Tag Archives: Paul Scott

Brick by Brick imposed on community housing projects

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on another source of funding to build homes, which in Croydon risks being hijacked by the council’s failing house-builder Croydon Council has made what one of the Labour-run council leadership has called “an ambitious pledge” … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Woodside councillors go missing from rubbish walkabout

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

Just two weeks after residents organised a walkabout in South Norwood and part of Woodside ward with some councillors and management from Croydon’s rubbish contractors, and the photograph (right) shows the state of one of those streets again yesterday. Residents … Continue reading →

Posted in Clive Fraser, Environment, Fly tipping, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Refuse collection, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Seconds out: champ Duke fights for survival at Victory Place

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Three-time boxing world champion Duke McKenzie is facing the toughest fight of his life yet – a battle for the survival of the gym in Crystal Palace which he has worked hard over eight years to establish as a thriving … Continue reading →

Posted in Boxing, Business, Crime, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Duke McKenzie, Health, Knife crime, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Sport, Stephen Mann | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Croydon’s ‘slums of the future’ flats making headlines again

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

Central Croydon has been blighted not only by a seemingly endless wait for Westfield, but also by what has been described as “probably the worst housing policy mistake in the post-war era”, as BARRATT HOLMES reports Croydon was making the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Green Dragon House, Housing, Inspired Homes, Paul Scott, Planning, Property | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

£2.3m in Mayor and council grants for Newman’s backyard

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

The Mayor of London has announced another significant grant to Croydon – £1,161,426 – this time for a project in South Norwood, which just happens to be in a neighbourhood including the ward represented by council leader Tony Newman and … Continue reading →

Posted in London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

MP demands independent investigation into planning decisions

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the latest move over the favourable treatment provided to the council’s house-builders by the council’s planning committee A Croydon MP has asked the council’s chief executive to confirm that an independent investigation will be held into allegations … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

£400m+ scheme at risk after council’s failed property deal

Posted on December 16, 2018 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing reporter, on how bungling by ‘award-winning’ Brick by Brick has put in serious jeopardy half-a-billion-pounds’ worth of new homes, has damaged the Town Hall’s relationship with Croydon College, and leaves a gaping funding hole for Fairfield … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Arnhem Gallery, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, College Green, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fairfield Halls, Housing, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments