Putting Croydon First: News

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Michael Foot Michael Foot - A TRIBUTE BY MALCOLM WICKS MP With the passing of Michael Foot, it is truly like an era is over. For Michael’s life and commitment to our Labour... Tax Tax Tax Croydon Tories Put Council Tax up by £136.78 Croydon’s Council Tax now stands at a record high having gone up a whopping 13.5% in four years, which is £136.78 per Band... Healthy Free School Meals Croydon’s Labour Councillors have started the New Year by committing to a ground breaking pledge ahead of the Council elections this coming May. They have promised to provide free and... New Year Honour for Brenda Croydon Labour are delighted at the news that the Queen has honoured Labour Councillor Brenda Kirby with an MBE for services to the community in Croydon. Brenda has been an... Christmas message 2009 Councillor Tony Newman wishes everybody a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year... Back the ban www.BackTheBan.com Check out the new campaign web site launched on Boxing day, to oppose the Tory plan to bring back hunting. You can watch a video, find out about the... Christmas meeting to discuss secret tory deals The seriousness of the mounting financial crisis engulfing Croydon’s Conservative Council is finally being acknowledged. The Mayor has agreed to Labour’s demand for a special Council meeting to discuss the... deselection-fall-out *UPDATED* Following the meeting of Bensham Manor Labour Party Branch, Councillor Greta Sohoye was unfortunate in coming 5th out of 5. Councillor Sohoye had gone through a rigorous selection process... taxpayer money poured into private company More details at www.CroydonLabour.org.uk/luxury The Croydon Guardian has revealed a shocking picture of secret council papers showing £145million being poured into a private company. Despite the bail out... Alan Johnson Sold Out The Gala Dinner of Croydon Labour Party is now SOLD OUT The dinner is being held at the Croydon Hilton on Wednesday 18th November with Alan Johnson as guest of... Alan_Johnson_Gala_Dinner Croydon Labour Party is delighted to announce our special guest for our Annual Gala Dinner will be The Rt Honourable Alan Johnson MP, Home Secretary. 18th November 2009, 7pm... tackling gangs and youth crime Councillor Stuart Collins is passionate about giving young people the right start in life. That is why he is calling on the Tory Council in Croydon to take a responsible... Tory attack on council tenants The Guardian Newspaper has a video on Tory Housing policy that is well worth watching http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/davehillblog/video/2009/oct/09/housing-london-tory-social It has information from the Tory flagship borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Council on... Tory Waste: Council is 3rd worst in London £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Tory Waste Alert £ £ £ £ £ £ £ While Croydon Tories have been putting all of their efforts into building a... What will you do to make Croydon Truly Green? What difference will you make to the future of Croydon? to the future of our planet? It is clear that a big difference can be made globally by doing your... Ken Livingstone to Address Croydon Conference Ken Livingstone has now confirmed that he will be speaking at the Croydon Labour Party Environment Conference on 3rd October. The conference will be looking at how to make... Tory Councillors Vote for multi million pound HQ UPDATE TO PREVIOUS STORY Last night the Tory Councillors (as predicted) voted to push through their own planning application for a brand new Council HQ costing £450million. In today's Croydon... Tory Councillors set to give go ahead to new HQ Tonight (10/9/09) the Planning Committee has the new HQ that the Tory Council have been pressing ahead with before it. This is despite spending £2million on the new reception... Council_House_Building Croydon gets £5,461,500 from the Labour Government to invest in new Council Housing Investment that would never happen if the Conservatives were in power today. This is good news... Tory Council waste £2million The Croydon Guardian has this week (19 August 2009) exposed the cost to Croydon Council Tax Payers of the Conservative Councils 2006 deal with Arrrowcroft as £2million. Arrowcroft 'underwrote' this...