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Saga of Croydon’s vanished bins and the audit that never was
#BINMAGEDDON: After five years of community campaigning, and following repeated broken promises from Fisher’s Folly, now the council says it has no idea where around 1,000 street bins have gone. By our Town Hall correspondent, SANDRA STEAD “Totally inaccurate nonsense”. … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Norbury, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Veolia
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, South London Waste Partnership, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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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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‘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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High Court judge dismisses LTN case brought against council
Croydon Mayor Perry uses a legal objection to stop a residents’ group from having their day in court. By STEVEN DOWNES A case claiming that Croydon’s Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes are an unlawful cash-cow, taxing motorists who fail to follow … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Iles, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, High Court, Judicial Review, Karen Lawrence, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, South Norwood, Tory, Upper Norwood
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Mayor Perry on trial: LTN admission could cost council millions
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A High Court case claims the authority has misused its powers over Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, with lawyers for the council expected to defend the Mayor’s manifesto U-turn by claiming that ‘election promises are not a binding contract’. … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Iles, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, High Court, Judicial Review, Karen Lawrence, Labour, Lambeth council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Rezina Chowdhury, South Norwood, Tory, Upper Norwood
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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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Council’s PCN fiasco: ex-official is still ‘signing’ official letters
Mayor Jason Perry’s Croydon, the London council that fined hundreds of drivers without sending them the proper Penalty Charge Notice in the first instance, is sending out PCNs and other legal notifications carrying the signature of a senior official who … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Parking, Steve Iles
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking Services, PCN, PCN Fiasco, Penalty Charge Notices, Steve Iles, Tory
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Cost of Kier case against council nearly doubles in four years
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on how the risks of a multi-million-pound court case brought by road repairs contractors have been known to the local authority since at least 2019 The dispute between Croydon Council and … Continue reading
Former roads contractor Kier sues Croydon Council for £10m
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Just a couple of weeks after they took retirement from their six-figure salaried job at Fisher’s Folly, a former exec director is back, reportedly overseeing the council’s response to a potentially costly legal case. By our Town … Continue reading
Perry’s latest money-making wheeze? Big Brother parking
Croydon’s vandal-backing Mayor, Jason Perry, who showboats his opposition to ULEZ in public, now wants to hit motorists in Croydon in the pocket with his own money-grabbing parking app. Perry’s new fans from the anti-15minute city mob will be outraged. … Continue reading
Perry slow to stop cars parking in town centre pedestrian zone
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on the belated end to a free parking wheeze in a kids’ playground It has taken Tory Mayor Jason Perry nearly two whole months to get around to issuing parking tickets on cars parked illegally … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Queens Gardens, Steve Iles, Taberner House
Tagged Bloom House, car parking, Chorus Apartments, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fisher's Folly, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Mayor Jason Perry, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold, Tory
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Perry’s parking proposal to impose smartphone apps on drivers
A consultation is expected next month that will halve the free period allowed on most on-street bays Croydon motorists will regard ULEZ expansion as a mere picnic once they grasp what Mayor Jason Perry has in store for them over … Continue reading
Council offers £750 per day for a rubbish temporary director
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the sky-high wages on offer from the cash-strapped local authority for someone to step in and keep the bins contract ticking over and ANPR cameras working As Croydon residents prepare to … Continue reading
Council’s urgent move to exit flawed £5m traffic camera deal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Officials look to cancel supply contract with American-owned tech firm after discovering they could not provide parking enforcement cameras required Croydon Council has moved to cancel a contract for ANPR cameras – Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras … Continue reading
‘Important’ council flood survey that suffers from missing links
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, tries to navigate an error-strewn strategy document that has taken 10 years to draft Another day, another facile survey issued by Croydon Council, this time asking residents for their views on its “strategy” for … Continue reading
Bingo! No notice as parking in South Croydon goes digital-only
A digital-only parking trial that has been described by residents as “idiotic” and “unfair to anyone who doesn’t own a smartphone” has been launched this week in South Croydon – the ward which Croydon’s piss-poor Mayor, Jason Perry, represented as … Continue reading
Council’s rubbish director is set to take early retirement
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on an announcement which has been greeted warmly by many of the council’s frontline staff Steve Iles, one of the most controversial senior figures working for Croydon Council, is taking early retirement and leaving … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, Croydon, Croydon Council, FM Conway, London Borough of Croydon, Steve Iles, Veolia
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Council’s healthy school streets have no ANPR protections
CROYDON IN CRISIS: More than 20 ‘Healthy School Streets’ introduced in 2023 have never had any enforcement CCTV cameras installed because the council purchased equipment that does not work in Britain. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Another omnishambles of procurement at … Continue reading
Fining car drivers is not fine with pro-pollution Mayor Perry
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Not a single fine has been raised on one Healthy School Street after four months of a six-month trial, all because the council has failed to instal any ANPR cameras, leaving the cash-strapped authority missing out on … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Schools, Shirley North, South Croydon, Steve Iles, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waddon
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Old Town, Healthy School Streets, Mayor Jason Perry, Minster Primary School, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Old Town, Shirley Park, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Permit problems see Crystal Palace school street dropped
The council has been forced to abandon one of the school street traffic restrictions which were due to come into force yesterday, following complaints from residents in Crystal Palace that Croydon’s online permit applications system contains significant flaws. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Harris Academy Crystal Palace, Schools, Steve Iles
Tagged Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Harris Academy Upper Norwood, Healthy School Streets, school streets, Steve Iles
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Getting a rubbish service from the council? Call for the Cubs!
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the latest crass error of judgement from the propaganda bunker at Fisher’s Folly As if to underline the assessment that Croydon’s council is dysfunctional, the first press release issued from the propaganda bunker … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Scouts and Guides, Steve Iles, Veolia
Tagged 2nd Selsdon and Addington Scouts, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Reigate, Scouts, Street Champions, Tory
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Council boss admits road fine ANPR cameras not switched on
While Mayor Perry attacks the Tory government’s ULEZ policy, he’s still raking in millions in fines on bad drivers. Just not as much as he might have expected… From our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE With calls for council boss … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Steve Iles
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Public asked how to improve the council’s rubbish service
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on a council consultation that appears to be an exercise in stating the bleedin’ obvious The council’s £81,000 per year Tory Mayor wants residents to “shape” its outsourced rubbish services. Mayor Jason Perry says … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, #MuckyMerton, #SuttonBinShame, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Tory, Veolia
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Who’s for the chop? Mayor left ‘frustrated’ by axed trees
Thick Lizzy Truss is not the only Tory carrying out U-turns – Croydon’s part-time Mayor has done a hand-brake turn over traffic reduction measures, reports our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON As if Croydon’s bungling of the implementation of Low Traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Schools, Steve Iles, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, ANPR, Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods, Crystal Palace, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, school streets, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Upper Norwood
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Part-time Perry uses Labour budget to outsource graffiti team
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest dollop of hypocrisy and deceit to be issued on behalf of the Tory Mayor Jason Perry, Croydon’s part-time Mayor, has spent even more public money to burnish his own reputation, this time … Continue reading
