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Progress MP Reed can’t make Top 100 ‘figures of the left’
A Croydon political thinker and activist who survived an attempt to have him kicked out of the Labour Party is included in the top 10 of a respected political commentator’s “100 Most Influential People On The Left”, published ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon North, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Steve Reed OBE
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Croydon could be about to get its first black top cop
Croydon could be about the get its first BAME top cop. According to information shared at a Safer Neighbourhood Team event this week, Andy Tarrant, the present Borough Commander, is to step down and be replaced by Chief Superintendent Jeff … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Tarrant, Jeff Boothe, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Andy Tarrant, Croydon, Jeff Boothe, Mayor, Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police, Sadiq Khan
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Council CEO’s selfie with Mayor Khan is far too ‘chummy’
Jo Negrini, recently installed as Croydon Council’s £185,000 per year chief executive, has been accused of being politically compromised after a picture of her taking a selfie with London Mayor Sadiq Khan was plastered all over the Town Hall’s intranet. … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman, Tory
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Rainbow laces demonstrate Foundation’s LGBT support
The Crystal Palace Foundation academy teams turned out for matches on Wednesday with a change to their usual kit: they were all wearing rainbow laces. It is part of an initiative with the charity, Stonewall, to show support for lesbian, … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged cpfc, CPFC Foundation, Crystal Palace
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Purley’s painted purple for cancer charity awareness week
Purley has been swathed in purple this week, as local businesses, schools and organisations support the South East Cancer Help Centre’s “Paint Purley Purple” campaign. This is the second year that the centre has held its PPP campaign, to raise … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Purley
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Purley, South East Cancer Help Centre
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Mozart Players’ launch concert, St John’s, Oct 23
The London Mozart Players have arrived in Upper Norwood, and are encouraging people to see them perform in their new home in a free concert at St John’s next month. The LMP offer an afternoon of music, art and performance … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Church and religions, London Mozart Players, Music, Upper Norwood
Tagged London Mozart Players, Upper Norwood
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‘Normal’ service is resumed, but 2018 plans are incomplete
A consultation on supposed “improvements” to Southern and Thameslink train services, and those on Transport for London’s Overground, appear to have wiped Gipsy Hill and Thornton Heath stations from the rail maps, while muddling several existing services. JEREMY CLACKSON, our … Continue reading
Council issues warning over rogue traders at your doorstep
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Crime, Croydon Council, Trading Standards
Tagged Croydon Council, Trading Standards
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Join the apple harvest in Addiscombe Railway Park, Sep 25
After all the hard work and wassailing in Addiscombe Railway Park Community Orchard, the time has come to harvest the fruits of volunteers’ labours this Sunday, September 25. This is a fun and free family event where there will be apple … Continue reading
The Shawcross redemption: transport deputy changes gear
The former leader of Croydon Council was a surprise appointment by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. But it is already proving to be a shrewd decision. By WALTER CRONXITE Val Shawcross, the former leader of Croydon Council who has been … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Bikes, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon North, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon North, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Val Shawcross
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‘Ruthless’ funding cuts to Mayday put improvements at risk
Croydon’s biggest hospital’s finances remain a mess, but progress is being made on the wards, which could be compromised by an announcement expected at tomorrow’s Croydon CCG meeting, as JAMES KILLDARE, our health correspondent, reports Croydon is in the uniquely … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon CCG, Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Croydon, Croydon CCG, London, Mayday Hospital, Thornton Heath
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Youngsters offered their chance to win place in Aladdin
Waddon Leisure Centre on the Purley Way gets to stage Croydon’s version of Britain’s Got Talent this Sunday, with open auditions for talented children who can sing, dance and act and who want to be cast in the chorus for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Dance, Music, Theatre, Waddon
Tagged Aladdin, Fairfield Halls, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Fire tower in Croydon will be used ‘seven days a week, 24/7’
London’s fire authorities have confirmed that an £11-million training tower they want to build in Croydon will be operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, potentially producing dense smoke close to a densely populated residential area and four … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Fiona Twycross, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Waddon
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‘Chump from the Dump’ chosen to contest Cameron’s old seat
The English Democrats must be embarrassed that they have chosen serial political loser Winston McKenzie as their candidate for next month’s by-election in Witney, David Cameron’s former parliamentary seat. Because two days after this somewhat eccentric decision was announced at … Continue reading
Corbyn supporters in Croydon Labour continue to be purged
With a matter of days to go until voting closes in the latest phase of the never-ending Labour leadership contest, and the purge of Corbyn supporters within the Croydon Labour Party continues, with members suspended and told that their votes … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon North, David White, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Dabid White, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Council forced to keep phone hotline in war against fly-tippers
The Labour-run council has been forced to back down from an attempt to quietly drop one of his key election manifesto promises, to provide a fly tipping hotline. Labour leader Tony Newman fought the 2014 Town Hall elections on a … Continue reading
Posted in Capita, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, Labour, Mark Watson, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Tory
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