Tag Archives: Croydon Council

Another body-blow as Hammerson lists malls for sale

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

The latest body-blow to the prospects of the £1.4billion redevelopment of Croydon town centre came last night, with all the force of an Anthony Joshua uppercut: Hammerson is exiting the retail shopping park business, and doing so as fast as … Continue reading →

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‘Are Brick by Brick trying to lose the election for Sarah?’

Posted on December 7, 2019 by

Our construction correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on concerns that the council is pressing ahead with consultations on often controversial housing schemes during the run-up to the General Election “Are they trying to lose the election for Sarah?” That was the angry … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 General Election, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Housing, Jo Negrini, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

£2.5bn fund closure is bad news for Croydon’s Westfield hopes

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

The doubts about whether the Westfield redevelopment of Croydon’s Whitgift Centre will ever begin grew even greater this week, as one of the country’s biggest property funds began blocking investors from making withdrawals, blaming both Brexit and the retail downturn … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Permitted development sees soaring numbers of second homes

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

Any suggestion that the drive, by property speculators, developers and their architect mates, to over-develop Croydon with thousands of flats is in any way really intended at addressing the homelessness crisis can be readily dismissed, after government figures reveal that … Continue reading →

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Campaigns committee has mounting questions for Newman

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

Questions over the mishandling of Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield ward council by-election last month are mounting for Tony Newman. Newman leads the Labour group at Croydon Town Hall in an autocratic style, using hundreds of thousands of pounds … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 General Election, Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Fears that Newman cover-up could impact Jones’s election

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

Tony Newman refuses to answer any questions from his own Labour councillor colleagues over the conduct of the recent Fairfield council by-election, the candidate selection stitch-up and the dreadful circumstances that created the councillor vacancy. Newman has admitted this week … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 General Election, Alison Butler, Croydon Central, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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