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£84,000 per year Tory Mayor approves his own pay rise
EXCLUSIVE: It’s trebles all-round for directors at Croydon’s cash-strapped council, as there’s a second generous pay rise in 12 months for council chiefs, while allowances paid to councillors are also to rise, and amount to £1.6m per year. Yet long-suffering … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, SEND
Tagged 2026 council budget, 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Budget, Capitalisation direction, Cllr Scott Roche, Commissioners, Conservative, Council budget, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, EFS, Elaine Jackson, Exceptional financial support, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, S114, S114 notice, Section 114 Notice, Tony Newman, Tory
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#BINMAGEDDON: Veolia performance is worse under new deal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The rubbish contractor handed a £40m eight-year contract by Mayor Jason Perry, just two years after he sacked them for underperforming, is now taking longer to clear fly-tips than under their old deal. NORA BERRY reports Figures … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Refuse collection, Scott Roche, Veolia
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Council lied about risk assessments for axed lollipop patrols
CROYDON IN CRISIS: First, they failed to hold a public consultation over the ending of school street patrols. Then, they failed to inform the affected schools. Now, following an investigation by this website, it is confirmed that the council deliberately … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oasis Academy, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Scott Roche, Selsdon, Shirley North, Shirley South, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Councillor Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cypress Infants and Juniors, Cypress Infants and Juniors (Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace), Greenvale Primary, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Monks Orchard Primary, Norbury, Norbury Manor, Norbury Manor Primary, Oasis Academy Ryelands, Orchard Way Primary (Shirley), Orchard Way Primary School, School road safety patrols, Selsdon, Shirley, Tory, Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace, Woodside
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Here’s the safety reports your council did not want you to see
EXCLUSIVE: Here are the six road safety assessment reports that Croydon Council lied about, and then tried to withhold from the public After breaking the news that Croydon Council was to axe six primary school road safety patrols – “lollipop … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oasis Academy, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Scott Roche, Selsdon, Shirley North, Shirley South, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Councillor Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cypress Infants and Juniors, Cypress Infants and Juniors (Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace), Greenvale Primary, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Monks Orchard Primary, Norbury, Norbury Manor, Norbury Manor Primary, Oasis Academy Ryelands, Orchard Way Primary School, School road safety patrols, Selsdon, Shirley, Tory, Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace, Woodside
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Perry misleads parents as he confirms lollipop patrol cuts
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how Croydon’s £84,000 per year Mayor is ignoring parents and pushing through cuts on road safety patrols for little children to make a saving of £58,000 Whatever the “review” was that Jason Perry’s council … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Schools, Scott Roche
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, School road safety patrols, Tory
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Time to act is now. But our council is ignoring climate change
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The glaciers are melting faster than the glacial pace of progress at our council. TRACEY HAGUE takes Town Hall bosses to task, six years after they declared a climate emergency Croydon Council declared a climate emergency in 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Activities, Climate Crisis Commission, Community associations, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Green Network, Croydon Greens, Environment, Scott Roche, Tracey Hague
Tagged Climate emergency, Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Green Network, Green Party, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Net zero, The Green Party, Tory, Tracey Hague
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Mayor gets his mumbler to suggest a ‘review’ of lollipop cuts
Has Mayor Perry’s council backed down from ending lollipop road safety patrols at six of the borough’s primary schools? That’s what it sounded like at this week’s Town Hall meeting, as KEN LEE reports Did one of Croydon Mayor Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Schools, Scott Roche, Waddon
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Scott Roche, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, School road safety patrols, Tory, Waddon
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Council failed to tell affected schools about their lollipop cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘Mayor Perry must really hate Croydon’s children’ says one local politician who criticises recent Town Hall pay hikes while the council was planning to axe school road safety patrols to save just £58,000 per year. By our … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Schools, Scott Roche, Waddon
Tagged Castlemaine Avenue, Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Melville Avenue, Peter Underwood, School road safety patrols, Tory, Waddon
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