Allders to cease trading. With administrators selling internal fittings, the store has no future. Concessions told to leave a week before closure. A remarkably comprehensive, if depressing, account and critique of the situation. Well done, Mr Pelling. A wonderful summary by Andrew Pelling.
Perhaps he would like to be our first elected mayor or at least make a run for it? A leader can provide vision and hopefully leadership to get things done. A leader can push plans through and provide answers to the populace.
Central Croydon is the major economic power-house of the borough and in the absence of a clear leader, I think that the fate of the city is being determined behind closed doors. It is being left to political winds, those ever-changing and ephemeral forces where politics rule and the voters and business-owners are being left out in the cold.
It seems like the Council continues to play tug-of-war and Central Croydon is left to drift. Basically, there is nothing I can do to express my disgust in regard to the state of Central Croydon. The person who I am supposed to believe is somewhat responsible for the economic success of central Croydon is the Leader of the Council and who elects him?
Currently, the people of Shirley do. Does this make sense? Even Mr Barwell agreed with this idea. An elected mayor could also help in balancing the power that the Council holds. I also think that a mayoral election would give an opportunity for local people to run, which would give new political blood to Croydon.
It would also give an opportunity for the city to come together and focus on our much-loved city. I reflected on the post for some time before posting a comment. They are irresponsible and dogma driven whilst Andrew loves Croydon. He has shown that through his tribulations and is now leading the way to a new vision for the town. The people of Shirley might not vote for the Leader of the Council next time round. Things are changing around the Windmill.
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We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. Visit our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to learn more. On July 16, around two dozen small businesses were immediately and without notice denied access to their premises, rendered unable to trade for an indefinite period, when bailiffs armed with a council-issued warrant changed the locks and shut them out in a blatant land grab.
As many as people depended on those businesses for their livelihoods, and so were effectively put out of work by Croydon Council. Traders who had spent many years nurturing and building their companies were put out of business. Yesterday, a council press release identified Paul Scott as the Labour councillor responsible for this jack-booted approach to local government, as it boasted that just six of those businesses affected by the closure of the Outlet Village have now, after four weeks, finally been found alternative premises from which to trade.
Those alternative premises happen to be in the Whitgift Centre, the increasingly shabby and down-at-heel shopping mall that has been waiting to be demolished by Westfield and Hammerson for more than seven years. The former Allders building, closed to its tenants by Croydon Council. Westfield and Hammerson were brought together as the Croydon Partnership in after interventions from the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Gavin Barwell, the MP for Croydon Central at the time as well as a governor of the Whitgift Foundation, the owners of the freehold of much of the property in the town centre.
This might be interpreted as suggesting that there is no immediate intention to demolish and re-build the Allders building. Previous Westfield plans suggested that the historic facia of the building would be preserved, while a new interior on the prime corner site at the junction of George Street and North End would be given over to the John Lewis and Waitrose.
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Tillman blamed Allders problems on the fall out from last summer's riots: "The government and local authorities offered no support after the riots, which could have helped.
The company spent last week in negotiations with its landlord, Minerva, to reduce or suspend its rent. Local council officials have offered to defer all business rate payments until next January.
But the concessions could not save the famous store andAllders chief executive Andrew Mackenzie said: "Whilst our funders, shareholders and concession partners have been supportive throughout and the ongoing restructure was progressing, the tough market conditions in the UK retail sector have forced the board to appoint administrators in order to protect the business and its creditors.
Administrators said they are "exploring all potential options to maximise the realisation for the company's creditors including a sale of the business". A spokeswoman for landlord Minerva said they have actively engaged with the company.
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