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 London Borough of Croydon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The London Borough of Croydon was fomed in 1965 from Coulsdon and Purley Urban District and the County Borough of Croydon.
The London Borough of Croydon is twinned with Arnhem in the Netherlands.
The Mayor of Croydon for 2006-07 is Councillor Janet Marshall.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Croydon   (1499 words)

  
 About Croydon Central
he London Borough of Croydon is an Outer London Borough on the southern edge of Greater London, and extends from Upper Norwood in the north to Coulsdon East in the south.
Croydon was part of the 'Edge City Network', with partners in Belfast, Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm, Athens and Lisbon who are distinct 'cities' in the suburbs of capital cities, in Croydon's case London.
Croydon is formally twinned with Arnhem in the Netherlands and has a newer link with the people of Guyana, South America.
www.croydon.org.uk /croydon.html   (331 words)

  
 London Borough of Wandsworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London, England and forms part of Inner London.
The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding Clapham and most of Streatham, both of which were transferred to the London Borough of Lambeth.
Whilst the borough council is solidly Conservative, the borough elected three Labour MPs in 1997 and 2001 and two Labour and one Conservative in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Wandsworth   (238 words)

  
 Croydon Borough Police | History of South Norwood
Police Order, 24 February 1921 with the formation of "Z" or Croydon Division and the revision of boundaries of divisions South of the River Thames on 28 February 1921, South Norwood was one of the stations transferred from "W", or Brixton Division to the new "Z" Division.
The County Borough of Croydon was informed of the Receiver's intention to purchase the above property for the purpose of erecting a new police station.
The site was later let to the London Borough of Croydon as a public car park in September 1969.
www.met.police.uk /croydon/history.htm   (1510 words)

  
 Croydon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croydon, Greater London is a major urban town and commercial centre 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Charing Cross and the principal town in the London Borough of Croydon.
Croydon is also home to the BRIT School for performing arts and technology, based in Selhurst.
Croydon Airport on Purley Way used to be the main international airport for London before it was superseded by London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croydon   (2441 words)

  
 London Met and Croydon College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Croydon College is located in the centre of Croydon, 2 minutes walk from East Croydon mainline station, which is 15 minutes from central London and 40 minutes from Brighton
Croydon is a thriving, 'buzzing and bustling' town and a major commercial centre offering a wide range of leisure and entertainment options including cinemas, bars, restaurants, theatres and shopping to rival the West End
Croydon College is proud of its Higher Education achievements and has an enviable record of excellence in teaching and a growing local, national and international reputation.
www.londonmet.ac.uk /ug-prospectus-2005/access/croydon.cfm   (467 words)

  
 Car Free Developments - Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon is an outer London borough in the South.
Croydon Churches Housing Association has developed a 24 hour Direct Access Hostel in central Croydon.
It is the very first Social Housing scheme in the heart of Croydon's retail center and is situated within one of the most prestigious buildings in the vicinity, an example of 1930s Art Deco design that had originally been built for office use.
www.carfreehousing.org /boroughs/croydon.html   (148 words)

  
 Street-level London air pollution warnings coming via mobile phones
The air pollution in Central London and the London borough of Croydon is being forecast daily as part of a pioneering ESA-backed project.
Around a thousand asthma sufferers and other vulnerable individuals in Croydon should soon receive text message warnings to their mobile phones before elevated air pollution days, with additional patients in other London boroughs receiving the service later on.
Some of the highest pollution levels occur when the meteorological situation means local pollution remains trapped close to the ground, combined with pollution plumes from elsewhere.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-06/esa-sla061705.php   (797 words)

  
 Croydon Conservatives - Home Page and News Headlines
If we got the same deal as Ealing, a very similar borough, we would have an extra £40m per year to improve services and keep tax bills down says new Council Leader, Cllr Mike Fisher.
Croydon Council is 'under new management following the Local Election win.
We aim to keep in touch with Croydon Residents through our programme of 'In Touch' news letters and the local pages of this web site.
www.croydonconservatives.com   (195 words)

  
 London Remade - The business of recycling
The London Borough of Croydon has implemented a wide range of steps to achieve sustainability both internally and externally by actively encouraging local businesses, suppliers, and residents to reduce their environmental impact.
The borough diverted nearly 13,000 tonnes of waste from landfill as a result of their activities.
The London Fire Brigade was named ‘Most Innovative Organisation' due to its range of initiatives for green purchasing and recycling.
www.londonremade.com /mgpc_awards.asp   (708 words)

  
 The Road Traffic (Special Parking Area) (London Borough of Croydon) Order 1994
A23 between the borough boundary with the London borough of Lambeth and the district boundary with Reigate and Banstead in the County of Surrey.
A232 between the borough boundary with the London borough of Sutton and the borough boundary with the London borough of Bromley.
Langdale Road between its junction with London Road (A23) and an imaginary straight line drawn between a point 1m south west of the north east boundary of 920 London Road and a point opposite.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1994/Uksi_19941490_en_2.htm   (5280 words)

  
 Mind in Croydon
This website is a mental health resource for residents of the London Borough of Croydon.
Mind in Croydon was founded in 1967 and since then has developed into a significant provider of mental health services in Croydon.
We are affiliated to National Mind and work with our local statutory partners the London Borough of Croydon, Croydon Primary Care Trust and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
www.mindincroydon.org.uk   (192 words)

  
 The Croydon, Merton and Sutton (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
In this Orderany reference to Croydon, to Merton or to Sutton is a reference to the London borough of that name;
any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the London borough from or to which an area is transferred.
Any person may inspect them at any reasonable time at the offices of the council for each London borough affected, and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si1993/Uksi_19932350_en_1.htm   (867 words)

  
 Age Concern Croydon
Age Concern Croydon is always in need of donations from the public to continue its work with older people in Croydon.
Age Concern Croydon cares about all older people in the London Borough of Croydon and believes that later life should be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience.
Age Concern Croydon provides vital services, delivered by experienced staff with the support of trained volunteers, which focus on the needs of older people in the Croydon Borough, to help them maintain their dignity and independence.
www.ageconcerncroydon.org.uk   (260 words)

  
 London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP) - LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Renewable Energy Powered Air ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The project is being pursued under the umbrella of the London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP), a government-industry initiative chaired by the Greater London Authority (GLA), of which LB Croydon is an active member.
The Partnership, which receives some core funding from the London Development Agency (LDA) as well as the GLA has been set-up in part to assist with the implementation of pathfinder projects such as this.
In addition to LB Croydon, a substantial contribution to the funding of this report was received from the Renewables and Green Fund of London Energy’s parent company, EDF.
www.lhp.org.uk /article_default_view.fcm?articleid=9837&subsite=1676   (347 words)

  
 Something in the air? ESA service warns asthma sufferers by mobile phone
An ESA-backed project is forecasting daily forecasts via text message to selected individuals in parts of London and the London borough of Croydon.
The prototype service covers Central London and Croydon in South London, which is one of the city's largest boroughs by area and the largest by population, with 330 000 inhabitants.
CERC is also providing air quality forecasting coverage for the the London Borough of Camden, the City of York, the Avon Valley and the road network for South Wales.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-01/esa-sit010506.php   (747 words)

  
 Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Monthly progress meetings; meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at Croydon Town Hall, 6.30 to 9.30pm, each member will be invited to discuss the progress or non-progress of their invention.
Initially funded by grants from Croydon Council and the London Development Agency, the club provides a much-needed service for Innovators and Inventors that is unavailable elsewhere.
Successful inventors and their products would provide Croydon with many start up Businesses and also give local manufacturers and suppliers the opportunity to supply their services, thus creating many new job opportunities for the area.
www.croydonrti.com   (239 words)

  
 ESA - Observing the Earth - Street-level London air pollution warnings coming via mobile phones
Croydon is one of the largest boroughs by area and the largest by population, with 330 000 residents.
In the case of London this happens most often during the winter – the animation above shows citywide pollution patterns during the 24 hours of 15 November 2000, when such a high pollution event took place.
A linked project called airTEXT involves sending a text message to the mobile phones of a thousand vulnerable individuals during the evening before days when air pollution may be moderate or high.
www.esa.int /esaEO/SEM2AS1DU8E_index_0.html   (856 words)

