Tag Archives: Tory

Alderman Adrian Dennis, who scolded ‘Lord Tea Bag’, has died

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

Adrian Dennis, the former Labour councillor, a Freeman of the Borough and Honorary Alderman, has died. He was 67. Dennis was one of three councillors to take the Thornton Heath ward in 1986 from the Ratepayers’ Alliance, a grouping with … Continue reading →

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Residents’ association issues apology for ‘Chinese virus’ tweet

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

Our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, reports on how a Tory-backed group in Coulsdon has cause to regret handing its social media account over to a far-right agitator The Coulsdon West Residents’ Association, only reformed recently with the … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick CEO says company has sold 6 houses. Or is it 5?

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Our overdevelopment correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, reports on the latest admission of incompetence from Croydon Council’s loss-making house-builders Five. Or it might be six. Colm Lacey, the former council employee who has been promoted way beyond his skills and abilities to … Continue reading →

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Justice junior minister tests data law in call for volunteers

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

Chris Philp, the Tory MP for Croydon South, sent out a pandemic emergency email to his constituents last week which provided contradictory advice and bends data protection laws to breaking point, as PEARL LEE reports Chris Philp, the MP for … Continue reading →

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Newman appears increasingly desperate as referendum nears

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the far-reaching consequences for Croydon’s Town Hall leadership of yesterday’s deferral of May’s local elections According to some Town Hall sources, several of the borough’s elected councillors were in a state of shock this morning … Continue reading →

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Chancellor is taking an axe to councils’ magic money tree

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

Croydon Council has more than £1bn of borrowings – half of which has gone on Brick by Brick and the purchase of some commercial properties. Proposals contained in the Budget this week could put an end to that, as KEN … Continue reading →

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‘Cough up’ to save centre for elderly, council leader is told

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

A Labour MP and local councillors are calling on the leader of Bromley Council to “cough up” and take immediate action to save a vital day services centre for older people from being forced to close – possibly as soon … Continue reading →

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