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Godstone Road water works bring tears to the eyes of traders
Residents and businesses in Purley don’t know whether to laugh or cry as, after stoically enduring nine weeks of covid-19 lockdown, they are now bracing themselves for a two-month closure of a major arterial road. Locals have found out almost … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley, Surrey
Tagged AllBikes, Godstone Road, Purley, SES Water, Surrey County Council
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‘People’s Vote’ poll paints bleak picture for Labour in London
WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers from the latest opinion poll A much bigger survey than usual of London voters by YouGov, as part of their mega 25,000-people national poll (funded by something calling itself “The People’s Vote”), suggests … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Lambeth Council, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Surrey
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jane Edbrooke, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Surrey County Council, The People's Vote, YouGov
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Report warns that Tory-run Surrey council could go bust
All those residents in true blue wards to the south of the borough, who dream of the day when Coulsdon can declare their own little version of UDI and hitch themselves to a neighbouring council, might want to be careful … Continue reading
Posted in Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Chris Grayling, David Hodge, Jeremy Hunt, Joanna Killian, Michael Gove, Philip Hammond, Surrey, Surrey County Council
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Newman demands same treatment as in Surrey’s ‘secret deal’
Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, has added his name to a round-robin from dozens of Labour-run local authorities demanding that they should receive the same sort of preferential treatment which the Tory government has given to Conservative-run Surrey … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Croydon Council, Surrey, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Surrey County Council, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory Surrey’s plea for 15% Council Tax hike fails to help
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a piece of political posturing which will do little to improve the standard of social care and other services provided by local councils For Tony Newman and his Labour councillors who have been fretting over how … Continue reading
Council leader complains to Surrey over its rubbish ‘exports’
Croydon Tories are campaigning against the Conservative Government’s austerity cuts, in particular those which have seen this borough importing rubbish in the back of wealthy Surrey residents’ 4x4s, causing long queues and inconvenience at our local dumps. Surrey, which has … Continue reading
Battle of Britain Officers’ Mess at Kenley destroyed by fire
The Grade II-listed Officers’ Mess at Kenley airfield was all-but destroyed by fire last night. Coincidentally, the two-storey building was subject to a planning application with Tandridge District Council for conversion into flats, as Inside Croydon reported last week.
Parish boundary given a thorough beating for tradition’s sake
While he’s often in the past been accused of rambling, STEVEN GAUGE found good reason to do so to the south of Croydon over the weekend In an ancient tradition that has gone on for three or possibly four years, … Continue reading
