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Parents facing ‘hollowed-out’ half-term of council activities
When Jason “It’s going to get worse before it gets better” Perry referred to the “hollowed-out council” that he took charge of last May, the Tory Mayor must have had in mind the borough’s library service, which has been run … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Children's Services, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Schools, South Norwood
Tagged Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Selsdon, South Norwood, Tory
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Fuel crisis takes grip of borough leisure centres’ opening times
Times are tough. Now Croydon’s leisure centres and swimming pools – owned by the cash-strapped council and operated for them by Greenwich Leisure – are reducing their opening hours because they can’t afford the steepling costs of heating the buildings, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Libraries, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Better, cost of living crisis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Energy crisis, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, New Addington, New Addington Leisure Centre, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, South Norwood Leisure Centre, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Leisure Centre, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Cold-hearted Perry refuses to open warm banks in Croydon
More than half of local councils in England are planning “warm spaces”, where people can shelter from the cold this winter amid soaring energy costs. But not in Croydon, where the borough’s cold-hearted Mayor, Jason Perry, has decided that the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Age UK Croydon, Business, Charity, Community associations
Tagged Addiscombe East, Ashburton Hall, Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, GLL, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst Park, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre, Warm banks, Warm hubs, Warm spaces
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Shut Arena has Croydon trailing in national fitness campaign
With the government launching a £10million health awareness campaign to encourage the public to take more exercise and lead active and fitter lifestyles, it appears Croydon has made a false start. There’s mounting concern among some of the borough’s biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Cycling, Football, GLL - Better, Leisure services, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Better, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, South Norwood
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Croydon Arena football pitch savaged as ‘danger’ to players
The borough’s longest established non-league football club is threatening to withhold its hire fees from Croydon Council over the poor state of the pitch at Croydon Arena. Officials from opposition clubs who have played Croydon FC in the opening week … Continue reading
Angry complaints force U-turn over leisure centre charges
The council’s ‘Better’ leisure centres have been forced to abandon plans to charge the carers of disabled people for use of the facilities. But those on low incomes are still expected to pay £28.50 for a membership scheme they probably … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Felicity Flynn, Fieldway, GLL - Better, Greenwich Leisure, Health, Leisure services, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Purley, Purley Pool, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Sport, Swimming, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Better, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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