Tag Archives: Croydon

Extra CCTV camera for Queen’s Gardens over safety concerns

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Queen’s Gardens, the much-reduced open space in the town centre, soon to be made into a quasi-private park for the residents of a tower block, is to get an extra security camera to, in the words of the council, “help … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Policing, Queens Gardens | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon Tories’ Twitter gaffe as they demystify the anus

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the  latest ham-fisted bungling social media  campaign from the local Conservatives Could Conservatives in Croydon be about to emulate their party colleagues at a national level and stage a leadership contest? After a long, hot and – … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Jason Cummings, Mario Creatura, Tim Pollard | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Inside Croydon editor nominated for charity’s prestigious award

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Steven Downes, the editor of Inside Croydon, has been nominated for a prestigious award for this website’s campaigning journalism over the provision, or lack of it, for young Croydon residents with autism and special educational needs. Anna Kennedy Online, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anna Kennedy Online, Charity, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Education, Inside Croydon, Local media, Schools | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Developers make billions yet still dodge ‘affordable’ quota

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

One of the country’s biggest housebuilding companies has been avoiding affordable housing obligations in London simply by arguing that to include more affordable homes within developments would not be viable. Berkeley Group has successfully persuaded planning authorities that it could … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Labour councillor alleges planning bias for Brick by Brick

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how a Town Hall veteran has broken ranks over some of the council’s inappropriate over-development It is no longer just disgruntled residents, unhappy over the way the council and their slow-motion house-builders, Brick by … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

MP Williamson’s Democracy Roadshow set to roll into Croydon

Posted on September 5, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the battle for the heart and soul of the Labour Party is coming to the borough next week One of Jeremy Corbyn’s most loyal supporters in the Parliamentary Labour Party, Chris Williamson MP, … Continue reading →

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Fairfield Halls ‘Grand Re-opening Gala’ date set for June 2019

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

EXCLUSIVE: Arts correspondent BELLA BARTOCK on the latest delay to the borough’s ‘Cultural Quarter’ plans The Fairfield Halls’ “Grand Re-opening Gala”, to be staged in the Concert Hall in the presence of the Earl of Wessex, won’t be taking place … Continue reading →

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