Tag Archives: bus shelters

Mayor Perry confesses: it could take 10 years to fix this mess

Posted on December 1, 2023 by insidecroydon

Jason Perry, cash-strapped Croydon’s £84,000 per year Mayor who was elected last year on a manifesto promise that he would “fix the finances”, now reckons it could take him until 2034 to get the job done. And part-time Perry feels … Continue reading →

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Strike-off scare for company linked to £100m Purley Pool deal

Posted on November 15, 2023 by insidecroydon

Our business correspondent, ROBERT PESTER, reports on some troubling developments at Companies House The fragile nature of Mayor Jason Perry’s dealings with the company that is supposed to deliver a 240-home development in the centre of Purley, and provide – … Continue reading →

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Perry in another U-turn over borough’s vanishing bus shelters

Posted on October 16, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: It’s taken him 18 months to realise it, but the borough’s slow-on-the-uptake Mayor has finally realised that Valo Smart City was never going to deliver on any of its ambitious promises. By STEVEN DOWNES Having told dozens … Continue reading →

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Perry drops action against bus shelter firm and loses £500,000

Posted on October 11, 2023 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Valo Smart City has racked up £1m debts, attracted at least four County Court Judgements and is now cancelling contracts with its suppliers. But after waiting nearly three years for the company to deliver their ‘smart’ bus … Continue reading →

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Mayor Perry threatens legal action over missing bus shelters

Posted on October 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

Jason Perry, the part-time Mayor of Croydon, has promised to take “legal recourse” over the lingering scandal of Croydon’s shelter-less bus stops. The only problem with the dim Mayor’s vacuous undertaking is that there is very probably no one to … Continue reading →

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Council boss ignores questions over failing bus shelter firm

Posted on October 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The start-up firm that promised to pay Croydon £6.8m in a 10-year deal for supplying all-singing, all-dancing ‘smart’ bus shelters has been warned it could be struck off the Companies House register from tomorrow. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading →

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Council’s digital bus shelters partner is late to file accounts

Posted on September 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Long-promised ‘smart’ bus shelters have been delayed because of supply issues caused by the war in Ukraine, according to the latest excuse offered by Town Hall officials. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Long-suffering bus passengers travelling around Croydon … Continue reading →

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‘Challenging’ deal caused bus shelter delay, councillor says

Posted on November 27, 2021 by insidecroydon

Street-side advertising specialist JCDecaux refused to accept payments to keep its bus shelters in place in Croydon until replacements could be ready, according to a senior member of the council. Muhammad Ali is the council cabinet member for “sustainable” Croydon. … Continue reading →

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Councillor tells officials: ‘Apologise for this incompetence’

Posted on November 26, 2021 by insidecroydon

A Labour councillor has accused Croydon officials of ‘playing us all for fools’ and says that the council ‘should be apologising to residents for this incompetence’ over the borough’s vanishing bus shelters At least one Croydon councillor is, as Oscar-winner … Continue reading →

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