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Duxbury acclaimed as ‘Customer Champion’ at energy awards
Connie Duxbury, the founding chief exec of Croydon Community Energy and occasionally a guest on our Croydon Insider podcast, was this week named Customer Champion at the Young Energy Professionals Forum Awards, staged at London’s Bankside Hilton Hotel. At a … Continue reading
Storm rages at Town Hall over unspent £4m climate funding
Jamaica has been declared a disaster zone, after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the Caribbean island overnight. But according to Mayor Jason Perry’s most senior colleague at Croydon Town Hall, the climate emergency “is not a priority”. Today, the supercharged Hurricane … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Jason Cummings
Tagged Climate Crisis, Climate emergency, Cllr Jason Cummings, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Cuba, Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica, Jason Cummings, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Climate crisis? It’s not a priority for Croydon, says Cummings
Last week, the cabinet member for finance, Conservative councillor Jason Cummings, pictured left, stood up in the Town Hall Chamber and explained that the council had failed to spend £3.9m of carbon offset grants in nine years because… well… they … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Jason Cummings
Tagged Climate Crisis, Climate emergency, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Councillor Jason Cummings, Croydon, Croydon Climate Action, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Council fails to spend £4m grant on climate change in 9 years
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘The council declared a climate emergency in 2019, but where’s the emergency response? This is a fight for survival, not a PR exercise.’ That’s according to one resident who wants to ask some pointed questions at next … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Caroline Russell, Climate Crisis Commission, Community associations, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fairfield, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Ainscough, Zack Polanski, Zoe Garbett
Tagged AMOC, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Caroline Russell, City Hall, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Green Party, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Ainscough, Tory, Zack Polanski, Zoë Garbett
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Delve behind the headlines on Allders, The Fold, Anonyvoter and campaign launches, with our regular subscriber podcast
Our Croydon Insider podcasts are an (almost) regular delve behind the headlines at the stories that matter to you, Inside Croydon’s loyal readers. And in our latest wide-ranging episode – part of what has been described as a “citizens’ revolt … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Allders, Annabel Smith, Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon Insider, Croydon West, Environment, Garwood Foundation, Housing, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, New Addington, New Addington North, North End Quarter, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Under The Flyover, Whitgift Centre, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Allders, Annabel Smith, Anonyvoter, Bank closures, BBC London, Connie Duxbury, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Gatwick Airport expansion, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Neil Bennett, New Addington, Peter Underwood, Podcasts, Post office, Ross White, The Croydon Insider, The Fold, The Green Party, Tommy Robinson, Tory, Unite the Kingdom, Westfield
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Tenison’s now has innovative solar energy farm up on the roof
Croydon Community Energy yesterday plugged in and switched on the first of its innovative schemes, after installing solar panels on a public building in the borough with the intention of saving you money while helping to save the planet. “We … Continue reading
‘More buckets than businesses’: readers quiz Labour’s Davis
‘What are you going to do about the Whitgift Centre?’ one of our readers asked Councillor Rowenna Davis, Labour’s recently selected candidate to stand for election as Croydon Mayor in May 2026. ‘At the moment, there’s more buckets than businesses.’ … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, Rowenna Davis, Under The Flyover, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, Oumesh Sauba, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Community energy firm celebrates hitting £120,000 target
The people behind Croydon Community Energy, the innovative new company which wants to install solar panels across some of the borough’s public buildings, saving you money while helping to save the planet, are celebrating today after hitting their initial target … Continue reading
Energised by scheme that makes money and saves the planet
There is a bright spot in the future for Croydon, and KEN TOWL went along at the weekend to discover more about it When a breathless press release from Croydon Community Energy informs you of a scheme that will not … Continue reading
