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After 3-month delay, council calls in surveyors for Regina Road
Almost three months after the appalling conditions of flats in South Norwood were exposed, and the council has stuffed letters through the residents’ front doors to say that they are only now about to start doing something about it. Though … Continue reading
Residents’ group pledges to keep up the fight for decent homes
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Three months after a TV news report shocked the nation, tenants in South Norwood council flats say they are still being let down by the council The residents’ group that was set up in South Norwood as … Continue reading
CAMRA counts cost of covid as 12 local pubs fail to reopen
A local beer campaign organisation says that at least a dozen pubs in Croydon and Sutton that closed their doors at the start of the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020 may have called “last orders” for a final time. … Continue reading
‘Deeply shocking’ report shows council’s ‘serious failure’
The pressure increased on Hamida Ali, the leader of Croydon Council, as the Town Hall’s pay-masters, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, issued a statement today in response to the notice issued by the Social Housing Regulator which … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Alison Knight, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Sarah Hayward, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sarah Jones MP, Social Housing Regulator, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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It’s official: Regulator declares council to be a slum landlord
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Social Housing Regulator has this morning issued its formal notice in which it states that South Norwood council tenants’ ‘homes were uninhabitable and apparently unsafe, and the evidence demonstrates that other tenants may also have been … Continue reading
Government regulator steps in over ‘appalling’ council flats
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The squalid conditions of homes in South Norwood has seen the council found to be in breach of 15-year-old regulations introduced to prevent people having to endure slum conditions. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The council has been … Continue reading
Stanley Halls receives £99,750 grant for High Street arts
South Norwood is one of four London high streets announced today as receiving tens of thousands of pounds in grants from Historic England to help create High Street Heritage Action Zones – or the snazzily abbreviated HSHAZ. Historic England say … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
Tagged Historic England, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, William Stanley
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Council forced to back down over plan to close five libraries
Having created a threat to close five of the borough’s public libraries, the witless Labour administration is now trying to claim the credit for ‘saving’ them. By STEVEN DOWNES For the second time in just two years, hapless Ollie Lewis, … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Oliver Lewis, Sanderstead, Shirley, South Norwood
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Coulsdon, Croydon Public Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Oliver Lewis, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, South Norwood Library
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‘None of the tenants in Croydon trust anybody in the council’
By STEVEN DOWNES The council took the unusual step last night of inviting one of the people it is supposed to serve, a resident, a council tenant, to speak at its Town Hall cabinet meeting. What Fransoy Hewitt said, her … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Knight, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sarah Hayward, South Norwood
Tagged Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fransoy Hewitt, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, South Norwood
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Renters Union calls on its members to join Regina Road demo
The London Renters Union has called on all its members and supporters from across the capital to join a protest outside Croydon Town Hall this evening to show solidarity for the long-ignored council tenants at Regina Road. The flooded, mouldy … Continue reading
£104,000: astronomical pay deal for housing troubleshooter
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE says that the controversy surrounding the squalid conditions in council homes in South Norwood seems likely to be stoked further tonight over disputed claims that the council leader, Hamida Ali, has met with residents in … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Knight, Community associations, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Sarah Hayward, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison Knight, Croydon North, Hamida Ali, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sarah Hayward, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE
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Knight appointed to come to the rescue of council tenants
Croydon Council has appointed a doctor to try to heal the deep wounds caused to its reputation over the scandal of damp and mouldy flats in South Norwood. Dr Alison Knight – her doctorate was in education – was revealed … Continue reading
Vote swings to Tories could see Labour lose 15 council seats
NOT-SO-SPECIAL ELECTION SPECIAL: The toxic legacy of Tony Newman and his cabal at the Town Hall could see the ex-leader’s former party wiped out if this week’s by-election results are repeated in 2022. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor If Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jade Appleton, Joy Prince, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Louis Carserides, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jade Appleton, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mike Bonello, New Addington, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Full results of council by-elections held in five wards
NOT-SO-SPECIAL ELECTION SPECIAL: Here’s the full results of Thursday’s council by-elections in Kenley, Park Hill and Whitgift ward, New Addington North, South Norwood and Woodside The results of five council by-elections held on Thursday were announced yesterday, as a Croydon … Continue reading
Regina Road residents look at legal action for compensation
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Pressure is mounting on the council’s leadership for a firm response to the highly critical housing report published yesterday. By STEVEN DOWNES There have been renewed calls for the resignation of Hamida Ali as leader of Croydon … Continue reading
Croydon in crisis: Investigation into housing scandal finds systemic failure and incompetence in council
Independent consultants confirm that housing officials treated tenants with ‘a lack of respect’, and even lied to the local MP over repairs to damp and mouldy flats in South Norwood. By STEVEN DOWNES A “relatively routine” building failure, a water … Continue reading
Only 10% of council housing repair jobs ever get checked
The new cabinet member for finance says he is ‘worried’ by dodgy data provided to justify a four-year extension to the multi-million-pound deal with the council’s repairs contractor. By STEVEN DOWNES The contractor at the centre of the national scandal … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon Council, Housing, South Norwood
Tagged Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Regina Road, Shirley, South Norwood, Waddon
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Council housing staff summoned to urgent briefing with CEO
The wait could almost be over: the report into how council flats in South Norwood fell into such squalid and appalling conditions is expected to be released tomorrow. All members of the council’s housing department have been summoned to attend … Continue reading
Tories are tipped to cling on to Croydon and Sutton seat
NOT-SO-SPECIAL ELECTION SPECIAL: With just hours to go before the polling stations open, WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, offers some important advice to make sure that your votes count After a turgid campaign that has lasted, off and on because … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Croydon Greens, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Patsy Cummings, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Green Party, Kenley, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Mayor, Neil Garratt, New Addington, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Patsy Cummings, Peter Underwood, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Official accused of bullying Regina Road tenants over meeting
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Did the council leader lie to a parliamentary committee when she promised to release the investigation findings into the ‘appalling’ state of council flats in South Norwood ‘as soon as we have them’? EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
MP Reed in possible data breach over South Norwood flats
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Starmer’s front-bench spokesman on local government is accused of trying to exploit the Regina Road council flats scandal to boost the election chances of his Westminster assistant. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Steve Reed OBE, the Progress MP … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Housing, Louis Carserides, Patsy Cummings, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Jane Nicholl, Labour, Louis Carserides, Regina Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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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
Delay in despatching ballot papers could reduce vote numbers
EXCLUSIVE: The distribution of postal ballots for council by-elections is running behind schedule, reports STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council’s struggles to administer even the most straightforward of matters could reduce the number of residents taking part in the borough’s five ward … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Woodside
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Will South Norwood and Woodside ask the sensible question?
KEN TOWL takes to the campaign trail and discovers that in a couple of the more contentious ward by-elections being held on May 6, community mutual aid is getting more of a hearing Let’s be honest – if the Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Jane Avis, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South Norwood Tourist Board, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Call The Midwife, Captain Sensible, Croydon Council, Ian Bone, Jane Nicholl, Labour, Pickles, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South Norwood Tourist Board, Tony Newman, Woodside
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