Tag Archives: Purley

Someone tried to poison me, says absentee Purley councillor

Posted on December 11, 2019 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE solves the mystery of the vanishing Tory councillor Oni Oviri, the absentee Tory councillor for Purley who is somehow managing to contest a parliamentary seat in tomorrow’s General Election, claims that the reason she has … Continue reading →

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Anti-social behaviour complaints see CCTV installed in Purley

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

Temporary cameras are to be installed in Purley and Croydon town centre to help monitor anti-social behaviour, street drinking, drug-taking and fly-tipping. The council’s anti-social behaviour team and Croydon police requested a camera be moved to Old Lodge Lane, in … Continue reading →

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Tories’ sick joke as absentee councillor runs for parliament

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, discovers that despite missing three-quarters of council meetings this year, a Conservative councillor from Purley is now standing as a parliamentary candidate, in a constituency which has never had a Tory MP since the Great … Continue reading →

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Purley Tower public inquiry gives election boost to Philp

Posted on November 14, 2019 by

A public inquiry into Purley Baptist Church’s proposed development at Purley Cross will go ahead next month, despite the purdah on public bodies’ activities in the run-up to the General Election. The staging of such a hotly debated local issue … Continue reading →

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Soul Symphony Choir Winter Concert, Purley, Dec 7

Posted on November 12, 2019 by
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Make a splash for cash: Purley Swimathon back for 33rd year

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

The Purley Swimathon will be diving head-first into another charity fund-raising venture next March, when teams of swimmers set off to help boost charities’ cash reserves. Since 1988, the Purley Swimathon – organised by Purley Rotary – has helped to … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Service, Purley Memorial Hospital, Nov 10

Posted on November 6, 2019 by
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