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Monthly Archives: December 2017
LibDem councillor goes AWOL and becomes a cage fighter
There’s concern for the well-being, and whereabouts, of Sutton LibDem councillor Callum Morton. Morton has been AWOL for months. He hasn’t been seen at a meeting of Sutton’s full council since September. But he has meanwhile managed to find the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Callum Morton, Liberal Democrats, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
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TfL consults New Addington over tram service reductions
Transport for London, which abandoned its immediate plans for altering the tram service from New Addington because they had failed to consult the public, has started to consult the public on its plans. The TfL changes will see passengers from … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, New Addington, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Westfield takeover raises uncertainties for Croydon mall
There’s renewed uncertainty over the future of the Croydon town centre redevelopment by Westfield, after the developers’ parent company announced in Sydney overnight that it is the subject of a £18.5billion takeover bid from French company Unibail-Rodamco. The deal, which … Continue reading
Council planning chief’s ‘new way of working’ for Brick by Brick
Having managed to piss off people from Upper Norwood to Purley, from Shirley to Coulsdon, Brick by Brick, the council’s wholly owned and wholly opaque home-building company, and the Town Hall planning department are undertaking a pre-Christmas charm offensive. For … Continue reading
Croydon’s cosiest pubs for Christmas: our insider’s guide/2
In his selfless quest to find Croydon’s cosiest pubs for Christmas, KEN TOWL is heading into the town centre From South Norwood and Selhurst, arriving in the town centre, so far the Christmas quotient has not risen above 6/10 in … Continue reading
Croydon’s cosiest pubs for Christmas: our insider’s guide/3
KEN TOWL’s on the last leg … on his last legs? … as his search for Croydon’s cosiest Christmas pub nears its end The pubs run by the large brewery chains in Croydon town centre certainly upped the amount of … Continue reading
Croydon’s cosiest pubs for Christmas: our insider’s guide/1
Some Guildford-based small-circulation newspapers rely on TripAdviser listings and remote correspondents based in Aberdeen to provide their ‘recommendations’ of places to visit in Croydon. Not here. We sent the intrepid KEN TOWL out into the winter weather on a mission … Continue reading
Croydon’s trees harbour one of the traditions of Christmas
NATURE NOTES: One of the most Christmassy of plants and symbols of the season can be found all around Croydon, as MOIRA O’DONNELL explains Mistletoe is one of the most Christmassy of plants, and at this time of year will … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Moira O'Donnell, Nature Notes
Tagged Mistletoe, Moira O'Donnell, Nature Notes
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Keep Our St Helier campaign public meeting, Morden, Jan 30
Posted in Health, St Helier Hospital
Tagged Keep Our St Helier Hospital, KOSHH, St Helier Hospital
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4,000 residents apply to buy pocket-sized Addiscombe flats
A private developer building a residential tower just across the road from the 50p-bit building and tram tracks of East Croydon has received more than 4,000 expressions of interest from Croydon residents who might want to take one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Pocket Living
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Waddon panto comes a cropper due to ‘technical issues’
Today’s matinee and evening performances of Jack And The Beanstalk at the Waddon Leisure Centre have been cancelled by the producers due to “technical issues”. Q Productions declined to elaborate on the nature of the “issues”, but a spokesperson said … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Panto, Jonny Awsum, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Owner ‘rises to the challenge’ as businesses quit Boxpark
“Stop sort of complaining about your lot and get on with rising to the challenge, that’s my message to people,” businessman Roger Wade said recently. “You can’t have the council going out trying to protect local businesses.” Wade is the … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Business, East Croydon, Mark Watson, Tony Newman
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Conservative, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Labour, Roger Wade, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘Too little, too late’ as our politicians wake up to incinerators
CROYDON COMMENTARY: With the Beddington Lane incinerator about to be fired up for trials, LEWIS WHITE, pictured left, wants to know why it has taken the powers-that-be so long to become alert to the potential threat to local air quality … Continue reading
10,000 sign KOSHH petition against NHS hospital closures
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition opposing the closure of two local hospitals, including St Helier in Sutton. Hospital workers are convinced that Jeremy Hunt, the Tory health minister, is working on plans to close maternity and A&E … Continue reading
Old Coulsdon residents ready for back-garden developers
As BARRATT HOLMES reports, the opening moves in the battle for your back gardens have just begun Croydon’s Tories really know no shame. Publicly, they are keen to try to score petty political points by claiming to be opposed to … Continue reading
‘Residents expect to be safe travelling on public transport’
Politicians at Croydon Town Hall and in City Hall this afternoon called for all of the recommendations in the RAIB report to be implemented as soon as possible. The Rail Accident Investigations Branch report published today followed an investigation into … Continue reading
Tram drivers fear being disciplined if they report mistakes
Tram drivers are still too afraid to admit mistakes, fatigue or even to report sick because of the risk of being disciplined, the train drivers’ union said this afternoon, responding to the RAIB report into the factors which contributed to … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged ASLEF, Croydon Tramlink, Finn Brennan, Sandilands derailment
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Tram crash report finds systemic problems with operators
The company which manages Croydon’s tram network did not properly understand the operation of their own tramway, according to the official report into the Sandilands derailment in which seven people died last year. The report by inspectors from the Rail … Continue reading
Posted in Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, First Group, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Incinerator company director to get a grilling at City Hall
A senior official from Viridor, the operators of the Beddington Lane incinerator which is about to start spewing goodness knows what into the atmosphere above Croydon, will be facing questions from London Assembly Members this afternoon. And while senior Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Refuse collection, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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Thornton Heath gets switched on to festival of light
Thornton Heath will stage part of the London-wide Lumiere Festival next month. Trumble Gardens on Brigstock Road will be transformed into an illuminated wonderland on Saturday January 27, with pieces on display that will previously have been a part of … Continue reading
Posted in Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Lumiere Festival, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
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South Norwood’s movie club launches new ticket prices
A popular community movie group in SE25 has undergone a makeover – and is offering £2 off every screening ticket to signed-up supporters of Inside Croydon South Norwood’s people’s film club has made the final break with its past, and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, Inside Croydon, Katie Brandwood, Screen25, South Norwood
Tagged Screen25, South Norwood
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Coulsdon mum’s lightbulb moment wins prestigious award
After having an inventor’s “lightbulb moment”, Coulsdon mum Anna Lloyd is now being referred to as a “mumpreneur”, after her Buggi Lights won one of the most rigorously judged awards in the parenting industry. Lloyd’s Buggi Lights took gold at … Continue reading
Collins backs free Christmas tree collection service for 2018
WALTER CRONXITE reports from the council chamber on the first giveaways of the 2018 election campaign Stuart Collins, the deputy leader of Croydon’s Labour-run council, put an early present under every household’s Christmas tree in the borough last night. Collins … Continue reading
