Tag Archives: Gareth Streeter

Awks! Tory councillor’s MP father joins calls for Johnson to go

Posted on February 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the drip-drip feed of discontent from within the party-party-party Party While Croydon’s Tory MP Chris Philp continues to make himself look a fool in a series of car-crash media appearances in which he tries (and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Gareth Streeter, Shirley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

One-third of Tory councillors to quit at 2022 local elections

Posted on September 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on wholesale changes among the borough’s opposition party One-third of Croydon’s Conservative councillors will be standing down at the next local elections, in May 2022. The collapse of the borough’s finances under Labour, who have controlled … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Gareth Streeter, Helen Pollard, Jan Buttinger, Kenley, Luke Clancy, Old Coulsdon, Oni Oviri, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Simon Hoar, Steve Hollands, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Shirley chainsaw massacre: hundreds of trees condemned

Posted on August 31, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Chop! Chop! The bankrupt council is spending £15,000 in a rush to destroy dozens of trees, many of them apparently healthy. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Cash-strapped Croydon Council is planning to fell more than 250 trees around … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Gareth Streeter, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tories in reshuffle as Redfern and Streeter quit cabinet jobs

Posted on July 13, 2021 by insidecroydon

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the latest departures from the Conservatives’ front bench at the Town Hall Less than 10 months out from the borough-wide local elections, and with Labour in Croydon on the ropes after the scandals … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Gareth Streeter, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Jeet Bains | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Job cuts see council’s business close to breaking point

Posted on July 5, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: So many staff have been made redundant at Fisher’s Folly that they now don’t have time even to draft meeting minutes of the Town Hall’s £1.5bn pension fund. By STEVEN DOWNES When the council’s planning committee convened … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Gareth Streeter, Heather Cheesbrough, Katherine Kerswell, Paul Scott, Planning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taking a U-turn on road measures risks a traffic accident

Posted on November 1, 2020 by insidecroydon

Some people are taking to the streets in Upper Norwood today to protest against the traffic-calming Low Traffic Neighbourhood initiative. But as an investigation by environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION has discovered, their campaign is supported and funded by motoring lobbyists … Continue reading →

Posted in Bromley Council, Colin Smith, Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Gareth Streeter, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Stuart King, TfL, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tory councillor blocks Croydon followers as he heads to Luton

Posted on November 16, 2019 by insidecroydon

Croydon councillors’ attempts to stand for parliament have in most cases been rejected, as our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE, reports If there was any lingering doubt that many of our council’s politicians are in it for themselves and anything … Continue reading →

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Councillor employed by Oasis charity makes grant to Oasis

Posted on March 21, 2019 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon has discovered that Conservative councillor Gareth Streeter managed to oversee a £1,500 donation from council funds towards a group from the Oasis academy chain – the very same Oasis chain which is associated with the Oasis charity where … Continue reading →

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Shirley councillor shows his commitment… in Carshalton

Posted on February 7, 2019 by insidecroydon

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest straw in the wind that indicates the Tories are planning a snap General Election Conservative councillor Gareth “Blubber” Streeter demonstrated his commitment to the people living in his ward in Shirley North again … Continue reading →

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Ex-MP Barwell abandons Croydon, as his bag-carrier steps up

Posted on May 12, 2018 by insidecroydon

Local Tories appear to have given up hope of regaining the parliamentary seat lost at last year’s General Election, as KEN LEE reports Gavin Barwell, the Tory who when he was MP for Croydon Central said, “Representing my home town … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Gareth Streeter, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tories accused of breaking their own rules over selections

Posted on February 9, 2018 by insidecroydon

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on complaints of undemocratic interference in the candidate selection process, and too much influence from the local party leader in those allowed to stand in May’s Town Hall elections At least four of Croydon’s longest serving … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Chris Wright, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Fairfield, Helen Pollard, Ian Parker, Mike Fisher, Purley, Shirley, Steve Hollands, Sue Winborn, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Oasis chief gets 20% pay rise as academies warn over finances

Posted on January 18, 2018 by insidecroydon

Education correspondent GENE BRODIE on an eye-watering salary hike for the man in overall charge of some of Croydon’s biggest schools The leader of a church-linked multi-academy chain which operates five large schools in Croydon has just been awarded a … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Gareth Streeter, Oasis Academy, Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Schools | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Church-linked academy chain denies having ‘religious ethos’

Posted on October 23, 2017 by insidecroydon

Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, has found a new website which has discovered the Oasis academy chain, led by a Baptist minister, saying that they really have very little to do with churches or religion There have been calls for … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Oasis Academy, Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Paul Scott, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Barwell’s bogus ‘Dear Neighbour’ letters use an old Cons trick

Posted on June 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

KEN LEE, our politics reporter, has found that the Tory campaign in Croydon Central has been less than truthful, again In the final days of the election campaign, and gaffe-prone Gavin Barwell has resorted to a tried and trusted tactic … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Croydon Central, Gareth Streeter, Gavin Barwell, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments