Category Archives: New Addington

Charity Commission to examine takeover of Fairfield Halls

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

The Charity Commission is to look into Conservative-run Croydon Council’s plans to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls and London Mozart Players. The Commission’s decision follows reports on Inside Croydon. Papers for the decision-making cabinet last month suggested … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield Halls, Art, Music, Croydon Council, Charity, Timothy Godfrey, Margaret Mead, Planning, Dudley Mead, URV, Lynne Hale, David Fitze, Theatre, George Ayres, London Mozart Players | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Pollard hands £30m library deal on a plate to builders Laings

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

Croydon’s secretive council is at it again, this time sneaking out a report just before the Bank Holiday weekend that announces that Tim Pollard, the deputy leader of the Conservative-run council, has decided that he will award an eight-year contract … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Greenwich Leisure, John Laing Integrated Services, Libraries, New Addington, Property, Tim Pollard, URV | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Countdown to council elections begins in Toy Town gowns

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is one year until the council elections, and for some, they have everything to lose, writes STEVEN DOWNES Last night’s instalment of a new Mayor of Croydon, Sanderstead councillor Yvette Hopley, marked the firing of the starter’s … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2012 by-election, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Addiscombe, Alison Butler, Badsha Quadir, Boris Johnson, Centrale, Clare Hilley, Coulsdon East, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Environment, Gavin Barwell MP, Health, Louisa Woodley, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Policing, Purley, Richard Ottaway MP, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Simon Hoar, Tony Harris, Tony Newman, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Yvette Hopley | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

UKIP results are “poison” to Conservatives in Croydon

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: If UKIP can gain Godstone in neighbouring Surrey, then what damage might they do to the Tories in Coulsdon or Purley, especially when 2014′s Town Hall elections are held along with European ballots? ANDREW PELLING has been crunching … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon East, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell MP, New Addington, Outside Croydon, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Are you Croydon’s Rory McIlroy? Find out at Addington Court

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Addington Court is offering a round of golf on its Falconwood course for less than a tenner, in a price-cutting innovation that could help to discover Croydon’s own Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods, or Laura Davies. The £9.99 offer applies … Continue reading →

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Racism, immigration, false stats and Councillor Pearson

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Abraham Lincoln once said, “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt”. ANDREW FISHER says it is advice a New Addington councillor would do well to follow The … Continue reading →

Posted in New Addington, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Village green dream to be bulldozed by council

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Mike Fisher, the leader of Conservative-run Croydon Council, once referred to New Addington‘s Central Parade as “little more than a dog toilet”. But a resident is now using legislation that was introduced by parliament more than 50 years before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Planning, Property, Shirley | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Boris to close all but one police station in Croydon

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

If you still had any lingering doubt that our elected representatives are too often taking the public for a (very expensive) ride, then a brief exchange today between Steve “Three Jobs” O’Connell and a reporter from the Croydon Sadvertiser should … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington, Norbury, Policing, Purley, Simon Hoar, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Inside Croydon 2012: what our loyal reader’s been reading

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

The following is the Inside Croydon 2012 Hit Parade, and needs to be read in the “voice” of Alan “Fluff” Freeman. For younger readers, think Smashy and Nicey… It’s the top 20 posts published on this site in the past … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Allders, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Clare Hilley, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, David Osland, East Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Football, Gavin Barwell MP, Health, History, Inside Croydon, Lawrence Okoye, Restaurants, Roy Hodgson, Rugby Union, Sanderstead, Shirley Oaks Hospital, Sport, Tony Pearson, Tramlink, Transport, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Forestdale parents’ objections ignored over expansion plan

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Croydon’s desperate lack of school places has led to a clash between the council and residents and parents in Forestdale. It is nothing short of a borough-wide crisis, as birth rates in the north of the borough have seen demand … Continue reading →

Posted in Addington, Education, Forestdale Primary, New Addington, Schools, Selsdon & Ballards | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Getting down with the Hood as New Addington does panto

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK missed out on her central London concert last weekend. She could not resist the New Addington pantomime (and no, that’s not a reference to Councillor Tony Pearson) Croydon is now the IT place for us inner London sophisticates … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Comedy, Dance, Music, New Addington, Theatre, Tony Pearson | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon, Christmas 2012: poverty must be Reed’s priority

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: For too many impoverished families, it promises to be a cruel Christmas this year. SEAN CREIGHTON highlights the social challenges that face the borough’s newest MP The statistic that 1 in 4 Croydon children are in the poverty … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Fieldway, Health, Housing, London-wide issues, New Addington, Norbury, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Waddon, Wandsworth Council, West Thornton, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

New Addington panto this weekend – oh yes it is!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

 

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Reed victory sends danger signals to Croydon’s Tories for 2014

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: There was a reason for Steve Reed’s campaign to focus so much on the state of our streets. It was because Labour are planning to clean-up at the next council elections, say ANDREW PELLING Eddy Arram, the neutral … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, Andrew Stranack, Ashburton, Clare Hilley, Coulsdon East, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Eddy Arram, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell MP, Lee Jasper, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Shirley, Simon Hoar, Steve Reed MP, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fieldway and Heathfield grieve for death of PC Mark Parsons

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

This announcement was received last night from Rob Atkin, the acting borough commander: It is with immense regret and sadness that I have to announce the death of a serving Croydon police officer. PC Mark Parsons, who was only 43 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Fieldway, Heathfield, New Addington, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment