Category Archives: Sanderstead

Ward by ward: How Croydon voted on May 3

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

The full breakdown of voting results from the London Mayoral and Assembly elections on May 3 are now available through the London Elects website (you need to scroll well down the page for the link to the ward scores). But … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Addiscombe, Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

England captain Robshaw returns to his grassroots

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

England’s rugby captain, Chris Robshaw, is going back to his grassroots on Sunday, with a special visit to his first rugby club, Warlingham. With England having the weekend off from Six Nations action, flank forward Robshaw, now the highly successful … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Chris Robshaw, Rugby Union, Sanderstead, Sport, Warlingham RFC | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mid-Wives win battle to help Ikay avoid deportation

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

A refugee who has been forced to live a hand-to-mouth existence since fleeing to Britain in the 1990s is to apply to fight for what he regards as his country by joining the Territorial Army. Ikenna Ezegbe-Akpunonu, known to his … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Mid-Whitgiftians RFC, Rugby Union, Sanderstead, Sport | Leave a comment

Twitter, tweets and twits: what Croydon really thinks

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Here’s a selection of responses from the Croydon Twitterati about the use of the platform and local politics. These include some responses sent directly to the Croydon Sadvertiser, but we have not cut them for length or to suit any … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Gavin Barwell MP, Local media, Sanderstead, Selhurst, South Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Meat-eating veggie brings out the best of Come Dine hostess

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

The sacrifices that our editorial team here at Inside Croydon make for you, our faithful reader. For the third night running, we’ve giving up half an hour of our lives, which we’ll never get back, to watch Channel 4′s Come … Continue reading →

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Ottaway raises more parliamentary questions over Hale

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Croydon South MP Richard Ottaway has been in touch to deny that Maddy Hale was ever in his paid employment. Hale, as we reported, is the teenaged daughter of Lynne Hale, the Croydon Councillor for Sanderstead ward who as well … Continue reading →

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Has Croydon called in carpet baggers to sell-off libraries?

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

So has the Sunday Express uncovered Croydon Council’s hidden agenda on libraries? In a report published today, the Express says that American firm Library Systems Services Inc (LSSI) has Britain’s beleaguered public-funded library system in its sights and “is targeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Norbury, Sanderstead, Sara Bashford | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

For Croydon MP Ottaway, it’s a case of jobs for the girls

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Croydon South MP Richard Ottaway has a new staff member at his Westminster office: a local teenager called Madeleine Hale. If that name sounds familiar, it’s probably because Hale is the daughter of senior Conservative Croydon councillor, Lynne Hale. Lynne … Continue reading →

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Pollard back at the Hub of action after council reshuffle

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

We have heard unconfirmed reports that the Conservative group that controls Croydon council has undergone a reshuffle. While the ruling Tory group has more than 30 councillors to choose from, council leader Mike Fisher trusts his backbenchers so little that … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Education, Gavin Barwell MP, Sanderstead, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, URV | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon arts policy: no librarians, but £1.5m for Fairfield Halls

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Two pieces of separate but related news this week, each significant for the cultural fabric of Croydon, and how the current administration is ripping it apart. The common factor is Sara “Book Token” Bashford, who has presided over the undermining … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Jon Rouse, Libraries, Purley, Sanderstead, Sara Bashford, Shirley, Upper Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment