Tag Archives: Huw Rhys Lewis

Perry’s libraries legacy of unsigned leases and works not done

Posted on April 6, 2026 by insidecroydon

Pay more, get less. Under Jason Perry, the council has become increasingly reliant on volunteers to deliver services paid for by our Council Tax – from litter-picking in Croydon parks, to voluntary groups running the four public libraries closed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Stranack, Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Kristian Aspinall, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Property, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association, Shirley North, Shirley South | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

‘Time for new leadership’: ex-director’s broadside at Kerswell

Posted on October 27, 2025 by insidecroydon

Now even once loyal, £1,000-a-day execs are publicly voicing criticism of Croydon’s former CEO. By STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell’s abrupt exit as Croydon’s £204,000 per year chief executive was no surprise to someone who, until just a couple of months … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Kerswell takes another pay-off as she quits as council’s CEO

Posted on October 17, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry makes another massive ‘reward for failure’ from public money as his chief executive joins the stampede for the exit at Fisher’s Folly. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell has resigned from her £204,000 per … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Improvement Board, Jane West, Jo Negrini, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Nazeya Hussain, Section 114 notice, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

More council churn as exec in charge of regeneration quits

Posted on September 29, 2025 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE:  Croydon’s £204,000 CEO is facing another crisis of her own creation, as her appointee as corporate director in charge of planning joins the growing exodus from the council. By STEVEN DOWNES Nazyeya Hussain, the council official responsible for planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Heather Cheesbrough, Jane West, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Nazeya Hussain, Nick Hibberd, Section 114 notice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

New director job ads signal end for Kerswell’s costly interims

Posted on August 6, 2025 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: Just a couple of weeks since the government Commissioners arrived in Croydon, and an obvious way of saving money is being implemented. By KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter Could it be that the era of £1,000 per day “interim”, … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Future Croydon', Adam Wilkinson, Commissioners, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Sue Hanlon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Property salesman Lewis quits council job over interim costs

Posted on July 15, 2025 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: One of the cash-strapped council’s £1,000 per day ‘temporary’ directors left Fisher’s Folly in a bit of a rush last week – getting out before the Commissioners arrive. By STEVEN DOWNES Huw Rhys Lewis BSc, BArch, MSc, MRIBA, MAPM, … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Future Croydon', Adam Wilkinson, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Heather Cheesbrough, Heathfield House, Improvement Board, Karen Agbabiaka, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Nazeya Hussain, Nick Hibberd, Property, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan, Tony McArdle | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Council director took ‘delegated’ decision to lease out CALAT

Posted on November 11, 2024 by insidecroydon

Cash-strapped council admits it leased out the site for a long-promised medical centre in Coulsdon without any reference to councillors, while ‘the NHS is yet to confirm the latest forecast completion date for the project’ Croydon Council has admitted that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, CALAT, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Health, Heather Cheesbrough, Ian Parker, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw, Old Coulsdon, Parking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Mayor Perry replies on Nightwatch with nasty hint of menace

Posted on November 9, 2024 by insidecroydon

Our Town Hall reporter KEN LEE has got hold of a confidential letter from the Tory Mayor in which there’s an implied threat of action against a homelessness charity Croydon Mayor Jason Perry is a fully paid-up member of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Esther Sutton, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Queens Gardens, Ria Patel, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Perry backs down from legal threats against homeless charity

Posted on October 15, 2024 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: 87% of our readers said Croydon’s Mayor should not be threatening Nightwatch with an injunction for feeding the hungry in Queen’s Gardens. Now the council has announced there will be no legal action. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Housing, Jad Adams, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Queens Gardens | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Majority of councillors sign letter of support for Nightwatch

Posted on September 30, 2024 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Open letter to Mayor Perry describes the ‘shocking way’ the council has treated one of the borough’s most-respected charities. By STEVEN DOWNES More than half of the borough’s elected councillors have signed an open letter to Mayor … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Housing, Jad Adams, Mayor Jason Perry, Queens Gardens, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Perry’s council threatens legal action against homeless charity

Posted on September 27, 2024 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Tory Mayor ignored call for his council to act with ‘respect and compassion’ after they issued threats of legal action against one of the borough’s leading volunteer groups. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Nightwatch, the charity which … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon parks, Housing, Jad Adams, Mayor Jason Perry, Queens Gardens, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Bureaucrat decides to kick credit union out of council offices

Posted on November 3, 2023 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s credit union, a community finance organisation that provides low-cost loans to thousands of residents in and around the borough, is being kicked out of the council offices on Monday because, officials say, the local authority needs the space for … Continue reading →

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