Our first Croydon Insider podcast of 2026 is here – with a panel of readers and contributors delving behind the headlines on the stories that matter to you.
Discussing how the highs of Wembley in May last year could have turned so sour so quickly for Crystal Palace and their manager Oliver Glasner is Inside Croydon’s football correspondent Andrew Sinclair.
Regular podcaster Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell encourages all listeners and readers to sign a campaign petition opposing an increase in the amount of waste burned at the Viridor incinerator in Beddington, where they broke the terms of their licence nearly 1,000 times in an 18-month period.
Nadia Azizuddin tells us about the thriving independent music scene in Croydon, with emerging venue Riff Raffs and long-established music store and rehearsal space Rockbottom, while the demise of 101 Records and the state of the town centre also gets a mention. Continue reading
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A dynasty began in the late 1800s with a family living at Lennard Road whose relatives would build a global business empire from marble, played roles in running the British team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, helped to build Broadcasting House and to dismantle London Bridge, as well as taking part in Dunkirk and D-Day.
CROYDON COMMENTARY: 
Mayoral candidate intends to discuss a Compulsory Purchase Order of Chinese-owned property with Prime Minister on his return from Beijing. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES
Transport for London is to close half of the network, from East Croydon to Beckenham Junction, and all points in between, including New Addington, for two weeks next month.
