Category Archives: Libraries

Council cock-up stops comments on library consultation

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Local library campaigners are demanding that Croydon Council explains yet another cock-up with its website, one which has undermined the already shoddily organised consultation on the future of Upper Norwood Joint Library. Croydon Council’s website was offline yesterday, “for maintenance”, … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s list of great residents omits David Lean. Why?

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

The saddening/maddening thing about Croydon Council is that, when given some of the simplest of tasks in their attempt to promote the borough, they still manage to balls it up. Take, for example, this week’s half-cocked announcement on the council … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Art, Athletics, Chris Robshaw, Cinema, Cricket, Croydon Council, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace FC, Danny Brierley, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Education, Environment, Football, History, Libraries, Music, Roy Hodgson, Rugby Union, Sport, Surrey CCC, Theatre, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Croydon quizzed on hiring of security guards for Bashford

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

A councillor from a neighbouring borough is demanding answers from Croydon Council over the use of public money to pay for private security guards at Wednesday night’s Upper Norwood Joint Library consultation meeting. Around 200 locals attended the meeting, where … Continue reading →

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“Book Token” takes one in the Eye on library closures

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

The Philistines running our council have sounded the death knell for more than a century of learning and reading at Upper Norwood Joint Library with this brief paragraph in their Annual General Meeting papers which has just been posted on … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Newman names his team for council election build-up

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

The Labour group on Croydon Council is becoming a bit like the Conservatives. Well, at least in just one small, but important, way, writes ANDREW PELLING In parliament, Labour dropped the election of its shadow cabinet by its MPs, leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Gerry Ryan, Libraries, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Mike Fisher, Norbury, Selhurst, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Wayne Lawlor | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Not everyone recognises a good thing on the election trail

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Saturday morning, what do you do? Bit of shopping, perhaps? Ken Livingstone was in the market for some more votes in his campaign to be elected as London’s Mayor on May 3 as he spent a couple of hours touring … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Crime, Fieldway, Gavin Barwell MP, Housing, Ken Livingstone, Libraries, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, New Addington, Policing, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Assembly candidate O’Connell doesn’t care who runs libraries

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING gets some conflicting answers from candidates at Croydon and Sutton election hustings Steve O’Connell, the Conservatives’ London Assembly candidate, shocked a Croydon election hustings meeting when he told them that he does not care who runs public libraries. … Continue reading →

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No favourites on Croydon’s short-list for library sell-off. Oh no

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

There’s absolutely no suggestion whatsoever that Croydon’s expensive process (£250,000) to privatise the borough’s libraries is in some way offering a commercial advantage by favouring potential contractors who already have existing relationships with Croydon. Oh no, not at all. Inside … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s Budget (part 2): Fisher shows what his priorities are

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The ruling Conservative group’s Cabinet meets tonight to rubber-stamp the budget plans for the borough for the coming year. Here, we examine where their priorities lay, and highlight some startling inconsistencies So, no Council Tax increase in Croydon for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield Halls, Jon Rouse, Libraries, London-wide issues, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Schools, URV, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bovvered? National Libraries Day, but not in Croydon

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Too often when dealing with Croydon Council and its political leadership, it feels as if you are talking to someone with all the maturity of a petulant toddler who has pushed their fingers in their ears and chants loudly “Not … Continue reading →

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