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Promising signs of the future for Croydon’s historic Old Town

Posted on March 20, 2019 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: With more than £17million to spend, the council is rolling out plans to spruce up the neglected corner of the Old Town around Croydon Minster. LEWIS WHITE, pictured left, a retired landscape architect, took a Sunday afternoon stroll … Continue reading →

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They’re wild about Harry. But Harry’s not wild about Croydon

Posted on March 25, 2018 by insidecroydon

Red faces all round at a small-circulation newspaper based in Guildford, after they ran a story about Prince Harry planning to attend a charity dinner at Croydon Town Hall last night. Problem is, the charity doesn’t exist. And there was … Continue reading →

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Photography Forum member offers his Croydon insights

Posted on November 9, 2017 by insidecroydon

Next week’s meeting of the Croydon Photography Forum will see one of the group’s own members talking about their lifetime’s work with their cameras. West Croydon resident Jan Podsiadly attended the London College of Printing in the early 1970s – … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s Ofsted crisis: This is too important for politics

Posted on September 18, 2017 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The children’s services report is the greatest crisis to confront the council since the riots six years ago. Except, says STEVEN DOWNES, it is just the local reflection of a national collapse of social work “This is too … Continue reading →

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Croydon wins a ‘connected’ award, for £24m unfinished bridge

Posted on March 9, 2017 by insidecroydon

East Croydon Station’s “Bridge to Nowhere”, the £24million pedestrian bridge which has never been completed to provide the intended access to Cherry Orchard Road and Addiscombe, has just been cited as a reason for Croydon winning an award for urban … Continue reading →

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Balancing the books allows Labour to invest in Croydon

Posted on March 1, 2017 by insidecroydon

BUDGET COMMENTARY: With the council’s books balanced, a government-approved increase in Council Tax and front-line services being maintained by the Labour council, it is little wonder that the local Tories have so little to offer, writes Councillor ANDREW PELLING Croydon … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s silly season stats which do not stand up to scrutiny

Posted on September 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The infamous maxim that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth has flourished in Croydon this week. STEVEN DOWNES is just glad the silly season is over Thank goodness it’s September. I wouldn’t usually … Continue reading →

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Tory O’Connell oversees yet more cuts for Croydon policing

Posted on April 6, 2016 by insidecroydon

Having already had the majority of the borough’s police stations closed under the current Conservative Mayor of London, yesterday saw an announcement from the Metropolitan Police that it is to shut five of Croydon’s community bases for its safer neighbourhood … Continue reading →

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Boris’s last stand: Mayor’s Question Time comes to Croydon

Posted on February 8, 2016 by insidecroydon

Who said there would be no pantomime at the Fairfield Halls in 2016? Boris Johnson is staging one of his Mayor’s Question Times at the Croydon venue on March 3. That’s probably as close to the election purdah period as … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Tramlink, Transport, Zac Goldsmith MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

#BackZacAndCrack bans Inside Croydon from launch

Posted on January 19, 2016 by insidecroydon

Zac Goldsmith, the Old Etonian and heir to a multi-million fortune whom the Tories have selected as their candidate for election as London Mayor this year, held a launch event this morning in Croydon but refused to provide access for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Environment, Gavin Barwell, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Waste incinerator, Zac Goldsmith MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Give our regards to Broadway: Bradford’s lessons for Croydon

Posted on January 9, 2016 by insidecroydon

SI CUNNINGHAM was growing up in Bradford when Westfield first unveiled its grand plan for his city. Over a decade later, that shopping mall has finally opened. Here’s his account of what happened to Bradford during that time, and how … Continue reading →

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Evening all: Police commissioner Hogan-Howe visits Croydon

Posted on November 24, 2015 by insidecroydon

Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, is addressing a public meeting in Croydon next week. The event is free and does not require booking, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The event … Continue reading →

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8/8: ‘There’s real anxiety that the riots could happen again’

Posted on August 7, 2015 by insidecroydon

To mark the fourth anniversary of the Croydon riots, BUSHRA AHMED recalls that infamous night and assesses what progress has been made towards rebuilding West Croydon I cannot begin to describe what it felt like to witness the Croydon riots … Continue reading →

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How the Whitgift CPO is proving bad for Croydon’s business

Posted on February 10, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the inquiry into Croydon Council’s Compulsory Purchase Order for the Westfield and Hammerson development of the Whitgift Centre enters its second week at Fisher’s Folly, SUSAN OLIVER, left, asks what it may be doing to the town’s … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Planning, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

That Was The Year That Was: Inside Croydon’s 2014 most read

Posted on December 28, 2014 by insidecroydon

So what have you been reading on Inside Croydon in 2014? Unlike certain Dorking-based publications, we’re not so self-obsessed as to suggest that this is in any way indicative of the BIG (note the unnecessary use of capitals) stories of … Continue reading →

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Risks ahead if only thing cool in Croydon is property market

Posted on November 19, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Delays in Westfield’s delivery dates, “speculative” office builds and dire economic warnings make an unhappy mix for those with a stake in our borough. STEVEN DOWNES asks: where’s the Plan B? As an observer of modern trends, Simon … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Allders, Business, Centrale, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Housing, London-wide issues, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

East Croydon community group first public meeting, Oct 7

Posted on September 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

The East Croydon community group will be holding its first public meeting at 8pm on October 7 at Oval Primary (doors will open around 7.45pm). One of the first decisions for the meeting will be what to call the group. … Continue reading →

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Clacton gets Carswell, as McKenzie looks to Croydon again

Posted on August 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

Clacton’s to get Douglas Carswell. Croydon North looks as if it will get Winston McKenzie as its next UKIP parliamentary candidate. Again. As UKIP puffs out its chest at the thought of becoming a proper, grown-up political party, with a … Continue reading →

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Non-exclusive offer: Meet Boris Johnson in Croydon, Sep 22

Posted on August 16, 2014 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon is delighted to present our loyal reader with another outstanding offer. And this one is far from exclusive. You get the chance to meet Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London – and the next leader of the Conservative … Continue reading →

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Croydon risked handing back £20m unspent riot recovery cash

Posted on August 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

A community activist, Bushra Ahmed, herself one of the victims of the 2011 Croydon riots, has discovered that after three years, Croydon’s Conservative-run council had managed to spend less than £4 million of the £23 million Riot Recovery Fund promised … Continue reading →

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Tory candidate Mohan gets lost again over Croydon North

Posted on July 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

Making Croydon a London Living Wage borough? Tick. Announcing free swimming in the council’s pools this summer for all Croydon’s children? Tick. Introduce a £1 million scheme to make good use of the borough’s empty homes? Tick. Making the Tory … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Housing, Jason Perry, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Property, Simon Hall, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

West Croydon festival gets the thin end of Westfield cash

Posted on June 22, 2014 by insidecroydon

The crass disparity in treatment between those areas of Croydon which were worst-hit by the riots and those which escaped too much damage is exposed yet again, with the announcement of this year’s South End Food Festival next month. Westfield, … Continue reading →

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Does Croydon’s new council have much to rave about?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by insidecroydon

One month on, WALTER CRONXITE, our local elections pollster who was first to call correctly the result of the Croydon Town Hall vote, takes a look behind the scenes in Fisher’s Folly to see what changes might be in store … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Bernard Weatherill House, Capita, Coulsdon Town, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Radio, Fly tipping, Gavin Barwell, Jon Rouse, Mario Creatura, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Oliver Lewis, Phil Thomas, Planning, Refuse collection, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Taberner House, Tony Newman, URV, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Police forced to abandon efforts to control East Croydon rave

Posted on June 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

For the second time in less than three years, last night the Metropolitan Police was forced to abandon a part of central Croydon to an unruly mob, with officers ordered to withdraw from an area that was unsafe for them … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, David Musker, East Croydon, Gavin Barwell, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Policing, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

How Croydon Tories were trumped by more ideas and activists

Posted on June 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

COUNCILLOR ANDREW PELLING looks ahead to tomorrow evening’s formal Town Hall occasion which will herald the beginning of a new municipal year, and a new council administration I am looking forward to tomorrow’s annual meeting of the council. It’s a … Continue reading →

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