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Category Archives: Bensham Manor
Could do better: council chief gets low marks and no Marx
Tony Newman has got his bucket and spade ready for a weekend break at the seaside. As WALTER CRONXITE delivers his mid-term report on Croydon’s Labour council, he’s not expecting the Town Hall leader to bring him back a stick … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, CVA, Fairness Commission, Fly tipping, Housing, Mark Watson, Mayor of London, Nathan Elvery, New Addington, Paul Scott, Phil Thomas, Policing, Refuse collection, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Croydon has built only 12 council homes in 18 months
WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the council is getting on with its “ambition” to provide the many new homes needed by its growing population 12 That’s how many new housing units that have been completed by Croydon Council since Labour … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Alison Butler, Anthony Brooks, Bernard Weatherill House, Boxpark, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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100 jobs will be lost with two-year Fairfield Halls closure
The battle for Croydon’s cultural future took a twist at the Town Hall last night, with local Tories arguing against job cuts and wanting to spend more public money on the borough’s flagship arts facility, as STEVEN DOWNES reports Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon College, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Education, Environment, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Housing, Jo Negrini, London Mozart Players, Music, Nathan Elvery, Phil Thomas, Planning, Property, Riesco Collection, Stuart Collins, Theatre, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, URV, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield
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This House of Windsor has far from palatial accommodation
Such is the scale of the homelessness crisis in Croydon that the Labour-run council – which last month blocked future “permitted developments” of offices being converted into flats – is to utilise a third ex-office block to provide short-term accommodation. … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Norbury, Planning
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, landlords, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury, Windsor House
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Cameron’s kicked Croydon’s homeless in the teeth, says Butler
David Cameron’s announcement this week that developers will no longer have to provide “affordable” homes (in the sense that the homes are marginally less overpriced than what the speculators might wish) is “another nail in the coffin for social housing”, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Thornton Heath
Tagged Alison Butler, Concord House, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sycamore House, Thornton Heath, Tory
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High Court judge rejects legal challenge to landlord licensing
The legal challenge against Croydon Council’s landlord licensing scheme, a flagship manifesto policy which helped get Labour elected last year, has been rejected by a High Court judge, a decision greeted by one senior council figure as, “A great day … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Environment, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property, Stiles Harold Williams, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Croydon rocks? Well, only if we need new lavatories for dogs
There’s recycling. And then there’s regurgitating. As in vomiting up a really bad idea… Croydon Council, having removed the notorious 20 boulders of New Addington, have managed to come up with an idea to dispose of them which is, if … Continue reading
Landlord scheme court case may turn on Plant’s spot
Whatever the outcome of the court case over Croydon’s proposed landlord licensing scheme, which had an application for a Judicial Review heard by Mr Justice Silber at the High Court this week, the role played by Richard Plant could prove … Continue reading
Legal case against landlord scheme comes from Bury, Lancs
The leadership of Croydon Council will be up before a High Court judge next Tuesday, August 4, at the start of a Judicial Review of its landlords licensing scheme which is being brought by a company registered in … Bury, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Julie Belvir, Planning, Property, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon Property Forum, Jo Negrini, Labour, Landlord licensing scheme, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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Will planning committee back residents? Don’t bet on it
Residents might be entitled to ask, “What’s the point of the planning committee?” On those occasions when the planning committee does rule against a developer, and in favour of a local community, as it did in the case of The … Continue reading
Council helps youngsters to take their First Step into work
Being paid the London Living Wage is one thing. Actually finding that work in the first place is often even more difficult for Croydon’s thrusting young people. The old vicious circle of employers requiring “experience”, but how do you gain … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Bensham Manor, Croydon Council, Education, Jamie Audsley, Schools
Tagged Croydon Council, First Step, Jamie Audsley, Labour
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Landlords challenge licensing scheme with Judicial Review
Another of Labour’s flagship policies for Croydon, the landlord licensing scheme which was a key part of the manifesto when they won control of the council last year, could be facing a crisis as a group of local businesses are … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Housing, Jo Negrini, Labour, Landlord licensing scheme, London, Tory
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20mph zones under threat from UKIP activists, warns Khan
What appears to be a UKIP-led campaign against 20mph speed limits on residential streets in the north of the borough has been condemned, after stickers and posters have been placed – often unlawfully – around Croydon. In a display of … Continue reading
Posted in Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Norbury, Parking, Selhurst, Shasha Khan, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged 20mph zones, Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Peter Morgan, Shasha Khan, South Norwood, Tory, UKIP
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Time to make housing a voting issue, one brick at a time
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The council’s “MasterPlan” for housing is a political joke, says DAVID CALLAM The housing MasterPlan would be funny if it wasn’t so serious for so many families who can never afford the fairytale prices being demanded by property … Continue reading
Council’s “disturbing” lack of records on homeless families
Croydon Council has no proper records of households on its homeless list, according to a recent response to a Freedom of Information Act. The council has refused to provide figures for the number of households with school-aged children that Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Housing
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, homeless, Labour, Tory
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Council gambles millions with “Son of CCURV” scheme
Given recent experience, Croydon councillors more than most should realise that using public money to gamble rarely ends happily. But like a losing punter chasing after his losses, Croydon Council, now under a Labour administration, is going back to the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Alison Butler, Bernard Weatherill House, Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, URV, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Alison Butler, CCURV, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Revolving Investment Fund, RIF, Ruskin Square, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Revised plan for Taberner site keeps 32-storey yuppie tower
As Inside Croydon first reported in July, Croydon Council has abandoned previous Tory plans to build on public open space in Queen’s Gardens, beside the Town Hall. That is a victory of sorts for those who objected to yet more … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bernard Weatherill House, Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Planning, Taberner House, Tony Newman, URV
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, London Borough of Croydon, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory candidate Mohan gets lost again over Croydon North
Making Croydon a London Living Wage borough? Tick. Announcing free swimming in the council’s pools this summer for all Croydon’s children? Tick. Introduce a £1 million scheme to make good use of the borough’s empty homes? Tick. Making the Tory … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Housing, Jason Perry, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Property, Simon Hall, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, West Thornton
Tagged Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Fairfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory, West Thornton
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