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Category Archives: Jane Avis
Council’s Autism Board failed to hold meetings for nine months
Croydon Council’s Autism Board failed to hold any meetings during a nine-month period from October last year. That’s according to a written response from the cabinet member responsible, Jane Avis. For a council which is struggling to improve its reputation … Continue reading
Planning chair votes twice to thwart Sunny Bank residents
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE watched last night’s council planning committee, so you wouldn’t have to… Paul Scott, the Labour-run council’s chair of the planning committee, last night allowed himself to vote twice to push through a housing scheme in … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jane Avis, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Muhammad Ali, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Pubs, Ruskin House, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Planning, Planning Committee, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tory, Welcome Inn
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Unions accuse Brick by Brick of proposing ‘devious’ scheme
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest disconnect between the interests of residents, their elected representatives and the council’s planning committee Another Thursday, another planning meeting, another Brick by Brick scheme backed by the council against the wishes of … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Jane Avis, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Ruskin House, South Norwood
Tagged Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Jane Avis, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Patsy Cummings, Ruskin House, South Norwood
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Care company’s closure leaves Croydon carers with no respite
Thousands of families around the borough who have hard-working carers looking after elderly or disabled relatives have had their summer plans thrown into chaos by the closure yesterday of Croydon Help For Carers, an outsourced service provider that worked closely … Continue reading
Controversial chair of planning Scott gets promoted to cabinet
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest egregious example of Town Hall patronage, and all done at your expense – including one of ‘Tony’s Cronies’ getting £6,000 per committee meeting Despite managing to bring together 17 residents’ groups in opposition to … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Jane Avis, Louisa Woodley, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mark Watson, Oliver Lewis, Paul Scott, Planning, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Alissa Flemming, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Jane Avis, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louisa Woodley, Paul Scott, South Norwood, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Scott skulks into the chamber late and avoids protestors
Paul Scott, the controversial chair of Croydon’s planning committee, ducked out of attending the start of last night’s full council meeting, when a demonstration was staged outside the Town Hall against the Brick by Brick overdevelopments across the borough, which … Continue reading
Labour campaign rocked by complaints over abuses of power
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the mounting complaints over the mishandling of candidate selections ahead of Town Hall elections in May The mismanaged and still incomplete candidate selection process being conducted by Croydon Labour ahead of the local elections on … Continue reading
Newman could face legal challenge over councillor sackings
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest twist to the sackings of two Labour councillors over the borough’s licensing policy Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon’s Labour-run council, may face a legal challenge to his decision to strip councillors Callton Young … Continue reading
Newman sacks two councillors over bashment ban debate
WALTER CRONXITE on the latest power move by Labour’s council leader Tony Newman, the leader of the Labour-held council, with Soprano-esque savagery, has sacked two councillors in the festering dispute over the implementation of a new licensing policy to favour … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Boxpark, Business, Callton Young, Croydon Council, Dance, Jane Avis, Music, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Callton Young, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Tony Newman, Waddon, Westfield
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Council fails to publish papers for Boxpark licensing meeting
The council’s administration of its public meetings has again fallen short, ahead of a licensing sub-committee due to be held at the Town Hall tomorrow morning. The last licensing committee meeting has become a matter of controversy because neither the … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Business, Croydon Council, Jane Avis
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Jane Avis, Licensing sub-committee
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Labour’s new slate in Fairfield as Momentum makes a mark
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, with the latest weekly round-up of the ins, and outs, in a tortuous selection process Boundary changes, demographic changes and the Jeremy Corbyn-inspired swing towards Labour has made Fairfield ward in the town centre a … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Carole Bonner, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Jane Avis, John Wentworth, Mary Croos, New Addington North, Niro Sirisena, Pat Ryan, Patricia Hay-Justice, Patsy Cummings, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Sue Winborn, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, New Addington North, South Norwood
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Newman and Scott given a free pass on Woodside selection
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a week of surprises and disappointments (for some) as Croydon Labour’s candidate selection process limps on Tony Newman and Paul Scott, half of the Town Hall “Gang of Four” who have an iron grip on the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Fairfield, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Karen Jewitt, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Clouder, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Croydon Council, Fairfield, Labour, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
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Labour deputy leader Butler is under threat of de-selection
Croydon Labour’s long-delayed local election candidate selection process is beginning to look like a cross between House of Cards and Game of Thrones, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Alison Butler, the all-powerful deputy leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Rendle, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Humayun Kabir, Jamie Audsley, Jane Avis, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mike Selva, New Addington South, Norbury, Oliver Lewis, Shafi Khan, Sherwan Chowdhury, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Cornelius Lionel, Jamie Audsley, Maggie Mansell, Mike Selva, Momementum, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Cummings sees off Blairite campaign with win on first ballot
WALTER CRONXITE reports from South Norwood on what may prove to be a significant Labour selection decision In the end, it wasn’t even close. Labour’s selection meeting to choose a candidate to stand in the forthcoming South Norwood by-election overwhelmingly … Continue reading
Cummings selection video highlights fault-lines in local Labour
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest public arm-wrestle among the Blairites and Corbyn supporters in the party in Croydon Labour’s selection of a candidate to stand for the council vacancy in South Norwood in a by-election to be staged in … Continue reading
South Norwood set for council by-election as Bee buzzes off
There is to be a council by-election in the safe Labour ward of South Norwood, after former Town Hall cabinet member Kathy Bee announced that she is to resign as a councillor in order to pursue a Civil Service job … Continue reading
Posted in Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Croydon Council, Kathy Bee, Labour, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tory
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Watson’s moving speech homes in on a Labour weakness
WALTER CRONXITE on what could turn out to be another boost for local estate agents, unwittingly provided by Croydon Council Mark Watson is going nowhere – and that’s official. Well, at least that’s what the under-pressure Addiscombe councillor told a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Bensham Manor, Bernadette Khan, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Scott, Purley, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Mark Watson, Purley, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Newman: ‘I will 100% oppose any building on Love Lane’
Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, has given what he calls “a crystal clear” commitment to opposing any development of housing on Love Lane green. Love Lane green is formed from former playing fields besides the tram lines in … Continue reading
Scott’s latest Hart to Hart offers a few more details
More details have seeped out from the latest of the “invitation-only” meetings organised by local councillor, Paul Scott, in one of his many other roles, on behalf of what is supposed to be a community group, People for Portland Road. … Continue reading
Posted in Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Paul Scott, South Norwood, Woodside
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Only select few get invite to Norwood ‘regeneration’ meeting
There’s another chance for residents in South Norwood to ask awkward questions about the “plans” that one or two influential council figures and their consultants appear to have for the area around Portland Road at a meeting tonight at Stanley … Continue reading
Posted in Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Paul Scott, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor, Woodside
Tagged Paul Scott, South Norwood, Woodside
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Councillor promises to investigate shops’ £1,500 licence fees
A senior Labour councillor has promised to “investigate” whether he can do anything about the eye-watering increases to licensing charges for using pavement areas outside shops in South Norwood, which the owners say could force them to close. Paul Scott, … Continue reading
£1,500 licence fee drives South Norwood shops out of business
Sad times on Croydon’s high streets. M.T. WALLETTE, our shopping correspondent, reports from South Norwood where two long-standing retailers fear they might be forced out of business… by their own council Two much-loved high street shops, both in the Mayor … Continue reading
Little Progress in Croydon, as Newman backs another loser
WALTER CRONXITE says there were plenty of Croydon mentions at the Labour conference, but few signs that those in charge of the local party are about the embrace enthusiasm for the leadership any time soon As Croydon’s Labour politicians and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David White, Housing, Jane Avis, Jo Negrini, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon
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Licence fees set to increase for borough’s street traders
The council’s licensing committee has endorsed increases in fees for street trading licences, albeit at rates reduced from the original proposals. It is the first change for nearly a decade in the charges for shops, cafes and restaurants which choose … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Jane Avis, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Glee Club, Jane Avis, Labour, street trading licences, Tory
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