Daily Archives: December 3, 2016

Let there be light: Skanska finish the job, only four months late

Posted on December 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

Under the council’s newly embossed letter-headings of “Delivering for Croydon”, this probably counts as a Pyrrhic victory: Skanska has finally finished installing street lights across the borough – only four months behind schedule. Given that, as recently as May 2014 … Continue reading →

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Council drops public poll to speed up introduction of 20mph

Posted on December 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council officials have admitted that they need to speed up their own work if they are to implement 20mph speed limits on all the borough’s residential streets. The council wants to skip the opinion surveys which it used as … Continue reading →

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Pet Shop Boys panto to get you into the Christmas spirit

Posted on December 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

BELLA BARTOCK, our tame theatre reviewer, put on her glad rags to attend the opening night of the South London Theatre Company’s pantomime, Jack I’m always rather suspicious of pantos which advertise themselves as “for all the family”. For some … Continue reading →

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