Category Archives: Broad Green

Wok fire leaves London Road restaurant badly damaged

Posted on August 14, 2020 by

Five fire engines and around 35 firefighters were called to a restaurant on London Road in Croydon yesterday, after oil in a wok caught fire, heating a steel extractor hood and setting light to the building’s timber frame. No one … Continue reading →

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Thank you! Readers pay Shirley women’s fine within hours

Posted on July 27, 2020 by

Inside Croydon readers come to the rescue of two young women hit with a harsh council fine – as Town Hall’s deputy leader claims he is powerless to intervene against decisions made by council officials and that he has lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Refuse collection, Shirley, Shirley Community Centre Association, Stuart Collins | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Council leaves 400 firms waiting for ‘urgent’ covid grants

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the continuing delays in emergency grant distribution in Croydon which have seen some firms go out of business during the coronavirus lockdown Croydon has been the worst local authority in London for distributing … Continue reading →

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One year on, Viridor finally submit report on Beddington blaze

Posted on July 15, 2020 by

PAUL LUSHION on how a company worth £4.2bn looks set to get away with another crime against the environment Don’t hold your breath, but Viridor might just be about to get around to delivering a report on the massive fire … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, Merton, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

There’s no masking fact that covid-19 infection is on rise again

Posted on July 11, 2020 by

Croydon’s newly installed ceremonial Mayor admits she has been affected by covid-19, yet did not wear a mask or practice social distancing on her first two engagements, while Public Health England reports an increase in virus infection rates in some … Continue reading →

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Newman’s claims over diversity miss the real ‘need for change’

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

Black Lives Matter. But in Orwellian Croydon, some matter more than others, as our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports While many in England will be rushing off to the pub tomorrow, Tony Newman will be using a Croydon Labour councillors’ … Continue reading →

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‘A once in a generation opportunity to shape a new Croydon’

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

We’ve had red Labour. There’s been “Blue Labour”. Now, a handful of councillors from the north of the borough want to see a truly “Green” Labour in Croydon. Learning from many of the environmental benefits of the coronavirus lockdown, and … Continue reading →

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‘Green Labour’ letter throws down challenge to leader Newman

Posted on June 24, 2020 by

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the first signs of revolt against the leadership among unhappy Labour councillors In what appears to be a barely-disguised challenge to the authority of the council leader, five Labour councillors have today signed … Continue reading →

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Newman bans Labour councillors from ‘liking’ Inside Croydon

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the ludicrous lengths that the council leadership is going to in order to avoid scrutiny of their failing administration Tony Newman, the increasingly absurd leader of Croydon Council, has ordered his fellow Labour councillors not to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Inside Croydon, Oliver Lewis, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Sean Fitzsimons, Stuart Collins, Toni Letts, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Shamed into action, council offers new grants for business

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

More than two months after being handed £60million by the government to distribute to the borough’s businesses as coronavirus emergency grants, Croydon Council is now offering some firms special one-off grants of up to £5,000. “They’re just trying to buy … Continue reading →

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