Tag Archives: Private Eye

Newman plays a numbers game and exposes his short-comings

Posted on February 6, 2020 by

Could a Town Hall chamber boast by the bungling council leader have managed to reveal that the Fairfield Halls’ prestigious panto struggled to sell tickets? Oh yes it did… Our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, reports Tony Newman gets yet another … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Neil Chandler, Theatre, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

It’s a hat-trick! Housing wins unwanted new plaudit for council

Posted on January 8, 2020 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, reports on how Croydon’s bungling over its Brick by Brick privatised development company has managed to see our local authority feature among the rottenest boroughs of the year – for the third year running It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Elvery’s devoted staff can’t account for his expenses claim

Posted on January 24, 2019 by

Nathan Elvery, a man who did so much to create the culture and ethos that has been prevalent at Croydon Council during his reign there as chief finance officer, deputy CEO and ultimately as top banana, appears to have taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Tony Newman | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

It’s official: Croydon has claim as Britain’s rottenest borough

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE on another set of awards, but ones which you won’t be reading about on the council’s website Private Eye, the country’s best-selling satirical magazine, today publishes its eagerly awaited annual Rotten Borough Awards for 2018. Well-paid council executives … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Dombey gets Sutton in the Eye over Incinerator Academy

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

Ruth Dombey’s relentless drive to have Sutton regarded as the rottenest borough in south London got another boost today, as her Liberal Democrat-run council got yet another dishonourable mention in Private Eye magazine. The scurrilous satirical fortnightly features on its … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, London-wide issues, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Schools, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Flawed inspection regime highlights health risks of incinerators

Posted on November 2, 2013 by

Four years ago, Simon Hoar, a cabinet member in the Conservative group that controls the Town Hall, was distributing leaflets in Waddon ward offering a solemn promise that he and his colleagues, if re-elected to the council, would stop the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Clare Hilley, Environment, Health, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Harris, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Croydon gets hit in the Eye, the Standard and the Guardian

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Looks like our loyal reader is not the only one reading Inside Croydon. So far this week, the Evening Standard has followed up our story about the rave at Latitude 25 (we’d recommend that you view the Standard‘s version here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Libraries, Policing, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment