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King’s peers crown him Croydon Labour’s new deputy leader
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The alarm signals over the electoral fate of the Town Hall, and perhaps even the Croydon Central marginal parliamentary seat, saw the borough’s Labour councillors given a stern lecture last night. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Stuart … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Leila Ben-Hassel, Manju Shahul Hameed, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Labour, Leila Ben-Hassel, Manju Shahul Hameed, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, Tony Newman
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Ben-Hassel joins contest to become council deputy leader
‘We can’t do business as usual’ says rookie councillor looking to make an impression, writes KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter Leila Ben-Hassel, a Croydon councillor only since March 2019, last night announced herself as a fourth contender to become … Continue reading
Three in the running to replace Butler as Labour deputy leader
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest part of the break-up of Tony Newman’s ‘dream team’ Alison Butler has resigned as the deputy leader of the council’s Labour group, triggering another internal party election, which is … Continue reading
Council leaves 400 firms waiting for ‘urgent’ covid grants
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the continuing delays in emergency grant distribution in Croydon which have seen some firms go out of business during the coronavirus lockdown Croydon has been the worst local authority in London for distributing … Continue reading
There’s no masking fact that covid-19 infection is on rise again
Croydon’s newly installed ceremonial Mayor admits she has been affected by covid-19, yet did not wear a mask or practice social distancing on her first two engagements, while Public Health England reports an increase in virus infection rates in some … Continue reading
Shamed into action, council offers new grants for business
More than two months after being handed £60million by the government to distribute to the borough’s businesses as coronavirus emergency grants, Croydon Council is now offering some firms special one-off grants of up to £5,000. “They’re just trying to buy … Continue reading
Council’s sitting on £33m of unpaid grants for local businesses
Five weeks after the council promised to get grants to businesses ‘within seven days’, more than half of the borough’s firms are still waiting to receive a penny, as MT WALLETTE reports Hundreds of traders in Croydon have been left … Continue reading
Two-thirds of businesses yet to receive emergency grants
£40million in grants from a government-funded scheme to help businesses through the covid-19 emergency remain to be distributed by Croydon Council, as our business correspondent, MT WALLETTE, reports Croydon Council has managed to distribute just one-third of the £60million it … Continue reading
Free money! But Croydon Council can’t even give it away
Our business correspondent, MT WALLETTE, reports on how Croydon Council can’t even manage to hand-out millions of pounds of free money from the government A Croydon Council Labour cabinet member last night pretty much admitted that her strategy for helping … Continue reading
Council promises to pay business virus grants in seven days
Stung into action following Inside Croydon’s report on its detail-lite, vacuous announcement intended to “help” the borough’s businesses, the council last night issued a new press statement about the business aid available in the coronavirus emergency. And this time they … Continue reading
Town Hall’s empty promises to business misses out vital grants
There’s a lot more help available out there for businesses hit by the pandemic emergency than the council is letting on, reports KEN LEE Businesses seeking support from Croydon Council during the covid-19 pandemic will find the Town Hall shelves … Continue reading
Scott unveils secret plan to build 12,000 flats beside Purley Way
EXCLUSIVE: Under pressure over rising housing targets, has Paul Scott found his get-out-of-jail-free card alongside the A23? KEN LEE reports Having spent the past five years excusing the overdevelopment of neighbourhoods throughout the borough by claiming that there are no … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Colonnades, Cycling, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Housing, Ikea, Joy Prince, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Stuart Collins, TfL, Transport, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Wing Yip
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Labour, Manju Shahul Hameed, Paul Scott, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waddon
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Labour names Euro candidates as City Hall selection undecided
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the glacial progress in Labour choosing its candidates for London elections which are now barely 12 months away The Labour Party thought they had sorted a major selection dilemma last night when they … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 European elections, 2021 London elections, Andrew Dismore, Fiona Twycross, Jamie Audsley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor of London, Patsy Cummings, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Jamie Audsley, Labour, London, London Assembly, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Tony Newman, Tory
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First aid training course, London Road, Sep 9
Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Community associations, Manju Shahul Hameed
Tagged Broad Green, Manju Shahul Hameed
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Boswell speaks out on behalf of Croydon’s “heroic” teachers
Canon Colin Boswell used Croydon’s annual civic service yesterday to call on the people of the borough ”to encourage heroic teachers”. The Vicar of Croydon’s remarks came in a sermon to the congregation in Croydon Minster and to the many … Continue reading
Posted in Archbishop Lanfranc, Canon Colin Boswell, Church and religions, Croydon Minster, Education, Manju Shahul Hameed, Parish Church schools, Roke Primary, Schools, Stuart Collins
Tagged Canon Colin Boswell, Colin Boswell, Croydon Minster, Eddy Arram, Lord Bowness, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor of Croydon, Ofsted, Parish Church schools, Peter Bowness, Tory, Vicar of Croydon
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Broad Green councillor nominated to be next Mayor of Croydon
Broad Green councillor Manju Shahul Hameed is to be nominated to be the next Mayor of Croydon by the Labour group at Monday’s council meeting. The appointment of the borough mayor is made by a committee on which Conservatives have … Continue reading
