Category Archives: West Croydon

Council paid interim’s £1,650 invoices for work on riots report

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

An “interim” at Croydon Council was invoicing up to £1,650 a time during the period he was working on Croydon’s “independent” report into last August’s riots, Inside Croydon has discovered. An invoice paid by Croydon Council, uncovered by Inside Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Dudley Mead, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Margaret Mead, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Sean Fitzsimons, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Jon Rouse, Croydon riots, and the crucial missing hours

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Jon Rouse, Croydon Council’s £248,000 per year chief executive, was out of his office for a crucial four hours in the late afternoon and early evening of Monday, August 8 last year, just at the time that parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Danny Brierley, Jon Rouse, London-wide issues, Policing, Riots Review Panel, West Croydon | Leave a comment

MP Barwell says he got it wrong over group’s racist incident

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Gavin Barwell has been forced to issue an apology after he admitted he was at fault for a lack of organisation and proper supervision that led to several police officers being called out to an incident of reported racist abuse … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Education, Environment, Gavin Barwell MP, Oasis Academy, Policing, Sara Bashford, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Retired judge handed £35,000 for chairing riots panel

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

It seems that at least one of the mates of Croydon Council’s leadership has benefited financially as a consequence of last August’s riots. Official invoices just published show that our council paid a staggering £35,000 to William Barnett for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jan Buttinger, Jon Rouse, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Mike Fisher, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Police called out for “racist” incident with Barwell’s work gang

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Police had to be called to a potentially inflammatory incident on London Road yesterday afternoon, when members of a youth work gang organised by Croydon Central Conservative MP Gavin Barwell were accused of racially abusing a local resident and threatening … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Gardening, Gavin Barwell MP, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Policing, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Thornton Heath, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

How the riots inspired me to set up business in Croydon

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Never worked on a building project before? Never run a food outlet before? Got little or no working capital for a deposit or set-up costs? SAIF BONAR ticked all the wrong boxes when he decided six months ago to try … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Business, Croydon 8/8, East Croydon, Planning, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

4 Days in August: Steve O’Connell’s lasting shame?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Met‘s own report into the London Riots last August paints a very different picture of events from that provided by the council’s own “independent” inquiry, revealing a thwarted petrol bomb attack on the police, and that Croydon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Musker, Gavin Barwell MP, Jon Rouse, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon’s Tamils remember the bravery of Marie Colvin

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Croydon’s Tamil community is leading a service of remembrance this afternoon for Marie Colvin, The Sunday Times journalist who was killed last month when the media centre in Homs was hit by Syrian government artillery fire. The Croydon service will … Continue reading →

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Compromised riots report covers up policing problems

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: He was an eyewitness to events and has been writing on the riots and their aftermath since about 6pm on August 8. ANDREW PELLING reviews the work of Croydon’s local inquiry published this week The Croydon Independent Local … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Musker, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell MP, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Margaret Mead, Mayor of London, New Addington, Policing, Richard Ottaway MP, Riots Review Panel, Waddon, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Boris fails to convince as he tries a bid for the sporting vote

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

There must be votes in sport. This morning, we received this press release, written and paid for by Council Tax-payers’ money at City Hall, issued on behalf of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Rugby Union, Sara Bashford, Sport, Transport, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment