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.
The consultation on the Government White Paper, Planning for the Future, ended on 29th October 2020.
Whilst we welcome the Government’s desire to bring greater speed and transparency to the planning system Croydon Council Conservative Group responded to the consultation as they had some concerns ar
Croydon Labour are still playing a game of ‘smoke and mirrors’ with vital funding to groups who look after the most vulnerable in Croydon.
Q. When is a budget reduction not really a budget reduction?
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The hugely damming report published recently by auditors Grant Thornton into Croydon Council’s finances listed a number of reasons why the Council has been pushed to the brink of bankruptcy.
One of the most damning criticisms of Croydon’s failing Labour Council that has got our town into such a terrible mess is that financial reserves were an afterthought rather than a focus. It is not that they weren’t warned.
As Croydon’s failing Labour Council lurches from one disaster to another it is Croydon’s local Conservatives that have shown true leadership.
Croydon Conservatives called for a motion of no confidence in Cllrs Newman and Hall, demanding their resignation.
Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon and Communities Cllr. Andy Stranack has had another busy week meeting key community leaders in Croydon. Andy has visited the Legacy Youth Zone and Raymond Bascombe from Ballers Football Club in Crystal Palace.
Croydon Council’s external auditor will imminently issue a ‘report in the public interest’, with devastating criticisms of how the Council’s finances have been mismanaged by Croydon Labour since 2014.
This damning report will lift the lid on Labour’s failure and incompetence and is the most s
