Tag Archives: Croydon Council

Buck-ing the trend: Croydon Labour staffer challenges Mayor

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on wranglings within Labour in south London over the social cleansing of working class areas An employee of the Labour Party in Croydon has condemned Labour’s London Mayor Sadiq Khan for having a gentrification agenda … Continue reading →

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Council £166,000 payments to staff are ‘rewards for failure’

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE finds that the council has plenty of cash to splash when it comes to paying out ‘golden goodbyes’ to senior staff In the past three years, cash-strapped Croydon Council has made “golden goodbye” payments totalling £166,994.88 … Continue reading →

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We were whipped over Brick by Brick schemes, councillors say

Posted on December 12, 2018 by

EXCLUSIVE: Members of Croydon’s planning committee confirm that they were instructed how to vote over the council’s own house-building company’s applications. By STEVEN DOWNES A Croydon MP is to call on the council chief executive to carry out an independent … Continue reading →

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How CEO Negrini used council money to promote herself

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

Here is the text of the ‘sponsored competition’ which appeared on the website of the Architect’s Journal on December 5, just after the publication was announcing that Croydon Council’s Brick by Brick house-builder (which has yet to build a single … Continue reading →

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Award goes to Brick by Brick, when director was among judges

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

• Council house-building company formed in 2015 has yet to complete a single new home • Senior council executive was among the judges for awards where Brick by Brick ‘triumphed’ • Council spent public money on advertising last week with … Continue reading →

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Consultation begins for borough’s SEND travel and services

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

The council has opened a consultation on its planned services for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities and their families and carers. Croydon’s draft SEND Strategy 2019-2022, and its Draft Post-16 Travel Assistance Policy for young … Continue reading →

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Council’s short notice of New Addington special school event

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

A press release from our council’s dynamic press office slammed in to our email in-box just after 2pm today. Someone had thoughtfully passed it on to us, since the council’s press office seems to think they don’t need to deal … Continue reading →

Posted in Addington Valley Academy, Alisa Flemming, Children's Services, Croydon Council, New Addington, Planning, Schools | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments