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Category Archives: Croydon Council
Contractor repaid £3.25m to council over school streets failure
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After the council bought number-plate recognition cameras that did not work, it managed to get a refund – after losing an estimated £16m income. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Failures in Croydon Council’s procurement processes … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Steve Iles
Tagged ANPR, Automatic Number PLate Recognition, car parking, Conduent Public Sector UK Ltd, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Healthy School Streets, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, PCN, Penalty Charge Notices, school streets, Steve Iles, Tory, Trellint
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Met Police statement: Ready for race hate events tomorrow
The Metropolitan Police have issued a statement this evening suggesting that have information about potential race hate mob gatherings tomorrow Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine, who is in charge of London’s anti-riots policing operation, said: “This country is faced with … Continue reading
Council puts staff on standby in case of race-hate rioting
Croydon police are taking action to support and reassure communities, while the council has staff visiting asylum-seekers staying in local hotels to carry out safety checks and ensure people’s well-being, as authorities in the borough prepare for any outbreaks of … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Claire Bonham, Conservative, English Defence League, Esther Sutton, Far-right, Green Party, Islamophobia, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Race riots, STUART KING, Tommy Robinson, Tory
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Latest Allders plan offers more fried chicken for town centre
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry managed to get all excited last week by a planning application from the Paris-based shopping mall developers that amounts to nothing more than a knocked-off, down-sized, mini-Boozepark. It’s just the latest sign that the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Scott Parsons, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Westfield Europe Ltd, Whitgift Centre
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Brick by Brick residents tell Mayor Perry: ‘We’ve had enough’
As the housing company that did so much to bankrupt Croydon Council is being wound-up, residents in Crystal Palace who bought its new-build homes say their serious complaints are being ignored Residents of three Brick by Brick developments this week … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Auckland Rise, Brick by Brick, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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‘Too little, too late’: Residents underwhelmed by Mayor’s stunt
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Westfield wants to make alterations to the fascia of Allders, as Jason Perry gets over-excited about seven ‘kiosks’. By STEVEN DOWNES “Too little, too late.” That was the response from residents when Mayor Jason Perry pulled a … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Parsons, Tory, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Making our roads safer for pedestrians makes sense for us all
CROYDON COMMENTARY: City Hall and our borough Town Hall are being petitioned over a busy junction that lacks a safe crossing place for pedestrians, as PETER UNDERWOOD explains In my lifetime there have been major advances in road safety. From … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel
Tagged Caroline Russell, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, London, London Assembly, Lower Coombe Street, Marley King, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, South Croydon
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Lloyd Park listed building Coombe House for sale for £6m
Another impressive Croydon heritage building is being placed on the property market, potentially to be bought for residential development. The 263-year-old GradeII-listed Coombe House sits next to Lloyd Park, and has a host of period features, including what was thought … Continue reading
Council gives up and blocks off Altyre Road pedestrian subway
Not for the first, and probably not the last time, either, Croydon Council, unable to perform its basic tasks to a reasonable level, has opted to shut down a piece of public amenity. The council has blocked off all access … Continue reading
Green Flags for Coulsdon, Riddlesdown and Farthing Downs
Six outstanding open spaces in Croydon and Bromley – Coulsdon Common; Farthing Downs and New Hill; Kenley Common; Riddlesdown; Spring Park and West Wickham Common – have all retained their prestigious Green Flag status, recognising them as some of the … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, South London Downs NNR
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Croydon, Croydon Council, Farthing Downs, Happy Valley, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parks and open spaces, Riddlesdown, Tory
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Ombudsman creates league table of London’s failing councils
The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into Lewisham Council, which is guilty of “repeated failings”. The watchdog said it would carry out the probe into the south London council after issuing it with 16 “severe maladministration” findings in … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bexley, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Housing, Lambeth Council, Lewisham, London-wide issues, Merton, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Alison Butler, Bexley, Brick by Brick, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing Ombudsman, Labour, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richard Blakeway, Southwark, Sutton
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Town centres to get small grants for undecided ‘improvements’
The council is beginning a set of projects “to transform” (their words) five of the borough’s district centres with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. But the money – £833,000 – will be spread very thinly between the five … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Purley, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
