Jamaica has been declared a disaster zone, after Hurricane Melissa ripped through the Caribbean island overnight. But according to Mayor Jason Perry’s most senior colleague at Croydon Town Hall, the climate emergency “is not a priority”. Today, the supercharged Hurricane …Continue reading→

Last week, the cabinet member for finance, Conservative councillor Jason Cummings, pictured left, stood up in the Town Hall Chamber and explained that the council had failed to spend £3.9m of carbon offset grants in nine years because… well… they …Continue reading→

Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), and the environment secretary in Keir Starmer’s government, is facing renewed calls to renationalise privatised water companies, after the biggest, Thames Water, today reported an …Continue reading→

While world leaders discuss the climate emergency in Baku, here in Croydon, the local Conservative council is making it more difficult for people to reduce their emissions and save the planet. By our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE …Continue reading→

A year since Liz Truss trashed the British economy, Rishi Sunak is setting about wrecking the environment, and the nation’s international reputation as well. ANDREW FISHER on the business backlash against the Tory Prime Minister’s ‘meat tax’ and ‘seven bins’  …Continue reading→

Four years since the council established a commission to report on the environmental threats, its recommendations have not been implemeted, according to Cllr Ria Patel. By LOUISA GAUTREY Ria Patel, the leader of the Greens at Croydon Town Hall, has …Continue reading→

Major incident review found 39 appliances were unavailable because of staff shortages on Brigade’s busiest day for callouts last year One year on from what is seen as the London Fire Brigade’s busiest day for emergency call-outs since the darkest …Continue reading→

Croydon’s pro-pollution Mayor has now declared war on wildlife, as he has ignored the #NoMowMay advice of none other than Sir David Attenborough. By PERCY FLAMETHROWER, our municipal horticultural correspondent So much for the sonnet’s “Darling buds of May”. Jason …Continue reading→

Schools and community groups across Croydon are being urged to join the fight against climate change and nature loss by taking advantage of the Woodland Trust’s latest tree-pack giveaway. Applications for the charity’s free tree-packs scheme are open now and …Continue reading→

Ikea has launched a national competition giving Croydon school children the chance to win £2,000 towards projects which will help reduce their school’s carbon footprint. The retailer is working in partnership with the Let’s Go Zero campaign, coordinated by climate …Continue reading→

Barclays Bank on North End in Croydon town centre was targeted by activists again on Saturday. A regular target for protesters over the bank’s profiting from petro-chemical multi-nationals and the world’s biggest polluters, this time it was the turn of …Continue reading→

Five more days of 30-degrees-plus temperatures, and with no sign of rain any time soon has seen Thames Water follow other companies in issuing drought notifications The summer-long drought and another heatwave with temperatures over 30 degrees for several days …Continue reading→

More than half of the country’s local council leaders fear that their areas will fail to meet their own net zero targets, according to a survey published over the weekend. The survey was conducted on behalf of renewable energy supplier …Continue reading→

The country’s firefighters, the public service which is primarily tasked with responding to natural emergencies such as flooding or wildfires in heatwaves, says it is ill-prepared to cope with the kind of events which UN-backed scientists predict will occur over …Continue reading→