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
Listening to residents - a new strategy for Croydon’s library service 24th January 2024 A new strategy for Croydon’s Library service has been released ahead of a Cabinet Meeting on 31st January, for consultation over the next few weeks. After... Local News
Very successful Police event at Coulsdon Court Hotel 24th January 2024 Last night, about 30 local residents and four local councillors braved the horrendous wind and rain to attend a Police communications event at Coulsdon Court... Local News
Monks Hill Men’s Shed 22nd January 2024 St Francis church in Monks Hill is launching its Men’s Shed on Saturday 17th February. Men's Shed is a national movement of repair shops, targeted at men who... Local News
Croydon Loves You - Funding opportunity 22nd January 2024 Croydon Loves You is a new wellbeing programme supporting projects such as Little Manhattan walks and reminiscence events; Thinking of You, Always; Barton’s... Local News
Super Natural Extra Normal and Tamil Heritage Month Celebrated as ‘This is Croydon’ celebrates 2024. 18th January 2024 2024 kicked off in style with an immersive and interactive dance experience held in the Whitgift Centre Last Weekend. On Sunday 14th we celebrated Tamil... Local News
Update on flood relief works on Kenley Lane 16th January 2024 UPDATE 16 February 2024 The streetworks have been cleared away for now and many people might be thinking, 'job done'. However, as soon as a permit is obtained... Local News
Cold but successful Street Surgery in Coulsdon 15th January 2024 It was great to be out in Coulsdon hosting our regular street surgery, where residents can come and chat to local Councillors about their concerns and get... Local News
Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church to host third Jobs Fair 11th January 2024 Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church is gearing up for its third Jobs Fair on Wednesday, January 24th 2024, from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. These events have become a beacon... Local News
Mayor's Question Time - New Addington 11th January 2024 The next Mayor's Question Time will be held in New Addington. Residents will have the opportunity to ask me about local issues and his priorities for the... Local News
CPC23 Address from Andrew RT Davies MS 1st October 2023 Andrew RT Davies MS addressed CPC 23 in Manchester. Find out what he said here. National News
CPC23 Address from Chris Heaton Harris 1st October 2023 Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland addressed Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Find his speech here. National News
CPC23 Welcome from Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands 1st October 2023 Greg Hands welcomed everyone to CPC23 in Manchester National News
A new way to reach Net Zero 21st September 2023 Rishi Sunak announced a new approach to Net Zero which is pragmatic and realistic. National News
Delivering Net Zero 20th September 2023 Rishi Sunak has outlined a new way to get to Net Zero. National News
Labour’s open border policy = 100,000 more migrants 14th September 2023 Keir Starmer and Labour would let 100,000 more illegal migrants into Britain. National News
