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
Croydon’s youth get career boost from council’s new contractors 10th October 2024 A Croydon resident has secured a career opportunity in customer service thanks to the council’s decision to engage contractors with social value commitments... Local News
Chris Philp MP: Labour's first 100 days in government 10th October 2024 A summary of Labour’s first 100 days in Government – helping Labour’s donors and trade union paymasters, while hitting pensioners. In today’s Business Questions... Westminster News
Samir visits Acorn House 9th October 2024 I recently had the chance to visit Acorn House on the Brighton Road in Purley (near the Fire Station) for the Croydon Churches Housing Association (CCHA)’s... Local News
Chris Philp MP: Visit to Thomas More School Purley 9th October 2024 Great to visit Thomas More Purley last week, to meet some of their students and answer some really insightful questions. Rt Hon Chris Philp MP Member of... Local News
Support the Purley BID Litter Pick 8th October 2024 I'm looking forward to supporting the Purley Business Improvement District (BID) litter pick which takes place this Saturday 12th October, meeting at 10am by... Local News
Dog warden given highest award from RSPCA for sixth year in a row 7th October 2024 Croydon Council’s dog warden, Tara Boswell, has once again been honoured with the prestigious Platinum RSPCA PawPrints Award, marking the second year in a row... Local News
Chris Philp MP: Ban on machete and Zombie style knives now in force 1st October 2024 Last week, the ban on machete and Zombie style knives I legislated for as a Home Office Minister came into force. Any sightings of these knives in public, in... Westminster News
Honouring the legacy of Elianne Andam 30th September 2024 The Croydon community gathered on Friday 27th September, to honour the memory of Elianne Andam, a 15-year-old girl tragically lost to knife crime on her way to... Local News
Community Gardening and improvements at Kenley Train Station 30th September 2024 Do you have green fingers, or just like to see Kenley made more beautiful? Do you want to help create a beautiful wildflower meadow at Kenley Station Garden... Local News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News