Jason Cummings has been a Croydon Central resident for over 25 years. Married to Rachel with two adult children both born here in Croydon. With a 20 year management career and experience of having worked at the heart of government.
Jeet Bains is your Councillor in Addiscombe East ward where he has lived for more than thirty years. Jeet has been a Councillor in Croydon since 2010 and takes a keen interest in helping local residents and businesses with any issues they have.
Luke Shortland was elected as Councillor for Coulsdon Town in 2022. One of the things Luke loves about Coulsdon is the real variety of shops in the town centre, with everything from a pottery café (where he got his first Saturday job over seven years ago!) to a candle shop.
Lynne Hale has lived in Sanderstead for 30 years. She worked locally as a healthcare professional for over twenty years before, having settled her three children into their Croydon schools, she moved into politics.
Yvette Hopley has lived in and around Sanderstead all her life. From an education in a local state school she went on to spend almost ten years working in public and government relations for an American Oil company. Yvette lives with Chris and has a daughter Natasha and grandson Hugh.
Living in Croydon all of my life has instilled a strong sense of passion for Croydon and its future. I have always been active in many of the local campaigns and projects, growing up in an area which prides itself on its Community spirit, and the ability to show a united front against issues that are important to the local residents.
Maria Gatland has lived and worked in South Croydon for more than 30 years. During that time she helped run the family business and cared for her husband during his long illness. Maria has worked hard to help and support residents in her ward since 2002.
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I, like so many others, had a great time at the the London Road Carnival yesterday.
There was a great atmosphere and an opportunity to catch up with so many community groups and organisations that make Croydon the wonderful place that it is.
It was good to chat with Steve Ph
Cllr Jason Perry, Leader of Croydon’s Conservative Councillors, is today announcing changes to his top team.
The Conservative Shadow Cabinet in Croydon directly mirrors the Labour Cabinet currently failing the Council.
Cllr Helen Redfern, Shadow Cabinet Member for Childr
Croydon’s Labour Council has been found to have been illegally encouraging its traffic wardens to issue as many cars as they can.
An investigation by Mazars, an audit company, found that traffic wardens were only eligible for overtime if they issued a minimum number of parking tickets.
Last week Cllr. Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) met with Wendy Parr from Sanderstead and Selsdon Rotary Club to hear about the positive work that local Rotarians have undertaken during the COVID crisis and throughout the year.
A “summer of secrecy” could be about to prevent planning decisions getting the scrutiny they deserve, warn Croydon’s Conservative councillors.
Croydon’s failing Labour council has recently cancelled a spate of planning committee meetings, creating a backlog of applications for decision.
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At last night’s cabinet meeting once again we were informed that yet another company set up by the Labour Administration, YourCare Ltd. was in dire financial straits.
Last night Croydon Council held yet another Cabinet meeting - one of the main decision-making committees that determine the policies to be adopted for our borough.
It's a vital meeting, and discussed many crucial topics.
To put the bankruptcy in perspective, Croydon Council is in the worst state that any local authority has got itself into, ever. On a scale of one to ten, it is the very definition of a ten.
Cllr Andy Stranack looks at the impact which the endemic poor culture within the Labour Council, coupled with the harsh cuts which they are making to services, is now having on the lives of Croydon residents.
