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Just 18 and fatally wounded on the first day of Passchendaele
On the north wall of Croydon Minster hangs the parish Roll of Honour from the Great War of 1914 to 1918, what we tend to refer to today as World War I. Visitors often look at the different names included … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Trinity School, Whitgift School
Tagged 1917, Alexander Pendrigh, Battle of Passchendaele, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, David Pendrigh, Devonshire Regiment, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Flanders, Remembrance, Remembrance Day, Reuters, Third Battle of Ypres, Trinity School, Whitgift School
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CAR-NAGE in South Croydon as veteran run sent on diversion
PHOTOSTORY EXCLUSIVE By our motoring correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON The world’s oldest annual rally of veteran cars was brought to a near-standstill in Croydon this morning, with dozens of pre-1905 vehicles spluttering and overheating in a traffic jam on South End … Continue reading
Norwood Grove Centenary Celebration, White House, Nov 7
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Attendance is free, but please click here to register, so the organisers can ensure they have enough cake!
Lloyd’s bequest to the people faces up to challenge of drought
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: The long, dry summer had an impact on many of the borough’s parks and open spaces. KEN TOWL meets the Friends of Lloyd Park to hear about the work they are doing in the middle … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Lloyd Park, History, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Nature Notes, South Croydon, Walks
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Disc golf, Friends of Lloyd Park, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, TCV, The Conservation Volunteers, Walks
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Handel’s Messiah, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Sat Dec 19
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The 2026 Croydonites Festival, from Wed Nov 4 to Sat Nov 21
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more info and to book tickets, visit the Croydonites website by clicking here
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, Theatre
Tagged Advertisement, Anna Arthur, Clocktower Cafe, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Hannah Maxwell, James Rowland, Rosa Garland, South Norwood, St George's Walk, Stanley Halls, Team Viking, The Front Room, Turn Your Fucking Phones Off, Victoria Melody, Vincent Gambini
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Council fails to pay 200 interpreters for more than three months
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A ‘collapsed’ payments system has seen the council stiff hundreds of casual workers – highly trained translators and interpreters – for tens of thousands of pounds. And Mayor Perry knew nothing about it. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Conrad Hall, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Simon Robson, Stuart King, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Adult Services, Adult Social Care, business and service compliance operations manager, Cllr Stuart King, Cllr Yvette Hopley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Translation and Interpretation Service, CTIS, David Wheeler, director of operations for adult social care, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Simon Robson, Tory
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Proud cavalcade of motoring history is on the road to Croydon
Set your Sunday morning alarms early this weekend, and when you get up, grab a coffee and a bacon sandwich and get out on the streets of Croydon for an annual spectacular that’s free to enjoy. The London to Brighton … Continue reading
iC subscribers win Nutcracker and Steeleye Span ticket prizes
Inside Croydon subscribers Brian Matthews and Mark Vaughan, plus their guests, will be enjoying big nights out at the Fairfield Halls next month, to see The Nutcracker and Steeleye Span respectively – all thanks to being the winners of exciting … Continue reading
Mendacious Mayor is sitting on £8m of overpaid tax money
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The cash-strapped council’s Tory leader had no answers when asked why he has failed to refund ‘money which rightfully belongs to hardworking residents’. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Croydon’s failed Mayor Jason Perry is sitting … Continue reading
Healey’s ‘breathing space’ Budget was tempered by Trump
Small Business Rate Relief is not the headline-grabber from yesterday’s Budget that a £100 payment to millions of households to help with fuel bills was. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports how it is a measure that should help more than … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Council
Tagged Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Iran, Iran war, John Healey, Labour, London, President Donald Trump, Small Business Rate Relief, SMEs, Tory
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TfL’s London Poppy Day targets record collection of £1.4m
Transport for London is marking the 20th anniversary of London Poppy Day today in efforts toraise record levels of donations to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal to support the needs of the Armed Forces community, past and present. Singer … Continue reading
Council issues details of tram crash 10th anniversary service
The 10th anniversary of the Croydon tram crash which claimed the lives of seven people will be marked with a solemn ceremony in New Addington on Monday, November 9. Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Philip … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink
Tagged Central Parade, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Trams, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Car crash on Portland Road: man charged after police chase
PHOTOSTORY EXCLUSIVE by ASHLEY MILLS A man from Dagenham has been charged after driving a car into a residential house on Portland Road, South Norwood, at around 11.30pm on Monday following a high-speed police chase. Two men were seen running … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, South Norwood
Tagged Car chase, Christiano Zampieri, Hyundai Tucson, Metropolitan Police, Police, Portland Road, South Norwood
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You’ll very much like the rice, jerk chicken and divine lamb
A new bar-restaurant on South End has opened, and KEN TOWL definitely liked the lamb First things first. The suya lamb chops at Anything Yuh Like are divine. The finely balanced spices complement rather than overwhelm the perfectly cooked, pink-in-the-middle … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged 1 South End, Anything Yuh Like, AYL, Blacksmiths Arms, Croydon, Jerk chicken, Jollof rice, Ken Towl, Kendra Marful, South Croydon, Suya lamb chops, The Corner House
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Kent Gateway and Selsdon roadworks compound tram misery
If you thought things were bad enough with half the tram network already closed for planned works to replace stretches of track, things have got even worse this morning, due to a power failure at Therapia Lane. With no services … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe Road, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Elmners End, Lebanon Road, Lebanon Road tram stop, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, TfL, Therapia Lane, Therapia Lane depot, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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CODA presents Spitfire Girls, at Selsdon Hall, Nov 26-29
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For ticket bookings and more details, click here
Unpicking the Budget and the Bayeux Tapestry in our podcast
The latest episode of the Croydon Insider podcast is now available – free for our paying subscribers as premium content via Patreon, or for purchase on our Spotify page. It’s another jam-packed episode, with a panel of iC readers going … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Under The Flyover
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Bayeux Tapestry, BBC, Beckenham Junction, British Museum, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Croydon Trams, Dr Yusuf Ali Osman, Elmers End, London Trams, New Addington, Patreon, Podcast, Sanjana Idnani, Spotify, The Budget, Yusuf Osman
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WIN!!! Pair of tickets to see Steeleye Span at Ashcroft Theatre
Inside Croydon is delighted to offer a pair of tickets to next week’s long-awaited concert return of Steeleye Span to Croydon as the prize in our latest exclusive subscriber competition. Steeleye Span will be performing live at the Ashcroft Theatre … Continue reading
How the Romans put snails on the menu on Farthing Downs
From Charlie Chaplin to an Olympic athlete, from woolly mammoths to the Suffragettes, the Coulsdon Art Trail pays a tribute to them all. And for the latest finial atop a piece of Coulsdon street furniture, the local residents’ association is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon parks, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, History, Wildlife
Tagged Cane Hill, Charles King, Charlie Chaplin, Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, Coulsdon History Trail, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Farthing Downs, Finials, Happy Valley, Roman snails
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How online sales can help Croydon’s shops stay competitive
SPONSORED CONTENT With more customers turning to online shopping instead of heading to the high street, independent shops in Croydon are having to adapt. As a result, many businesses are creating online stores to capture audiences further afield. But, can … Continue reading
Norwood Grove Centenary Celebration, White House, Nov 7
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Attendance is free, but please click here to register, so the organisers can ensure they have enough cake!
Have your voice heard at South Norwood Council Tax meeting
A special meeting attended by a local law centre is taking place tomorrow in South Norwood to help military veterans, disabled people, lone parents and those on low incomes with their Council Tax South West London Law Centres will be … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Junction, Portland Road, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Steeleye Span’s Prior arrangements still sounding evergreen
KEN TOWL goes all around his hat to interview Maddy Prior, lead singer of Steeleye Span, ahead of their concert at the Ashcroft Theatre on Nov 5 “We are heavy on sex and death,” says Maddy Prior as we chat … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music
Tagged All Around My Hat, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Maddy Prior, Steeleye Span
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