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Tag Archives: Valerie Shawcross
Former City Hall chief Shawcross enters Croydon Mayor race
By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Valerie Shawcross, a former deputy mayor of London and widely acknowledged as one of the best leaders of the council Croydon has ever had, wants to be Labour’s candidate to run in the election for … Continue reading
Labour to pick their Mayor candidate just in time for Christmas
EXCLUSIVE: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reveals how Labour is giving potential mayoral candidates barely a week to put themselves forward for a selection process which appears to have Steve Reed’s fingerprints all over it Anyone wanting to be considered as … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Alisa Flemming, Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Jason Perry, Leila Ben-Hassel, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Donna Murray-Turner, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Valerie Shawcross
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BINMAGEDDON!: Veolia are ‘failing’ says ex-council leader
Veolia, Croydon’s rubbish contractors, are “a failing organisation” who cannot be taken seriously and “can’t even collect the bins in south London”. That’s according to a former deputy mayor of London and ex-leader of Croydon Council, Valerie Shawcross. Indeed, Shawcross … Continue reading
BINMAGEDDON!: Ex-deputy mayor’s Kafkaesque bin misery
Former Croydon Council leader Val Shawcross has called for Veolia to be sacked because of its rubbish service, as KEN LEE reports “What chance do ordinary residents have of getting the sort of service that they pay for if even … Continue reading
Give south London under-11s free travel, says Shawcross
Primary school children in London should be allowed to use public transport for free during the summer holidays, according to a London Assembly Member who has called for those living “south of the river” to be allowed to have free … Continue reading
Is it jobs for the boys as Shawcross stands down at City Hall?
Amid all the fuss this time last week about the withdrawal from the Labour leadership contest of the only south London candidate, Chuka Umunna, the news of another leading figure from the same party standing down from the political fray … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, 2016 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Croydon North, Housing, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, Matthew Bennett, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Valerie Shawcross
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Video: London Bridge was falling down (again) 40 years ago
Commuters who travel to work via London Bridge, who have had to endure chaos on their daily journeys over the past week or more – and all in return for higher fares – may be interested to view a public … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Transport, Val Shawcross, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, London, London Assembly, London Bridge, Network Rail, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport for London, Valerie Shawcross
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