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’10 years of a food bank is not something to celebrate’
Our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, on an expression of ‘righteous anger’ from a senior member of the clergy There should be a “righteous anger” that there is any need for foodbanks in the borough, and that that … Continue reading
NHS at 75: competition winners demonstrate pride and service
Two NHS staff members in London have won their categories in a Fujifilm photography competition for NHS staff and volunteers to mark 75 years of the health service. Today, July 5, 2023, marks 75 years since the founding of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Health
Tagged coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, Fujifilm, London NHS, NHS, NHS at 75
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New panel established to help care leavers set up homes
Young people leaving care in Croydon are to receive extra help from the council to find a safe, secure and affordable home when they move to independent living. Croydon looks after more children and young people than most other councils … Continue reading
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Summer Fair and Market, St Philip’s, Norbury, Jul 8
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Norbury
Tagged Norbury, St Philip's Church
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Incinerator operators Viridor cash-in on pollution tax loophole
Allowing climate-damaging emissions from incinerators to go untaxed is ‘shameful’ according to environmental campaigner Companies running waste incinerators, including Viridor, the operators of the polluting Beddington Lane incinerator, dodged more than £500million of pollution charges for burning plastic last year … Continue reading
Constable comes to Thornton Heath in National Gallery tour
Here’s one way of getting the Tories to have our public libraries operating on a more regular, daily basis: stage a National Gallery exhibition. Thornton Heath public library, which under Conservative Mayor Jason Perry is routinely only open three days … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry
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Beware! New monster on the loose in Crystal Palace Park
If you are very careful, go gently and quietly so as not to scare it, you have a chance of spotting in the middle of a south London park a prehistoric creature that has not been seen for millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Crystal Palace Park, History
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Planners taking a look at millionaires’ homes on Webb Estate
KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the latest council consultation which seeks to provide a chimera of public input for the planning department’s latest wheeze in an area where Michael Buble, Wilf Zaha and Status Quo’s Francis Rossi have all … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, History, Housing, Lord Roberts on the Green, Planning, Property, Purley, Webb Estate
Tagged Conservation area, Croydon, Croydon Council, Francis Rossi, London Borough of Croydon, Lord Roberts on the Green, Planning, Purley, Ron Noades, Upper Woodcote Village, Webb Estate, Webb Estate Society, Wilfried Zaha
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Detectives make arrest in hunt for Thornton Heath murderer
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing last month of 20-year-old Usmaan Mahmood in Thornton Heath have made an arrest. A 19-year-old man, as yet unnamed by the police, was arrested today on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Thornton Heath, Usmaan Mahmood, youth knife crime
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Palace confirm Hodgson as manager for one more season
Crystal Palace have confirmed that Roy Hodgson, who will be 76 when the new Premier League season kicks off next month, will be the club’s manager for 2023-2024. The one-year extension of Hodgson’s second spell in charge of the club … Continue reading
A summer evening stroll and close encounter with a triffid
NATURE NOTES: Our latest ambling ramble for readers took place last month on what for many would be the familiar territory of Roundshaw Downs. Yet with expert guidance, we were still able to discover one of nature’s more bizarre plants. … Continue reading
Former Labour Party staffer arrested on child porn charges
A former Labour Party staffer who worked as borough organiser in Croydon when Tony Newman was leader of the council has been charged with offences relating to indecent images of children. Tom Dewey worked from the constituency office of Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Croydon, Hackney, Hackney Council, Labour, Philip Glanville, Sarah Jones MP, Tom Dewey, Tony Newman
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Information Commissioner says council is ‘failing residents’
National regulator says it is ‘deeply disappointed’ with Croydon, which has broken the Freedom of Information laws at least 227 times in the past year and now faces possible High Court action. By STEVEN DOWNES Cash-strapped Croydon Council could face … Continue reading
This is council’s chance to do more than just the bare minimum
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After living in some of the worst housing conditions ever encountered, residents of Regina Road flats have voted for their estate to be demolished, on a promise from the council that at least the same number of social … Continue reading
Our latest podcast on giraffes, Marks & Sparks and murder
In our latest Croydon Insider podcast, our guests catch up on what’s happening in Croydon, discussing the spate of murders in and around the borough, plus what’s caught their eye on the pages of our website over the past couple … Continue reading
Trial date for Thornton Heath gran’s murder set for May 2024
Nelly Akomah, the 76-year-old church-going grandmother who was found dead at her home in Thornton Heath last week, died from injuries consistent with strangulation, the Old Bailey heard at a committal hearing. Hugo Da Silva Pires appeared at the Central … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Thornton Heath
Tagged Catia Feliciano, Hugo Da Silva Pires, Metropolitan Police, Nelly Akomah, Thornton Heath
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Creatura AWOL from cabinet as wannabe MP goes partying
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a Tory councillor who is putting his own ambitions ahead of the interests of the Coulsdon residents he is paid to serve “Have the Tories given up on London?” the London evening newspaper that used … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Coulsdon, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Susan Hall
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Daniel Korski, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Reigate and Banstead, Rishi Sunak, Susan Hall, Tory
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Police swoop on county lines gang to rescue Croydon teen
A nationwide police investigation focused on county lines drug gangs that prey on vulnerable youngsters rescued a 16-year-old who had gone missing from Croydon, and this week saw prison sentences totalling 14 years handed down to four men. The investigation … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged County lines, Duncan Whitfield, Human trafficking, Kidnapping, Metropolitan Police, Operation Orochi
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FREE spring rolls as Chopstix opens for business in Centrale
Chopstix, the noodle chain, opens its newest store in Croydon’s Centrale next week with a mouthwatering offer of spring rolls to be given away free of charge to the first 1,000 customers. The new Chopstix store includes the brand’s “living … Continue reading
14-year-old Coulsdon kart champ Freddie is appealing for help
A Coulsdon teen who wants to follow in the tyre tracks of Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris is appealing for help to boost his efforts to win the karting British championship. Fourteen-year-old Freddie Ingram is only in his second season … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Sport
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Freddie Ingram, go karting, Lewis Hamilton
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