Tag Archives: Private Eye

Flawed inspection regime highlights health risks of incinerators

Posted on November 2, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 →

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

Posted on January 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Proud to Serve: Congrats to car pound operator Collins Boansi!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Report claims police to investigate council contracts

Posted on May 26, 2011 by insidecroydon

Extraordinary report in the latest issue of Private Eye, which claims that Croydon Council may be subject to a police investigation over its “questionable” system of awarding contracts, including “links between officers and contractors”. The satirical magazine has been doggedly … Continue reading →

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