Category Archives: Regina Road Residents’ Support Group

Regina Road fire alarms failed to sound, council confirms

Posted on July 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A senior Croydon Council official has admitted that no alarms sounded and sprinklers failed to work when a fire broke out in one of the residential tower blocks on Regina Road, South Norwood, on Sunday. More … Continue reading →

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55 residents evacuated after 3am fire at Regina Road block

Posted on July 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Fears about the safety of residents living in tall blocks of flats were made worse this morning after the London Fire Brigade was called out to a blaze in one of the council blocks on Regina Road, South Norwood. No … Continue reading →

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‘Croydon Council! Shame on you!’: protesters make their point

Posted on July 15, 2021 by insidecroydon

SANJANA IDNANI reports from South Norwood on the latest efforts by council tenants to secure decent living conditions for their families Residents from across the borough took to the streets of South Norwood last night for a march and rally … Continue reading →

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Magic! Bodged repair gets fixed after Inside Croydon report

Posted on July 9, 2021 by insidecroydon

It was almost as if by magic. Within a couple of hours of Inside Croydon approaching senior council figures about the latest “bodged” repairs jobs carried out by contractors in the residential blocks on Regina Road, suddenly workmen appeared in … Continue reading →

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‘Shoddy’ botched repairs as council housing scandal deepens

Posted on July 8, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘Nothing has changed’: Regina Road residents are planning a protest march next week over the continuing neglect and mismanagement of their council homes. By STEVEN DOWNES Despite solemn apologies and promises made on national television by council … Continue reading →

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Regina Road Solidarity March, South Norwood, Jul 14

Posted on July 6, 2021 by insidecroydon
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After 3-month delay, council calls in surveyors for Regina Road

Posted on June 11, 2021 by insidecroydon

Almost three months after the appalling conditions of flats in South Norwood were exposed, and the council has stuffed letters through the residents’ front doors to say that they are only now about to start doing something about it. Though … Continue reading →

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