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.
In the run up to the launch of Black History Month Cllr. Andy Stranack met up with Andrew Brown from the Croydon BME Forum at the Wellness Centre in the Whitgift Centre.
I spoke at Monday’s Emergency Council Budget meeting about the dire state of Croydon’s finances and how the proposed 20% reduction in Adult Social Care packages would impact the most vulnerable in our borough.
Having recently taken on the Economy and Jobs portfolio for the Conservative opposition on the Council, I got my first chance on Monday 21st September to question the Cabinet on what they are doing to support workers and business in Croydon.
Like many others in the Borough, I have been g
Tonight all Croydon's councillors will be participating in an Extraordinary Council Meeting.
It’s extraordinary because of the unprecedented situation that we find ourselves in:
Before Covid, Croydon Council ran up over £1.5 billion of debt, the largest by far of any London Council
That’s £15,0
Since Labour came to power in 2014, their very poor mismanagement of the boroughs finances together with some very risky investments has created the very sad financial mess we find ourselves in Croydon today.
Labour’s 2018 “Ambitious for Croydon” manifesto promised to invest in Croydon’s Libra
Labour looks set to raid the wallets of Croydon’s motorists in a bid to fill the gaping black hole in the borough’s finances.
Due to years of budget mismanagement, and a failure to set aside funds to prepare for a crisis, Croydon Council must find almost £30millio
Largest ever flu vaccination campaign launched in England
Everyone over the age of 50 to be offered a flu vaccine
Local MP urges eligible constituents to take up the vaccine
Croydon Conservatives have urged all those people in Croydon who are eligible for the flu jab to get one&nb
Council agrees to an independent review of Brick by Brick – and stops any further loans being made pending the outcome.
At this evening’s Emergency Budget meeting the Labour Council repeatedly refused to answer a number of specific financial questions about Brick by Brick – the Company set up
