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No one reported hurt after warehouse blaze on Westmead Road
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a warehouse on Westmead Road in Sutton yesterday afternoon. Part of a single-storey disused warehouse was damaged by fire. No one was hurt or injured. Firefighters carried out a … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Sutton Council
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sutton
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Panto producers seek new talents for Aladdin at the Ashcroft
UK Productions and Fairfield Halls are on the hunt for local talent for this year’s Croydon pantomime Aladdin to be staged at the Ashcroft Theatre. Auditions for the Principal Ensemble are taking place at Fairfield Halls on Friday July 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Ashcroft Theatre, Comedy, Dance, Education, Fairfield Halls, Music, Schools
Tagged Aladdin, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon, Davood Ghadami, Fairfield Halls, Kiera-Nicole Brennan
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Idris Elba and film co-stars spotted doing the St George’s Walk
Actor Idris Elba, tipped by some to be the next James Bond, has been spotted in Croydon this week, filming his latest all-action blockbuster. The film is a production for Amazon called Heads of State, directed by Ilya Naishuller. Other … Continue reading
Posted in Art, St George's Walk, Surrey Street
Tagged Amazon, Heads of State, Idris Elba, John Cena, Netflix, Priyanka Chopra, The Crown
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Police investigate suspected murder of woman in her 70s
A fifth murder investigation in Croydon in less than three months is underway after a woman in her 70s was found dead at a house near Grangewood Park yesterday. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 10.40am to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, youth knife crime
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After a decade of delay, Sutton condemns Viridor. Sort of
Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, on a planning authority’s enforcement action coming far too late to save what was supposed to be south London’s biggest nature reserve, where endangered species have been allowed to become extinct Sutton Council, after more … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve, Environment Agency, Hackbridge and Beddington Corner Neighbourhood Development Group, Sutton, Sutton Council, Thames Water, Valencia Waste Management, Viridor
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Viridor’s charge sheet: incinerator operator’s eco-vandalism
This is the damning litany of charges now facing Valencia, the shell company established by Viridor to take the rap for more than a decade of failures to deliver on the relatively modest terms agreed in return for their original … Continue reading
Bingo! No notice as parking in South Croydon goes digital-only
A digital-only parking trial that has been described by residents as “idiotic” and “unfair to anyone who doesn’t own a smartphone” has been launched this week in South Croydon – the ward which Croydon’s piss-poor Mayor, Jason Perry, represented as … Continue reading
Cakes, bakes and BBQs at Community Farm Open Day, Jul 1
Sutton Community Farm will open its gates to welcome the public for its summer Open Day on Saturday July 1. Sutton Community Farm, off Woodmansterne Lane in Wallington, is the only community-owned fruit and veg farm in the whole of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Environment, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council
Tagged Littel Woodcote Estate, Sutton, Sutton Community Farm, Woodcote
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Getting Johnson out: lying ex-PM exposes Sunak’s weakness
354-7: last night, Parliament had its say on the Privileges Committee’s damning report into Boris Johnson’s misconduct. ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, on how Croydon and Sutton’s MPs voted, and why the ex-PM is running scared of scrutiny In the House … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dawn Butler, House of Commons, Privileges Committee, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Time has come for real answers over the Croydon tram crash
Yesterday’s acquittal of the driver of the Croydon tram which overturned on a tight bend at Sandilands in November 2016, killing seven people, is welcome, says transport expert CHRISTIAN WOLMAR Of course, some of those bereaved by the Croydon tram … Continue reading
Thornton Heath murder victim named as Usmaan Mahmood
The police today identified the murder victim of last week’s Thornton Heath stabbing as 20-year-old Usmaan Mahmood, who lived in the area. The fatal stabbing occurred in broad daylight near Thornton Heath Rec last Tuesday afternoon. No arrests have been … 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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Old Bailey jury delivers ‘not guilty’ verdict in tram crash trial
Alfred Dorris, the driver of the tram which crashed at Sandilands in November 2016 when seven people died, was in tears in the dock at the Old Bailey at lunchtime today as a trial jury returned a not guilty verdict … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Alfred Dorris, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, London Trams, Old Bailey
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Hospital workers to march on Downing Street for better terms
Cleaners and caterers across South London and Maudsley NHS Trust are taking a week of strike action as they escalate their dispute. The workers, members of the GMB trades union and employees of ISS, are also planning to march on … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Bethlem Royal Hospital, GMB, ISS, SLaM, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
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Council surveys public for views on Croydon housing policies
The council is holding a survey to seek residents’ views on plans for housing services – from providing homes, to raising living standards and providing good customer care. Tenants, leaseholders, staff and community partners are being asked to tell the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing
Tagged council homes, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing
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Cougars Basketball summer camp, Monks Hill, Jul 24-Aug 25
Posted in Activities, Education, Sport
Tagged basketball, Croydon Cougars, Monks Hill
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Ruskin House, Jun 30
Posted in Art, Ruskin House
Tagged Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Croydon, Dario Fo, Ruskin House
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‘Grand National’-sized field in the running for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the short memories and absence of shame among Newman’s numpties seeking selection for ‘higher’ office Boris Johnson is not the only politician with no shame. One of the numptiest of Newman’s numpties, Manju Shahul-Hameed, continues … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Amy Foster, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Olga Fitzroy, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stella Nabukeera, Tony Newman
Tagged #LabourFiles, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Broad Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Johnson Situ, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour NEC, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Marianna Masters, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Patsy Cummings, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stella Nabukeera
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Regina Coeli Summer Fair, South Croydon, Jul 8
Posted in Activities, Regina Coeli, Schools
Tagged Regina Coeli School, South Croydon
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Doctors and scientists warn PM of conspiracy theory dangers
‘Politicians have been attending rallies run by conspiracy theorists. They have dismissed our science on social media…. Facts have been questioned and scientists have been discredited in an attack on the very essence of our scientific community’ More than 200 … Continue reading
Sutton- and Croydon-based pupils up for BAFTA awards
A pupil from the Brit School and another who attends Carshalton Boys are both up for a BAFTA after being named as finalists for the Young Game Designers awards. Ethan Dale, 15, who lives in Sutton and goes to the … Continue reading
