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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Weekend rambles: Brockham (3 miles; easy)
WALKER DUNELM makes a gentle start to the weekend with this short ramble in the Surrey countryside This is a pleasant, mainly level walk, using part of the Greensand Way ramble route, which starts from the lovely village green at … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Outside Croydon, Walker Dunelm, Walks
Tagged Brockham, Ordnance Survey, Royal Oak, Surrey, Village green, WALKER DUNELM
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Sutton LibDem councillor switches to Labour over incinerator
For the first time since 2006, the Labour party has representation on Sutton Council. John Keys has represented the Beddington North ward as a LibDem councillor since 1998, but has this week opted to change parties because of his concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Health, Kenley, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Ken Livingstone, Labour, LibDem, Liberal Democrat, London, London Mayor, Sutton
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£37,000 a year: the rising costs of renting in Croydon
The high cost of renting accommodation in Croydon is pushing families to crisis point, Shelter, the housing charity, is warning. Renting a two-bedroom home in Croydon is now unaffordable for families earning less than £37,000 according to research conducted on … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning
Tagged Croydon, Ipsos Mori, London, Londoner, Mayor, Owner-occupier, Renting, Shelter
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Dancing Palace fans raise £5,000 for Sport Relief
Nine Palace fans who strutted their stuff at half-time during the game against Barnsley on Tuesday have raised more than £5,000 in aid of Sport Relief. The fans, all but one of them men, donned mini-skirts and leg warmers, strutted … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Comedy, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Comic Relief, Eddie Izzard, Simon Cowell, Sport Relief
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Victory for pedestrians as Waddon crossing is saved
Inside Croydon can claim another campaigning victory, with the decision announced this week by Transport for London to retain the pedestrian crossing on the busy Purley Way by Waddon Park Avenue and Alton Road. Proposals to remove the crossing by … Continue reading
Miliband visits Croydon to back Livingstone for Mayor
There will be no incinerator at Beddington Lane if Ken Livingstone is elected Mayor of London in May. As first suggested by Inside Croydon a week ago, the policy announcement was made by Livingstone this morning when he came to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Commuting, Croydon Central, East Croydon, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Ed Miliband, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Leader of the Labour Party (UK), London, London Mayor, Politics
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Purley campaigners fear their pool is “under attack”
Campaigners supporting Purley Pool are concerned that a council consultation process is laying the groundwork for redevelopment of the pool, car park and the former Sainsbury’s store. The council’s “spatial” planning team has issued a circular inviting submissions from developers … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Health, Leisure services, Parking, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Richard Ottaway MP, Sport, Swimming, Waddon
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Sainsbury, Waddon
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No favourites on Croydon’s short-list for library sell-off. Oh no
There’s absolutely no suggestion whatsoever that Croydon’s expensive process (£250,000) to privatise the borough’s libraries is in some way offering a commercial advantage by favouring potential contractors who already have existing relationships with Croydon. Oh no, not at all. Inside … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Jon Rouse, Libraries, Sara Bashford
Tagged Book Token, Conservative, Croydon, Essex, Library Systems & Services, London, LSSI, Wandsworth
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How the riots inspired me to set up business in Croydon
Never worked on a building project before? Never run a food outlet before? Got little or no working capital for a deposit or set-up costs? SAIF BONAR ticked all the wrong boxes when he decided six months ago to try … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon 8/8, East Croydon, Planning, West Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Bank of Ireland, Business, Croydon, Exchange Square, London, Saif Bonar, Surrey Street
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Olympic Torch route for Croydon confirmed
Make a note of the time and date: 11.37am on Monday, July 23. That’s when the Olympic torch will be carried into Croydon, just four days before the Games are due to begin at the Olympic Stadium at Stratford. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Croydon Harriers, Sport
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, London, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games
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“Build communities of hope, work actively for justice”
Jonathan Clark is to be consecrated as the Church of England’s new Bishop of Croydon in a ceremony at Southwark Cathedral on Wednesday, taking over from Nick Baines, who last year was appointed Bishop of Bradford. Brought up in Bromley, … Continue reading
Wake up Waddon: this really is a £1bn incinerator
Belated congratulations to Nick Hitchens, of the Croydon Guardian, who managed to get the three Waddon councillors on the record to explain why they broke their election promises to “… oppose any incinerator being built in Croydon or on the … Continue reading
Matthews Yard offers thousands in discounts ahead of opening
Matthews Yard, a new business venture off Surrey Street which combines a cafe with “co-working space“, has set its launch date of April 21. Matthews (note how they’ve abandoned the pesky apostrophe… how very Waterstones) Yard is sited between Surrey … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Local media
Tagged Business, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Royal Mail, Surrey Street, Twitter, Waterstones
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Will Ken promise to block Beddington incinerator scheme?
Eddie Izzard‘s visit to promote Ken Livingstone’s six promises for the capital was accompanied by the buzz that Labour’s candidate for London Mayor will add a special seventh promise especially for Croydon and Sutton: he will block the Beddington Lane … Continue reading
Croydon’s Max Headroom leaves council piss-up pot-less
It must have been pretty gloomy at the Croydon table at the Grosvenor House Hotel last night. Well, as gloomy as it can ever get when you are a public servant out on the piss at the expense of the … Continue reading
Eddie Izzard adds a laugh to Croydon campaigning
Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader has more than once suggested that there is already a clown in charge at City Hall, but this morning there will be a real comedian at East Croydon station, when Eddie Izzard will be urging south … Continue reading
Croydon wasted tens of thousands on failed city bid
Well thank goodness that that piece of ill-advised, delusional nonsense is over. Mind you, Croydon’s misconceived bid for city status was dead in the water the moment that the Jon Rouse-led council published its bid book riddled with laughable errors … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, City status, Croydon Council, Danny Brierley, Jon Rouse, London-wide issues
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, London Borough of Croydon
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