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Regina Rd. block of flats, Croydon which has featured after some of the flats were uninhabitable.. After complaining about leaks in his bathroom for two years, a resident of the now almost infamous Regina Road tower blocks says it took shocking failings being exposed on the national news for the council to act. Christopher Poku has lived in the South Norwood block for 10 years and says he has reported leaks in his bathroom for the past two years but nothing has been done about it. The 46-year-old civil enforcement officer says the state of his flat has made him feel depressed and has ma...

Croydon Council gets £120 million bailout Croydon Town Hall Pic: Dr Neil Clifton Croydon Council has been granted £120 million by the government, three months after the council went bankcrupt. The sum, which was announced in the first week of March, will be split into £70 million for the 2020/21 financial year and £50 million for 2021/22. Croydon Council issued a Section 114 notice declaring itself bankrupt on November 11, 2020. The projected overspend is estimated at £96.5 million. The council cannot spend money on services it is not legally required to provide such as parks and commu...

'You’ll forever be associated with your monumental FAILED tenure as leader of Croydon Council' Residents slam Tony Newman after he steps down as councillor despite his claims of being scapegoated 10:24, 13 MAR 2021 Updated Get FREE email updates for South LondonInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. I'M IN! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice After 27 years as a councillo...

The average household in Croydon will pay £2 a week more in council tax in 2021/22.

© Copyright Peter Trimming via geograph.org A government review into the financial collapse of Croydon Council exposes serious failings in management and leadership at the authority. It has agreed to give the council a multi-million pound loan, known as a capitalisation direction, which means it will be able to balance its budget this year. A projected overspend for 2020/21 of more than £60 million forced the council to issue a Section 114 notice in November last year. The review, which took place in October, was published yesterday (Monday, February 1) and involved carrying out mor...