Daily Archives: June 25, 2014

Tories pick councillor who oversaw £12m riot cash to own ward

Posted on June 25, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon Tories have ensured that the 2011 riots will be a live issue at the 2015 General Election after choosing Fairfield councillor Vidhi Mohan as their candidate to stand in Croydon North – the man who, when a cabinet member … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, 8/8: London Road stories, Broad Green, Business, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Malcolm Wicks MP, Steve Reed MP, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Dis-Connected Croydon and the mystery of missing contacts

Posted on June 25, 2014 by insidecroydon

Businesses and residents on Southbridge Road in South Croydon are having to deal with the disruption and inconvenience of having their road closed off at one end, for at least three weeks. The road works are part of the multi-million-pound … Continue reading →

Posted in Connected Croydon, Croydon Council, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Library gets in Festival spirit with quiz, walks and poetry

Posted on June 25, 2014 by insidecroydon

The Upper Norwood Library and the Norwood Society have put together a package of cultural and historical events for people of all ages as part of the Crystal Palace Overground Festival, which starts this week. The events continue throughout the … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Education, History, Libraries, Norwood Society, Upper Norwood Library Trust | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Ashburton councillors double up on monthly ward surgeries

Posted on June 25, 2014 by insidecroydon

Ashburton’s three new councillors are to double the number of ward advice surgeries at which local residents can meet them each month to discuss any issues they may have with council services. They will have a session on the first … Continue reading →

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Striking free paper’s staff reach breaking point over cuts

Posted on June 25, 2014 by insidecroydon

Nick Davies has had a fair amount of airtime in the last 24 hours. The investigative journalist was the first to break the phone hacking scandal which ultimately led to the Old Bailey trial involving David Cameron’s former communications director, … Continue reading →

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