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Category Archives: Fly tipping
Latest fridge fly-tip breaks barriers in Norwood Junction Station
Even by Croydon’s standards as the “fly-tip capital of London”, this latest example excels all previous dumps. A discarded fridge had been left in the foot tunnel beneath the platforms of Norwood Junction railway station, just by the stairs up … Continue reading
Gang guilty of industrial-scale fly-tipping across south London
Four men sentenced after they were found to have issued threats and blackmail, destroyed property and, at a site off the Purley Way, cost the property owner £300,000 The scale of the organised criminality which lies behind the scourge of … Continue reading
Rangers in public plea for care during skylarks’ nesting season
City Commons, who oversee four commons and the South London National Nature Reserve, are now having to deal with dumped garden waste in conservation areas. PLUS: dates for guided walks and volunteer sessions The rangers who oversee Coulsdon Common, Farthing … Continue reading
Our news podcast looks at bins, cold cases, LTNs and Reform
The new episode of The Croydon Insider, our regular round-table, news panel discussion podcast thingy, looks at recent events in Croydon, including the Reform party’s rally at the Fairfield Halls, where they revealed their candidate for Croydon Mayor – and … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Community associations, Croydon Insider, Fairfield Halls, Fly tipping, Inside Croydon, Litter Free Norbury, Nadia Azizuddin, Neil Bennett, Refuse collection, Tony Hooker, Under The Flyover, Veolia
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Lanfranc air disaster, Litter Free Norbury, Nadia Azizuddin, Neil Bennett, Nigel Farage, Norbury, Reform, The Croydon Insider, The Lanfranc Boys, Tony Hooker, Tory, Under The Flyover, Veolia
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The Mayor’s record in office has worse delivery than Royal Mail
With Tory Jason Perry’s election pledges dropping on residents’ doormats this week and Labour candidate Rowenna Davis publishing her manifesto, the claims and promises of the two front-runners for Croydon Mayor are examined here by ANDREW FISHER While incumbent Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Campaigners accuse council of ‘misinformation’ over fly-tips
With Croydon featuring on local television news tonight – for all the wrong reasons as usual – PAUL LUSHION, environment correspondent, reports on how more groups are beginning to doubt every word that comes out of Croydon Town Hall or … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Refuse collection, Thornton Heath, Veolia
Tagged BBC London, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Graham Mitchell, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Tom Edwards, Tony Hooker, Tory
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Croydon has worst fly-tipping record in whole of England
There was an average of more than 1,000 fly-tips reported every week around the borough last year, according to official figures published today – at a time when the council had no enforcement staff Croydon has the worst record in … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Tony Hooker, Tory
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Fir gone conclusions as our council slowly gets back to work
The council’s Christmas tree collection service begins on Monday. The council and rubbish contractors Veolia are just not saying when, or where Council collections of Christmas trees are due to begin on Monday, and will continue for a fortnight, until … Continue reading
Addiscombe fly-tip festering on Hermitage Lane for whole year
Is this Croydon’s oldest fly-tip? Residents in Addiscombe certainly seem to think so, as they say that this pile of dumped rubbish has been festering by some garages on Hermitage Lane for more than a year. The fly-tip is another … Continue reading
#BINMAGEDDON: Veolia performance is worse under new deal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The rubbish contractor handed a £40m eight-year contract by Mayor Jason Perry, just two years after he sacked them for underperforming, is now taking longer to clear fly-tips than under their old deal. NORA BERRY reports Figures … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Refuse collection, Scott Roche, Veolia
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Surrey council takes action on unlawful flags as Perry dithers
Croydon Council, where failed Mayor Jason Perry has claimed there is “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers and, by extension, fly-posters, has failed to take any action against the various flags hoisted without permission on some of the borough’s streets. Yet neighbouring … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Caterham, Conservative, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Crap App, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hope Not Hate, Mayor Jason Perry, Operation Raise the Colours, St George cross, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tandridge District Council, The Fox, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ
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Tory councillor welcomes New Addington flags as ‘great’
A Conservative councillor in New Addington has said that Union flags that have been placed along Central Parade without proper permission “look great”, and he has posted on social media that the council will not remove the flags unless they … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, South Norwood, Tony Pearson, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Andrew Currien, Andy Saxon, Caterham, Conservative, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hope Not Hate, New Addington, Operation Raise the Colours, St George cross, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tandridge District Council, The Fox, Tommy Robinson, Tony Pearson, Tory, ULEZ
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This is what ‘Zero Tolerance’ looks like in Perry’s Croydon
PERRY’S PILES: For all the Mayor’s grandstanding on local television news, he has been completely ineffectual in getting rubbish contractors Veolia to do their job. By SANDRA STEAD, Town Hall reporter This is what “zero tolerance” looks like in Jason … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Broad Green, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Property, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Big Belly Bins, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Enforcement, George Street, Labour, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Neighbourhood Safety Officers, Norbury, North End, Rubbish contractor, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Council refuses to remove England flags from Coulsdon Road
Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, went on the telly last week boasting of “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers. Yet his council has refused to remove hundreds of St George cross flags that have been tethered illegally to lamp posts along Coulsdon … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Andrew Currien, Andy Saxon, Caterham, Conservative, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Crap App, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hope Not Hate, Mayor Jason Perry, Operation Raise the Colours, St George cross, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tandridge District Council, The Fox, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ
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‘Busted’: Mayor’s video shows rubbish contractors are failing
PERRY’S PILES: Council bosses accused of making Croydon’s fly-tipping crisis worse with their ‘banded’ collection system. ‘The council has completely lost control,’ says one campaigner. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has given up … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Broad Green, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Property, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Big Belly Bins, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Enforcement, George Street, Labour, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Neighbourhood Safety Officers, Norbury, North End, Rubbish contractor, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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‘Scandalous’ council delays over Beddington’s asbestos fly-tip
Sutton Council criticised for a ‘disgraceful’ failure to allow a fly-tipped pile of asbestos to disintegrate on a public road for around three weeks. CARL SHILTON reports A four-tonne pile of hazardous waste, including large amounts of asbestos roofing panelling, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Fly tipping, Health, Helen Bailey, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Veolia
Tagged Asbestos, Beddington, Endeavour Way, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Helen Bailey, Hydro Cleansing Ltd, Liberal Democrats, London, Nick Mattey, Steve Hoad, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Foster, Veolia
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Perry’s Piles: Council refuses to act on 30 dumped mattresses
Croydon’s dismal reputation for clearing up fly-tips around the borough leaves residents defenceless against criminal gangs dumping on the streets in an industrial scale Having presided over council contractors dumping hundreds of books on the street in Broad Green last … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Stoney Lane, Tory, Upper Norwood, Upper Norwood Triangle, Upper Norwood Triangle Conservation Area
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Croydon’s rubbish High Street: what they say versus the reality
Croydon Council’s propaganda department was busy this week. On Monday, they pumped out this cheery piece of social media, to big-up the great work they claim is being done on Croydon High Street and North End.
Mayor Perry’s warning for Croydon: ‘I’m just getting started!’
After raising your Council Tax by 27% and still needing bigger government bailouts than ever before, now the Tory Mayor wants four more years. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Be afraid, Croydon. Be very afraid. “I’m just getting started.” Those … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Stabilisation Plan, Veolia
Tagged Annual Council Meeting, Ceremonial Mayor, Civic Mayor, Cllr Kola Agboola, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor making, Richard Chatterjee, State of the Borough, Tory
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Reed tests election purdah with his fly-tipping announcement
Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest instance where the MP for Croydon North has bent the rules Steve Reed OBE, the environment secretary, has been accused of breaking strict purdah rules with his announcement of a crackdown on fly-tipping … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Rowenna Davis, Veolia
Tagged Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Labour, local elections, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, purdah, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Victoria Atkins MP
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What a load of old rubbish! And that’s just inside the Town Hall
There’s only a handful of opportunities each year for the public to question the way their council is being run, but as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered when watching last night’s full council meeting, it is increasingly obvious that the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Callton Young, Christopher Herman, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Heathfield House, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Live Facial Recognition cameras, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Veolia, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Cllr Callton Young, Cllr Christopher Herman, Cllr Jason Cummings, Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Green Party, Heathfield House, Israel, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Pension fund, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon
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BINMAGEDDON 2: Councillors now ordered not to complain
EXCLUSIVE: The borough’s elected representatives, our councillors, have this week been ordered not to have direct contact with Katherine Kerswell’s council staff over such mundane issues as bin collections that have been missed by rubbish contractor Veolia. By our Town … Continue reading
Volunteer criticises Perry for taking credit for residents’ efforts
DODGY LEAFLETS: The Tory campaign to save Jason Perry’s political career is underway, with the Conservatives delivering pamphlets making all kinds of exaggerated claims. As KEN LEE reports, some community groups have not been fooled by Perry’s false claims With … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Love Norbury, Norbury, Norbury Avenue and Thornton Heath Residents' Association, Norbury Green Residents' Association, Norbury Park Residents' Association, Norbury Village Residents' Association, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dody leaflets, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Rubbish contractors, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Just four prosecutions for fly-tipping in Croydon under Perry
Since Croydon’s Conservative Mayor Jason Perry was elected in 2022, there have been just four successful prosecutions brought by the council for criminal fly-tipping in the borough. That’s according to a Freedom of Information response to an enquiry submitted by … Continue reading
The art of the deal: what is Perry hiding over Veolia contract?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In 2023, Croydon’s Mayor cancelled the borough’s contract with rubbish contractors Veolia because of “significant and ongoing concerns” over performance. In 2025, the council handed a new £40m deal to Veolia. A year on, the Town Hall has … Continue reading →
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