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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Fire leaves Addington chippie battered but unbowed
Forestdale’s much-loved chippie, McDermott’s, has been forced to close after a serious machinery fire last night. Sean McDermott, one of the owners of the fish and chip take-away and restaurant, has vowed that the business will bounce back quickly. He … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Restaurants
Tagged Business and Economy, Fish and chips, Take-out
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Croydon, 21st century slavery and the sex trade
Did you think slavery had been abolished nearly 200 years ago? Not in Croydon it hasn’t. When you read a magazine article like the one we found in The Observer a couple of weeks ago, you cannot fail but be … Continue reading
Housing benefit caps could hurt outer London
It was Newton, wasn’t it, who posited that every action has a reaction? It wouldn’t take an Einstein to work out, though, that if you take away housing benefit from people living in an “expensive” area of a city, that … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Housing Benefit, London, Shirley Porter, Tory, Welfare
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That £10m grant: an open letter to Croydon CEO Jon Rouse
Inside Croydon has this morning sent the following letter to the chief executive of Croydon Council (where, we are told, “efficiency is in our DNA”), Jon Rouse:
Council says it applied for riot aid, but refuses to say when
Stirred by Inside Croydon‘s report yesterday that our council (which claims “Efficiency is in our DNA”) had not yet got round to filing an application for £10 million in government funding for riot-affected areas, the council’s press office swung into … Continue reading
More scepticism about the role of the riots’ non-inquiry inquiry
All right, so it is in The Grauniad, the must-have accessory of every left-leaning commuter on the 8.16 from East Croydon. But a piece by Alison Benjamin in yesterday’s Society section (yes, the one with all the local government jobs … Continue reading
Minister complains as council fails to claim £10m riot grant
Croydon’s recovery from the devastating 8/8 riots has been held back by Croydon Council failing to apply for millions of pounds in government grants. That is the shocking revelation given by the Reeves family at the national inquiry into the … Continue reading
The things they say (part 94): Councillor Dudley Mead
“I think it vitally important that Croydon residents understand that before any contract is entered into unless financial analysis is done. No money has been paid up-front and the council will only pay for work when it is completed” Croydon … Continue reading
Libraries scheme “undemocratic, unwanted and unplanned”
With the leadership of the council working against open debate and discussion, even within the chambers of the Town Hall as was witnessed on Monday night, and other elements of the self-serving Croydon Establishment apparently determined to limit freedom of … Continue reading
Why are Croydon’s Tories running scared of proper debate?
First the council looked to ban the use of the word “riot”. Now the ruling group on Croydon Council seems intent on banning debate at the Town Hall, as local resident ANDREW RENDLE was saddened to discover at last night’s … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Graham Bass, Libraries, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Tory
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Police turn their back on Croydon’s riot review panel
‘ello, ‘ello, ‘ello, what’s going on ‘ere then? Not a lot as far as police evidence to Croydon’s riots review panel, ANDREW PELLING has discovered Croydon police appear to have opted not to help the borough’s riots review panel with … Continue reading
Thomas shows true grit with £37m of Croydon’s money
Mouchel is a service company in crisis. But that hasn’t stopped their subsidiary winning a massive contract to maintain roads in Croydon, writes ANDREW PELLING When not advertising the borough’s brothels or handing down the latest tablets of wisdom straight … Continue reading
Riots? What riots? Now Croydon’s Mayor is in denial
Even when senior Croydon Tories attempt to rework history, a riot is still a riot, says ANDREW PELLING Councillor Graham Bass, Croydon’s Mayor, has seen some tough times for Croydon. He lived through the Blitz, rationing, the Battle of Britain … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Coulsdon, Croydon 8/8, Graham Bass, Purley
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon
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Croydon press chief Burrows makes move to Kent
Matt Burrows, the council’s head of communications, is to leave Croydon to head up a similar department at Kent County Council. Burrows, 32, has worked at Croydon since 2007, and his departure will be viewed as another blow to the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jon Rouse
Tagged Croydon, Kent, Kent County Council, Local government, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Carshalton jazz club really goes with a swing
BELLA BARTOCK’s had a busy couple of weeks, changing from her evening dress and donning her corduroys and flip-flops for a visit to a local jazz club At the end of last month, we visited the excellent Charles Cryer Theatre … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Outside Croydon, Pubs, Thornton Heath
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Now Tamils question Croydon riot panel’s independence
Croydon’s Tamil community, many of whom had their businesses along London Road devastated by the 8/8 riots, are claiming that the borough’s fact-finding panel is not independent and has failed to gather their views. “Croydon Council put together a panel … Continue reading
Korsten leads Mozart players to great performance
BELLA BARTOCK rides again! Inside Croydon’s culture vulture swooped into the Fairfield Halls on Saturday for the opening of a series of classical music The opening concert of the Fairfield Halls International Classical Music Series 2011-2012 was performed by The … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield Halls, Music
Tagged Classical music, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, La Scala, London, London Mozart Players, Magic Flute
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Rubbish? Greens smell a rat over this recycling scheme
As anticipated, there’s nothing more likely to stir up a bit of local interest than a load of old rubbish. But please don’t expect this to be another column about Richard Ottaway. Our rubbish report earlier this week about the … Continue reading
