Tag Archives: Waddon

Canning rejects new job after being dropped as cabinet deputy

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the fall-out from the latest round of patronage for Tony’s cronies Tony Newman’s usual tactic of using public money patronage to keep the support of his Labour council colleagues appears to have been less … Continue reading →

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Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading →

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Police evacuate 800 homes after crash causes gas main leak

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

A one-mile stretch of the A23 Purley Way was closed this morning, buses are diverted and the tram network closed between Therapia Lane and Wandle Park because of a leak from a damaged gas mains, seeing emergency services place an … Continue reading →

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MP Philp joins with Corbyn to object to widow’s eviction

Posted on January 24, 2018 by

Tomorrow, at around 11.30am, a widow and her five school-aged children seem likely to be rendered homeless, as bailiffs will be knocking on the door of their home in Benson Road to demand that they leave. The eviction is being … Continue reading →

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Kempster’s historic airport mural flies in to Croydon

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

An important piece of historic artwork is going on public display at the Historic Croydon Airport Open Days in 2018. The artwork, called “The History of Aviation”, is a giant mural, 26 feet long, painted by one of the major … Continue reading →

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Newman sacks two councillors over bashment ban debate

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the latest power move by Labour’s council leader Tony Newman, the leader of the Labour-held council, with Soprano-esque savagery, has sacked two councillors in the festering dispute over the implementation of a new licensing policy to favour … Continue reading →

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Giant-sized laughs make for an Awsum pantomime

Posted on December 12, 2017 by

SRITHAN CHANDA found something for all ages at a not-to-be-missed production of Jack And The Beanstalk. Oh yes he did! This year’s Croydon Pantomime at the Waddon Theatre, Jack And The Beanstalk, is a fabulous and entertaining show, especially for … Continue reading →

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