Monthly Archives: February 2020

Monday 2 March. Council Budget Setting meeting 6.30pm The Council plans to increase Council tax by  1.99% for Croydon Services,  2% for Adult Social Care plus the 3.6% increase if the precept for the Mayor of London, all allowed within … Continue reading →

With traders worried about the economic impact of the moth balling of the Westfield development, Monday night will  see Labour and Tories at each other’s throats over the crisis at an Extraordinary meeting of the Council. Tory Motion The Tory … Continue reading →

“JUSTICE WILL ROLL DOWN LIKE WATERS” Saturday 4 April.  2-5pm NTCG, The Rock, George St West, Springhill, Birmingham B18 7HF US Civil Rights Worker, Janice Kelsey from Birmingham Alabama is coming to Birmingham UK. Hear her speak, on the anniversary of … Continue reading →

The practical politics of the climate crisis Speaker: Derek Wall Thursday 12 March at 7.30pm Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road Croydon CR0 1BD The climate crisis is with us. From fires in Australia to storms in Britain, signs are growing … Continue reading →

20 March is an important day for private tenants living in sub-standard housing who signed their tenancy agreements before 20 March 2020. They will now be able to take legal action against their landlords for breaching the Homes (Fitness for … Continue reading →

The Growth Plan paper for tonight’s budget setting Cabinet meeting includes discussion of a number of specific projects, including the Clocktower, Town Hall Museum of Croydon, a range of public services, jobs and digital connectivity, setting out what has been … Continue reading →

Across the board there has been an impressive range of creative and lateral thinking in the development of the Council’s Growth Plan local economic strategy, as set out in the report to the Cabinet meeting on 24 February as part … Continue reading →

October 2019. This was the opening date for the new Westfield shopping centre date that John Burton of Westfield told the Inspector at the Whitgift Centre Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) Inquiry (Para 7.1. Summary of Proof of Evidence. 8 January … Continue reading →

Overview. A major crisis looms over Croydon Town Centre with the announcement in its annual report by the owner of Westfield that the shopping centre redevelopment has been pulled from its active development pipeline.  The announcement came after the detailed … Continue reading →