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Tag Archives: Waddon
Royal Mail struggling to deliver 3rd class service in Croydon
The cost of a first-class stamp may have recently been increased to £1.25 – or £1.95 for a “large” letter – but the service delivered by the Royal Mail for households across much of Croydon has deteriorated to the point … Continue reading
Tories U-turn as they look at re-opening borough’s rat runs
Long-standing road closures which have often provided welcome traffic calming measures for decades could be under threat in the latest move by an increasingly desperate Prime Minister, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is refusing to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Rat runs, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon
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Tory MP urges public to lobby over rail ticket office closures
There are more ticket office closures planned for Croydon South than for any other constituency in Croydon and Sutton. As many as 11 stations in the area are under threat of closure under the controversial proposals. And now the MP … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon South, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon South, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, East Croydon station, Kenley, Purley, Purley Oaks, Rail Delivery Group, Reedham, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon, Woodmansterne
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100 firefighters take six hours to get waste blaze under control
More than 100 firefighters were called out and residents living close to the Purley Way advised to keep their windows closed due to smoke, as a waste fire at commercial premises on Imperial Way blazed through the night. Fifteen fire … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Purley Way
Tagged Imperial Way, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, Waddon
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Arson, vandalism, neglect: our parks abandoned to their fate
The ill-informed and tiresome calls from the borough’s third-rate politicians of “cut the grass” ignores modern and ecologically sound approaches to the maintenance of our parks and public open spaces. “No mow May” is a thing, and has been shown … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Heathfield House, Norwood Grove, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Grangewood Park, Haling Grove, Heathfield House, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Grove, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Waddon
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Future sporting stars get £500 boost from GLL Foundation
Greenwich Leisure, the council’s leisure and sports facilities contractor, has made awards to 84 young Croydon residents “to help them along their sporting journey”. Grants of up to £500 – mostly in the form of free passes to public-owned facilities … Continue reading
Posted in GLL - Better, Leisure services, Sport
Tagged Allen Taekwando Academy, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Sally Gunnell, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Deceit over ticket office closures is taking all of us for a ride
Any claim that the closure of ticket offices on our railways will somehow improve passenger service is intended to mislead, says ANDREW FISHER Yesterday’s announcement by the privatised rail industry of the plans to close almost 1,000 ticket offices across … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Department for Transport, East Croydon station, Labour, Norwood Junction, Purley, Rail Delivery Group, RDG, South Norwood, Southern Railways, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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Another night, another Croydon stabbing: Nottingham Road
The Metropolitan Police is investigating another Croydon stabbing. This latest incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, following the bank holiday, with the police responding to reports of an attack at around 1.30am on Nottingham Road in South … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Nottingham Road, South Croydon, Waddon, youth knife crime
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Police name Waddon teen in Pawsons Road murder probe
The second teenager charged with last week’s Pawsons Road murder of Lucas Sutton has been named by police as Keahn Williams, 19, from Waddon. Williams was arrested in the West Midlands on Saturday. He was also charged with possession of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Bensham Manor, Croydon, knife crime, Lucas Sutton, Metropolitan Police, Pawsons Road, Selhurst, Waddon, youth knife crime
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Measure the effectiveness of councillors, not just the casework
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Our report on councillors’ casework and the volume of residents’ enquiries they handle is only a very limited way of measuring their effectiveness, according to ROBERT CANNING (pictured left). He’s even done an equation to prove it… Your … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Robert Canning
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Robert Canning, Waddon
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Bellway’s lido plans take a nose dive as permission is refused
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on how things have not gone swimmingly for one of the country’s biggest housebuilders as its plans for 180 homes by Purley Way playing fields have gone down the plughole Croydon Council’s professional planners, after encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Joy Prince, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Purley Way Lido, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Bellway, Bellway Homes, Croydon, Croydon Council, Joy Prince, Planning, Purley Way, Purley Way Lido, Robert Canning, The Platform, Waddon, Waddon Way, Wyevale Garden Centre
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Busy Waddon road sealed off by police over suspicious vehicle
UPDATED 1pm: Epsom Road in Waddon was sealed off for nine hours this morning, as the police dealt with an incident involving a suspicious vehicle, reportedly involved in an attempted kidnapping. A man in his 30s was reported to have … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Waddon
Tagged Epsom Road, Metropolitan Police, Waddon, Warrington Road
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Meeting over Council Tax hike over-subscribed within hours
CROYDON IN CRISIS: All places at a public Q&A session about the Tory Mayor’s 15% Council Tax increase were snapped up within hours of being released – even though the council gave the event little publicity. By STEVEN DOWNES An … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane West, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Tory, Waddon
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Purley Way vets’ practice expands to meet growing demand
A vets’ practice in Waddon has added new consulting rooms and a larger theatre space enabling the team to care for more pets. Companion Care Croydon, part of the Pets At Home store at Waddon Goods Yard, off the Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley Way, Waddon
Tagged Companion Care Croydon, Dr Obi Amazu, Pets At Home, Purley Way, Waddon
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The ‘Croydon Factor’ could yet damage Labour MPs’ prospects
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the party flying high in the polls nationally, Labour’s London region staged a conference over the weekend where the mood was bullish as the implosion of the Tory government and its tax dodgers continues. But for … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Val Shawcross, Waddon
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Labour’s ‘toxic legacy’ in Croydon proving hard to shake off
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Around the country, the Tories are in retreat thanks to the failings of their three Prime Ministers. But not in Croydon, where they face a neutered opposition, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports In London and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chrishni Reshekaron, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Fuel crisis takes grip of borough leisure centres’ opening times
Times are tough. Now Croydon’s leisure centres and swimming pools – owned by the cash-strapped council and operated for them by Greenwich Leisure – are reducing their opening hours because they can’t afford the steepling costs of heating the buildings, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Libraries, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Better, cost of living crisis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Energy crisis, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, New Addington, New Addington Leisure Centre, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, South Norwood Leisure Centre, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Leisure Centre, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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£81,000 part-time Mayor takes on yet another directorship
Almost three months since he was appointed to the board of the town centre’s Business Improvement District, creating ‘clear conflicts of interests’, Jason Perry’s declarations have yet to be updated by the council. By KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Business, CPO, Croydon BID, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Stiles Harold Williams, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Plant, Tory, Waddon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Merton councillor gets the nod onto Croydon South shortlist
And then there were four… Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on Labour’s shortlist for the ‘must-win’ Croydon South constituency Being parachuted in from the north of the borough with endorsements from Starmer shadow cabinet member Steve Reed OBE and Stuart King, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, Old Coulsdon, Paul Waddell, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Mike Smith, Natasha Irons, Paul Waddell, Purley, Sanderstead, Steve Reed OBE, Waddon
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Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon
More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Age UK Croydon, Business, Charity, Community associations
Tagged Addiscombe East, Ashburton Hall, Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, GLL, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst Park, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre, Warm banks, Warm hubs, Warm spaces
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Croydon South’s Labour contender gets backing from MP Reed
Will they ever learn? Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest fumbling efforts by the Labour Party to organise a selection process in Croydon The Croydon Labour Party and their bosses at London Region have lost none of their capacity … Continue reading
Posted in Catriona Ogilvy, Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Paul Waddell, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Mike Smith, Natasha Irons, Paul Waddell, Purley, Sanderstead, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, Waddon
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Waddon pet store’s face-lift will have its customers purring
Pets at Home has opened the doors to its new-look pet care centre in Waddon Retail Park, off the Purley Way. The store has been refurbished, including a “Pet Village”, for small animals to have plenty of room for them … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Waddon
Tagged Pets At Home, super furry animals, Waddon, Waddon Retail Park
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Bellway scales down plan for Lido site after locals’ complaints
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES reports on a bit of a climb down from ‘The Platform’ House-builder Bellway has scaled down its plans for the site of the former Wyevale garden centre near the Purley Way, reducing the height of its … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Joy Prince, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Bellway, Purley Way, Purley Way Lido, Robert Canning, Waddon, Waddon Estate, Waddon Way
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Bless you! Veteran cars to get a very warm welcome in Purley
The veteran cars and other vehicles taking part in the London to Brighton run tomorrow morning will receive an especially warm welcome when they get to Purley. Christ Church Purley, on the Brighton Road, will be blessing the people on … Continue reading
