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Consultants’ year-long study looks to close four public libraries

EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Conservative-run council has a secret plan to close at least four of the borough’s public libraries, Inside Croydon has discovered. The Tories have had a firm of consultants working on a libraries report for most … Continue reading

Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, South Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

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

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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Council drops nursery closures after 95% of public oppose plan

The council says it has abandoned its cost-cutting plans to close or merge the borough’s five maintained nursery schools, after 95% of responses in a public consultation rejected Tory Mayor Jason Perry’s closure proposals. But parents and campaigners still fear … Continue reading

Posted in Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Charities shocked to find council set to sell their buildings

Not content with withdrawing all grant aid from the borough’s voluntary groups, cash-strapped Croydon Council is now looking at making 17 charities and community groups effectively homeless by selling the buildings that they currently use. At the start of the … Continue reading

Posted in Charity, Council Tax, Croydon Council, CVA, Mayor Jason Perry, Mind in Croydon, Steve Phaure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tory Minister Philp ‘forgot’ to declare £6,000 football freebies

Chris Philp, the hapless stooge for the Conservative Government and MP for Croydon South, has managed to score another spectacular own goal, as he finds himself at the centre of a freebies row today after he – or a minion … Continue reading

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Trades unionists accuse MP Jones of ignoring Gaza letters

A group from the Croydon Trades Union Council has assembled this morning outside the constituency office of Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, to deliver a letter setting out its position on the conflict in Gaza. The Croydon TUC … Continue reading

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Investigation call over property deals for £220m flats scheme

Residents in Addiscombe are angry that the council has ignored hundreds of objections and granted planning permission for 36- and 33-storey towers – and demand a thorough police investigation into the tax-payers’ millions lost on successive Croydon Park Hotel property … Continue reading

Posted in Addiscombe West, Botanical House, Brick by Brick, Business, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Housing, Jo Negrini, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Report in the Public Interest, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Tories pick Fox for Croydon constituency that doesn’t exist

Local Conservatives bungle the announcement of their ‘token’ parliamentary candidate for a safe Labour seat. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Not for the first time, Croydon Tories and Mayor Jason Perry last night demonstrated that they really don’t know what … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Backlash against Hunt as Tory-run councils feel the squeeze

Malign neglect of local government after 13 years of savage spending cuts has created an ‘existential threat’ to council services. ‘Things are starting to fall apart at the seams,’ warns a Tory source “Flagship” Conservative-run county councils could suffer financial … Continue reading

Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Improvement Board, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Police pledge to arrest protestors gathered outside MPs’ homes

In a confidential Metropolitan Police letter, a senior officer lays out plans to arrest anyone who protests outside their MP’s home and also make it more difficult for constituents to lobby at their elected representatives’ offices. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Philp gets caught flat out by Chancellor’s development plan

By JOHNNY DOBBYN, housing writer The campaign against flat developments in the south of the borough that has been led by Tories Chris Philp and Jason Perry has been dealt a severe blow by… the Conservative Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. Buried … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Environment, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Council contractors drive roughshod over park’s grass area

While Jason Perry, Croydon’s £84,000 per year part-time Mayor, has been boasting about modest upgrades to some of the borough’s playgrounds, concerned residents have been pleading with him to stop council workers trashing our parks. According to the council’s propaganda … Continue reading

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‘Teetering on the edge’: Hunt does nothing for local councils

TV politics pundit ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, assesses the fine detail of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, and amid the tax giveaways for the already wealthy, identifies the glaring gaps in financial provision for the NHS, teachers and local authorities like … Continue reading

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Corbyn London candidacy wouldn’t stop Mayor Khan, says poll

According to polling by a Conservative Party donor, the Tory candidate for London Mayor is Susan Who? Then again, some voters think the City Hall chief is George Clooney… By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Jeremy Corbyn could stand as … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Crime, Ken Livingstone, Knife crime, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Susan Hall | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mayor Perry is told to wait for £18.5m Levelling Up boost

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Business interests in the town centre will benefit from Government cash for cycling and walking schemes. But doubts surround whether Mayor Perry will manage to deliver a six-year-old Labour plan to open up College Green. By our … Continue reading

Posted in Business, College Green, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield Halls, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Waddon, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Residents offered chance to influence Addiscombe road flows

The thorny issue of heavy traffic using the residential side streets in Addiscombe is up for discussion once again, with potentially significant implications for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and children. The council is using traffic counters on some roads, gathering information … Continue reading

Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, ECCO, Environment, HOME, Parking, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Crunch! Cyclist seriously injured after crash in sabotaged lane

Our law correspondent, LEE GULACTION, reports on another possible costly court case that could be brought against the cash-strapped council because of Tory Mayor’s decisions Mayor Jason Perry’s war on cyclists has claimed its first reported casualty, with a cyclist … Continue reading

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Newman Numpty Henson allowed to run for Assembly selection

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the deeply underwhelming line-up being presented belatedly for Labour members in Croydon and Sutton from which to choose their candidate in next May’s London elections The Blairite apparatchiks in charge of the Labour Party in … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Merton, Neil Garratt, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Garrod named as Greens’ election candidate for Croydon South

The local Green Party will be hoping that its parliamentary candidate for Croydon South is as industrious, and productive, as the bees she has helped nurture in a wildlife project she helped to establish at Heathfield House. Elaine Garrod has … Continue reading

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

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

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Exasperated MP Scully sorely wounded by the ‘Spanish archer’

MP Paul Scully won’t be writing a political memoir. He says he’s already recounted all of his ministerial career in 13 tweets, posted just after 8.30 last night, when he revealed he’d been sacked (“got the Spanish archer”, as he … Continue reading

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Tory Perry launches ‘Urban Room’ where nothing’s happening

Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, reports on the latest half-cock initiative from the council to ‘revive’ the ailing town centre: an insta account and a desperate plea for ideas from the public Mayor Jason Perry’s latest feeble effort to somehow … Continue reading

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Andrew Pelling, Business, Centrale, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Growth Zone, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Planning, Ria Patel, Secret Cinema, Stiles Harold Williams, TfL, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Council to use Home Office grant for BID’s privatised policing

The council has announced that it has secured £165,000 through the government’s Safer Streets Fund to tackle crime in the town centre. The grant comes from the Home Office where, at least until this morning, Tory MP for Croydon South, … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Gove’s ‘improvement’ panel handed £1,000 per week pay rise

Trebles all-round! Self-professed ‘friend of Suella Braverman’ has given generous pay rises to the unelected bureaucrats overseeing Croydon’s cash-strapped council Michael Gove and his Conservative Government have just added another £50,000 per year on to the costs of running Croydon’s … Continue reading

Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Report in the Public Interest, Section 114 notice, The Penn Report, Tony McArdle | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments