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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Brick by Brick’s criminal offence over company records
BARRATT HOLMES, our housing reporter, on a worrying lack of accountability at the Labour-run Croydon Council’s housing company Brick by Brick, the council chief executive Jo Negrini’s house-building brainchild, has broken the law and committed a criminal offence after barely … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Uncategorized, URV
Tagged Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, Tory
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Walk back through history with the Norwood Society
This month and next, the Norwood Society has two local history walks which each will last about 90 minutes: Thursday July 21 at 7pm. Crystal Palace to West Norwood. This walk will be led by Alun Thomas via Gipsy Hill. … Continue reading
Southern Failway: Strip them of franchise now, says Tory MP
Day 3 of Southern’s ’emergency timetable’ and now a Croydon Conservative MP has joined London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Green MP Caroline Lucas in calling for the operator to lose its franchise immediately. By our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Chris … Continue reading
Age UK Croydon Summer Concert, Scratchley Hall, Jul 25
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, Music, Thornton Heath
Tagged Age UK Croydon, Thornton Heath
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Labour members get chance to ask Reed about Corbyn coup
Labour members in Croydon North, who Steve Reed OBE, the constituency MP, refused to answer with a frank explanation of his position over the party’s leadership, have the chance to get up close and personal with Progress vice-chair this Saturday … Continue reading
Work begins next week on Grange Park’s new playground
Work is expected to start on building a new playground in Grange Park, Old Coulsdon, from Monday, with local children able to enjoy the new facilities as soon as the work is completed, through much of the summer holidays. Depending … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Friends of Grange Park
Tagged Coulsdon, Friends of Grange Park, Grange Park, Old Coulsdon
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Week-long festival puts arts at heart of Thornton Heath
The growing and popular Thornton Heath Arts Week returns this Saturday with a week of free events across the area, aimed at appealing to all tastes and all ages, and helping to pull together the community. Here is a selection … Continue reading
Southern Failways: the questions that need urgent answers
Day 2 of Southern’s ’emergency timetable’, and JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the impact on commuters and their reactions to the do-nothing Tory rail minister Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has today added his voice to the calls for Southern … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon South, East Croydon, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Charles King, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Department of Transport, East Croydon station, London, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Greens’ Berry seeks views on ‘crisis’ in private rental sector
Sian Berry, the Green Party London Assembly Member, has launched a survey to find out more about the problems faced by London’s 2.3 million private renters. The short survey asks about problems with costs, contracts and letting agents, maintenance and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Greens, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Sian Berry
Tagged Green Party, Housing, London, Mayor, private rental sector, Sian Berry
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Early start means that Trams and Rams not yet up for the cup
Our chief football correspondent, BRIAN GRANVILLE, reports on the busy pre-season for Croydon’s non-league clubs It is just a few weeks since Crystal Palace played in front of 90,000 fans in the Wembley final, but Croydon’s non-league sides are already … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Farleigh Rovers, Football
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Dickson Gill
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Free summer kids’ club at St Andrew’s Church, Jul 25-29
St Andrew’s Church on Southbridge Road is staging its Summer Superheroes kids’ club for children and families later this month. Taking place from 10am till noon on weekdays Monday to Friday from July 25 to 29, Summer Superheroes is just … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Waddon, Wealands Bell
Tagged St Andrew's Church, Waddon, Wealands Bell
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Southern Failways: Timetable cuts are ‘act of desperation’
As Southern starts its new timetable this morning, operating only 85 per cent of the service it agreed to provide, JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, reports that taxpayers will be footing the huge compensation bill arising from the cancelled services … Continue reading
Council continues to use ‘despicable’ law firm in SEN cases
Baker Small, the controversial law firm which has made millions of pounds from local authorities by fighting tribunal cases to block families from getting educational and other support for their disabled children, is working for Croydon Council again. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Rendle, Croydon Council, Education, Tony Newman
Tagged Baker Small, Croydon Council, Labour, SEN, Tony Newman
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Trawling the previews and festivals for the films worth watching
As its August schedule is announced, the David Lean Cinema’s programmer, PHILIP HOWARD, explains the process that he and his fellow campaigners go through to select the films each month Being the David Lean Cinema’s film programmer involves watching quite … Continue reading
Double champion Rooney proves a point and relays a message
Martyn Rooney ensured his place among the greats in British athletics history last night when he retained his European 400 metres title in Amsterdam, and promptly stirred another row with officials over selections for the relay squads this weekend. The … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, John Fisher School, Martyn Rooney, Sport, Thornton Heath
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Harriers, Martyn Rooney, Thornton Heath
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In Crystal Palace Park, sphinx ain’t wot they used to be
They are painting the town – or at least the sphinxes – red in Crystal Palace this week. For the first time in more than a century, some of the statues on the terracing in Crystal Palace Park are getting … Continue reading
Surrey Street residents stage meeting over Sunday market
Residents of Surrey Street and Church Street and the immediate area around Croydon’s 750-year-old street market are planning on holding an emergency meeting this weekend to discuss the council’s plans, announced this week, to introduce Sunday trading in September. “Sunday’s … Continue reading
