Category: Croydon Council
Council calls in the police over financial collapse
Croydon Council is going to pursue its former Chief Executive Jo Negrini to recover asmuch money...
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The council is looking at off-loading all the investments made by the previous Labour administration including a loss making retail park. In a letter written to the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, in November the...
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Council could be stripped of power
Croydon Council faces being told what to do by a government appointed panel after being warned it...
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Labour fold on second vote and 15 pc Council Tax budget is passed
Croydon Labour councillors folded like a pack of cards as they abstained at tonight’s...
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Mayor pushes forward with 15 per cent Council Tax budget rise
The Mayor will present his original budget to the full council tomorrow (Weds) – including...
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Green councillors urge Secretary of State to reconsider allowing Council Tax rise
Croydon’s Green councillors have written to Michael Gove urging on him to reconsider allowing...
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Councillors face sanctions if 15 per cent Council Tax hike budget isn’t set by March
If Croydon councillors fail to agree a budget by March 11, they will be breaking the law and could...
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Croydon in last chance saloon as budget debate looms
When Croydon’s Mayor presents his budget tonight recommending residents pay a huge hike in...
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Report of ‘dysfunctional’ council reads like a modern day farce
The report in to the shocking failures that left Croydon Council bankrupt reads like a modern day...
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Husband and wife team behind ‘insatiable’ drive to build houses
Husband and wife political double act, deputy leader Alison Butler and her architect husband...
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Croydon breakdown caused by ‘collective blindness’
Croydon had operated a leader and cabinet model since the local elections in May 2010, but...
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Brick by Brick ‘hung out to dry’
There was senior level support for Brick by Brick because the administration ‘really...
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