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Croydon’s well-paid councillors pay their Council Tax on time
WALTER CRONXITE on a new report that shows that in neighbouring boroughs, some councillors have not been punctual in paying their Council Tax bills Yet further evidence has emerged that Croydon Council Tax-payers may be forking out far too much … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bromley Council, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Southwark Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Bromley Council, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Sutton, Southwark, Tony Newman, Tory
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Central Hill’s open weekend to show the estate they are in
A much-admired housing estate in Crystal Palace which is under threat of demolition by the local council is open to public view this weekend, to dispel Tory-driven myths of “sink estates”, as part of something called the Open Garden Estates … Continue reading
MP Reed ‘committed’ to funding for Upper Norwood Library
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North, has sent the Save the Upper Norwood Library campaign a supportive message as the campaigners try to stop the “decommissioning” of their library services as part of Lambeth Council’s scheme to close … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Matthew Bennett, Pat Ryan, Steve Reed MP, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Lambeth council, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Upper Norwood Joint Library, Upper Norwood Library Trust
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Lambeth axes 50% of public libraries in ‘deeply cynical’ move
Lambeth Council has announced that it is to close five of the borough’s 10 public libraries as a consequence of the cuts in grants from central government. The Labour council’s proposals have been criticised as a “postcode lottery” for the … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, Greenwich Leisure, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Outside Croydon, Property, Steve Reed MP, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Lambeth council, Robert Gibson, Steve Reed OBE
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‘Nothing to see here’, police say over Gipsy Hill election case
The police has concluded its investigation into allegations of electoral fraud in Lambeth’s Gipsy Hill ward in May’s local elections, and says it will be taking no further action. The voters of Gipsy Hill elected three Labour councillors, including Matthew … Continue reading
Politicians distrusted? Ask Lambeth’s housing co-ops
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North, says that it has taken him a year of working at Westminster to realise… People. Don’t. Trust. Politicians. Is this what the acronym NSS* was invented for? After all, Reed had spent … Continue reading
Steve Reed MP: Regeneration needed beyond the town centre
In his exclusive column for Inside Croydon, STEVE REED reports on how community groups are essential to ensure proper and sustainable regeneration in their neighbourhoods People for Portland Road, a community organisation in South Norwood, organised a public meeting last Saturday to … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, People for Portland Road, Policing, Schools, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Stanley People's Initiative, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brixton, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hammerson, Labour, Lambeth council, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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MP Reed ordered investigation of councillor emails at Lambeth
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North, had a fellow Labour councillor’s emails spied upon when he was the leader of Lambeth Council last year, according to an official answer provided at Brixton Town Hall. Kingsley Abrams, who was … Continue reading
Lambeth leader Reed puts himself forward for Croydon North
Labour’s “long list” of applicants to stand as a candidate in the Croydon North by-election includes the leader of Lambeth Council, Steve Reed. Reed, a Brixton Hill councillor who lives in Streatham, has led Lambeth Council since 2006. He is … Continue reading
