Daily Archives: December 10, 2012

Croydon short-changed by £95m on central grant funding

Posted on December 10, 2012 by insidecroydon

The people of Croydon are daily being short-changed by the government, as the borough receives a central grant from government that is £95 million less than our inner London neighbours, Labour-run Lambeth, despite there being 60,000 more people living in … Continue reading →

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Pretorius tries strengthen promotion hopes at Frant Road

Posted on December 10, 2012 by insidecroydon

RUGBY ROUND-UP: There were differing fortunes on Saturday for the local sides at different ends of Croydon and different ends of the national rugby ladder. At Frant Road, Thornton Heath, Streatham-Croydon strengthened their promotion push in lowly Surrey Division 2 … Continue reading →

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Mead’s solution to housing crisis: evict whistleblowers

Posted on December 10, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s housing crisis is so desperate that the council is scouring its property portfolio to find rooms to convert into temporary living space for the borough’s homeless. The announcement came in written answers at the Town Hall that also revealed … Continue reading →

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