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Category Archives: Nathan Elvery
Council office entrance closed because of ‘extreme’ weather
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 Bernard Wetherill House, BWH, CCURV, Fisher's Folly, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Tony Newman
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Elvery’s devoted staff can’t account for his expenses claim
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
Posted in Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Tony Newman
Tagged Nathan Elvery, Private Eye, West Sussex County Council
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Ex-CEO Elvery and the mystery of the £47,500 removal perk
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
Council in cover-up over departure of £787-a-day consultant
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
The Godfather: Croydon official hired friend on £787 per day
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
Private Eye’s asking question that Negrini refuses to answer
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
Council’s £140m offices are to become a glorified Job Centre
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
