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Tag Archives: Private Eye
Newman plays a numbers game and exposes his short-comings
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
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Posted in Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Neil Chandler, Theatre, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Private Eye, Tony Newman
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It’s a hat-trick! Housing wins unwanted new plaudit for council
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
Elvery’s devoted staff can’t account for his expenses claim
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 Nathan Elvery, Private Eye, West Sussex County Council
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It’s official: Croydon has claim as Britain’s rottenest borough
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 Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Private Eye, Rotten Boroughs, Tony Newman
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Dombey gets Sutton in the Eye over Incinerator Academy
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 Beddington Lane incinerator, Hackbridge, Hackbridge Primary School, Liberal Democrats, Private Eye, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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Flawed inspection regime highlights health risks of incinerators
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
Proud to Serve: Congrats to car pound operator Collins Boansi!
More from Croydon Council‘s internal interweb thingy. This time it’s the latest accolade for the Employee of the Month. And Croydon’s hardest working employee is one of the car pound staff. #thatissocroydon Here at Inside Croydon, we congratulate Collins. It … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jon Rouse, Parking
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, DNA, Employment, London, London Borough of Croydon, Private Eye, Taberner House
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