Tag Archives: Sadiq Khan

Croydon is struggling to meet Mayor’s recycling targets

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

Residents in Croydon, or Sutton and the other boroughs in the South London Waste Partnership who endure having Veolia as their councils’ rubbish contractor, might be forgiven for having allowed Global Recycling Day, which was yesterday, apparently, to have passed … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Outside Croydon, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Twycross hits out at Tory Government’s ‘reckless’ police cuts

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

Fiona Twycross has hit out at the Conservative Government for its continuing cuts to police funding in London, saying that the budget cuts – begun when Theresa Mayhem was the Home Secretary – and the “reckless austerity agenda” is risking … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiona Twycross, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

City Hall finances means no happy ending for trams fairy story

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

There was a time, not so long ago, when London had a well-funded, well-thought-out public transport network. Or was it just a fairy story? Following yesterday’s exclusive Inside Croydon report about how capital works on the tram network are to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

TfL’s budget crisis forces it to axe tram improvement projects

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, is holding on tight for a bumpy ride over London’s public transport finances According to an internal Transport for London report obtained by Inside Croydon, the Mayor of London has been forced to abandon all … Continue reading →

Posted in London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Brick by Brick imposed on community housing projects

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on another source of funding to build homes, which in Croydon risks being hijacked by the council’s failing house-builder Croydon Council has made what one of the Labour-run council leadership has called “an ambitious pledge” … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Twycross is fourth Labour Assembly Member to stand down

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

Selections for next year’s London elections could have a Scandi-noir messy ending for some. WALTER CRONXITE on the latest to announce their departure from the capital’s political stage Fiona Twycross, the London Assembly Member, last night announced that she would … Continue reading →

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Mayor announces tag trial for knife crime offenders in Croydon

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Knife crime and other violent offenders in Croydon are to have GPS tagging devices fitted to them on release from prison, under a pilot scheme announced today by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Offenders who have served a custodial … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment