Category Archives: Charity

£37,000 a year: the rising costs of renting in Croydon

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

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 →

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Dancing Palace fans raise £5,000 for Sport Relief

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

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 →

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Lansdowne Hotel steps in to host St Patrick’s Day celebration

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

The Irish-run Lansdowne Hotel is stepping in to replace Croydon Council to provide a suitable St Patrick’s Day celebration for the people of Croydon.

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Steve O’Connell took gift from cricket fixer Majeed

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

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 →

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Giving has no sell-by date for Croydon’s Ross-Wildman

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

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 →

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Lead thieves strip St Mary’s bare on eve of Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

By Andrew Pelling It’s not exactly the Christmas gift that St. Mary’s Church in Addington Village expected. The church is the latest victim of high-value metal thefts that have seen copper wiring disappear from railway lines and an iconic Hepworth … Continue reading →

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Do you Fink Tory millionaire banker should run a state school?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

Jon Ellacott, a parent with three children attending Oval Primary, has uncovered some disturbing information about the background, qualifications and achievements – or lack of them – of ARK, the educational organisation which is about to be handed valuable public … Continue reading →

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Less than 30 people sign up for Tory meeting at Trinity School

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

Hmm. Was it all worth it? Clare George-Hilley’s conference at Trinity School tomorrow for the Tory youth wing, Conservative Future, has attracted less than 30 attendees.

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Charity chiefs to look in to political conference at Trinity School

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

The Charity Commissioners are to examine whether a party political conference being staged at the exclusive, £10,000-a-year fee-paying Trinity School in Croydon may break strict rules controlling the school’s charitable status. This Saturday’s Conservative party conference, featuring several Tory ministers … Continue reading →

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Council £15,000 grant goes to body run by Tory party donor

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

The £15,000 grant made by Croydon’s ruling Conservative group last week went to an organisation which is headed by one of the local Tories’ biggest regular donors, a man who is also a councillor. Earlier this week, we highlighted the … Continue reading →

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