Category Archives: Paul Scott

A month after seizing Allders, council moves just six traders

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

The council’s propaganda department has finally, a month after Town Hall heavies staged a dawn raid on the former Allders building, broken its silence over the forced closure of the Croydon Outlet Village. On July 16, around two dozen small … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Residents petition for Scott and Newman to CPO Love Lane

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Residents trying to save the Love Lane community garden from developers have been told by one of their ward councillors that Croydon will not step in with a compulsory purchase order for the plot of land. As Inside Croydon first … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Paul Scott, Planning, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tears in Love Lane as developer ‘parks his tanks’ in play area

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

KEN LEE reports on a troubling move in the battle for a community garden in Woodside, and the challenge it represents to the promises made by council leader Tony Newman The community in South Norwood and Woodside was left reeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul Scott, South Norwood, TfL, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

What a surprise: planning system backs developers, again

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

In planning cases in Croydon, as far as the interests of residents are concerned, even when they win, they lose. Our summer intern, BILL DING, reports on the latest twist for Barham Road Residents on Barham Road were this week … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon CLP backs elected mayor over ‘dysfunctional’ council

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on what Mrs Merton might have called ‘a heated debate’ The simmering internal conflict within the Labour Party in Croydon seems unlikely to cool off during the Town Hall’s summer recess, after members in Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Croydon Council, which has built no council homes since 2014, is now staging a museum exhibition on council homes

Posted on July 26, 2019 by

Without a hint of irony, nor a shred of shame, Croydon Council this week announced the opening of a month-long exhibition to celebrate “100 years of council homes in the borough”. “The 1919 Housing Act heralded a huge council house-building … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, History, Housing, Museum of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Community activist is leading fight to save Love Lane gardens

Posted on July 25, 2019 by

Hear how a group of neighbours and friends in South Norwood is fighting to save their community gardens from Mayfair-based property developers, as featured in our latest Under The Flyover podcast The strength of the council’s commitment to protecting Croydon’s … Continue reading →

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