Tagged Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Road, Maintained Nursery Schools, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, nursery schools, Purley, Selhurst Nursery, Selsdon, Tory, West Croydon
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Crumbling finances see troubled Foundation lose millions more
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Official figures show that the borough’s biggest landowners saw their funds fall by 5.5% in the latest trading year – and that was before incurring any costs from closing Old Palace girls’ school. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Old Palace, Planning, Property, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Christopher Houlding, Croydon, Hammersfield, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Croydon housing policy is reminiscent of Dickensian England
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A council briefing document shows that officials and the Mayor are playing fast and loose with their legal obligations on provision for the homeless, says KEN TOWL Croydon Council is playing fast and loose with their obligations on … Continue reading
Poor councils make bad situations worse says Ombudsman
People who have been treated poorly by their local council are all too often having their situations made worse when their council delays putting things right. That’s the view of the Local Government Ombudsman in her annual review of all … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Bromley Council, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, Merton, SEND, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Lambeth, Local Government Ombudsman, London, London Borough of Croydon, Merton, Ombudsman, SEND, Southwark, Sutton
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People power! Coulsdon road closures postponed and changed
After Tory councillor accused residents’ association of ‘scaremongering’, council performs an 11th-hour U-turn over Stites Hill Road closure. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Residents in Old Coulsdon, in Caterham on the Hill and the surrounding areas were claiming a victory … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Caterham, Caterham on the Hill, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Stites Hill Road, Surrey, Surrey County Council, 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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More than 200 families split up by council’s housing department
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As it struggles to find suitable accommodation for the borough’s homeless families, official figures show that the council has split up one family placed in temporary accommodation for 12 years. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Official council figures, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart King, Susmita Sen
Tagged Concord House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gilroy Court, Housing, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, STUART KING, Temporary accommodation, Thornton Heath, Tory, Windsor House
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No one can afford ticket machines for the Bridge to Nowhere
After 11 years and at least £22m of public money, it now turns out that the organisations responsible for the pedestrian bridge at the northern end of East Croydon Station don’t have the readies to finally complete the project, as … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Council, East Croydon, ECCO, Heather Cheesbrough, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Transport
Tagged Bridge to Nowhere, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon Community Organisation, East Croydon station, ECCO, Govia Thameslink, Heather Cheesbrough, Jason Perry, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mayor Jason Perry, Menta, Network Rail
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Surrey council: Coulsdon road closures are down to Croydon
The simultaneous closures of Coulsdon Road for drainage works and Stites Hill Road for “traffic management” reasons, due to begin next week and last for a month, creating an “Iron Curtain” between south London and Surrey, are all a matter … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Caterham on the Hill, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Stites Hill Road, Surrey, Surrey County Council, The Fox Coulsdon
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Builders named for Palace’s new stand as costs soar by 50%
The cost of building the new main stand at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park home ground has soared to £150million – half as much again on previous estimates for the project. That’s confirmed in reports in the specialist building press today, … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Planning, Property, Selhurst
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Council claims its housing reforms are beginning to work
Croydon Council claims that reforms of its housing department has seen the authority reduce its costs by £13.5million a year, receive an additional £4.5million in benefit payments, and halve its homelessness assessment waiting times by more than half. The reforms … Continue reading
Old Coulsdon roadworks will create an ‘Iron Curtain’ to Surrey
Road closures in Old Coulsdon have been described by local activists as “a wholly absurd idea of creating an Iron Curtain between Surrey and Croydon”. The road closure of Stites Hill Road, enforced by Croydon Council for “traffic management” at … Continue reading
Posted in Caterham, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon, Mayor Jason Perry, OCRA, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Soakaways, Stites Hill Road, Surrey County Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Council’s action over Negrini pay-off ‘looks dead in the water’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Despite a bit of grandstanding by Tory Mayor that he would ‘hold to account’ those responsible for bankrupting the borough, an official Freedom of Information response shows that the council is actually doing nothing. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Simpson, Section 114 notice, Shifa Mustafa
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lisa Taylor, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Penn Report, Richard Penn, Richard Simpson, S114 notice, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Shifa Mustafa
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