CROYDON IN CRISIS: Failed Mayor Jason Perry probably ought to get a season ticket for the High Court, as his council is facing yet another legal challenge over his decision to close the public access service inside Fisher’s Folly. By STEVEN DOWNES
Closed: face-to-face appointments to see officials have been made very much more difficult to arrange by Mayor Perry’s council
Councils across London may have to alter their homelessness services drastically if the High Court rules in favour of a Croydon resident.
That’s the view of PILC, the Public Interest Law Centre, after District Judge Alan Bates agreed that their case brought against Mayor Jason Perry’s Croydon Council over the closure of Access Croydon should go to Judicial Review. Continue reading
A low-speed bump in a car park used to mean a scuffed bumper and a bill you could cover without blinking. Not any more.
Fletcher-Smith has nearly 30 years of experience in the housing sector, including senior roles at the Greater London Authority working with the then Mayor, Boris Johnson.
The boy, who is too young to be named, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today where he pleaded not guilty to all charges. He was remanded in youth custody until a further court appearance at the Old Bailey on August 21.
Croydon has spent years trying to improve its image.
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Local MP and Fairfield ward councillors urge developers to make good on their long-standing promises to regenerate the town centre.
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Since Jason Perry became Mayor of Croydon, the borough’s streets have become more polluted, dirtier and more dangerous places. PETER UNDERWOOD takes a look at the figures
As Croydon continues to grow and evolve, keeping the borough clean has become a shared responsibility between local authorities, businesses and residents.
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A quiet residential street in South Croydon was where one of the leading works of 19th-Century philosophy was drafted and written. DAVID MORGAN looks at the life and works of Benjamin Kidd
