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Tag Archives: Stuart Collins
Viridor apologist Brunt’s blunt treatment from Merton Council
Our Merton correspondent, NORMAN COLLIER-WOOD, reports on how the toxic fall-out from rubbish contractor Veolia’s shortcomings has claimed its first council victim Merton’s rubbish councillor, Mike Brunt, has been sacked from his council cabinet post. Labour councillor Brunt had been … Continue reading
Incinerator traffic sees battle lines drawn between boroughs
Croydon could soon be going into battle with neighbouring council Sutton, as some of the heftier consequences of building a vast waste incinerator on the borough boundary finally begin to dawn on the people who are supposedly in charge of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Heidi Alexander, Joy Prince, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Refuse collection, Robert Canning, Sadiq Khan, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Council, Heidi Alexander, Joy Prince, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Robert Canning, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waddon
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BINMAGEDDON!: Veolia are ‘failing’ says ex-council leader
Veolia, Croydon’s rubbish contractors, are “a failing organisation” who cannot be taken seriously and “can’t even collect the bins in south London”. That’s according to a former deputy mayor of London and ex-leader of Croydon Council, Valerie Shawcross. Indeed, Shawcross … Continue reading
BINMAGEDDON!: The six-month saga to get one bin changed
CROYDON COMMENTARY: We appear to have a new version of the ‘how many people does it take to change a light-bulb’ gag here in Croydon… Only this one, inevitably, involves the bins. From the recent experience of KEN TOWL, pictured, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Croydon Council, Environment, Ken Towl, Maddie Henson, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Stuart Collins, Tom Lawrence, Veolia
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Croydon Council, Ken Towl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Steve Iles, Stuart Collins, Veolia
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Council dumps disastrous idVerde outsourced parks contract
This was not what was meant when ‘taking back control’ was coined as a slogan, but this week in Croydon, our council has moved in to relieve a French firm of its responsibilities in our parks, as KEN LEE reports … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Carillion, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, idVerde, Kingston, Libraries, Lloyd Park, Merton, Stuart Collins, Veolia, Wandle Park
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, idVerde, Kingston, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Merton, Phil Thomas, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Stuart Collins, Timothy Godfrey, Tory, Veolia
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Woodside councillors go missing from rubbish walkabout
Just two weeks after residents organised a walkabout in South Norwood and part of Woodside ward with some councillors and management from Croydon’s rubbish contractors, and the photograph (right) shows the state of one of those streets again yesterday. Residents … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Environment, Fly tipping, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Refuse collection, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia, Woodside
Tagged #Binmageddon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia, Woodside
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BINMAGEDDON!: Rubbish contractor considers more job cuts
If you thought that the refuse collection and street cleaning in Croydon couldn’t get any worse, WALTER CRONXITE has news for you Croydon’s rubbish contractor, Veolia, is considering cutting the number of staff it employs to carry out the domestic … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Kingston, Merton, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged #SuttonBinShame, Croydon Council, Kingston, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Merton, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Stuart Collins, Sutton, Veolia
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