Tag Archives: Sean Fitzsimons

TfL withheld key audit report from tram crash investigators

Posted on March 14, 2018 by

A transport safety campaigner has accused Transport for London of suppressing vital information related to the causes of the Sandilands tram crash by keeping secret an audit report into the events of November 9, 2016, even to the point of … Continue reading →

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Scrutiny chief wants your ideas to improve the tram network

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

The chair of the council’s scrutiny committee wants members of the public to come forward with ideas and suggestions about how to improve the tram network. The council streets and environment scrutiny committee will meet at the Town Hall on … Continue reading →

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#SaveTheGlam: Council grants ACV status to historic pub

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

A community campaign to try to re-open an East Croydon local pub has achieved its first target, with The Glamorgan on Cherry Orchard Road being declared an Asset of Community Value. The #SaveTheGlam campaign, led by Addiscombe ward’s Labour councillors, … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, East Croydon, Property, Pubs, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Councillors accuse Negrini of gagging them over The Godfather

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

A leaked email from the council chief executive suggests she is trying to cover-up her attempted cover-up of the sudden departure of three senior employees. STEVEN DOWNES reports Elected councillors, already angry at being left uninformed of important developments at … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Graham Cadle, Jo Negrini | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Glamorgan owners to meet campaigners with new plans

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

Residents living on or near Cherry Orchard Road and the wider East Croydon area who started the Save The Glamorgan campaign to keep a historic local boozer as an Asset of Community Value are staging a key meeting on Monday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Croydon Council, ECCO, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Pubs, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon makes ‘Rotten Boroughs’ over £700k IT overspend

Posted on December 1, 2017 by

Nearly two months since a formal Town Hall investigation was begun into how one of the council’s most senior executives could hire a family friend on £787 per day without declaring their relationship, and the Borough Solicitor is still to … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Graham Cadle, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Labour councillor Watson opts to jump before de-selection

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest shift of power at the Town Hall Addiscombe councillor Mark Watson, an influential member of the council cabinet, last night stunned Labour Party members in his ward by announcing his withdrawal from the selection … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Business, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Smith, Sean Fitzsimons, Stephen Mann, Surrey Street, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments