Tag Archives: Croydon Council

Little Progress in Croydon, as Newman backs another loser

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

WALTER CRONXITE says there were plenty of Croydon mentions at the Labour conference, but few signs that the local party leadership is about the embrace enthusiasm for the leadership any time soon As Croydon’s Labour politicians and activists return for … Continue reading →

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‘I’m not influential’ says influential Labour figure

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

Andrew Fisher, the Croydon resident who is policy adviser to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has said that his ranking as the ninth most influential figure on the left is “obviously nonsense”. But as Corbyn’s speech to the Labour Party Conference … Continue reading →

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Viridor incinerator doomed to be our Splott on the landscape

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

“PFI is distorting the decision-making process because big incinerator plants are more attractive to investors than small-scale recycling projects.” That was Tom Brake, speaking in 2001, when he was the LibDems’ environment spokesman. Then, the Carshalton and Wallington MP described … Continue reading →

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Tories could face £5,000 fine over alleged breach of data law

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Tim Pollard, the leader of Croydon Conservatives, has been accused of breaking data protection laws with an email widely circulated to residents asking them to support his party’s latest petition over council policy. If enough Croydon residents complain, Pollard and … Continue reading →

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Council CEO’s selfie with Mayor Khan is far too ‘chummy’

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Jo Negrini, recently installed as Croydon Council’s £185,000 per year chief executive, has been accused of being politically compromised after a picture of her taking a selfie with London Mayor Sadiq Khan was plastered all over the Town Hall’s intranet. … Continue reading →

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Council issues warning over rogue traders at your doorstep

Posted on September 20, 2016 by
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Council forced to keep phone hotline in war against fly-tippers

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

The Labour-run council has been forced to back down from an attempt to quietly drop one of his key election manifesto promises, to provide a fly tipping hotline. Labour leader Tony Newman fought the 2014 Town Hall elections on a … Continue reading →

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Beats and Eats Sunday Shindig, Surrey Street, Oct 9

Posted on September 16, 2016 by
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Alarms raised over Fire Brigade’s £11m training tower scheme

Posted on September 10, 2016 by

A £11.1 million scheme to build a six-storey training tower at Croydon fire station seems likely to be given the go-ahead at a meeting on Friday, though local figures have accused London Authority officials of being “arrogant” and expressed concerns … Continue reading →

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Barwell remains silent as union campaign saves Land Registry

Posted on September 9, 2016 by

A couple of hundred civil service jobs in Croydon have been saved – though not because of any action by the Labour-run local council nor the Tory MP for Croydon Central, but following a trades union-led public outcry against the … Continue reading →

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Town Hall’s theatre of the absurd to stage some real drama

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

Having closed down its original venue and with its alternative venue temporarily shut for refurbishment, Croydon Council has had to turn over the Town Hall chamber this weekend to the Warehouse Theatre for it to be able to stage its … Continue reading →

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Council website is dull and overly complex, according to survey

Posted on September 8, 2016 by

Croydon’s efforts to go “online-only”, forcing residents to engage with council staff via its website rather than using a call centre, have taken a blow this week when a survey of local authorities’ digital offerings ranked Croydon 149th out of … Continue reading →

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Council finance chief Simpson’s promotion is confirmed

Posted on September 6, 2016 by

Richard Simpson, formerly the council’s finance director, has been promoted to the role of executive director of resources, it was confirmed today. Simpson’s move into one of the six-figure salary roles at Fisher’s Folly is part of the on-going reshuffle … Continue reading →

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Council fails to staff its own consultation session in Ashburton

Posted on September 5, 2016 by

Croydon’s non-consultation consultations reached a new nadir over the weekend, when a promised drop-in session about the old library building in Ashburton Park was left unstaffed by council officials. Residents, and some councillors, have long suggested that such “consultation” sessions … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s silly season stats which do not stand up to scrutiny

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The infamous maxim that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth has flourished in Croydon this week. STEVEN DOWNES is just glad the silly season is over Thank goodness it’s September. I wouldn’t usually … Continue reading →

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Borough boundary changes set up councillor re-selections

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

The political map of Croydon is about to be re-drawn – literally – over the next few weeks. And key changes to the number of borough councillors and the lay-out of the borough’s wards could deal a serious reverse to … Continue reading →

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Croydon to cut licence fees for sex shops and strip clubs

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Croydon Council is to reduce the fees charged for licensing sex shops and strip clubs in the borough. In a report submitted to next week’s meeting of the licensing committee, Hamida Ali, the new councillor fast-streamed to take charge of … Continue reading →

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Boxpark opening airbrushes all mention of Ambition Festival

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Boxpark Croydon has finally announced its opening dates. Boozepark, which was lured to the site alongside East Croydon Station with a £3 million loan from the Labour-run council, is to stage a two-day “Opening Festival” on October 29 and 30 … Continue reading →

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Fore! Housing Minister in the rough over 129 new homes

Posted on August 31, 2016 by

Gavin Barwell, the MP for Croydon Central who was recently appointed housing minister, has quickly found himself bunkered over a proposal to build 129 homes in his constituency – since it seems likely that he will have to declare the … Continue reading →

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Council sells Taberner site in secretive multi-million pound deal

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

Croydon Council has agreed to sell the Taberner House site. The deal has been done within the first month of Jo Negrini being installed as the council’s chief executive, but neither she nor Tony Newman, the leader of the Labour-run … Continue reading →

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