Tag Archives: Public Spaces Protection Order

Met to target town centre as one of London’s crime ‘hot spots’

Croydon town centre has been named in a list of crime “hot spots” issued today by the Metropolitan Police, among the places in London most likely to attract anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime. Increased police patrols will be at … Continue reading

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Town centre PSPO is another Perry failure. It’s time to scrap it

CROYDON COMMENTARY: It was Einstein who was supposed to have said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Here, PETER UNDERWOOD, right, questions the council’s thinking behind the … Continue reading

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‘Thorton’ Heath: council spelling error is latest embarrassment

Croydon’s cash-strapped council’s capacity for ballsing up even the simplest of tasks has been exposed yet again, after the authority ordered and installed dozens of signs to warn of its latest PSPO – Public Space Protection Order – and managed … Continue reading

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Perry’s new PSPO zone is ‘just window-dressing’ say critics

Surrey Street traders to establish group to represent their interests after council ignored their pleas for help over thefts and violence on Croydon’s historic street market Mayor Jason Perry is axing more than 20 Neighbourhood Safety Officers, but he has … Continue reading

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