Tag Archives: Jacqueline Harris-Baker

Croydon in crisis: Council spent £5.5m on legal fees in a year

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

EXCLUSIVE: The Town Hall has mounting legal issues, as it paid south London Rumpoles nearly half a million pounds a month over the past year, reports WALTER CRONXITE Croydon Council spent £5,477,010 in fees for external legal advice in the … Continue reading →

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Croydon now has three employees paid £200,000+ per year

Posted on April 16, 2020 by

Our political correspondent, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the latest startling figures coming out of the council Croydon Council had three members of staff who took home more than £200,000 in the last financial year for which figures are available. That’s … Continue reading →

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Mystery surrounds council CEO after her ‘intermittent’ emails

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

There are growing concerns for the well-being of the council chief executive Jo Negrini. It is more than a week now since the borough’s £220,000 per year CEO took to sending auto-responses to her emails, even those from elected councillors. … Continue reading →

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Council exec handed 76% pay rise, while CEO collects £213,000

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on some startling pay rises among the council’s elite executives While presiding over continuing austerity cuts to Town Hall budgets, staff redundancies and service reductions, all amid maximum Council Tax increases, Jo Negrini, the borough’s … Continue reading →

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Negrini jets off to Cannes as Brick by Brick cover-up continues

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE dons his Panama hat, khaki shorts and espadrilles to track down the council’s £200,000 CEO on her annual spring break to the South of France, all funded by Croydon Council Tax-payers With Westfield delayed indefinitely, Fairfield Halls at … Continue reading →

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The Godfather: Croydon official hired friend on £787 per day

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

A two-month investigation into Croydon Council’s IT operation has uncovered major concerns over procurement and payments. STEVEN DOWNES reports Croydon Council is undertaking its second internal investigation this year into the conduct of its assistant chief executive. Graham Cadle is … Continue reading →

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