A Croydon councillor has called on the Labour government to “do the right thing” and act urgently against addictive adult gambling centres, after the council’s licensing sub-committee granted an application for a slot machine shop on Westow Hill in the Crystal Palace Triangle to stay open 24 hours a day.
Free cups of tea: Admiral gambling centres are dimly lit and are full of fast-acting slot games
The application was opposed by Labour’s Streatham (and Croydon North when he can be bothered) MP Steve Reed and by Liam Conlon, whose Bromley constituency is just 500 yards away.
The Admiral centre is currently open from 9am to 11pm. “There have been concerns raised about what this change will cause in terms of anti-social behaviour and the character and identity of the Triangle,” Reed said when the application was submitted. Continue reading
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Croydon Council has served notice on a contract for managing a children’s home in Sanderstead less than six months after it was opened, citing “concerns”, with children put “into situations that subsequently resulted in placement breakdowns and/or hospital admissions”.
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, is looking to spend more public money. But not on providing better services for the borough’s long-suffering residents. This time Perry, the cash-strapped council’s £86,000 per year Mayor, is recruiting someone to “manage” his own office.
Norbury locals’ dream of a broader dining scene came true when the guys from Fort Smokehouse rode into town. Three businessmen brothers are sharing their passion for Texan BBQ with Norbury diners.
After issuing just a single fine for fly-tipping over the most recent 12-month period in England’s most fly-tipped borough, Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, and his cabinet puppet, Alasdair Stewart, are now blaming residents for the tatty state of our streets by claiming that… they have been reporting “too many” fly-tips.
