Category Archives: CVA

Fairness Commission report recommends Council Tax rise

Posted on January 28, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Labour-run council should take full advantage of Tory Chancellor Gideon Osborne’s recent decision to allow a 2 per cent increase on Council Tax towards paying for adult social care. That’s a key recommendation in the final report of the … Continue reading →

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Could do better: council chief gets low marks and no Marx

Posted on November 12, 2015 by insidecroydon

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 →

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£1bn Westfield scheme is running late with a 2020 vision

Posted on October 28, 2015 by insidecroydon

The £1 billion shopping supermall which multi-national developers and Croydon’s biggest land-owners have been promising to deliver on the site of the run-down Whitgift Centre now won’t be open for business for more than five years. The delay in development … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2018 council elections, Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, CVA, Environment, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

8/8: ‘There’s real anxiety that the riots could happen again’

Posted on August 7, 2015 by insidecroydon

To mark the fourth anniversary of the Croydon riots, BUSHRA AHMED recalls that infamous night and assesses what progress has been made towards rebuilding West Croydon I cannot begin to describe what it felt like to witness the Croydon riots … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Stop and Search, BME Forum, Mar 12

Posted on February 23, 2015 by insidecroydon
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UKIP candidate given job by council-backed ‘talking shop’

Posted on December 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

The Croydon Communities [sic] Consortium, which received a £5,000 grant from the then Tory-run Croydon Council to stage “apolitical” meetings, has appointed the leader of a local branch of UKIP as its new deputy chairman. This appointment follows the previous … Continue reading →

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Time for thorough ethical review of Croydon’s governance

Posted on May 31, 2014 by insidecroydon

 CROYDON COMMENTARY: The nexus of connections that have been developed between the local authority – of whatever political hue – and vested interests in the borough makes it long overdue for a review of proper governance, says CHARLOTTE DAVIES The … Continue reading →

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Council-funded ‘community group’ gets closer to the council

Posted on February 3, 2014 by insidecroydon

More questions have arisen about the independence from Croydon Council of the council-funded “Croydon Communities Consortium”, after Inside Croydon had sight of an email to the CCC’s chairwoman, Elizabeth Ash, from David Freeman. Freeman works in the office of Nathan … Continue reading →

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CVA accused of “takeover” at riot-hit community’s forum

Posted on March 20, 2013 by insidecroydon

A council-funded organisation that is supposed to assist voluntary groups across the borough is being accused of unseating the chairman of a community association in the area worst hit by the 2011 riots. Croydon Voluntary Action – or CVA – … Continue reading →

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The statement to West Croydon Community from Clive Locke

Posted on March 20, 2013 by insidecroydon

This is the unedited text of a statement prepared by Clive Locke, the founder chairman of the West Croydon Community Forum, for its meeting staged at CVA last week: Firstly, I would like to say thank you to, the community … Continue reading →

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