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Monthly Archives: February 2012
England captain Robshaw returns to his grassroots
England’s rugby captain, Chris Robshaw, is going back to his grassroots on Sunday, with a special visit to his first rugby club, Warlingham. With England having the weekend off from Six Nations action, flank forward Robshaw, now the highly successful … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Sanderstead, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Chris Robshaw, England, Hamsey Green, Harlequin F.C., Italy, Scotland, Six Nations Championship, Warlingham
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Council increases charges for parking, burials and rat catching
Did someone mention a zero increase in Council Tax? And did anyone mention the widespread increases in charges for a variety of council services, from parking to vermin control, which virtually all Croydon residents need to use? While Croydon’s political … Continue reading
Steve O’Connell took gift from cricket fixer Majeed
Steve O’Connell, Britain’s most overpaid local councillor, in 2008 accepted a gift from Mazhar Majeed, the sports agent who last November was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his part in the Pakistan Test cricket spot-fixing scandal. O’Connell, ward … Continue reading
Boris fails to convince as he tries a bid for the sporting vote
There must be votes in sport. This morning, we received this press release, written and paid for by Council Tax-payers’ money at City Hall, issued on behalf of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Rugby Union, Sara Bashford, Sport, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged 2015 Rugby World Cup, Boris, Boris Johnson, Bullingdon Club, England, London, London Assembly, Olympic Games
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Town centre police team to be cut by more than half
The police team operating in Croydon’s Town Centre is to be more than halved, from 22 to 10 officers. It is little more than six months since the 8/8 riots hit Croydon, when a thin blue line tried to hold … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, David Musker, East Croydon, Fairfield, Fieldway, Kenley, London-wide issues, New Addington South, Policing, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Broken Britain, Conservative, Croydon, Kenley, London, Metropolitan Police, Steve O'Connell, Town Centre
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Council Tax will let Croydon play at social engineering
This is not a problem confined to Croydon by any means, but the council’s budget papers are usually so full of local government jargon and impenetrable Town Hall-speak that it is often difficult for people to fully understand what it … Continue reading
Warlingham in mourning after death of popular Paul Anderson
It will be a bittersweet weekend at Warlingham rugby club, with many members having been looking forward to see old boy Chris Robshaw lead out England at Headquarters, Twickenham, for the first time on Saturday. One of those who assuredly … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Anderson, Chris Robshaw, England, Hamsey Green, London, Surrey, Triple Crown, Warlingham
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Mid-Wives win battle to help Ikay avoid deportation
A refugee who has been forced to live a hand-to-mouth existence since fleeing to Britain in the 1990s is to apply to fight for what he regards as his country by joining the Territorial Army. Ikenna Ezegbe-Akpunonu, known to his … Continue reading
Croydon’s Budget (part 2): Fisher shows what his priorities are
The ruling Conservative group’s Cabinet meets tonight to rubber-stamp the budget plans for the borough for the coming year. Here, we examine where their priorities lay, and highlight some startling inconsistencies So, no Council Tax increase in Croydon for a … Continue reading
Giving has no sell-by date for Croydon’s Ross-Wildman
It is at times like these when the poor, the old and the most vulnerable often find that they need more help than ever, yet the charities and voluntary groups who are called upon increasingly to deliver that support are … Continue reading
By-election result leaves O’Connell in need of a Boris boost
This week’s Worcester Park council by-election was a great result for Sutton’s Lib-Dems, so-so for Labour, but grim for the Greens and incinerator campaigners, and worrying for the local Tories and their new political “guru”, Steve O’Connell. ANDREW PELLING goes … Continue reading
Tramlink upgrade goes off the rails at East Croydon
The multi-million pound Tramlink upgrade in central Croydon went well and truly off the tracks this morning, with a derailment opposite East Croydon station. The derailment meant even more disruption for tram users, with the already reduced service now forced … Continue reading
Croydon spends £1.7m on consultants and saves… £800,000
Croydon Council’s press department has surpassed itself with its latest release, which makes the exaggerated and wholly inaccurate headline claim of “Millions recovered from fraudulent council tax claims”. Once again, Croydon Council has shown that it is not to be … Continue reading
“Justice prevails” for Assembly candidate Woodley
Louisa Woodley, the Croydon Labour councillor who is standing against Steve O’Connell for Croydon and Sutton in May’s London Assembly elections, last night hit back at a smear campaign against her which some believe had been orchestrated by senior local … Continue reading
Croydon’s Budget (Part 1): We’re all in this together
Croydon Council is about to set its budget for the coming financial year. The proposals go before next Monday’s cabinet meeting, prior to the council meeting on February 27. As work continues to build the vanity project that is to … Continue reading
Not much rhyme to Coleridge-Taylor’s lost opera
BELLA BARTOCK has returned to Inside Croydon Towers, tiara slightly askew, a couple of pages of tightly-typed copy in her be-gloved hand, after the latest high-brow premiere to be staged at the Fairfield Halls Over the years, I have always … Continue reading
Council fined £100,000 for losing child sex victim’s documents
Croydon Council has today been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office and accused of negligence after a social worker had sensitive documents on the welfare of a child sex victim stolen from a local pub. The reason that the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, ICO, Information Commissioners Office, London, London Borough of Croydon, Norfolk, Social work
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Who is paying for Boris’s election stunt in Croydon?
3.45PM UPDATE: scroll down for an update, and check out the comments, too. It is a sign that May’s London Mayoral election is to be a tough battle when a visit to Croydon expected tomorrow from incumbent mayor Boris Johnson … Continue reading
Accountability? Councillor Thomas parks residents’ questions
Our loyal reader has forwarded to us some email correspondence which, again, demonstrates that our elected council officials believe themselves to be entirely unaccountable to the people of Croydon. Or, despite the generous allowances that they receive, just can’t be … Continue reading
Reedham Trust to benefit from Kingham’s insurance deals
Kinghams, one of Croydon’s leading car dealerships, has made a significant pledge to a local children’s charity cause, which they say will also save their customers money on their car insurance. The dealership based on South End promises to donate … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Business and Economy, Croydon, Financial Services, Insurance, Motor, Vehicle insurance
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Matico brings a touch of Strictly glamour to Pitlake
Croydon will enjoy a bit of Strictly Come Dancing-style glamour tomorrow evening with the opening of the Matico Dance Studio, as Matthew Cutler, a past Strictly champion is in town with Zumba supremo Enrico Stey to open the enterprise in … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Broad Green, Business, Croydon 8/8, Dance
Tagged Alesha Dixon, Britain's Got Talent, Latin, Matthew Cutler, Nicole Cutler, Strictly Come Dancing, Zumba
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