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Budget is approved but Labour council haunted by its past
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Back-to-back meetings yesterday pushed through the paperwork to balance the books and increase Council Tax. But Hamida Ali’s administration cannot shake off its part in the borough’s financial calamity. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor With the £120million … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Chris Buss, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hamida Ali, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Sean Fitzsimons, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Rapid Review, S114, Section 114, Simon Hall, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman presided over ‘shocking bullying’, claims councillor
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Questions have been raised over Labour’s decision not to suspend the former deputy leader of the council, while Town Hall chiefs prepare for a flurry of disciplinary meetings next week Yesterday’s “administrative suspension” of councillors Tony Newman … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Paul Scott, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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£100m questions on Ali’s ‘transparent, open and honest’ pledge
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the growing row over council secrecy over Brick by Brick and the fire sale of property assets The secrecy over the consequences of the council’s plan to wind-down failed housing developer Brick … Continue reading
New leader Ali blames covid for crime report that is a year late
CROYDON IN CRISIS: On crime figures, ‘some are going up, some are going down’, according to the newly elected leader of the council, who has failed in a legal duty to deliver a community safety plan. KEN LEE reports Whichever … Continue reading
Newman wins vote but consigns Labour to election misery
TOWN HALL SKETCH: The borough is in the middle of two crises – the coronavirus pandemic and its own financial mess. Yet last night saw the first full meeting of Croydon Council in almost three months, an ’emergency’ meeting only … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Jeet Bains, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Lisa Taylor, Lynne Hale, Maddie Henson, Mario Creatura, New Addington, New Addington Residents' Association, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lisa Taylor, London Borough of Croydon, Lynne Hale, Maddie Henson, Mayor, New Addington, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory
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Selsdon locals celebrate as Brick by Brick scheme refused
Labour’s Town Hall whip voted down the council-owned developers’ housing proposal, the first application from them to be rejected in four years. BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, reports Residents from Selsdon were celebrating today after their concerted objections saw an … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Housing, Paul Scott, Planning, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Tagged Andy Stranack, Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hawthorn Crescent, Labour, Paul Scott, Selsdon, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
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Hawthorn Crescent green is rejected for ACV status by council
Eighty years on from the Battle of Britain, and now Brick by Brick wants to demolish a WWII air-raid shelter as it concretes over Croydon Brick by Brick is pressing on with its self-imposed mission to concrete over as much … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, History, Planning, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Andy Stranack, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Selsdon, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
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Tory leader Perry shows ruthless streak by sacking Creatura
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest game of musical chairs at the Town Hall Mario Creatura has been sacked from his front bench job with the Town Hall opposition group in a reshuffle of the Croydon’s Conservative councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Croydon Council, Gareth Streeter, Helen Pollard, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Andy Stranack, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Tory
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Tories pick Perry as new leader in run-up to local elections
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports as the Town Hall’s opposition Conservatives stage their leadership reshuffle Jason Perry is Croydon’s Conservative opposition’s new leader, elected at a meeting of the borough’s Tory councillors last night. Croydon’s Tories have been enthusiastic … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Mario Creatura, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Tim Pollard
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Mario Creatura, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Council planners forced into U-turn over Hawthorn Crescent
EXCLUSIVE: Brick by Brick scheme to build eight houses for private sale on open green space in Selsdon gets pulled from the planning committee agenda. By BARRATT HOLMES Brick by Brick’s application to build on green space at Hawthorn Crescent … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Planning, Selsdon Residents' Association, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Tagged Andy Stranack, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Hawthorn Crescent, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Selsdon, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
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Green spaces under threat as Scott seeks to ignore covenants
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on the latest Brick by Brick schemes which will concrete over green space, destroy mature trees and even tear up a legal covenant that dates back to the 19th century Thursday’s virtual planning meeting will … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Norbury Park, Paul Scott, Planning, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Sherwan Chowdhury
Tagged Andy Stranack, Brick by Brick, Covington Way, Croydon Council, Hawthorn Crescent, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury, Norbury Park, Paul Scott, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
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Pollard fires starting gun on race to be Croydon Tories’ leader
EXCLUSIVE: Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, says that the next local election campaign has just begun Croydon’s Conservatives have started a search for a new Town Hall leader after Tim Pollard, who has been in the job since 2014, announced … Continue reading
Sainsbury’s joins with charities to help Selsdon Food Hub
Charities, community groups and businesses in Selsdon and Monks Hill have teamed up during the coronavirus emergency to provide shopping to the most vulnerable residents living in the area. The groups include Selsdon Contact, a registered charity which has been … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Business, Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Andy Stranack, Monks Hill, Selsdon
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Norbury residents start fighting fund for BxB legal challenge
Residents in Norbury have launched a fighting fund a possible challenge through the courts to a Brick by Brick housing scheme which, they maintain, will build on land over which there is a legally binding covenant which forbids development. Other … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Helen Pollard, Norbury
Tagged Brick by Brick, Covington Way, Helen Pollard, Norbury
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Shock! Council discovers trees on site it gave to Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick, the council’s loss-making in-house house-builder, has suffered yet more setbacks after the council “discovered” that two sites it wanted to concrete over were either too close to high-voltage electricity pylons, or had real live trees growing there. … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Helen Pollard, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, BxB, Conservative, Croham Valley Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Foxearth Spinney, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Selsdon and Addington Village, Tony Newman, Tory
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Only five Croydon Tory councillors listed as ‘Backing Boris’
Croydon Town Hall’s Conservatives are not backing Boris. That’s according to a listing published today by the Boris Johnson leadership campaign which includes just five of Croydon’s 29 Tory councillors, from among 1,000 Conservative elected representatives at local authorities around … Continue reading
Village fears as council bites into cherished conservation area
There is a growing suspicion, and some fear, among residents living in the close-knit community of Addington Village that council plans to alter the boundaries of the long-established conservation area are because of some deep ulterior motive to allow more … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Residents' Association, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Helen Pollard, Planning, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Addington Village, Addington Village Conservation Area, Addington Village Residents Association, Helen Pollard, Selsdon and Addington Village
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Shhh! Four libraries could be flogged off. Don’t tell anyone
Our bookish gyms correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on how the Labour-run council is clearing the way for more non-unionised volunteer-run libraries than the Town Hall’s Tories ever managed Croydon Council has been accused of secrecy again, this time after stopping most … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Carillion, Coulsdon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, GLL - Better, Helen Pollard, Jo Negrini, Libraries, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Planning, Property, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Bradmore Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Helen Pollard, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury, Oliver Lewis, Purley, Sanderstead, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tory
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Mayday Hospital is already operating at 100% capacity
Our health correspondent, ALAN FINLAY, on the latest emerging crisis at the borough’s largest hospital, where there can be four-hour waits for emergency beds Mayday Hospital is already been operating at more than 100 per cent capacity for bed use, … Continue reading
Council gets more secretive over its councillors’ declarations
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on a strange reversal of previous open and transparent Town Hall policy, which is deliberately keeping cabinet members’ interests under cover The Labour group which is running Croydon Council is becoming more secretive by the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Badsha Quadir, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Cummings, Louisa Woodley, Mario Creatura, Oliver Lewis, Paul Scott, Simon Hall, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Badsha Quadir, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory
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