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Mayor pledges to build bridges with Addiscombe businesses

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan this morning promised to intervene personally with Transport for London in an effort to end the lengthy delays in re-opening Blackhorse Lane bridge in Addiscombe. The 120-year-old bridge, which crosses the tram tracks, had become … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Newman and Philp ignore air quality to welcome Gatwick news

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent, on how Croydon’s politicians have a Trump-like capacity for ignoring the rapidly impending threat of Global Warming The Croydon political duopoly had some cross-party consensus this morning, as senior Labour and Tory figures almost knocked … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Arse! Feck! Drink! Belmont by-election’s own Father Jack

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

Sutton reporter BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK on how a Tory ex-councillor’s foul-mouthed tirades have come back to haunt him, just in time for a Halloween by-election The people of Belmont, one of the quieter, more refined suburbs of quiet and refined south … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Neil Garratt, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Greens in Croydon are ready in case of Brexit snap election

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on some behind-the-scenes preparations for a General Election (yes, another one) Speculation continues to mount over whether Prime Minister Theresa Mayhem can get her Brexit plan through Parliament, and at least one of the local political … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, 2017 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Croydon South, Esther Sutton, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

O’Connell’s ‘reap what you sow’ remarks branded ‘terrifying’

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how a Tory councillor has been forced into a climbdown after appearing to voice support for right-wing thugs after their assault on peaceful protesters There was cross-party condemnation last night for Steve O’Connell, the Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Tom Copley | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

BINMAGEDDON!: Merging of borough services causing chaos

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

Our Sutton correspondent, BELLE MONT, has obtained a confidential council document which confirms that much of the #CroydonBinChaos over the past two months was all done in an effort by Veolia to avoid a repeat of… #SuttonBinShame Inside Croydon has … Continue reading →

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Tories accused of breaking election rules with Belmont leaflet

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Our Sutton correspondent, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, reports on the latest breach of election rules in the council by-election campaign The Belmont ward council by-election, already contentious because of the manner in which the rarely seen Conservative councillor Patrick McManus resigned in … Continue reading →

Posted in Niall Bolger, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments