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Laings give up on URV schemes due to lack of interest
Croydon Council’s “innovative” £450 million urban regeneration vehicle will not be copied by any other local authority any time soon, as their partners in the scheme, John Laing, have announced that they will not be bidding for any more such … Continue reading
Why did Croydon CEO Jon Rouse take a £100k pay cut?
Amid all the hoopla of the £1 billion “Hammerfield” announcement this morning at Fairfield Halls, with the usual dollop of Boris buffoonery as the London Mayor proclaimed the marriage of the two property developers, there stood a figure who went … Continue reading
£248,000 CEO Rouse quits Croydon for Health Dept job
Just after 5pm today, proof positive came through that Croydon Council’s press office routinely dissembles, misleads and lies. Because that is when a press release was issued to confirm that Jon Rouse, Croydon Council’s £248,000 chief executive, had quit his … Continue reading
Twelve hours to try to save what’s left of Croydon culture
Today sees the deadline for submissions to a Croydon Council consultation on spending cuts over the next two years. What do you mean, you were not aware of Croydon Council running such a consultation? After all, our council – motto: … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Education, Environment, History, John Laing Integrated Services, Libraries, Margaret Mead, Parking, Tim Pollard
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Integrated services, London, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Seat of local government, Taberner House
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Taberner House lights up Croydon for one final time
An email from Michael Buckley, who describes himself as “a very long-term Addiscombe resident”, whizzes in to Inside Croydon Towers to praise Croydon Council for illuminating windows around Taberner House to fashion a seasonal Christmas tree. “Surely this must be … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, URV
Tagged Addiscombe West, Christmas tree, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Gong and forgotten? Where was Croydon on Honours List?
In the 100-plus pages of citations published by the Cabinet Office this morning, full of the names of sportspeople, actors and artists and thousands of business people and civic dignatories, you’d be hard-pressed to find any direct reference to Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in BRIT School, Coulsdon, Education, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Brit School, Carshalton College, Conservative, Croydon, London, Paul Deighton, Taberner House, Whitgift Centre
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Calling the council? Try this number if you can’t get through…
Services provided by Croydon Council continue to be axed. From next week, our “Proud to Swerve” council will make it even more difficult for Council Tax-payers to register a complaint about shortcomings in borough services, as the staffing of the … Continue reading
Callous councillors now “compete” in charity donations
Yet another example of the lack of joined-up policy from the Conservative group that is “running” (we use the word in the loosest possible sense) Croydon Council. The administration which oversees a plainly illegal provision of emergency accommodation for the … Continue reading
£53,000 leader Fisher refuses to account for working hours
As the leader of Croydon Council, Mike Fisher, the Conservative councillor for Shirley ward, receives allowances of £53,223 per year, plus expenses and other benefits. What does Fisher do for that generous payment from the public purse? Fisher refuses to … Continue reading
Posted in Mike Fisher, Shirley North
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Taberner House
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Mead’s solution to housing crisis: evict whistleblowers
Croydon’s housing crisis is so desperate that the council is scouring its property portfolio to find rooms to convert into temporary living space for the borough’s homeless. The announcement came in written answers at the Town Hall that also revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Dudley Mead, Housing, Margaret Mead, Property
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Newsnight, Taberner House
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Secrets and libraries: Croydon adds to shabby reputation
And so a decision to spend £30 million of public money was taken at Croydon Town Hall last night by the Conservatives who control the council. But because of council leader Mike Fisher’s group’s aversion to openness and transparency, the … Continue reading
Mind the gap: Addiscombe gets its missing “link”
Nil carborundum illegitimi* In dealing with the often obdurate and regularly crass management of our local council, sometimes people have to take satisfaction over the little victories, the minor successes. These are usually achieved against the corporate brick wall of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Boris Johnson, Business, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Commuting, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, Jon Rouse, Mayor of London, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Sean Fitzsimons, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, East Croydon station, Jobcentre Plus, London, London Borough of Croydon, Network Rail, Taberner House
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Flip flop? Croydon’s library privatisation flipped into a flop
Did we say flip flop? The news of the awarding of the library management contract to swimming pool managers GLL which we related earlier this week has taken a further twist today, with the 14-month-long procurement process which has cost … Continue reading
£10,000 tunnel artwork paid for out of riot recovery fund
In the matter of one of Croydon’s concrete underpasses, it seems that the council’s press office has forgotten the old adage about what to stop doing when you’re in a hole… Confusion reigns between Taberner House and the Croydon Conference … Continue reading
Flawed council plan puts flats too close to Fairfield Halls
The public consultation for the latest Croydon Council pipe dream, the “Fair Field Masterplan”, closes today. Extraordinarily, even by Croydon’s standards for bungling, this latest masterplan has managed to antagonise the centrepiece upon which many of the proposals depend: the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Croydon College, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Housing, Jon Rouse, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Tramlink, Transport, URV, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, East Croydon station, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London, Park Lane, Taberner House
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What the ****?! Council issues staff warning over office graffiti
It seems that the council workers in Taberner House are beginning to express their frustrations with their mismanagement. Widespread redundancies, with more to come; much reduced employment terms imposed upon staff; allegations of bullying and poor practice. Now staff appear … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Don’t panic! Mead’s benefits U-turn shows council in crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Something strange is happening at the Town Hall. Commonsense is prevailing over political dogma. Some highly placed people’s jobs must be at stake, says Inside Croydon editor STEVEN DOWNES Don’t panic! Croydon’s Captain Mainwaring is in charge! Something … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jon Rouse, Margaret Mead, Menta Tower, Mike Fisher, Planning, Schools, URV
Tagged BBC, Conservative, Croydon, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Bricking it: Council refuses to rebuild wall to “save” £50,000
Party walls are among the most common causes of disputes between neighbours. Just hope that you never share a boundary with Croydon Council as your neighbours Seven years after first being warned about the possible collapse of a boundary wall … Continue reading
The council by numbers: hiding the real costs of failure
Croydon councillors are paid some of the highest allowances in the country. That does not stop them also enjoying a very long summer recess from Town Hall business, though. Next Monday, that summer break is finally over, marked by a … Continue reading
One-third of Portas Fund being used to pay for a committee
Nearly one-third of the £100,000 “Portas Fund” promised to try to revive Croydon’s ailing Old Town shops and stalls is to be diverted to pay for the running of a council-run committee, Inside Croydon has discovered. Much was made earlier … Continue reading
Wandsworth sets up private company to run Croydon libraries
Not for the first time, developments over the privatisation of Croydon’s public library service have been reported from Wandsworth Town Hall long before our public servants in Taberner House have got around to imparting any news to the council tax-payers … Continue reading
Council changes Twitter profile at Inside Croydon suggestion
Are things really changing? Inside Croydon claims a minor victory for openness and transparency, via Twitter. The council’s new Twitter account, @CROYdemocracy, has taken on board our observation and revised its online profile and picture to make it absolutely clear … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, England, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House, Twitter
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