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MP steps in over rubbish contractor’s missed bin collections
BINMAGEDDON: Residents are complaining of streets ‘littered with dumped rubbish, overflowing recycling and a persistent smell of decay’. And we are only one month into a new £40m bins contract. By our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE Just one month … Continue reading
BINMAGEDDON 2: Clinical waste collections halved in new deal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Residents and carers using a special service to dispose of hygiene waste were given less than two weeks’ notice that the service was being discontinued – potentially creating ‘a health and safety issue of enormous proportions’. By … Continue reading
BINMAGEDDON 2: Councillors now ordered not to complain
EXCLUSIVE: The borough’s elected representatives, our councillors, have this week been ordered not to have direct contact with Katherine Kerswell’s council staff over such mundane issues as bin collections that have been missed by rubbish contractor Veolia. By our Town … Continue reading
April Fools! £40m Veolia contract comes into force tomorrow
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on Tory Mayor Perry’s multi-million-pound practical joke being played on residents tomorrow in a borough which can’t say which day a street’s bins are due to be emptied, and where the rubbish contractor is … Continue reading
Volunteer criticises Perry for taking credit for residents’ efforts
DODGY LEAFLETS: The Tory campaign to save Jason Perry’s political career is underway, with the Conservatives delivering pamphlets making all kinds of exaggerated claims. As KEN LEE reports, some community groups have not been fooled by Perry’s false claims With … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dody leaflets, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Rubbish contractors, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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The art of the deal: what is Perry hiding over Veolia contract?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In 2023, Croydon’s Mayor cancelled the borough’s contract with rubbish contractors Veolia because of “significant and ongoing concerns” over performance. In 2025, the council handed a new £40m deal to Veolia. A year on, the Town Hall has … Continue reading →
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