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#BINMAGEDDON: Veolia performance is worse under new deal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The rubbish contractor handed a £40m eight-year contract by Mayor Jason Perry, just two years after he sacked them for underperforming, is now taking longer to clear fly-tips than under their old deal. NORA BERRY reports Figures … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Refuse collection, Scott Roche, Veolia
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, fly-tip, Fly-tipping, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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The Toss-cars 2025: We name Croydon’s laziest councillors
It’s Inside Croydon’s annual round-up of official figures which show which of our 70 elected councillors have been asking the most questions. And which councillors need to be seriously questioned, after they’ve effectively given a grand ‘up yours’ to the … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Alisa Flemming, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Shirley North, Shirley South, Tamar Barrett (was Nwafor), Tony Pearson
Tagged Brigitte Graham, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Tory, Toss-cars
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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
Councillor’s workplace issue: House of Fraser or Commons?
EXCLUSIVE: It’s not just Chancellor Rachel Reeves who struggles to get her CV right, as SANDRA STEAD, our in-house number-cruncher, uncovers a fifth case of an elected representative in Croydon failing to keep proper records in their register of interest … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Holland, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Shirley South, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Simon Fox, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Waddon
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Perry’s ‘nice little earner’ – Tory Mayor’s undeclared £10,000
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Elected figures across the capital are pocketing generous ‘bonuses’ – all paid for by Council Tax-payers, just for attending a few committee meetings for the London Councils organisation. EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon’s Tory Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Holland, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Shirley South, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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South Norwood councillor quits as special advisor at DEFRA
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Louis Carserides is a third councillor forced to alter their register of interests after questioning from Inside Croydon, as the long-time aide of MP Steve Reed quits his government job. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES An Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Louis Carserides, Scott Roche, Shirley South, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Paul Scully MP, Scott Roche, Shirley, Shirley South, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Cabinet member Roche goes months without updating register
Another week, and another Croydon councillor has been found out as breaking the council’s code of conduct by failing to update their declarations of interest in a timely manner. This time it is Conservative council cabinet member Scott Roche, who … Continue reading
Mayor sneaks in night-time parking charges across borough
Our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, goes through the small print of the Tory council’s latest wheeze to make an extra £1m a year from residents – including charging drivers of zero-emissions cars seven times more than previously One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Nick Hibberd, Old Coulsdon, Parking, Scott Roche
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Charlie King, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Scott Roche, Tory
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Toss-cars 2024: We name Croydon’s most work-shy councillors
IT’S TOSS-CAR TIME Now is the time when Inside Croydon can reveal those councillors who really couldn’t give a toss, the ones who have done least to hold Mayor Perry, chief exec Katherine Kerswell and their officials to account, or … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Shirley North, Shirley South, Sue Bennett
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, STUART KING, Tory, Toss-cars
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Toss-cars 2024: How much work has your councillor done?
With the council’s annual meeting and Trumptonesque ‘mayor-making’ at the Town Hall just a week away, Inside Croydon can today unveil official figures to show who are the councillors doing the most to hold Mayor Jason Perry, chief exec Katherine … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Shirley North, Shirley South, Woodside
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, STUART KING, Tory, Toss-cars
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Pro-car Perry’s cycle lane ‘vandalism’ could cost council £1m
Susan Hall fan-boy Jason Perry, after operating a web page that gave encouragement to ULEZ vandals, is about to commit his own act of vandalism on a piece of public infrastructure that he has undermined from the start, reports JEREMY … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Parking, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Cycling Campaign, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Purley and Riddlesdown, Purley and Woodcote, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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Licensed to print money: incinerator’s five latest breaches
Viridor’s polluting incinerator at Beddington Lane broke the strict terms of its operating licence five times during December, according to data released by the operator. Viridor failed to issue its usual two-weekly update during December – at a time when … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, Merton, Paul Scully MP, Refuse collection, Scott Roche, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Beddington Lane, Croydon, Environment Agency, Infant mortality, Kingston, Manuel Abellan, Merton, Pollution, radioactive waste, Scott Roche, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sulphur dioxide, Sutton, Viridor, Volatile Organic Compounds
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Council ignores the public and rolls out cashless parking trials
The generation of Croydon residents who have always thought RingGo was the drummer in The Beatles could be in for a nasty, and expensive, shock if they park their car in New Addington, Purley or Addiscombe come the new year, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking, Purley, Scott Roche
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking, Purley, RingGo, Scott Roche, Tory
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Perry splashes the cash on publicity and mowing grass in May
Croydon’s pro-pollution Mayor has now declared war on wildlife, as he has ignored the #NoMowMay advice of none other than Sir David Attenborough. By PERCY FLAMETHROWER, our municipal horticultural correspondent So much for the sonnet’s “Darling buds of May”. Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Wildlife
Tagged #NoMowMay, 15% Council Tax hike, Climate Crisis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Grass cutting, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Tory
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Revealed: Croydon’s laziest and costliest local councillors
Across the country, outside London, people have been going to the polls in local elections today, often voting for the same tribe just as they always do, or voting on national issues over which the councillors they are voting for … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Helen Redfern, Jason Cummings, Margaret Bird, Mike Bonello, Old Coulsdon, Paul Scully MP, Richard Chatterjee, Rowenna Davis, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Shirley North, Shirley South, Simon Fox, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Chris Philp MP, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Maddie Henson, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Simon Fox, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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Council’s ‘new’ cycle corridor to Purley doesn’t go far enough
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, South Croydon is about to get a proper cycle route which almost reaches the town centre. JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, reports Croydon Council’s reputation for being unenthusiastic about championing or encouraging sustainable modes … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Parking, Purley, South Croydon, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Centre, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Scott Roche, South Croydon, STUART KING
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Tory Bains is forced to confess: planning is ‘all but broken’
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest confessions to emerge from the Conservative council’s cabinet The planning department at Croydon Council is “all but broken”, according to a Planning Advisory Service report. The Planning Advisory Service is part of … Continue reading
Who’s for the chop? Mayor left ‘frustrated’ by axed trees
Thick Lizzy Truss is not the only Tory carrying out U-turns – Croydon’s part-time Mayor has done a hand-brake turn over traffic reduction measures, reports our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON As if Croydon’s bungling of the implementation of Low Traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Schools, Steve Iles, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, ANPR, Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods, Crystal Palace, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, school streets, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Upper Norwood
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£100,000 Mayor Perry unveils his old team as the new team
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the completely predictable make-up of the borough’s executive Mayor’s first cabinet, and the wheeling and dealing over who will chair the Town Hall’s most influential committees Given that it took nearly five days to count … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Katherine Kerswell, Lynne Hale, Maria Gatland, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Scott Roche, Sean Fitzsimons, South Croydon, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Andy Stranack, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Jeet Bains, Labour, Lynne Hale, Maria Gatland, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, Planning Committee, Scott Roche, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Tory, Yvette Hopley
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Spot the difference: Tories go for BNP vote in New Addington
With one week to go until polling day in the borough’s five council by-elections, and Croydon Tories have played their joker. Councillor Scott Roche was out on the streets of New Addington North, one of the wards where a council … Continue reading
Taking a U-turn on road measures risks a traffic accident
Some people are taking to the streets in Upper Norwood today to protest against the traffic-calming Low Traffic Neighbourhood initiative. But as an investigation by environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION has discovered, their campaign is supported and funded by motoring lobbyists … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Colin Smith, Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Environment, Gareth Streeter, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Stuart King, TfL, Transport
Tagged Alliance of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gareth Streeter, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTN, Mario Creatura, Roger Lawson, Scott Roche, South Norwood, STUART KING, TfL, Tony Newman, Tory, Transport for London, Upper Norwood
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