Category Archives: 2012 Olympics

The week at Westminster: Lillian’s Law in Queen’s Speech

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING reviews the House of Commons work of the area’s MPs So that’s the first extended session of this Parliament over. The Queen’s Speech comes tomorrow. Gavin Barwell, the Conservative MP for Croydon Central, can look forward with deserved … Continue reading →

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Croydon trio start to scale the Olympian heights in style

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

It is, in case you had not noticed, Olympic year, and last weekend saw three local athletes put down strong markers for the London Games, with Martyn Rooney and Lawrence Okoye both setting world-leading performances, and wheelchair racer David Weir … Continue reading →

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Beddington boxer Edwards’ Olympic dream is at an end

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Disappointment, with 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics, for one local hopeful, Beddington boxer Charlie Edwards. The 19-year-old, a European bronze medal-winner at light-flyweight last year, needed to reach the semi-finals of this week’s … Continue reading →

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Olympic Torch route for Croydon confirmed

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

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 →

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4 Days in August: Steve O’Connell’s lasting shame?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Met‘s own report into the London Riots last August paints a very different picture of events from that provided by the council’s own “independent” inquiry, revealing a thwarted petrol bomb attack on the police, and that Croydon’s … Continue reading →

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Selhurst Park to get a preview of Olympic boxing action

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Selhurst Park is to stage another international amateur boxing tournament, when England take on Scotland under the marquee raised on the pitch on May 16. This follows a similar event being staged last year, when England won 5-2 against the … Continue reading →

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1,000 Croydon kids to miss out as Boris breaks Olympic pledge

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Around one thousand schoolchildren from Croydon look set to miss out on the chance of a lifetime, to watch Usain Bolt, Victoria Pendleton or Tom Daley competing at this summer’s London Olympic Games, and all because they have been let … Continue reading →

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Boris fails to convince as he tries a bid for the sporting vote

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

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 →

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Police get tough – just in time for Boris’s election campaign

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Local criminals and gang members had better watch out this week – the latest election stunt will be the televised “splintering the doors” as policing is used as part of the Mayor’s political agenda, says ANDREW PELLING Chief … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas and an Olympic new year to our regular reader

Posted on December 24, 2011 by
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