Croydon North MP Steve Reed has found himself at the centre of a major slanging match on social media involving pro-Low Traffic Neighbourhood zealots. Most of the usual local suspects have had a go at him in Twitter exchanges which began after Jon C Stone, The Independent newspaper’s policy correspondent, posted photos of the Railton … Continue reading Blocked-off roads: Labour MP in major social media row with Pro-LTN zealots
Month: April 2022
Blocked-off roads: Responses to Mr Stone’s comments on the Railton LTN flowerbeds
The UK LTN Résistance @ioisours https://twitter.com/i/status/1518989757602279431 Local Windrush generation shops closed because of the #LTN in the heart of Brixton. This bakery owner was suicidal. Is this @LambethLabour treatment of residents what other councils wish to follow? ************************** Jane Alaszewski @JAlaszewski Apr 25 Replying to @joncstone Railton LTN, designed and lobbied for by cyclists, based … Continue reading Blocked-off roads: Responses to Mr Stone’s comments on the Railton LTN flowerbeds
Council leasing back parts of building they already own to house borough archives – at ‘anticipated’ cost of £8 million, says report
Lambeth council are leasing back parts of one of their OWN buildings at a cost of an 'anticipated' £8 million - after granting a 999 year lease on the land for just £894,588. And that is AFTER paying almost NINE MILLION pounds for the land back in 2016 in the first place. The new lease … Continue reading Council leasing back parts of building they already own to house borough archives – at ‘anticipated’ cost of £8 million, says report
Reports on Fairfield Hall refurbishment and a ‘formal query’ from the external auditor discussed behind closed doors in Croydon
Croydon council's "appointments committee" met on Wednesday morning - but it wasn't just appointments which committee members were discussing. Two items on part two (behind closed doors) of the meeting's agenda are headed: 15. Consideration of various recommendations placed before the Appointments Committee of 23 June 2021 - Matters pending the publication of the second … Continue reading Reports on Fairfield Hall refurbishment and a ‘formal query’ from the external auditor discussed behind closed doors in Croydon
Ukraine: MP slams Home Office bureaucracy
"Constituents are contacting me daily about the problems they are experiencing in their efforts to provide sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees" - Helen Hayes ***************************************** Dulwich and West Norwood MP Helen Hayes has slammed Home Office bureaucrats - and Home Office bureaucracy - during a House of Commons debate on Ukraine. She told fellow MPs that … Continue reading Ukraine: MP slams Home Office bureaucracy
Blocked-off roads: Croydon finally reveal sources for lower vehicle usage claims – but only after News From Crystal Palace tell council we’re going to the Information Commissioner if we don’t get answers to our FOI request!
Croydon have finally revealed the source of council officers claims that “Central Government had been calling on local authorities to take action to lower vehicle usage.” Their answer - via a Freedom of Information request - only came after News From Crystal palace had threatened to take the issue to the Information Commissioner's Office. According to the … Continue reading Blocked-off roads: Croydon finally reveal sources for lower vehicle usage claims – but only after News From Crystal Palace tell council we’re going to the Information Commissioner if we don’t get answers to our FOI request!
Blocked-off roads: Croydon (finally) answer FOI questions on LTN permits – and there’s NO exemptions for general visits to residents and businesses – and NO exemptions for home deliveries et cetera
Croydon council have - finally - answered questions on 'Frequently Asked Questions on Croydon’s Healthy Neighbourhoods' - or Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to give them their real name. The council only replied after News From Crystal Palace threatened to raise the issue with the Information Commissioners Office as Croydon had already ignored a request from us … Continue reading Blocked-off roads: Croydon (finally) answer FOI questions on LTN permits – and there’s NO exemptions for general visits to residents and businesses – and NO exemptions for home deliveries et cetera
Man who stabbed 16-year-old boy to death in Croydon gets minimum 28 years in prison
Judge praises two members of public who drove victim to hospital, commends detective. ******************************** A man who fatally stabbed a teenager in Thornton Heath has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years. Damarie Roye was attacked as he cycled along Bensham Manor Road on the afternoon of 9 July 2021. The man, from Grenaby … Continue reading Man who stabbed 16-year-old boy to death in Croydon gets minimum 28 years in prison
Vote for the food market! – Here’s some election specials:
Saturday 30th April 10am-3pm Staying in Palace for the Bank Holiday weekend? We've got your back. Live music at the market, and lots of guest stalls. A coffee from Antenna and a wander round the second hand market, then you're good to continue round the triangle. There's also a vintage clothes sale upstairs at Free the … Continue reading Vote for the food market! – Here’s some election specials:
Arts:…and vote IN some libraries where kids are being asked for their views (on what they think of them)
Leila Mottley joins the Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival in June, visiting from Oakland, California Library Services for May Thursday 5th May is polling day for local council elections and Tate South Lambeth, Durning, Waterloo, Brixton, Clapham, Minet / Archives and Streatham Libraries will all be polling stations. Brixton and Streatham Libraries will be open … Continue reading Arts:…and vote IN some libraries where kids are being asked for their views (on what they think of them)
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