Tag Archives: Croydon Council

Residents petition for Scott and Newman to CPO Love Lane

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

Residents trying to save the Love Lane community garden from developers have been told by one of their ward councillors that Croydon will not step in with a compulsory purchase order for the plot of land. As Inside Croydon first … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Paul Scott, Planning, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

CCTV installed in Queen’s Gardens before Fairfield re-opening

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

Complaints of anti-social behaviour, drinking and drug-use in the open space between the Town Hall and Fairfield Halls has led to it being declared a crime hot-spot by the council, as KEN LEE reports Queen’s Gardens has been declared a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Queens Gardens, Taberner House | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Official figures show Croydon is capital’s worst for complaints

Posted on August 8, 2019 by

Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, crunches some numbers and finds that according to the annual report from the Local Government Ombudsman, our council does not compare well, however you dress it up Official figures from the Local Government Ombudsman … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Social Care, Bromley Council, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Education, Jo Negrini, Lambeth Council, Merton, Planning, SEND, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, TfL, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tears in Love Lane as developer ‘parks his tanks’ in play area

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

KEN LEE reports on a troubling move in the battle for a community garden in Woodside, and the challenge it represents to the promises made by council leader Tony Newman The community in South Norwood and Woodside was left reeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul Scott, South Norwood, TfL, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Veolia worker dies in the heat during Thornton Heath bin round

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

Veolia and Croydon Council have tried to suppress information being reported about the death of one of the contractors’ workers at the end of July when, while on a bin round in Thornton Heath in some of the hottest temperatures … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Refuse collection, Tony Newman, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Council forced into speedy U-turn on councillor parking permits

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent, reports on how a decision passed at a Town Hall committee just a few days ago didn’t manage to survive a phone call from the news desk of The S*n Croydon’s Labour-run council leadership has … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Parking, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Council’s latest land grab sees short-notice garage evictions

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

The council’s moved in for yet another land grab. Notices went up last week on the garages behind homes on College Green in Crystal Palace, giving residents just one month’s notice to remove all their possessions. This land grab is … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Stephen Mann | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments