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UKIP’s short straw for Selhurst by-election drawn by Reid
UKIP has chosen Annette Reid as the person to face the wrath of Selhurst ward’s Council Tax-payers, many of them angered that they could face an unnecessary bill of £20,000 for having to go to the...
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Hague and Morley are added to Selhurst by-election slate
Croydon’s Green Party has selected the group’s co-leader, Tracey Hague, as their candidate for the council by-election in Selhurst ward. At the weekend, the Liberal Democrats became the last of the...
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UKIP make ‘crass’ member chairman of Croydon North branch
UKIP in Croydon, who caused widespread disgust when three of its members lodged the call for the Selhurst ward by-election before the funeral of former councillor Gerry Ryan, have rewarded one of those...
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Selhurst sees Labour touching Wood over Croydon Central
Labour’s David Wood romped to an overwhelming victory in the Selhurst ward council by-election yesterday, winning 71.5 per cent of the vote to take his party’s 40th seat at Croydon Town Hall. But fewer...
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Labour members get chance to ask Reed about Corbyn coup
Labour members in Croydon North, who Steve Reed OBE, the constituency MP, refused to answer with a frank explanation of his position over the party’s leadership, have the chance to get up close and...
View ArticleGodfrey becomes third senior Labour councillor to quit
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest senior council figure to announce that they won’t be seeking selection for May’s local elections Timothy Godfrey last night became the third Croydon Council...
View ArticleNewman’s claims over diversity miss the real ‘need for change’
Black Lives Matter. But in Orwellian Croydon, some matter more than others, as our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports While many in England will be rushing off to the pub tomorrow, Tony Newman...
View ArticleScott and Butler sacked from cabinet as Tories get their way
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on what passed for a ‘night of the long knives’ at the council’s extraordinary meeting Hamida Ali’s first act as the leader of the council last night...
View ArticleAxed! Retailer hit with £19,000 fines for under-age online sale
The council’s Trading Standards department has secured another prosecution against a business selling potentially a dangerous weapon to a child. The latest conviction was brought against a Manchester...
View ArticleMore Labour disarray as BAME councillors Wood and Ali quit
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on two shock withdrawals from the selection process for next year’s local elections Croydon’s Labour group is in further disarray this morning after the sudden...
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