Category Archives: Outside Croydon

Call for Viridor prosecution over health risks from toxic fire

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

The Environment Agency has been asked to consider bringing a prosecution of Viridor over the fire at their incinerator on Beddington Lane last month, as there is mounting evidence to suggest that toxic fumes were released into the atmosphere during … Continue reading →

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Colour Palace adds light to Picture Gallery’s Baroque and rolls

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

Need somewhere to take shelter from summer showers? KEN TOWL has been on his travels again, this time all the way by bus to Dulwich Village This summer, until September 22, a very modern pavilion is standing in front of … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s oldest society is walking and talking towards 150

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

As it approaches its own historical milestone next year, when it will celebrate its 150th anniversary, the Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society is stepping out on another series of fascinating walks and talks exploring the wonders around us. Originally … Continue reading →

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Official figures show Croydon is capital’s worst for complaints

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, crunches some numbers and finds that according to the annual report from the Local Government Ombudsman, our council does not compare well, however you dress it up Official figures from the Local Government Ombudsman … Continue reading →

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Parents group want Sutton’s head of SEND to be sacked

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

A parents campaign group has backed a call for the sacking of Sutton Council’s head of SEND, Councillor Jenny Batt. The parents issued a statement this morning in which they said that they have found Batt’s “complete failure to engage … Continue reading →

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Sutton Council sacks Cognus MD over their SEND shambles

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

Our Sutton investigations editor, CARL SHILTON, on an inevitable development in the council’s struggles over its special educational needs services Tracey Burley has been sacked as the managing director of Cognus, the Sutton Council spin-off company which is responsible for … Continue reading →

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Take a walk on the Weald side, but remember to bring a map

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

Having followed the waymarkers, just, all the way from East Croydon to Warlingham, KEN TOWL got back on the bus bright and early to pick up the Vanguard Way from where he left off, with some a-llama-ing findings along the … Continue reading →

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