Tag: Croydon Council
In FULL, my objections to the Council’s Local Plan
I have submitted my objections to the Council's Local Plan - a document that will shape the Borough for years to come.
The document is...
Parking in Coulsdon Update
The parking situation in Coulsdon has been terrible in the past few months. The Lion Green Road car park was closed in July (losing...
Green Garden Waste Recycling
Very bad news just in. From next year, Croydon’s Labour-controlled Council will either cancel or start charging local residents for the recycling of their...
Solving London’s Housing Challenge
Demand for housing in London is at an all-time high. The population has just exceed the previous record, set in 1939, of 8.6 million....
Purley Business Improvement District
I was delighted to help launch the Purley Business Improvement District (BID) last week. I wrote in support of Purley BID back in October...
Chancellor: Discussions to Start for Croydon Growth Zone
Wednesday’s Autumn statement the Chancellor gave the green light for discussions to start about Croydon becoming a “growth zone”, potentially bringing in 23,500 new jobs...
Save Purley Pool
to this year's local elections, Cllr Tony Newman, now the Labour Leader of Croydon Council, told the The Croydon Advertiser that "Labour have no intention of closing Purley pool if...
Reflections on the Council Elections
On May 22nd, the Conservatives lost control of Croydon Council to Labour after 8 years.
Council ElectionsCouncil ElectionsCouncil ElectionsconThe Conservatives did not deserve to lose...