  
 Policies/Guidance: Planning Guidance: London Borough of Croydon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The London Borough of Croydon adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance for Public Art in January 2005 which provides advice, design considerations and criteria on how and where to locate art features.
It is non statutory planning guidance and is supplementary to the Croydon Unitary Development Plan adopted in January 1997.
The Corporate Public Art Strategy for the London Borough of Croydon was adopted in July 2005.
www.publicartonline.org.uk /current/policies/planning/croydon.html   (175 words)

  
 London Borough Of Croydon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
RE Resource Centre: Croydon Religious Education Resource Centre (CRERC)...
Croydon Clocktower, built by the London Borough of Croydon in the mid-1990s, houses a state-of-the-art library, the David Lean cinema, a...
The Web Site of Croydon South, Croydon Central and Croydon North Conservative Associations, featuring news, views and commentary on matters...
carrentalcroydon.info /info/London-Borough-Of-Croydon   (292 words)

  
 Visit London Business Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In October 2002 developers Arrowcroft completed a formal Development Agreement with the London Borough of Croydon governing the planning and implementation of the development.
The Development Control Committee of the London Borough of Croydon resolved to grant detailed planning consent for the project on 18 December 2003.
Thereafter, construction is expected to commence in the summer of 2006 and to be completed in the summer of 2009.
business.visitlondon.com /future_london/leisure/croydon.html   (184 words)

  
 Croydon Cycling Campaign
It benefits the community as a whole by helping Croydon to meet its environmental, health and air quality obligations.
Croydon Cycling Campaign (CCC) is the London Cycling Campaign local group for the borough of Croydon.
You can also get news and information via the Croydon Cyclists web forum, an open forum for anybody interested in cycling in the borough.
www.croydon-lcc.org.uk   (201 words)

  
 EO News: Street-level London Air Pollution Warnings Coming via Mobile Phones - June 17, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Croydon is one of the largest boroughs by area and the largest by population, with 330,000 residents.
In the case of London this happens most often during the winter - the animation above shows citywide pollution patterns during the 24 hours of November 15, 2000, when such a high pollution event took place.
PROMOTE is an ESA project that seeks to develop beneficial operational services for organizations and citizens that will use atmospheric data to address the concerns of both policymakers and individual citizens.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /cgi-bin/rss?/Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2005/2005061719258.html   (806 words)

  
 Drivers Jonas - London Borough of Croydon
In 1997 we were instructed to undertake a Shopping Needs Study in the Borough.
The Study consisted of a capacity study of the potential for additional food and non-food retail development, and a qualitative assessment of retail provision and needs in the Borough up to 2006.
In addition we have advised the London Borough of Croydon on the presentation of retail evidence to the UDP inquiry, and their responses to specific retail development proposals within the Borough.
www.driversjonas.com /?doc=749   (107 words)

  
 BBC - London - TV and Radio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Croydon Council is blamed for low turnout at the annual Youth Games
Meet Croydon reporter Evadney Campbell and find out to get in touch with her
BBC London, PO Box 94.9, Marylebone High St. London W1A 6FL.
www.bbc.co.uk /london/tv_and_radio/london_local/croydon/index.shtml   (169 words)

  
 EO News: Something in the Air? Service Warns Asthma Sufferers by Phone - January 5, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
We all wonder what is in the air for 2006—but for people with asthma and other breathing problems, advance knowledge of air pollution levels is very important.
The YourAir service resolves air pollution down to the scale of individual streets—highest levels are often found along routes with heavy traffic or other pollution sources, so information on street-by-street changes in pollution help vulnerable people make informed choices about their movements.
The prototype service covers Central London and Croydon in South London, which is one of the city’s largest boroughs by area and the largest by population, with 330,000 inhabitants.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Newsroom/MediaAlerts/2006/2006010521402.html   (740 words)

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