Category Archives: Jo Negrini

Oh calamity! Negrini’s not worried about 6/11 high risk ratings

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

The council’s finances have gone into  the red zone, according to CIPFA, and Croydon now has £1.4bn debt, the third-highest of any council in the country. But the Town Hall CEO says it is nothing to be concerned about. By … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick fail to apologise for shared ownership bungling

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

Brick by Brick, the loss-making council-owned house-builder, last night finally ended their silence and admitted that they are not able to sell homes under any shared ownership schemes. Seven days after Inside Croydon broke the news that Brick by Brick … Continue reading →

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Council director promises to find new home for Carers Centre

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

One of the council’s most senior executives has given a firm undertaking that, together with the borough’s wealthiest charity, a new home will be found for the Croydon Carers Support Centre which is currently based on George Street. Permission was … Continue reading →

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Purley residents consider judicial challenge to planners

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the gathering storm over the council’s housing targets, with the administration accused of allowing ‘planning policy in this borough to be hijacked by one or two individuals’ The Town Hall’s under-fire planning department could soon … Continue reading →

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‘Time to close down Brick by Brick’ call by Croydon Tories

Posted on January 14, 2020 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the reaction to the latest shambles and scandal to emerge from the council’s failing house-building company Croydon Conservatives have today called for the Labour-run council to close down its loss-making in-house house-builder, Brick … Continue reading →

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CPRE makes appeal: just one week left to save the Green Belt

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

Conservation charity the CPRE has added its voice to residents’ associations across the borough calling on the public to take urgent action to try to save Croydon’s green spaces from development. Last week, Inside Croydon reported how the Labour council’s … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick forced to suspend sales of dozens of new homes

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

Inside Croydon’s editor, STEVEN DOWNES, reports on the latest massive set-back to the council’s loss-making house-builder Brick by Brick, Croydon Council’s controversial in-house house-builder, has been forced to suspend all sales of shared ownership homes. The delay in selling the … Continue reading →

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