Category Archives: Tom Lawrence

BINMAGEDDON!: The six-month saga to get one bin changed

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: We appear to have a new version of the ‘how many people does it take to change a light-bulb’ gag here in Croydon… Only this one, inevitably, involves the bins. From the recent experience of KEN TOWL, pictured, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe East, Croydon Council, Environment, Ken Towl, Maddie Henson, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Stuart Collins, Tom Lawrence, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

BINMAGEDDON!: It’s not costing £2.3m. It’s costing £2.3m

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the latest feeble effort by Croydon Council to try to justify its rubbish service and the impact of #CroydonBinChaos It’s official. The new bins being imposed on households across the borough, from Coulsdon … Continue reading →

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BINMAGEDDON!: Sloppy council dashes pensioner’s hopes

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how the council has binned the hopes of a Park Hill OAP by first telling him they would remove his unwanted Veolia bins, only to contact him again less than 24 hours later to … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Park Hill and Whitgift, Refuse collection, Tom Lawrence, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

BINMAGEDDON!: Council rolls back on costly bins roll-out

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the latest twist in #CroydonBinChaos All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others Just as “Binmageddon” made it into the headlines of BBC London’s radio coverage this morning (including a … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, Environment, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Park Hill and Whitgift, Patricia Hay-Justice, Refuse collection, Sean Fitzsimons, Stuart Collins, Tom Lawrence, Veolia, Vidhi Mohan, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

BINMAGEDDON!: Smaller wheelie bins to cost Croydon £2.3m

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on how the council opted to pay extra for the new bins which are so unpopular with the borough’s residents Residents, thousands  of whom are already angry at the invasion of their properties by unwanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tom Lawrence, Veolia, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments