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
Excellent visit to Chestnut Gardens Care Home 9th August 2024 My ward colleague, Simon Brew and I both enjoyed a visit to the Chestnut Gardens Care Home on Foxley Lane last week. I had previously visited and blogged about... Local News
Urgent request for works on street trees on Harewood road 7th August 2024 Harewood road has wonderful street trees. They provide welcome shade and help to deal with pollution cleaning the air that we all breathe. The weather has been... Local News
Update on Bus Shelters 7th August 2024 The former Labour Administration awarded the contract for bus shelters in 2021 but crucially also allowed the removal of the bus shelters well in advance of... Local News
Planning Application 24/02274 Karlyn house 2a High Beech 7th August 2024 My ward colleague Cllr Danielle Denton and myself have concerns about this application replacing a family home with a block of flats that has come forward once... Local News
St Peter’s HSS withdrawn 7th August 2024 The decision has been taken to withdraw the Experimental Order 2023 relating to St Peter’s Healthy School Street effective from July 24th 2024 and not to... Local News
Hartley Way markings to be repainted 7th August 2024 A repair was recently carried out as part of an SGN gas main replacement scheme on Hartley Way with some of the road markings repainted and others that were... Local News
Resurfacing work in Woodcote Valley Road 12-14/8/2024 6th August 2024 As happens every year, lots of resurfacing work is scheduled for the school holiday period for the simple reason that traffic is much lighter, so although it... Local News
Purley & Woodcote - New planning applications update 2nd August 2024 We wanted to give a brief planning update to you all as there are several new applications, which may be of interest. New applications 26 Foxley Lane - 24/01194... Local News
Shoplifting at the Co-op 1st August 2024 We know that residents are concerned about shoplifting at the Kenley Co-op. As local councillors we share your concerns and have visited the shop several times... Local News
Help build a better future | CPC21 Speeches 4th October 2021 Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, spoke today at Conservative Party Conference about how the Conservative Party will deliver on our plans build a better... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2021 has begun 3rd October 2021 #CPC21 has begun today – and now, we’re setting out our plan to Build Back Better and get on with the job. National News
The network of liberty 3rd October 2021 Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary, addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021 about how we will build a network of liberty across the globe. National News
A decent, tolerant party delivering for Britain 3rd October 2021 Party Chairman Oliver Dowden addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021, promoting the Conservatives as a decent, tolerant party which is delivering for... National News
Safer Streets Fund allocations will make public spaces safer for all 3rd October 2021 On 3 October 2021, we announced allocations of £25 million for local projects aimed at increasing the safety of public spaces for all, with a particular focus... National News
Party Chairman Oliver Dowden addresses Conservative Party Members 17th September 2021 Our new Party Chairman, Oliver Dowden CBE, has written directly to Party members to talk about his plans for the time ahead and to encourage members to attend... National News
