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Budget is approved but Labour council haunted by its past
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Back-to-back meetings yesterday pushed through the paperwork to balance the books and increase Council Tax. But Hamida Ali’s administration cannot shake off its part in the borough’s financial calamity. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor With the £120million … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Chris Buss, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hamida Ali, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Sean Fitzsimons, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Rapid Review, S114, Section 114, Simon Hall, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘We are all victims’: time for a residents’ Council Tax strike
CROYDON COMMENTARY: One question which continues to be raised across social media platforms over the collapse of the council’s finances is, ‘When will someone be held to account?’ Reader STEPHEN BLYTHMAN has an idea to turn outrage into action Am … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Section 114 notice, Shirley, Tony Newman
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, S114, Section 114, Shirley, Tony Newman
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28% – Newman leaves his Council Tax legacy to Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Town Hall reporter KEN LEE reports on how the £104 per year increase in residents’ bills adds up to a whole lot more over the course of the council’s Labour administration “This budget is an essential part … Continue reading
‘Doing a Northampton’: dire warnings from council failures
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on how many of the failings from another council’s collapse can be recognised in Croydon’s crisis A report published last month about the financial collapse of a local authority has eerily familiar themes and … Continue reading
Council Tax relief announcement delay nets £20m to Town Hall
Croydon is rolling out a series of covid-19 financial relief schemes for Council Tax-payers, but just a bit reluctantly, as KEN LEE reports Residents of the borough can now access a package of support with their Council Tax payments, including … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Simon Hall
Tagged coronavirus, Council Tax, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hall
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Town Hall sneaks out news of its latest 3.99% Council Tax hike
Croydon’s Council Tax will increase by almost 4 per cent from April. That was the announcement sneaked out of the Town Hall by Tony Newman and his numpties last night, in what has become a now near-annual ritual as the … Continue reading
4.88% Council Tax increase gets backing from Croydon Tories
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the opposition group last night supported tax increases in the ‘last Blairite council in London’ The Conservative “opposition” group on Croydon Council last night voted with the majority Labour councillors to see Council … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Health, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Niro Sirisena, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louisa Woodley, Niro Sirisena, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Stuart Millson, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Council threatens to quadruple Council Tax bills on empty flats
Our housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the slow introduction of increased local taxes in an effort to deter the borough’s ‘executive apartments’ being used as investment vehicles and not as homes Absentee landlords with homes deliberately left vacant could face … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing
Tagged Alison Butler, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Labour
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Town Hall meeting told to expect 4% Council Tax increase
Our political editor WALTER CONXITE on an admission from the council’s finance chief that they have little idea how to plan the borough’s budgets A Town Hall meeting has been told to expect a 4 per cent hike in Council … Continue reading
Don’t mention the war! Council moves into the hotel trade
KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the council’s latest wheeze to generate a bit of spare cash by buying up a loss-making hotel The council has bought the Croydon Park Hotel, the 4-star, 55-quid a night tower that’s well-used by … Continue reading
Council Tax lottery offer that is for the few, not the many
Would you trust your personal data to a bunch less competent than Cambridge Analytica? Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest wizard wheeze to promote the council’s crap app In Blairite-run Croydon, it’s a case of “For the two, … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Tony Newman
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Council Tax to increase by 5% just weeks before local elections
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the inevitable consequence of Tory government cuts to Croydon Council With the local elections just weeks away, Croydon’s council leader says that he has decided to be honest. “We are being honest with residents about Council … Continue reading
Newman’s Christmas choice: more cuts or 6% Council Tax hike
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the new ‘independence’ that Croydon’s leaders has been given to add £100 to Council Tax bills next year Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, and his deputy, Alison Butler, were out with other … Continue reading
Tory Surrey’s plea for 15% Council Tax hike fails to help
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a piece of political posturing which will do little to improve the standard of social care and other services provided by local councils For Tony Newman and his Labour councillors who have been fretting over how … Continue reading
Croydon’s well-paid councillors pay their Council Tax on time
WALTER CRONXITE on a new report that shows that in neighbouring boroughs, some councillors have not been punctual in paying their Council Tax bills Yet further evidence has emerged that Croydon Council Tax-payers may be forking out far too much … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bromley Council, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Southwark Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Bromley Council, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Sutton, Southwark, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman bites the bullet to raise Council Tax by 3.99%
Tony Newman, who has spent most of his political career trying to shake-off the tag of “Mr 27 per cent” after a Council Tax increase the last time Labour had control of Croydon Town Hall, must be hoping that “Mr … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory
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Trading standards office warning on Council Tax ‘rebate’ calls
The trading standards department at Croydon Council has issued a warning to residents to beware of companies offering a form of “research service” to get them a reduction in their Council Tax bills. A 72-year-old South Norwood resident was charged … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mark Watson
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mark Watson, South Norwood, Trading Standards
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Council Tax increase ‘inevitable’, by as much as 3.9%
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the 2016-2017 Croydon Council budget, which sees more services cut, more jobs at risk, and charges rising It is “inevitable” that Council Tax in Croydon will rise in 2016, possibly by as much as 3.9 per … Continue reading
BANNED: What has the Grey Label conference got to hide?
By Steven Downes, Editor, Inside Croydon Grey Label, the PR agency of choice of Croydon Council, has banned Inside Croydon from attending the property speculators love-in that they are “organising” at the Fairfield Halls today. This will be the sixth … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Stiles Harold Williams, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Grey Label, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Richard Plant, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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