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Seni Lewis case raises “profound and frightening” issues
The death after police intervention of a 23-year-old IT graduate from South Norwood, Seni Lewis, was raised in the House of Commons yesterday by Croydon MP Steve Reed, who told parliament, “The questions that this case raises are profound and … Continue reading
Council’s Mr & Mrs act that defies proper declarations
The move by Croydon Council to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls has thrown a supertrouper spotlight on some of the interests, and potential conflicts of interest, of leading members of the borough’s Establishment. After all, with senior … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Care Homes, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Riots Review Panel, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, Localism Act 2011, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Meads
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£1.5m gym opens offering easy rates for exercise
Bit by bit, some things are coming together. Thus, opening on London Road, West Croydon, in the past couple of weeks, is easyGym, where £1.5 million has been spent on refurbishment and equipment at the site of the Fitness First … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Business, Croydon 8/8, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, easyJet, Fitness First, iPod, London, London Road, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, West Croydon
‘Calming our streets’: community meeting, Apr 10
South Croydon Community Association is organising a meeting next Wednesday, April 10, for the community to discuss “calming our streets”. The meeting will take place from 7pm at St George’s Church, Barrow Road, Waddon CR0 4EZ. “We are trying to … Continue reading
It’s a fair cop: we need more police officers on our streets
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Closing police stations would be fine if London Mayor Boris Johnson really did put the money saved and raised into officers on the streets, says DAVID CALLAM It’s a fair cop, Mr Mayor: time to come clean about … Continue reading
Boris’s latest lies on police and crime figures laid bare
It is a week now since London Mayor Boris Johnson published his police review which confirmed that Croydon, the capital’s most populated borough, is to have all but one of its police stations closed, and this barely 18 months since … Continue reading
X marks the spot: Croydon appoints firm in administration
News reaches Inside Croydon of what appears to be yet another epic fail by the leadership at Croydon Council. On February 11, at the Town Hall cabinet meeting, Mike Fisher, the council leader, and his “top team” decided to appoint … Continue reading
Steve Reed MP: “I’m taking police cuts issue to the very top”
After his first 100 days as MP for Croydon North, STEVE REED is getting on with the job at Westminster, and in Croydon I’ve just finished my first 100 days since I was elected last November. As a new MP, … Continue reading
“Truly shocking” 18% rise in muggings in Croydon
Figures released today show that muggings in Croydon have increased by 18 per cent in the past year, at a time when across London, the number of “robberies against a person” have fallen by 8 per cent, prompting the local … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon North, England, London, Religion, Steve Reed, Westminster
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Cuts to Family Justice Centre are putting lives at risk
LEE WEBSTER, a campaigner from South Norwood, on the vital importance of International Women’s Day for Croydon Every year on March 8, we mark International Women’s Day, on which for a hundred years, women activists have campaigned for gender equality … Continue reading
