Category Archives: Wandsworth Council

Croydon, Christmas 2012: poverty must be Reed’s priority

Posted on December 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: For too many impoverished families, it promises to be a cruel Christmas this year. SEAN CREIGHTON highlights the social challenges that face the borough’s newest MP The statistic that 1 in 4 Croydon children are in the poverty … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Fieldway, Health, Housing, London-wide issues, New Addington South, Norbury, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Waddon, Wandsworth Council, West Thornton, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Croydon awards £30m library deal to most expensive bidder

Posted on November 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Conservative-run council will announce next week that it has decided to award an eight year contract, estimated to be worth £30 million, to run the borough’s libraries to the company which finished bottom in a competitive tendering process. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Greenwich Leisure, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Libraries, Wandsworth Council | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Labour will cancel library privatisation contract, Godfrey says

Posted on November 9, 2012 by insidecroydon

Whichever organisation is recommended for a public-funded eight-year contract to run the Croydon’s public libraries – an announcement is expected soon – will also have to consider the possibility that they will have the deal cancelled after barely a year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Greenwich Leisure, Libraries, Property, Sara Bashford, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, URV, Wandsworth Council | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Flip flop? Croydon’s library privatisation flipped into a flop

Posted on November 8, 2012 by insidecroydon

Did we say flip flop? The news of the awarding of the library management contract to swimming pool managers GLL which we related earlier this week has taken a further twist today, with the 14-month-long procurement process which has cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Education, Greenwich Leisure, Libraries, Sara Bashford, Tim Pollard, Wandsworth Council | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Wandsworth sets up private company to run Croydon libraries

Posted on September 3, 2012 by insidecroydon

Not for the first time, developments over the privatisation of Croydon’s public library service have been reported from Wandsworth Town Hall long before our public servants in Taberner House have got around to imparting any news to the council tax-payers … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Libraries, Outside Croydon, Property, Sara Bashford, Timothy Godfrey, URV, Wandsworth Council | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments