Tag Archives: Pat Ryan

Ryan and Wentworth ‘apologise’, but public know the score

Posted on December 9, 2015 by insidecroydon

When is an apology not an apology? When it’s based on an arse-covering, self-justifying lie. That seems to be case with the pair of Palace fans who wandered into a Croydon Council meeting on Monday night, Upper Norwood “councillors” Pat … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Pat Ryan, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Croydon in crisis. Councillors watch football on the telly

Posted on December 8, 2015 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon’s Editor, STEVEN DOWNES, on the latest shabby episode in the Town Hall chamber This was the scene in Croydon Town Hall during a full meeting of the council last night. Two well-paid local councillors engrossed in the Crystal … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Nathan Elvery, Pat Ryan, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Norbury Avenue rat run re-opened and is ‘unsafe’ say cyclists

Posted on September 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

As Inside Croydon reported before the Bank Holiday weekend, Croydon Council has abandoned its Quietway scheme along Norbury Avenue without completing the intended trial period, and all done with seemingly indecent haste, if the state of the signage left behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Croydon Greens, Cycling, Environment, Mayor of London, Norbury, Pat Ryan, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Reed calls for proper funding for Upper Norwood Library

Posted on April 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

The chairman of the Upper Norwood Library Trust yesterday told how he wept when the doors to the library were closed for the first time as a result of funding cuts imposed by Croydon Council. Robert Gibson was speaking to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Alisa Flemming, Carillion, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, John Laing Integrated Services, John Wentworth, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Matthew Bennett, Pat Ryan, Steve Reed MP, Transition Town, Upper Norwood Library Trust | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments