Tag Archives: Chris Clark

After £41m+ spend: art centre has no gallery space for art

Posted on November 28, 2019 by

An arts society formed in the borough 150 years ago faces an uncertain future as it has emerged that after spending more than £41m on refurbishing the Fairfield Halls, in a display of incompetence stunning even by Croydon’s usual standards, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnhem Gallery, Art, BH Live, Chris Clark, Community associations, Croydon Art Society, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Paula Murray | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Council leader delayed reporting violent incident to police

Posted on November 27, 2019 by

Croydon’s council leader Tony Newman has admitted that he failed to report, immediately, allegations of serious violence against a young woman. Instead of going to the police straight away, Newman spent more than 24 hours working on a cover-up of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Crime, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Labour councillor spent council funds after he quit Town Hall

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

Niro Sirisena, the Croydon Labour councillor who resigned at the end of September after “a serious incident” which placed him subject to police investigation, continued to spend public money after he’d quit the council. Before his unexplained disappearing act from … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Residents feeling drained as roads blocked again by flooding

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

This, left, was the scene on Kenley Lane last night. For residents in that part of the borough, it is an all too familiar a scene whenever there is a heavier-than-usual rainfall. It is not as if Croydon Council and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Purley, TfL, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Newman accused of ‘evil stitch-up’ over Fairfield candidate

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

STEVEN DOWNES reports on allegations of bullying and racism within the Croydon Labour Party after the local leadership fails to nominate a democratically selected candidate for a ward by-election The Labour Party in Croydon is in turmoil today, after council … Continue reading →

Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Time’s up for Davis as Labour narrows Assembly field to one

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

Labour’s laborious process of selecting their candidate for the Croydon and Sutton London Assembly seat might finally reach some conclusion tonight, as both the Croydon and Sutton Co-op and the Croydon Central Constituency Labour Party delegates decide whether or not … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Croydon Central, Croydon South, London Assembly, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, South Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The A to Zaha of Palace’s problems for new football season

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

A Croydon councillor has called for Wilfried Zaha to “knuckle down” and honour his recently signed five-year contract with Crystal Palace. As well as being a councillor for Fairfield ward, Chris Clark also happens to be a trades union workplace … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield, Football, Roy Hodgson, Sport, Steve O'Connell, Steve Parish, Wilfried Zaha | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment