Flood mitigation efforts in Purley & Woodcote Monday, 25 November, 2024 Apparently, it’s the end of the Flood Awareness Week so this post feels timely. Flood mitigation has been a key priority of mine as I have previously blogged about. I was pleased to welcome Croydon Council’s Director of Sustainable Communities, Karen Agbabiaka and its new Head of Highways, Brian Fitzpatrick to Purley earlier this month along with Rob Varney, TfL’s Local Communities & Partnerships... Local News
Chris Philp MP: Home Office Oral Questions 25 Nov 2024 25th November 2024 12,021 arrived illegally by small boat in the 143 days before Labour was elected and cancelled the Rwanda scheme - 19,988 arrivals in the 143 days since, up 66%... Westminster News
Chris Philp MP: Home Office Oral Questions 25 Nov 2024 25th November 2024 I called on the Labour Govt at Home Office OPQs to confirm that Ministers have always been honest with the public in high profile terror-related cases... Westminster News
Revitalising Little Roke Footbridge: A Safer, Brighter Pathway 24th November 2024 Little Roke footbridge had long been a challenging route for pedestrians, particularly during school drop-off and pick-up times. Overgrown vegetation made it... Local News
Croydon’s 16 Days of Action: Standing Together to End Violence Against Women and Girls 22nd November 2024 Every year, from 25th November to 10th December, people around the world come together for the 16 Days of Action—a campaign dedicated to ending violence against... Local News
Chestnut Gardens Care Home - Monthly Community Cafe 22nd November 2024 Chestnut Gardens Care Home (93 Foxley Lane, Purley, CR8 3HP) is hosting its monthly community cafe on Wednesday 27th November (2.30-4.30pm) with details... Local News
Connecting Kenley: road safety improvements 20th November 2024 On July 13, 2024, Kenley community and council representatives convened for a Co-Design Session to discuss improvements under the Connecting Kenley Healthy... Local News
Chris Philp MP: Labour’s plan to decimate family farming 19th November 2024 With colleagues protesting at the Labour Govt’s appalling plan to decimate family farming Many farmers don’t make much money If Labour destroys family farming... Westminster News
Chris Philp MP: Sky News on ‘thought Police’ and stopping the boats 17th November 2024 We need to ensure police only investigate crime, or incidents at real risk of imminently leading to crime. I hope the Home Secretary does not undo changes... Westminster News
Chris Philp MP: Purley and Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly (PACE) 15th November 2024 Wonderful to drop by Lansdowne Road, Purley, to meet folk at the Purley and Coulsdon Clubs for the Elderly (PACE), who run an amazing day centre/lunch club for... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 3 5th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 3 (5th October), including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on the source of hope for society... National News
Rishi Sunak: Read the Chancellor’s Keynote Speech in full 5th October 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak on how the Conservative Party has supported the economy through coronavirus and how he will be supporting us to build back better. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 2 4th October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 2 (4th October), including Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system; and Prime... National News
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1 3rd October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 1 (3rd October), including: better transport, "Generation Buy", new Conservative HQ in Leeds, and... National News
We have launched our Blue Wall Fund 3rd October 2020 We have launched a new "Blue Wall Fund" to deliver for people in the North who voted for change in the historic 2019 election victory. National News
