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Croydon Labour candidate is caught on the fiddle (sort of)
Inside Croydon has discovered another politician on the fiddle. The Hon Emily Benn, Labour’s candidate in Croydon South, is playing her violin in a “campaign concert” this Sunday, April 26, presumably hoping to make sweet music for potential voters as … Continue reading
Benn launches her election campaign. Not that you’d notice
STEVEN DOWNES on the non-existent General Election campaign across most of south London Yesterday evening, I made one of my occasional appearances on a recording of Metroknobbers, the south London hyperlocal podcast organised by Jason Cobb, who writes on matters … Continue reading
Council planners powerless to halt bookies or pub closures
Among the many deceits of the last government was its supposed policy of “localism”. Under Conservative communities minister “Big Eric” Pickles, it was nothing of the sort. Local councils have been stripped of so many of their powers over the … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Planning, Property, Pubs, Refuse collection, Schools, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged bookmakers, Conservative, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Planning, pubs, South Norwood, The Ship, Thornton Heath, Tory
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UKIP silent on investigation into Winston McKenzie accounts
Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s eccentric General Election candidate for Croydon North, may be facing a disciplinary investigation from his own party over allegations about his use of thousands of pounds of campaign funds. According to UKIP sources, around two dozen branch … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Business, Charity, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Election candidate ‘insulted’ by exclusion from hustings
This week’s televised General Election debate with seven party leaders could never have happened in Croydon if left to one local group, who have patronisingly decided that a hustings with more than three candidates would take too long and be … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon North, Shasha Khan, Steve Reed MP, Vidhi Mohan, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon North, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Selhurst, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, TUSC, UKIP
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Farage supporters told to refund £5,000 council grant
Croydon Council has ordered the return of thousands of pounds of public cash which was awarded to a “community” organisation which has been taken over by a group of UKIP members and supporters of Nigel Farage’s party. A grant of … Continue reading
Reed calls for proper funding for Upper Norwood Library
The chairman of the Upper Norwood Library Trust yesterday told how he wept when the doors to the library were closed for the first time as a result of funding cuts imposed by Croydon Council. Robert Gibson was speaking to … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Alisa Flemming, Carillion, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, John Laing Integrated Services, John Wentworth, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Matthew Bennett, Pat Ryan, Steve Reed MP, Transition Town, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Pat Ryan, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Sadvertiser’s senior journalist to leave paper after 46 years
The Redhill-based Croydon Sadvertiser‘s longest serving journalist, Ian Austen, is to leave the paper. Austen is retiring, Inside Croydon understands, at the end of May after nearly 46 years with the paper and its related titles. In more recent times, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Local media
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Sadvertiser, Tory
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Croydon North election hustings, Selhurst, Apr 14
Selhurst Community Connectors are staging a family-themed Croydon North election hustings on April 14, from 6pm, at the Gingerbread Corner Child Care Centre, Grenaby Avenue, CR0 2EG. Three Croydon North candidates will be taking part: Steve Reed OBE (Labour), Shasha … Continue reading
