Daily Archives: July 24, 2010

Sanderstead’s Olympic heroine Dorothy Tyler, homemade pants, Adolf Hitler and her part in his downfall

Posted on July 24, 2010 by insidecroydon

Tuesday will mark two years until the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Here, double Olympic medallist Dorothy Tyler looks back more than 60 years to the day she met Adolf Hitler, and to when London last staged the Games … Continue reading →

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When is a “free” newspaper not free? When it is the Standard

Posted on July 24, 2010 by insidecroydon

A piece of unvarnished opinion: the Evening Standard, since it was sold by the Daily Mail group to a former Russian spy, and changed editorship from Veronica Wadley to Geordie Greig, has improved, at least in its coverage of London … Continue reading →

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Croydon Ad cleared of any offence in teen stabbing report

Posted on July 24, 2010 by insidecroydon

Spotted this interesting report on the journalism trade website, Press Gazette, earlier this week. The Croydon Advertiser‘s former editor, Ian Carter, has been cleared of any offence over a report in the paper in September 2008 about a teenager involved … Continue reading →

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