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Category Archives: Karen Agbabiaka
Saga of Croydon’s vanished bins and the audit that never was
#BINMAGEDDON: After five years of community campaigning, and following repeated broken promises from Fisher’s Folly, now the council says it has no idea where around 1,000 street bins have gone. By our Town Hall correspondent, SANDRA STEAD “Totally inaccurate nonsense”. … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Norbury, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Veolia
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, South London Waste Partnership, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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More churn at the top as interim directors leave the council
The rapid turnover among senior staff at Fisher’s Folly suggests that the ‘leadership issues’ which were in-part responsible for Commissioners being sent in to run Croydon Council may continue to be a problem for those left behind after Katherine Kerswell’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Heather Cheesbrough, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Nazeya Hussain, Nick Hibberd, Section 114 notice, Venetia Reid-Baptiste
Tagged Chris Wortley, Commissioner, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Nazeya Hussain, S151 Officer, Section 114 Notice, Tony Ralph, Tory, Venetia Reid-Baptiste
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South Norwood roadworks explained – no thanks to the council
By PETER GILLMAN There’s been silence from the utility companies and there’s nothing to be found on Croydon Council’s website, nor provided by its official press department. But Inside Croydon’s loyal readers have come up with some inside information about … Continue reading
Council computer errors and £195 driving fine that never was
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A year ago, the council shrugged off complaints from thousands of motorists who received £195 ‘final notice’ Penalty Charge Notices without ever receiving the initial notification. They said it was just a ‘computer glitch’. As PETER GILLMAN has … Continue reading
For planner Cheesbrough, budget increase is ‘non-negotiable’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: All those public consultations that don’t ever make any difference to what the council sets out to do? This week, one director made it clear that they are indeed pointless exercises, as KEN LEE reports Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Stewart, Business, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Karen Agbabiaka, Louis Carserides, Planning
Tagged 2025 Council budget, Alasdair Stewart, Budget, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Karen Agbabiaka, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Planning, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Tory
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Directors leave scrutiny short of answers over council job cuts
KEN LEE reports from the frontline of budget discussions at the cash-strapped council, after a meeting where everyone is working very, very hard, but no one in charge bothered to turn up equipped to provide any answers Councillors from both … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Stewart, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Karen Agbabiaka, Kristian Aspinall, Libraries, Louis Carserides, Scott Roche, Stella Nabukeera
Tagged 2025 Council budget, Alasdair Stewart, Budget, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Jo Negrini, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Kristian Aspinall, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Steve Iles, Tory
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Driving fines kicked out after council fails to provide paperwork
Penalty fines amounting to thousands of pounds have been dismissed after Croydon Council failed to provide the required paperwork for tribunal appeals brought by drivers against alleged driving offences in the weeks leading up to Christmas. That’s according to a … Continue reading
Kerswell’s recruitment drive splits highways and parking jobs
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our overspending council is still out there recruiting for non-jobs, like an ‘Urban Room Coordinator’ on 50 grand a year, or another assistant for Mayor Perry. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Hundreds of staff were … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jayne Rusbatch, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Section 114 notice
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Urban Room, Head of Highways, Head of Parking, Jayne Rusbatch, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, RingGo, Tory
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Perry parked parking changes to boost his Tory mate Philp
Volunteers in the borough’s hard-pressed residents’ associations were given less than six hours’ notice of the switch-off of Croydon’s parking meters. By JEREMY CLACKSON, motoring correspondent In the latest controversial move by Jason Perry, the borough’s Conservative Mayor, Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jayne Rusbatch, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jayne Rusbatch, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, RingGo, Tory
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Perry puts workplace parking charges proposal to cabinet
EXCLUSIVE: Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the Tory Mayor’s latest back-door proposals to increase charges on the borough’s motorists, and businesses Hidden in the small print of the volumes of reports and papers going to tonight’s council cabinet meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Workplace Parking Levy
Tagged Air pollution, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nottingham City Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Workplace Parking Levy, WPL
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A proper ‘Jeremy Hunt’: Mayor Perry breaks graffiti promises
KEN LEE reports from Thornton Heath on a piece of anti-social messaging that just won’t go away Offensive graffiti on two council signs on Blakemore Road in Thornton Heath that include the “C” word, and which dozens of primary aged … Continue reading
Watch out! Those Taylor Swift online tickets could be a scam
Trading standards has issued a warning to residents about online ticket scams for Euro 24, the Paris Olympics and stadium concerts, like this weekend’s Taylor Swift gigs at Wembley, and music festivals like Glastonbury. “Fraudulent tickets are often sold on … Continue reading
Croydon’s PCN fiasco: Perry’s council is in another fines mess
Despite solemn assurances from senior council staff and the borough’s executive Mayor, piss-poor Jason Perry, some motorists claim that they have been served with demands for £195 fines or threats of a visit from bailiffs – without ever receiving the … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Parking
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking Services, PCN, PCN Fiasco, Penalty Charge Notices, Tory
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Pro-car Perry’s cycle lane ‘vandalism’ could cost council £1m
Susan Hall fan-boy Jason Perry, after operating a web page that gave encouragement to ULEZ vandals, is about to commit his own act of vandalism on a piece of public infrastructure that he has undermined from the start, reports JEREMY … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Parking, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Cycling Campaign, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Purley and Riddlesdown, Purley and Woodcote, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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Council’s PCN fiasco: ex-official is still ‘signing’ official letters
Mayor Jason Perry’s Croydon, the London council that fined hundreds of drivers without sending them the proper Penalty Charge Notice in the first instance, is sending out PCNs and other legal notifications carrying the signature of a senior official who … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Parking, Steve Iles
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking Services, PCN, PCN Fiasco, Penalty Charge Notices, Steve Iles, Tory
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Crunch! Cyclist seriously injured after crash in sabotaged lane
Our law correspondent, LEE GULACTION, reports on another possible costly court case that could be brought against the cash-strapped council because of Tory Mayor’s decisions Mayor Jason Perry’s war on cyclists has claimed its first reported casualty, with a cyclist … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, London Cycling Campaign, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Lander, Tory
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Council confirms Agbabiaka as £127,000 pa highways chief
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the latest ins and not-quite-outs on the executive floor at Fisher’s Folly Karen Agbabiaka has been confirmed as Croydon Council’s new £127,684 per year director of streets and environment. The decision was rubber-stamped … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Williams, Opama Khan, Parking
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Islington, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Liverpool City Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Olympic Delivery Authority, Opama Khan, Tory, Valo Smart City, Valo Smart City UK Ltd
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Former roads contractor Kier sues Croydon Council for £10m
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Just a couple of weeks after they took retirement from their six-figure salaried job at Fisher’s Folly, a former exec director is back, reportedly overseeing the council’s response to a potentially costly legal case. By our Town … Continue reading
