Blocked-off roads: Council’s OWN figures show traffic has fallen on Auckland Road – “Where is the need for ANPR?” ask anti-LTN campaigners

Updated Auckland Rd data. Now showing June to late August 2021 numbers. Still miles below the misleading numbers shared by pro-"LTN" advocates. We have eyes. And we have data. We repeat - where is the need for ANPR @ali_Croydon ? *******************************************************************   Auckland Road traffic 2019 v 2021 collected by Croydon council Speedvisor Traffic on …

Blocked-off roads: Opinion – Why every person opposing LTNs in their OWN area needs to read the latest amazing diatribe from the so-called Shape Better Streets

In the wake of Open Our Roads campaigners pointing out that just four cyclists were injured on Auckland Road in the Upper Norwood / Crystal Palace area in just 21 years (with one of the accicents apparently being caused by a dog) and questioning the need for any LTN or ANPR cameras there were, inevitably, …

Silence of the Lambeth: Who at the town hall authorised setting up of Homes for Lambeth subsidiary? And who authorised contract deals of more than £500 million with an organisation called Just Housing Lambeth?

From 'Addition by Homes for Lambeth' Twitter feed (including the photo above): Did you know that Crystal Palace is one of London's highest points? From its lofty position 367 feet above the city, you can see as far as Sussex and Kent on a clear day... And it's in Lambeth! (Editor's note for the benefit …

Local politics: Why should residents attend workshops? asks councillor…and a council leader’s view on the Budget…

Peoples Audit Retweeted Pete Elliott @pete556 Oct 29 @PPCRAssociates @lambeth_council @HomesForLambeth @AdditionbyHFL Why should residents attend? We have been here before and nothing residents have said has influenced anything! There were hundreds of objections to the demolition of Truslove house yet nothing changed. (Cllr Pete Elliott is Green party councillor for Gipsy Hill ward which …

Southwark council call on community to help meet climate change goals

Ahead of COP 26, the United Nation’s global summit to tackle climate change, Southwark council held its annual conference with residents, businesses and community groups to focus on how the borough could better reduce emissions and protect the natural environment. It also gave participants the chance to set out what government needed to do to …

Community – Shop SE19: …and the prizegivers also include:

Shop SE19 are highlighting all the local traders who have donated prizes for their annual raffle. Here’s the second set of five (of up to 50)…. Prize 14 £50 Gift Voucher For The Boutique At Haynes Lane Vintage £50 gift voucher for the Boutique at Haynes Lane Vintage. The voucher can be redeemed in the …

Community choir festival at Upper Norwood library hub

From Upper Norwood library hub: Celebrating community choirs both near and far in an evening of choral excellence. Join us for performances by seven community choirs as they lead us through their creative creations. This event is sure to lift hearts and settle souls. Tickets are £25 (includes a drink on arrival) Or watch online: …

Croydon launch ‘consultation’ on making a raft of walking and cycling schemes permanent

Croydon council have launched a new 'consultation' which involves making "a raft of walking and cycling schemes permanent." The announcement comes in a council press release - but there's no mention that it's a 'consultation' until the FIFTH paragraph of the document. Proposals for London Road to North End - and in Croydon town centre …

MP Helen Hayes quizzes ministers on wide range of environmental issues

Dulwich and West Norwood MP Helen Hayes fired off a volley of written questions on the environment - including net zero emissions, home insulation, subsidised heat pumps and the long-term economic costs of future climate change - to Government ministers in the Commons. Here are their responses, delivered yesterday: Helen Hayes Labour, Dulwich and West Norwood To …

Local politics: THE BIZARRE TALE OF THE LAMBETH COUNCILLOR (Part Two)…Waterloo and City Line full weekday service restored from November 22nd…

THE BIZARRE TALE OF THE LAMBETH COUNCILLOR (Part Two)... Back on January 10th 2018 News From Crystal Palace ran a story headlined: THE BIZARRE TALE OF THE LAMBETH COUNCILLOR WHO TOLD A CABINET MEETING HE HAD MET TWO ELDERLY SIBLINGS LIVING ON CENTRAL HILL ESTATE (when he hadn’t) – AND WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE FINALLY …