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Fining car drivers is not fine with pro-pollution Mayor Perry
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Not a single fine has been raised on one Healthy School Street after four months of a six-month trial, all because the council has failed to instal any ANPR cameras, leaving the cash-strapped authority missing out on … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Schools, Shirley North, South Croydon, Steve Iles, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waddon
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Old Town, Healthy School Streets, Mayor Jason Perry, Minster Primary School, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Old Town, Shirley Park, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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New school streets are only ‘temporary’ according to council
Works start this week on 10 “Healthy School Streets” – the council says they are on a trial basis – which will come into effect on March 13. School streets restrict access to motor vehicles on designated roads where there … Continue reading
Council arts fund ignites row 11 years after deadly night of riots
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The decision by the Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, to call a Borough of Culture funding stream “The Ignite Fund” has been slammed for being crass, ill-judged and insensitive by victims of the Croydon Riots. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Boris Johnson, Borough of Culture 2023, Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Borough of Culture, Broad Green, Bushra Ahmed, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Old Town, Croydon Riots, Ignite Fund, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of Croydon, Old Town, reeves corner, West Croydon
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Hotter than Cairo – but 100 Croydon residents left without water
Around 100 residents, including families with young children, living in a new tower block in Croydon Old Town have been left without any water supply since just after 8pm last night – on one of the hottest days, and night, … Continue reading
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Start It Right Easter Playscheme, Old Town, Apr 11-22
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Anti-social behaviour complaints see CCTV installed in Purley
Temporary cameras are to be installed in Purley and Croydon town centre to help monitor anti-social behaviour, street drinking, drug-taking and fly-tipping. The council’s anti-social behaviour team and Croydon police requested a camera be moved to Old Lodge Lane, in … Continue reading
Promising signs of the future for Croydon’s historic Old Town
CROYDON COMMENTARY: With more than £17million to spend, the council is rolling out plans to spruce up the neglected corner of the Old Town around Croydon Minster. LEWIS WHITE, pictured left, a retired landscape architect, took a Sunday afternoon stroll … Continue reading
Questions remain over Croydon’s “flop” Portas Pilot scheme
Portas Pilot? Remember that? Mary Queen of Shops and her government-funded budget for another series on the telly? In all, nearly £3 million of public dosh was put up at the recommendation of Prime Minister David Cameron’s “retailing Tzarina”, including … Continue reading