Category Archives: Nathan Elvery

Council office entrance closed because of ‘extreme’ weather

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

KEN LEE, our newshound on Mint Walk, sniffs out the latest piece of nonsense from the £140m council office building, where the main entrance has been ruled out-of-bounds Further proof, not that any has been needed, that Fisher’s Folly, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Tony Newman, URV | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Elvery’s devoted staff can’t account for his expenses claim

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

Nathan Elvery, a man who did so much to create the culture and ethos that has been prevalent at Croydon Council during his reign there as chief finance officer, deputy CEO and ultimately as top banana, appears to have taken … Continue reading →

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Ex-CEO Elvery and the mystery of the £47,500 removal perk

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

Our media monitor, KEN LEE, discovers a former senior council figure courting controversy, again Croydon Council old boy Nathan Elvery is back where he once had a regular home, in the pages of Private Eye. The David Brent beard is … Continue reading →

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Council in cover-up over departure of £787-a-day consultant

Posted on February 7, 2018 by

STEVEN DOWNES reports on the abrupt exit of the man behind Croydon’s ‘crap app’, following a serious breach of the Town Hall’s code of conduct Harwinder “Harry” Singh, Croydon Council’s £787-a-day “fake-it-till-you-make-it” IT consultant, is no longer working for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Graham Cadle, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Godfather: Croydon official hired friend on £787 per day

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

A two-month investigation into Croydon Council’s IT operation has uncovered major concerns over procurement and payments. STEVEN DOWNES reports Croydon Council is undertaking its second internal investigation this year into the conduct of its assistant chief executive. Graham Cadle is … Continue reading →

Posted in Capita, Croydon Council, Graham Cadle, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Private Eye’s asking question that Negrini refuses to answer

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

It has already been a bad week for Tony Newman, Croydon’s council leader, and Jo Negrini, his appointee as the borough clerk. Their handling of the council’s crisis over children’s services after the Ofsted inspectors’ “inadequate” report has not drawn … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Council’s £140m offices are to become a glorified Job Centre

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE on how the local council has been forced to take in more lodgers in its “prestige” £140m office building Tonight’s council cabinet meeting at the Town Hall is unlikely to uncover quite how the costs of building the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Jon Rouse, Nathan Elvery, Planning, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments