Tag Archives: Croydon

Shock! Council discovers trees on site it gave to Brick by Brick

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

Brick by Brick, the council’s loss-making in-house house-builder, has suffered yet more setbacks after the council “discovered” that two sites it wanted to concrete over were either too close to high-voltage electricity pylons, or had real live trees growing there. … Continue reading →

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Developer in administration after owner jailed over car crash

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

In a bitter metaphor for the profit-hungry developers who have made millions from creating “the slums of the future” with the conversions of old office blocks into under-sized flats, one of the leading firms specialising in their developments in Croydon, … Continue reading →

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Sutton backs scheme to route 60,000 lorries through Croydon

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

BELLE MONT on how the environmental vandals running Sutton Council are pushing a scheme for another industrial plant on Beddington Lane Just a matter of weeks since declaring a climate emergency, Sutton Council is tonight backing a Beddington Lane waste … Continue reading →

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Council to end contract for elderly sheltered housing care

Posted on September 2, 2019 by

The council is bringing back in-house the care of 237 older tenants in special sheltered flats and ending its contract with the existing private provider, following repeated complaints that the services provided had been falling below acceptable standards. It is … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick losses mount as they spend £1m on ‘showroom’

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

The annual report from the council’s loss-making in-house house-builder shows ‘directors costs’ more than tripling in the past year, while spending £1million on rent and renovations to the company’s George Street base Brick by Brick, the bastard brainchild of Croydon … Continue reading →

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Stop a No Deal Brexit, speaker CWU’s Dave Ward, Sep 12

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

Croydon TUC and Croydon Assembly cordially invite you to an open meeting: A GENERAL ELECTION NOW: STOP A “NO DEAL” BREXIT Speaker: Dave Ward, General Secretary, Communications Workers Union (CWU)

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Negrini used council funds to cover-up record of complaints

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

The council’s £220,000 per year chief executive has taken to issuing tax-funded spin and lies about her organisation’s poor performance, after the Local Government Ombudsman issued its annual report that showed more complaints upheld against Croydon than any other London … Continue reading →

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