’s precious green spaces? Guess what… Town Hall papers ahead of next Monday’s cabinet meeting show that the council is seriously considering … Continue reading →

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Long-Bailey drops a giga-clanger over giant battery factory

Posted on September 29, 2019 by

No sooner had Inside Croydon bothered to report the conference speech made by Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour’s shadow business secretary, at her party conference last week, than we started to get concerned messages from sources in parliament and at City Hall. … Continue reading →

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Long-Bailey announces eco-industry ‘Gigafactory’ for Croydon

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

Possibly lost amid the panicked and rushed “serious incident” announcement from Croydon Labour on Tuesday was one of the most significant statements to emerge from the 2019 Labour Party conference staged in Brighton. Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey revealed plans … Continue reading →

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Edberg has a (tennis) ball at Purley club after £2.5m upgrade

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

Stefan Edberg, the former Wimbledon tennis champion, was in Croydon recently to preside over the relaunch of the David Lloyd Purley health and fitness club following a £2.5million investment in new and improved facilities. Edberg, the Wimbledon winner in 1988 … Continue reading →

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Scott unveils secret plan to build 12,000 flats beside Purley Way

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Under pressure over rising housing targets, has Paul Scott found his get-out-of-jail-free card alongside the A23? KEN LEE reports Having spent the past five years excusing the overdevelopment of neighbourhoods throughout the borough by claiming that there are no … Continue reading →

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Scott’s cunning plan to squeeze in 3,000 new homes per year

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

KEN LEE on how increased housing  targets have forced the council into a rapid rethink of its Local Plan Just like Baldrick, Paul Scott has got a cunning plan. Another one. Controversial Town Hall figure Scott has been booked to … Continue reading →

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Sutton does U-turn over plan to route HGVs into Croydon

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the latest gear change in the niggling roads dispute between south London councils over lorries trucking rubbish – including potentially radioactive waste – to and from the Beddington Lane incinerator Sutton Council has pulled up the … Continue reading →

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