Tag Archives: Toni Letts

Only 700 respond to survey that excludes library users

Posted on April 27, 2016 by insidecroydon

GENE BRODIE, our libraries and bookish gyms correspondent, on the council’s latest crass move over another bogus-looking consultation Croydon’s Labour-run council is being accused of trying to “fix” the borough’s latest consultation on the running of its public libraries, by … Continue reading →

Posted in Carillion, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Libraries, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Upper Norwood Library Trust | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Newman’s time for change as he faces threat of ‘dead sheep’

Posted on April 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on the ins and outs of the latest council “non-reshuffles”, and how the the spectre of #WadGate and others’ past crimes still stalk the Town Hall’s corridors of (not much) power “They used to say that being attacked … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dudley Mead, Hamida Ali, Heathfield, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Margaret Mead, Mark Watson, Matthew Kyeremeh, Mike Fisher, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Whitgift Foundation, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Newman can’t explain Croydon ‘economic powerhouse’ claim

Posted on January 14, 2016 by insidecroydon

Just what is it that the leader of Croydon Council, Tony Newman, does for his £54,000, plus exes, in publicly funded “allowances” each year? One thing seems clear: replying to emails from Croydon Council Tax-payers – the people who pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Property, Toni Letts, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Purley business district scheme gets green light from council

Posted on September 24, 2015 by insidecroydon

Purley’s hopes of having a Business Improvement District – BID – and get a six-figure sum towards the upkeep of the town centre’s high street took an important step forward this week when Croydon Council agreed to back the proposal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Kenley, Purley, Purley BID, Steve O'Connell, Toni Letts | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

UKIP call for Selhurst by-election may cost tax-payer £20,000

Posted on January 30, 2015 by insidecroydon

The disrespectful and impatient move by three UKIP members to demand a Town Hall by-election in Selhurst ward could cost the Council Tax-payers of Croydon up to £20,000. As exclusively revealed earlier this week by Inside Croydon, UKIP members Emmanuel … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Gerry Ryan, Restaurants, Selhurst, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bishop needs to end Foundation links to build real trust

Posted on November 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Following this week’s appointment of a Whitgift Foundation board-member to chair the Fairness Commission, local activist CHARLOTTE DAVIES says it is long overdue for Croydon to cut some of the public school ties that bind After the Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Bishop of Croydon, Business, Church and religions, Community associations, South Croydon Community Association, Stiles Harold Williams, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crisis for Labour as Hammersfield admits delays until 2019

Posted on October 24, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s new council’s hopes of the £1 billion Hammersfield shopping mall development being built and on-stream speedily took another blow last night when an invited audience of local businesses was told that the scheme would not start construction until 2016 … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Parking, Planning, Property, Robert Canning, Toni Letts, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Commuters face 18 months’ disruption as bus station closes

Posted on September 30, 2014 by insidecroydon

West Croydon Bus Station closes this weekend, with 18 months’ worth of disruption ahead for bus, tram and rail passengers as works are undertaken to reconfigure the interchange at the north end of the Whitgift Centre. Each year, eight million … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Broad Green, Centrale, Commuting, Connected Croydon, London-wide issues, Planning, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Mead speaks out at cabinet on behalf of his “inner circle”

Posted on September 16, 2014 by insidecroydon

In an extraordinary outburst of arrogance, entitlement and pomposity, Dudley Mead, the deputy leader of the Conservative group on Croydon Council, last night underlined exactly why neither he, nor any other councillor with vested interests outside the Town Hall chamber, … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Education, Emily Benn, Jo Negrini, Mike Fisher, Planning, Property, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Secret meeting to dole out council’s Trumpton-esque honours

Posted on September 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

There’s another example of just how “open and transparent” the business of the council has become since Labour took control of the Town Hall after the local elections. Tonight, before the main business of the cabinet meeting, there is another … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Mike Fisher, Pat Ryan, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cabinet member maintains her seat on Whitgift governors

Posted on September 3, 2014 by insidecroydon

After more than three months in office, Toni Letts, the senior Labour councillor who is the cabinet member for the key portfolio of economic development, continues to fail to publish on the her profile page on the council’s official website … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Planning, Property, Selhurst, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Time for thorough ethical review of Croydon’s governance

Posted on May 31, 2014 by insidecroydon

 CROYDON COMMENTARY: The nexus of connections that have been developed between the local authority – of whatever political hue – and vested interests in the borough makes it long overdue for a review of proper governance, says CHARLOTTE DAVIES The … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Bishop of Croydon, Business, Care Homes, Croydon Commitment, Croydon Council, CVA, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, George Ayres, Housing, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Planning, Property, Riesco Collection, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Trinity School, URV, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Newman’s front-bench team has Collins in charge of clean-up

Posted on May 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

Tony Newman, the new leader of Croydon Council, has announced his front-bench team following last Thursday’s Labour local election victory, with a line-up of mainly familiar faces after eight years in opposition. The positions were determined by Newman following a … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Environment, Gerry Ryan, Jane Avis, Kathy Bee, Louisa Woodley, Planning, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, URV, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments