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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Taberner House lights up Croydon for one final time
An email from Michael Buckley, who describes himself as “a very long-term Addiscombe resident”, whizzes in to Inside Croydon Towers to praise Croydon Council for illuminating windows around Taberner House to fashion a seasonal Christmas tree. “Surely this must be … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, URV
Tagged Addiscombe West, Christmas tree, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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The vandals are inside the gates in Wandle Park
Disturbing news from Inside Croydon reader Anna Arthur after she took a walk in the park – Wandle Park – yesterday. “I live next to Wandle Park and was very excited to visit for the first time since it has … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Friends of Wandle Park, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, England, London, Merton Abbey Mills, River Wandle, Wandle, Wandle Park, Wandsworth
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Imagine: wishes for 2013 to see a better, safer Croydon
LEE WEBSTER outlines her new year’s wishes for Croydon – with safety and proper representation top of her list Sorry to burst the bubble of holiday joy, but it’s hard to look forward with too much hope to the coming … Continue reading
Gong and forgotten? Where was Croydon on Honours List?
In the 100-plus pages of citations published by the Cabinet Office this morning, full of the names of sportspeople, actors and artists and thousands of business people and civic dignatories, you’d be hard-pressed to find any direct reference to Croydon. … Continue reading
Posted in BRIT School, Coulsdon, Education, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Brit School, Carshalton College, Conservative, Croydon, London, Paul Deighton, Taberner House, Whitgift Centre
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Calling the council? Try this number if you can’t get through…
Services provided by Croydon Council continue to be axed. From next week, our “Proud to Swerve” council will make it even more difficult for Council Tax-payers to register a complaint about shortcomings in borough services, as the staffing of the … Continue reading
Walk your way to fitness in 2013 with local rambles
It’s too late for a 2013 London Marathon entry, the sponsored swim at Purley Pool is too far distant, and the weekly 5km Park Runs in Lloyd Park, on Roundshaw Downs, at Riddlesdown or in Banstead Woods might be a … Continue reading
David Lean Cinema Campaign stages more movie screenings
The Save the David Lean Cinema Campaign is busy again with screenings at the Spread Eagle pub today and tomorrow afternoon. The Save the David Lean Campaign was set up in response to reports on Inside Croydon in 2011, spurred … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Brendan Gleeson, Chronicles of Dekaydence, Croydon, David Lean, David Lean Cinema, Fairfield, John Michael McDonagh, Julian Fellowes, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Strong, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ronnie Corbett, Susie Cornfield
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What does an average councillor do for £11,000 a year?
Denied a frank and honest answer by Mike Fisher, the leader of Croydon Council, in respect of the hours that he puts in for his £50,000-plus in allowances each year, we thought we would try another measure of what work … Continue reading
Posted in Clare Hilley, Mike Fisher, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Conservative Future, Croydon, Mike Fisher, Tory, Twitter, Waddon, Young Britons' Foundation
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Getting trollied: Croydon’s uncharitable councillors
Is this an attempt by Croydon councillors to prove that “competition” and charity cannot adequately replace proper, co-ordinated social responsibility? Inside Croydon‘s regular reader will recall how the group of Conservative councillors at the Town Hall had decided, somewhat crassly … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Mike Fisher
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, London, McCoy
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Very best wishes for the season to our loyal reader
Here’s wishing a merry Christmas and a splendid 2013. There have been more than 350,000 page views of Inside Croydon in 2012. We hope to provide more to interest you in 2013 – we will be back online from Boxing … Continue reading
Coombe Road traffic chaos to last for nearly half a year
Residents in Coombe Road living close to the road bridge over the main London to Brighton railway line will not enjoy much peace over Christmas as preparatory work is done for a 20-week closure that will bring traffic chaos to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Transport
Tagged Bridge, Christmas, Croham Road, London, Network Rail, Rail transport, Selsdon, South Croydon
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Wilf Zaha: player of 2012, but not yet Palace’s all-time best
There will be few arguments at Selhurst Park as to who has been the Palace player of 2012. Season ticket-holder ZOE MESSENBIRD spoke to other fans, including co-owner Steve Parish, about where Wilf Zaha rates among the club’s all-time greats. … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace F.C., England, Ian Wright, Palace, Victor Moses, Wilfried Zaha, Zaha
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Westfield lobbyist Scully selected by Sutton Conservatives
Sutton and Cheam Conservatives have chosen a prospective parliamentary candidate with a strong Croydon connection – and it’s not Steve “Three Jobs” O’Connell. Paul Scully is to be the Conservative candidate to challenge Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Burstow, at the … Continue reading
Stop the search: here’s a phone app to protect public rights
SEAN CREIGHTON was impressed by a presentation at the latest meeting of Croydon’s tech community, which offered a smartphone solution to a community policing issue that is decades old There were more than 40 people at the latest Croydon TechCity … Continue reading
Goals by Covers keep Croydon on schedule in cup tie
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: The part-time players of AFC Croydon Athletic will be able to enjoy their Christmas lunches, as their festive fixtures finish tomorrow with a game at Mole Valley’s delightfully named Leg of Mutton Field. Croydon FC and Whyteleafe’s squads … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon FC, England, Harris Academy, London, London Senior Cup, South Norwood, Surrey
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Croydon found guilty of “maladminstration causing injustice”
The Local Government Ombudsman has ruled against Croydon Council today in the case of a young mother and her three children who were left waiting by the borough’s housing department for 10 months. The independent body found Croydon Council responsible … Continue reading
Davis House’s £5m losses and council’s secret £1m loan
Croydon Council last year was forced to make a near-£1 million loan to a private operating company which it owns jointly with John Laing, to avoid an office building used by its own staff being repossessed by the banks. In … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jon Rouse, Mike Fisher, Planning, Property, Tim Pollard, URV
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, John Laing, John Laing plc, London Borough of Croydon
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Council ignored danger warnings over deadly Mitcham Road
Ghost bikes are chilling reminders of often avoidable tragedies on our roads. KRISTIAN GREGORY, of the Croydon Cycling Campaign, outlines one of the borough’s most deadly routes, the A236, which is so dangerous that a local school has banned its pupils … Continue reading
Posted in Archbishop Lanfranc, Bensham Manor, Commuting, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Croydon North, Cycling, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Schools, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Neil Turner, Segregated cycle facilities, YouTube
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UKIP joins forces with Labour for library judicial review
Croydon’s Conservative-run council is forcing through policies that are so unpopular that the local Labour group is joining forces with UKIP to oppose them. This unlikely political alliance has come about to seek a judicial review of Croydon Council’s decision … Continue reading
TaxPayers’ Alliance say Fisher is “part of entitlement culture”
The independent campaign group The TaxPayers’ Alliance, has accused the leader of Croydon Council of giving the impression that he has something to hide and they say that his attitude to public questions suggest that he is “part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Mike Fisher, Shirley North
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