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Jenrick rejects Croydon’s landlord licence scheme application
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The government has binned an application to extend the borough’s landlord licensing scheme, saying that the council failed to provide any housing strategy. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, has rejected … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Alison Knight, Business, Chris Buss, Croydon Council, Landlord licensing, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Landlord licensing scheme, London Borough of Croydon, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Paul Scott, Robert Jenrick, Tony Newman
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Coulsdon concern as planning’s husband and wife act returns
Coulsdon residents are expressing grave concerns about serious potential conflicts of interest in the council’s planning department and proposals to build two massive blocks of flats in a quiet, tree-lined residential cul-de-sac. The developers at the centre of the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Housing, Planning
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, HTA Design, Jan Slominski, Macar Developments, Natalie Gentry, Paul Scott, Purley, Ross Gentry
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Labour councillors set to support discredited leader system
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Some of the borough’s politicians have again placed their own self-interests ahead of the public and come up with another dodgy decision, writes WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Not content with having crashed the council’s finances, the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Alison Butler, Andrew Fisher, Andrew Pelling, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Brick by Brick to get second £10m loan to avoid going bust
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council Tax-payers haven’t finished coughing up for the borough’s failed housing developers. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The cashflow crisis continues at Brick by Brick, as its sales of new-built homes has failed to cover its operating costs. … Continue reading
Scott in power cut as he is ‘purged’ from planning committee
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The best mate of discredited council leader Tony Newman spent seven years dominating and domineering the planning committee – and never once did he declare an interest over colleague architects or Brick by Brick. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Paul Scott, Planning, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, DEMOC, Hamida Ali, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Planning Committee, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Tory
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BxB’s collapse was predictable. Why did no one else notice?
CROYDON IN CRISIS: It did not take a couple of £800-a-day consultants to spot that Brick by Brick was dragging the council into financial ruin. Reader NICHOLAS PANES’s first piece for this website, the presciently headlined “Building towards the council’s … Continue reading
Candidates’ tough task to shake off Labour reputation
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how candidates standing in ward by-elections next month have to shake off the stigma of replacing discredited Tony Newman and Simon Hall Kola Agboola and Mike Bonello have been named by Labour as their … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fieldway, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Kenley, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jack Buck, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Bonello, New Addington, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Newman makes comeback to star in new Croydon pantomime
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The Croydon Panto is returning to the Fairfield Halls later this year, with a special production and a cast full of favourite villains. By our Showbiz Editor, BELLA BARTOCK Tony Newman, until last October the leader of the … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon pantomime, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
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‘Most dangerous man in Britain’ to stand in council election
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on a startling development over two ward by-elections on May 6 A lifelong political activist laughably described by the Daily Mail as “the most dangerous man in Britain” has become the first to declare that … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Paul Scott, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Ian Bone, Jane Nicholl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Croydon Labour shaken after resignation of third councillor
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Hamida Ali’s control of the Town Hall continues to crumble, as long-standing councillor Jane Avis decides to quit. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jane Avis, the council cabinet member for homes and gateway services, has resigned from the … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, New Addington North, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Newman and Hall resign as councillors claiming a ‘witchhunt’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Two key figures in the council’s financial collapse claim to be victims of an inaccurate report into their conduct. They might also escape facing any disciplinary action by quitting now. By STEVEN DOWNES Tony Newman, until last … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Fieldway, Hamida Ali, Katherine Kerswell, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, S114, Section 114, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Budget is approved but Labour council haunted by its past
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Back-to-back meetings yesterday pushed through the paperwork to balance the books and increase Council Tax. But Hamida Ali’s administration cannot shake off its part in the borough’s financial calamity. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor With the £120million … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Stranack, Brick by Brick, Chris Buss, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hamida Ali, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Sean Fitzsimons, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Stuart King, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Rapid Review, S114, Section 114, Simon Hall, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman supporters stage takeover of local Labour party
The ‘Starmerisation’ of the Labour Party last week saw supporters of Croydon’s disgraced former council leader rally to his cause. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Friends and supporters of Tony Newman staged a takeover of his local Labour Party last … Continue reading
Posted in Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Evans, David White, Fairfield, Hamida Ali, Jose Joseph, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Carole Bonner, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Labour, New Addington, Paul Scott, Rob Elliott, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Viscount Stansgate
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Newman presided over ‘shocking bullying’, claims councillor
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Questions have been raised over Labour’s decision not to suspend the former deputy leader of the council, while Town Hall chiefs prepare for a flurry of disciplinary meetings next week Yesterday’s “administrative suspension” of councillors Tony Newman … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Paul Scott, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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Reprieved! Buss recommends scrapping dozens of build plans
Among the recommendations contained in the report on the future of Brick by Brick going before next Tuesday’s scrutiny committee is a list of sites which are no longer to be developed by the loss-making council-owned builder. The biggest site … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, College Green, Croydon Council, Paul Scott, Planning, Section 114 notice, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Waddon
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£650,000 cost of mayor ballot is not ‘essential expenditure’
Town Hall leaders threaten to pull referendum on directly elected mayor if the pot-less council is unable to fix its finances. By KEN LEE Councillors will get to vote on Monday on whether to stage a referendum on the issue … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Community associations, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Katherine Kerswell, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Hamida Ali, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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Ex-leader Newman wants to seek election again in 2022
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A former supporter of the discredited councillor has described it as ‘a disgrace’ that no one has ‘been held accountable for bringing the council to its knees’. WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on growing concerns among local Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Woodside
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If incompetent directors can be banned, why not councillors?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Outsourcing giants Carillion went bust three years ago, and now the directors responsible face possible bans from the nation’s boardrooms. Likewise, incompetent councillors should also be barred from public office, says TERRY McCARTHY The news this week that … Continue reading
Ali announces Labour U-turn over staging of mayor referendum
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest potentially costly change in position performed by the cash-strapped council The council’s Labour leadership today confirmed a massive U-turn on its previous opposition to having a referendum for a directly-elected mayor – … Continue reading
We’re Sorry We Haven’t A Clue: the cruellest months of 2020
The last four months of last year saw the Labour-run council implode, with resignations, reshuffles and a controversial golden handshake of £440,000 for the chief exec. Editor STEVEN DOWNES rounds off our review of the past year SEPTEMBER Covid-19 hadn’t … Continue reading
Hard labour: the Croydon Mayor, dodgy deals and bankruptcy
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on a tale from Katharine Street’s history which resonates strongly today New Year may be a time for looking forward, but it can also be most useful for taking a backward glance, perhaps to learn … Continue reading
MP Reed discovers 20-20 hindsight over council finances
Steve Reed OBE, the Blairite MP for Croydon North, has broken his silence over the collapse of Croydon Council’s finances to make a claim that he had in some way been misled over the state of the bankrupt borough’s books. … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon North, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, S114, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114, Simon Hall, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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The Audit Report: Newman’s £100m gamble with your money
CROYDON IN CRISIS: There’s growing public demand for some degree of accountability over the council’s financial collapse, and there’s mounting evidence that the former leader of the council and his mates broke rules to push through his pet policies. By … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Shifa Mustafa, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
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Strange Cummings and goings as protests begin over library
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The battle has begun to save the borough’s libraries, under threat because of the council’s financial collapse. GENE BRODIE reports from yesterday’s well-attended protest in South Norwood More than 100 residents, including many parents with youngsters in … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Libraries, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Section 114 notice, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, S114, Section 114, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Labour agree to hold mayoral referendum in October 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Council leader votes for a ballot that could cost as much as £1m, as agreement is finally reached to listen to the wishes of 20,000 Croydon residents. By STEVEN DOWNES The Labour group which controls Croydon Town Hall has … Continue reading
