Category: Croydon Council
Millionaire’s grand ambitions for eyesore office block
Communal living areas Play areas for children Work spaces for residents The millionaire...
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Town hall fat cats revealed as borough went broke
Croydon council’s former chief executive Jo Negrini received the highest remuneration of any...
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Toddler’s murder: Crisis hit Croydon children’s services failed little boy
Crisis hit Croydon children’s services failed little Kyrell Matthews in the months before his...
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Thornton Heath retains borough’s worst flytips title
A REPORT to a council scrutiny committee has revealed what we already knew six years ago –...
Read MoreHMO permission refused but council offer licence?
A FAMILY home which was carved up in to a HMO without permission in a bizarre twist could still be granted a licence by the council. The council’s planning department refused permission for the 10-bed HMO at 97 Melfort Road but...
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Historic clocktower graffitied and fly tipped
RESIDENTS have been gobsmacked by the latest antics at Thornton Heath’s historic clock tower which...
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Full coverage of the Directly Elected Mayor referendum
Croydon MP’s Steve Reed And Chris Philp clashed while debating on BBC London Vanessa Feltz...
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Trumble Gardens not fit for use
In a damning indictment about the state of the council even Labour councillors have been unable to...
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Children demo to save ‘dangerous’ playground
CHILDREN staged a protest appealing for Croydon Council to ‘Save Our Playground’ after a toddler...
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Community leaders fear summer of violence
AN OPPOSITION councillor has called for the council to purchase mobile knife arches in the wake of...
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Council illegally incentivised traffic wardens to target motorists
Croydon Council illegally encouraged its traffic wardens to issue tickets by giving them financial...
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Council to Charge Children to Play
A charity has accused Croydon Council of being short sighted and regressive after it revealed...
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