Tag Archives: Croydon Council

Council digs deep to find £350,000 to improve allotments

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Six allotment sites around the borough are to benefit from a £350,000 cash boost from the council. The council announced yesterday, “The money will be used for a range of works at the sites which are managed by the council, … Continue reading →

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How wait for Westfield is turning North End into Hooky Street

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

Serious doubts exist over Westfield’s plans to redevelop in the town centre. Yet while the council does its best to close down legitimate high street businesses, or mismanages one of the country’s oldest traditional street markets and drives away stall-holders, … Continue reading →

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A month after seizing Allders, council moves just six traders

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

The council’s propaganda department has finally, a month after Town Hall heavies staged a dawn raid on the former Allders building, broken its silence over the forced closure of the Croydon Outlet Village. On July 16, around two dozen small … Continue reading →

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Negrini’s £1,000 fine threat fails to get a vote of approval

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

What do you mean, you didn’t know anything about another Croydon Council consultation, this time about where and how you are able to vote at elections? Croydon, the council that put the “con” into consulation, announced its latest public engagement … Continue reading →

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Street market licences fall by 87% after council ‘improvements’

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

The number of casual licences issued to stall-holders to trade on Surrey Street Market has fallen by 87 per cent since one of council leader Tony Newman’s closest colleagues at the Town Hall shut down the ancient market to squander … Continue reading →

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Westfield is ‘too little, too late’ to save Croydon town centre

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

With more than 1,200 empty units in the borough already, traders say that the development blight caused by lengthy delays by supermall operators has turned Croydon into ‘a retail graveyard’. MT WALLETTE reports A shiny new Westfield shopping centre, promised … Continue reading →

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Mystery deepens over death of worker on Veolia bin collection

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Veolia has changed its public stance over the death of a worker on a bin collection round last month. Inside Croydon was first to report the fatality, which happened in Thornton Heath on July 25, one of the hottest days … Continue reading →

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