Psst! Pass it on! Jason Perry’s council is hoping people don’t bother claiming any refunds for the fines they paid for driving in the Croydon Mayor’s ‘unlawful’ Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. By STEVEN DOWNES
Red faced: the Tory Mayor has used his own social media accounts to publicise his LTN fine refund scheme
Finally, nearly two weeks after a High Court judge ruled that six Croydon Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been raking in millions of pounds in road fines while being “unlawful”, Mayor Jason Perry has at last announced a system to pay compensation to those who were caught in the camera traps that he ordered to be set up.
The announcement comes from Perry, Croydon’s nightmare mayor, just as householders are receiving annual Council Tax notices.
These council letters show that almost every property in Croydon will have to pay more than £2,000 in the year from April, after Tory Perry managed to hike their local taxation by 33% since 2023.
It’s these same, long-suffering Council Tax-payers who will be paying for the latest costly mistake by piss-poor Perry and his incompetent council – to the tune of at least £5million. Continue reading
The system for voting by post has changed, and anyone who wants to use a postal vote for the local elections and mayoral elections on May 7 needs to ensure that they are registered to do so.
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Musical director of the Croydon Empire theatre enjoyed a colourful career and played a part in the community, writes DAVID MORGAN
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Town Hall bosses have been forced to accept 23 recommendations from external accountants after IT problems saw them lose track of thousands of payments, in the latest council cock-up that was described by a veteran Tory councillor as ‘quite frightening’.
There were no other casualties reported from the fire, which seems to have been caused by bedding being too close to a heater. “The fire is believed to have been caused by combustible material placed too close to a heat source,” the London Fire Brigade said.
Replacing a home heating system is a significant investment that requires careful thought.
EXCLUSIVE: In our latest Andrew Fisher Interview with candidates to become Croydon Mayor in the local elections on May 7, Richard Howard says that he would work on a cross-party basis at the Town Hall, would look at ways of ending the borough’s contract with the toxic polluters at the Beddington incinerator and he would get rid of tiers of expensive bureaucracy at the cash-strapped council
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