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Council seizes 36 homes in crackdown against tenancy fraud
Croydon has seized possession of 36 council-owned homes in a massive crackdown on housing fraud in the borough. The council homes – desperately needed to provide housing for people on the council’s waiting list – were being occupied by people … Continue reading
‘Where Eagles despair’: Palace fans respond to Glasner exit
‘It has given the impression that it is a club in crisis.’ Pundits and Palace supporters respond to the news of captain Marc Guehi’s transfer and the departure of the FA Cup-winning manager Could things get any worse for Crystal … Continue reading
New pay deal is just the ticket for Bromley traffic wardens
Officials at the GMB trades union have called a pay deal for Bromley’s traffic wardens “significant”, as the workers for a private contractor have been placed on London Living Wage contracts and called an end to industrial action that has … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Parking
Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, GMB, GMB Union, Traffic wardens
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Friday lunchtime music recitals, Croydon Minster, Jan-Mar 2026
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Labour makes new U-turn as Señor Vestey opts to stand down
INSIDE SUTTON: Just days after his local party posted leaflets online calling on supporters to vote for him in May, the controversial councillor on the Costa has changed his mind – but that won’t stop him pocketing thousands of pounds … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Dave Tchil, Sheldon Vestey, Steve Alvarez, Sutton Council
Tagged Cllr Sheila Berry, Cllr Sheldon Vestey, Cllr Steve Alvarez, Conservative, Hackbridge, Labour, Margaret Thomas, Señor Sheldon Vestey, Sheldon Vestey, St Helier West, Steve Alvarez, Sutton Council, Tory
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Guehi signs for City as Glasner confirms own exit from Palace
‘We will do everything to bring another trophy back to Selhurst Park’ Oliver Glasner said today, after revealing he had told the club chairman in October his intention to leave at the end of his contract If Saturday, May 17 … Continue reading
Labour councils pledge to uphold Londoners’ Freedom Pass
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE smells a bit of media manipulation over the handling of news about the capital’s travel concessions London’s Labour-run borough councils, with the “full support” of London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, will block any changes to the … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, Claire Holland, Lambeth Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport
Tagged Age UK, Age UK Croydon, Age UK London, Croydon, Croydon Council, Freedom Pass, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Councils, Pensioners, TfL, Transport for London
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Labour minister Streeting opens New Addington health centre
New Addington has a new multi-million-pound Community Diagnostics Centre, which was formally opened yesterday by health secretary Wes Streeting and local MP Natasha Irons. The centre, on Chertsey Crescent, has been busy with patients since October, and is now fully … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon East, Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Natasha Irons, New Addington, New Addington Community Diagnostics Centre, New Addington North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon NHS Trust, Labour, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, New Addington Community Diagnostics Centre, Wes Streeting
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The Black Diamonds at The Oval Tavern, free entry, Sat Jan 17
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Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Music, The Black Diamonds, The Oval Tavern
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Police prepared to seize vehicles involved in Coulsdon meets
Croydon’s top cop has pledged to stop the illegal speedway car racing and mass gatherings of petrolheads on a Coulsdon trading estate that has been causing “a nightmare for residents”. DCS Nick Blackburn has told Inside Croydon that his officers … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, Ian Parker, Nick Blackburn, Policing
Tagged Cllr Ian Parker, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, DCS Nick Blackburn, Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, London Borough of Croydon, Marlpit Lane, Metropolitan Police, Redlands Industrial Estate, Surrey Police, Ullswater Crescent
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No apologies from Señor Vestey over three conduct complaints
INSIDE SUTTON: A Labour councillor who moved home to Spain more than a year ago has refused to comply with recommendations of a committee that found him to have broken the Code of Conduct multiple times. EXCLUSIVE by CARL SHILTON, … Continue reading
Purley’s landmark clock ‘blown over in wind’ say councillors
Work is underway to look at ways to fund the repair and restoration of the ornamental, landmark clock in Purley, which according to the local councillors, had its metal pole bent right over by storm-force winds last week. For the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley, Purley BID, Simon Brew
Tagged Cllr Simon Brew, Purley, Purley BID, Purley Clock, Purley Cross, Simon Brew, Storm Goretti
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The Paul Garner Band, Oval Tavern, free entry, Sun Jan 18
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Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern, The Paul Garner Band
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Charity helps South Croydon primary establish its new library
A charity dedicated to promoting children’s literacy by redistributing used books and creating inspiring reading spaces in primary schools has opened a library at Heathfield Academy in South Croydon. The school, on Aberdeen Road, was built at a cost of … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged ABC Book Club, Aberdeen Road, books, Heathfield Academy, School libraries, South Croydon
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Friends of Addiscombe Railway Park’s Wassail, Sat Jan 24
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Coulsdon locals call for urgent action over night-time ‘cruisers’
The combined resources of two police forces are being brought together for joint action against nuisance drivers who have been gathering for noisy, late-night meets and racing in the car parks and service roads of an industrial estate in Coulsdon. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, Ian Parker, Nick Blackburn, Policing
Tagged Cllr Ian Parker, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, DCS Nick Blackburn, Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, London Borough of Croydon, Marlpit Lane, Metropolitan Police, Redlands Industrial Estate, Surrey Police, Ullswater Crescent
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Charity to campaign against cuts to Londoners’ Freedom Pass
Age UK, the charity that represents the interests of Britain’s older generations, has expressed its firm opposition to any suggestion that Londoners should lose their Freedom Pass concessionary travel. The Freedom Pass provides free travel on all Transport for London … Continue reading
Age UK Croydon coffee mornings, at Dunelm, from Jan 15
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Age UK Croydon, Charity
Tagged Age UK Croydon, Coffee mornings, Croydon, Dunelm, Valley Retail Park
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Starmer visits Ikea Croydon – but not to assemble new cabinet
Keir Starmer, the son of a tool-maker, managed a quick, and secretive, visit to Ikea in Croydon this morning. It was suggested that he may have been looking for a new cabinet, because the one he’s got in Downing Street … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon East, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon West, Ikea, Keir Starmer, Natasha Irons MP, Prime Minister, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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More service disruption for New Addington’s tram passengers
The tram network east of East Croydon Station will be virtually shut down most of this weekend “due to essential maintenance works”, Transport for London has announced today. There is to be a normal service on all trams until 8.30pm … Continue reading
Drivers in Bromley and Sutton put on red alert over potholes
Road users in Bromley and Sutton need to exercise extra care to avoid troublesome pot holes. That’s according to a register of poorly-maintained roads issued over the weekend by the Department for Transport, which has both south London boroughs given … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Cycling, Kingston, Merton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, DfT, Edmund King, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Merton Council, Potholes, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, The AA, Tory, Transport for London
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This teacher’s Foss way always led her back to South East Asia
CROYDON CHRONICLES: In his latest delve into the archives, DAVID MORGAN recalls the life of a missionary, the daughter of a former Mayor of Croydon, who worked in China, Malaysia and South Africa, and survived almost four years in the … Continue reading
