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Table Top Sale, St Paul’s Croham Park Avenue, Oct 1
Posted in Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Road
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#TheLabourFiles: MP Reed provided endorsement for Stanger
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North and a prime mover in the notorious “Chicken Coup” attempt to unseat Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader in 2016, has been revealed as one of the party’s senior members who provided … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Brighton, Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, Luke Stanger, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, The Labour Files
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Croydon’s bus shelter project ‘has been progressing well’
The management of even straightforward pieces of street furniture continues to be beyond the capabilities of some of the council’s six-figure-salaried executives As the chill winds and rains arrive with autumn, council officials snug in their offices in Fisher’s Folly … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Opama Khan, Planning
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Opama Khan, Valo Smart City
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WIN!!! Exclusive competition: Twopence To Cross The Mersey
Inside Croydon is delighted to offer our loyal readers the chance to see a new theatre production coming to the Fairfield Halls next month: the play Twopence To Cross The Mersey. We have two pairs of stalls tickets – face … Continue reading
TV investigation uncovers Labour Party’s dirty tricks and hacks
On the eve of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, a three-part television investigation is set to rock the party’s hierarchy, from General Secretary David Evans downwards, with many shocking revelations drawn from what the producers describe as “the biggest leak … Continue reading
Commissioner Byford’s resignation leaves TfL staffers stunned
After negotiating the crisis of covid and delivering the Elizabeth Line, Andy Byford presents the Mayor of London with a new challenge: finding his replacement. By our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been confronted … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Wolmar, Commuting, Cycling, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Andy Byford, Andy Lord, Conservative, Labour, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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‘Rabbit hutch’ flats and the Chief Secretary: Philp’s conflicts
Ahead of tomorrow’s ‘mini-Budget’, ANDREW FISHER delves into the murky pool of business interests retained by the millionaire Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Croydon South MP Chris Philp Removing the cap on rich bankers’ bonuses, cutting Stamp Duty, slashing Corporation … Continue reading
St Paul’s Jubilee Barn Dance, South Croydon, Oct 1
Posted in Church and religions, Dance, Music, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Road
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Company behind ‘smart’ bus shelters has CCJs for unpaid bills
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A former government minister under Tony Blair helped to broker the deal with an unproven tech company promising the council £6.8m in advertising income from ‘smart’ bus shelters – but that is all in jeopardy, with the … Continue reading
Council’s latest cuts force mental health services to close
CROYDON IN CRISIS: MP says the latest round of funding cuts to services delivered by mental health charity are ‘devastating’. By STEVEN DOWNES Mind in Croydon is to close two of its support services for people living with complex, long-term … Continue reading
Saxon graveyard found on Brick by Brick site in Coulsdon
The lengthy delays over the development of 157 flats on the Lion Green Road car park in Coulsdon may now be over, as an important archaeological dig has been completed after finding 18 graves on the site. All are believed … Continue reading
Residents’ groups show red card to Palace’s £100m new stand
Locals living near Selhurst Park have organised to oppose the new stand – despite being frozen out of meetings by their Labour councillors Two residents’ associations in the area around Selhurst Park, together with council tenants whose homes are under … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Christopher Herman, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Louis Carserides, Planning, Property, Selhurst, South Norwood, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Christopher Herman, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Holmesdale Residents' Association, Holmesdale Road, Labour, Louis Carserides, Pembroke Road Residents' Association, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Wooderson Close
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BID rangers called ‘bullies in high-viz’ after High Street incident
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Serious questions have been raised about the behaviour of the Mayor-backed security staff drafted into the town centre supposedly to deter anti-social behaviour. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES An investigation is being conducted into the behaviour of a … Continue reading
Depression-era drama brings Mersey beat to Ashcroft Theatre
The first national tour of Helen Forrester’s Twopence To Cross The Mersey is coming to Croydon’s Fairfield Halls next month. The new touring production of Twopence To Cross The Mersey is produced by Rob Fennah and Lynn McDermott and directed … Continue reading
High Street’s Caribbean-themed bar shakes up its cocktails
Turtle Bay, the Caribbean-themed bar and restaurant on Croydon High Street, has introduced announced a brand new, tropical cocktail menu together with two “Steel Bottom Beers”, serving up some sunshine as autumn beckons. Turtle Bay has ramped up its island-style … Continue reading
Coleridge-Taylor hits the right notes for Black History Month
Croydon’s very own black classical composer is to be celebrated in a prestigious concert at Fairfield Halls on Sunday, October 9, part of the arts venue’s programme of events marking Black History Month. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor wrote his epic choral work … Continue reading
Black British Classical Foundation concert, St Mildred’s, Oct 1
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Tagged Addiscombe, Black British Classical Foundation, Black History Month, St Mildred's
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Philp retains Pluto business interests after Treasury promotion
The MP for Croydon South who has lobbied against building blocks of flats in his own constituency has a significant holding in a company which has invested £19.3m in a block of flats near East Croydon Station. By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Truss’s new housing minister has his eyes on the Green Belt
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how changes at the Department for Levelling Up could signal a change in attitude to areas protected from development After years of Tory councillors, their friends running residents’ associations in the south of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Belt, Liz Truss, London, London Communications Agency, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Robert Jenrick, Simon Clarke, Thick Lizzy Truss, Tory
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