Daily Archives: February 26, 2013

Laings quit £30m Croydon libraries privatisation deal

Posted on February 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council’s plan to privatise our public libraries was in ruins tonight, as its hand-picked partners were revealed to have walked away from the £30 million, eight-year deal. And Eddy Arram, the Tory mayor in charge of tonight’s meeting at … Continue reading →

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Nash letter dashes hopes for Roke to escape Harris

Posted on February 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

Parents, governors and staff at Roke Primary were left “shattered” last week, after the local MP, Richard Ottaway, passed on to them a letter he had received from Lord Nash, the under-secretary at the Department for Education. Nash’s letter runs … Continue reading →

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Bidders for David Lean Cinema deterred by council delays

Posted on February 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

£5,000 – that’s the amount of money Croydon Council will have to spend to “re-calibrate” the borough’s own digital cinema projector, after Town Hall staff were ordered to move the £20,000 piece of kit from the council-owned David Lean Cinema … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Art, Business, Cinema, Council Tax, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls, Pubs, Sara Bashford | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Altitude 25’s water supplies now come under pressure

Posted on February 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

More problems at the Altitude 25 building complex raise further questions about the practicality of the council’s plans to house 17,000 extra residents in high-rise buildings in central Croydon. Residents in the expensive town centre tower that overlooks East Croydon … Continue reading →

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McDonald canters away with pair of National titles

Posted on February 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

Four girls from south London between them lifted two national sporting titles on Saturday. Katy-Ann McDonald, aged 12, won the gold medal and led the quartet of girls from Herne Hill Harriers to under-13s team victory at the English National … Continue reading →

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