Tag Archives: Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown

Flood warning: after six years, Riddlesdown works set to start

Posted on June 19, 2021 by insidecroydon

More than a month’s average rainfall was deposited on Croydon and parts of southern England yesterday, exposing once more the areas of the borough more prone to flooding, and in many cases also illustrating the failures of council contractors’ to … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Helen Redfern, Kenley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Steve Iles | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Questions raised over new £21m rubbish deal with Veolia

Posted on March 8, 2021 by insidecroydon

The council budget, which is set to be approved at a virtual meeting tonight, offers “the worst of both worlds” as far as the borough’s recycling centres are concerned, according to a Tory councillor. In the middle of the council’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Helen Redfern, Property, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Refuse collection, Veolia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

‘Email us if you are unable to access our online consultation’

Posted on February 8, 2021 by insidecroydon

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the council’s latest blunder over a public consultation for the badly polluted Purley Way and false claims for ‘the highest environmental standards’ Croydon Council, which already has a diabolically bad reputation for the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Work to stop floods in Kenley and Purley scrapped by council

Posted on November 23, 2020 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s bankrupt council has cancelled vital flood-prevention measures in the south of the borough because it has already spent the money it was given for the works. That’s according to the Town Hall opposition Tories, who say that funding had … Continue reading →

Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Helen Redfern, Kenley, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Section 114 notice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Councillor warns Purley leisure centre may never reopen

Posted on September 8, 2020 by insidecroydon

A ward councillor in Purley says that the council-owned swimming pool and leisure centre there, which has been closed since March because of coronavirus, is at serious risk of never being reopened.

Posted in Croydon Council, GLL - Better, Helen Redfern, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Sport, Swimming | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Brick by Brick contractor in asbestos scare on Purley Oaks site

Posted on June 13, 2018 by insidecroydon

Contractors working for Brick by Brick, the council-owned house-builders who have yet to build a single home, were today accused of neglect, potentially endangering the long-term health of residents and their children on a building site in Purley Oaks. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Helen Redfern, Jo Negrini, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments