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Daily Archives: June 12, 2012
Generosity shows money can work for good in New Addington
The trouble with Secret Millionaire, says STEVEN DOWNES, is it’s a bit like Christmas when you know how the presents get placed under the tree Channel 4 was once innovative and exciting, a fresh new channel that offered a true … Continue reading
Posted in Carole Bonner, Charity, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Education, Fieldway, New Addington South, Pubs
Tagged Croydon, Fieldway, Jamie Oliver, Labour, London, New Addington, Secret Millionaire, Steven Downes
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Shirley Oaks hospital, the NHS, and checking the small print
In Croydon, “GP-led commissioning” is already seeing NHS patients referred to profit-driven private hospitals, who use the opportunity to try to make even more money. This is a salutary lesson submitted by our loyal reader A friend recently had her … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health, Mayday Hospital, Shirley North, Shirley Oaks Hospital
Tagged Andrew Lansley, Croydon, Hospital, London Borough of Croydon, National Health Service, NHS, Tories, Tory
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Simon Jordan and how he took Palace on a self-promotion run
JAMES DALY, of Five-Year Plan Fanzine, reviews the autobiography of Crystal Palace’s perma-tanned former chairman Oh Simon Jordan. The man we all loved to hate when he was Palace chairman. The Widow Twanky of the pantomime world that is modern … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Iain Dowie, Jordan, Palace, Premier League, Selhurst Park, Simon Jordan
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