Labour promises a brighter Addiscombe
"Too many of our locals streets are poorly lit, and I feel scare when I walk home at night". A resident of Dartmell Road this week told a member of Addiscombe Labour Party about their fears for their own safety because of the inadequate lighting in their local street. In 2006 the then Labour Croydon Council agree a deal with the Labour Government for funding to replace all the old 1950's street lighting we have and replace it with better modern street lighting. Sadly, the last 4 years of Tory rule in Croydon has seen lots of dithering but no...

Why Vote Labour in Addiscombe and Central Croydon
If you are one of 100's of Addiscombe residents who received a postal vote this weekend you are about to decide who will represent you in Parliament and on Croydon Council. Your decision will affect your lives for the next 4 years. Your vote counts in Addiscombe. Why vote Labour in Croydon Central: Britain is coming out of a major world economic crisis and it was only the forceful interventions of Gordon Brown, Alastair Darling and your Labour Government that stopped an economic catastrophe happening. Governments can make a difference and the Labour Party has shown this by its successful...

Launch of Campaign to Stop Tory Plans to build 10,000 in Central Croydon and Addiscombe
Addiscombe Labour Party launch campaign to save Addiscombe from overdevelopment due to new Tory local planning policies. 13th April 2010. Dear Addiscombe Resident With less than 4 weeks to go to May 6th 2010 you have a choice on election day to support or oppose a Tory Council which wants to build 10,000 homes in Central Croydon, whilst opposing new build in the leafy South of Croydon. Addiscombe residents have opposed these new proposals and even the new local Tory candidate has called the proposed planning policies as "barmy" see http://bit.ly/coDbV9 Croydon Council is still working with Menta and other...

Tory Candidate for Addiscombe attacks own party as barmy
Last minute replacement candidate for Addiscombe Tories has attacked his own party over their "barmy" proposals to build 10,000 homes in Croydon Town Centre. Rob King, who has been drafted by the Tories to stand in Addiscombe following the decision by current Councillor Russell Jackson to abandon Addiscombe for a safer Tory seat in Bromley, and the sudden departure of his replacement Adam Kellett, to seek a winnable seat in Ashburton Ward, has already undermine Tory attempts to show a united front, following the defection of Andrew Pelling Mp from their party. It was only in Feb 2010 that...

David Miliband visits Sir Philip Game Centre & Croydon Judo Club in Addiscombe
Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Croydon Judo Club and Sir Philip Game Centre on April 8th 2010 to look at one of the Croydon Labour Party success stories. Along with Olympic Minister, Tessa Jowell, they met with staff and users of the two buildings to see for themselves the great work done there since the then Croydon Labour rebuilt the two centres in 2006. Addiscombe Labour Candidate Patricia Hay-Justice welcome them and Gerry Ryan, Labour Candidate for Croydon Central, to the Centres. In 2006, saw the completion of the of the £1million new building, which hosts the two centres...

Addiscombe Tories replace candidate with resident who led attack on Andrew Pelling
Croydon Tories has replaced Adam Kellett as candidate with Robert King, who has been one of the lead attackers on Andrew Pelling and his decision to stand against Lord Ashcroft's aide, Gavin Barwell, in Croydon Central. Sean Fitzsimons, one of Addiscombe Labour Candidates said "we already had one Addiscombe Tory councillor cut and run by moving to Bromley, and now his replacement Adam Kellett has also decided to seek an easier ride from the electorate and seek his fortune elsewhere. Now we have a third Tory candidate who seems more interested in attacking Andrew Pelling than representing the people of...