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Report: TfL safety audit kept secret from crash investigators
Transport for London was conducting a safety audit of the Croydon tram network at the time of the 2016 Sandilands disaster which claimed seven lives. The existence of the safety audit report has only come to light under the disclosure … Continue reading
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Help us conduct the first ever People’s Audit in Croydon
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon At some point this week, Croydon Council slipped its 2019-2020 accounts on to its website. Six weeks later than they were required to do so by law – a special covid-19 dispensation said they … Continue reading
Council had ‘corporate blindness’ and ignored warnings
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Auditors step in with damning Report in the Public Interest over the way in which the council’s finances had been mishandled. By STEVEN DOWNES Council staff were summoned into a meeting at barely 10 minutes notice this … Continue reading
Scott and Butler sacked from cabinet as Tories get their way
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on what passed for a ‘night of the long knives’ at the council’s extraordinary meeting Hamida Ali’s first act as the leader of the council last night was to sack three of the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Jason Perry, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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Beddington incinerator not hot enough to handle clinical waste
The Beddington Lane incinerator, which Inside Croydon revealed this week was mixing clinical waste with domestic refuse in a tipping hall which was overflowing with bin bags, has been accused of breaking further rules intended to protect the environment and … Continue reading
Now Tories look to axe Freedom Pass as well as Zip cards
An unelected adviser, an old mate of Boris Johnson, is imposing a range of conditions on TfL and causing anger among Tory MPs, as our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, reports The anti-London government run by Dominic Cummings is looking to … Continue reading
Posted in London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Andrew Gilligan, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Grant Shapps, Labour, London, Mayor, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Personal trainers ignore council’s parks licensing scheme
The council’s misfiring attempts to help businesses in the borough through the coronavirus pandemic reached a nadir in the summer when the Fisher’s Folly propaganda department announced that Croydon was “waiving” personal trainer licence fees – without mentioning that they … Continue reading
Jobs and livelihoods on a knife-edge says business chief
Purley BID’s CEO has spoken out about the impact that the latest covid-19 restrictions are having on his members’ businesses The move into “High” covid-19 restrictions “has been devastating” for local businesses, according to the official who manages the Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Purley, Purley BID, Restaurants
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Purley, Purley BID, Simon Cripps
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New leader Ali blames covid for crime report that is a year late
CROYDON IN CRISIS: On crime figures, ‘some are going up, some are going down’, according to the newly elected leader of the council, who has failed in a legal duty to deliver a community safety plan. KEN LEE reports Whichever … Continue reading
‘We anticipate our move to Tier 3’ councillor warns Croydon
Covid-19 testing centre in New Addington ‘is a health hazard’ claims one councillor Two more fatalities bring the coronavirus death toll in Croydon since March to 500 ‘We all have to do a bit more’ to keep our communities safe, … Continue reading
Tory MP Philp’s claims on Congestion Charge quickly unravel
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest wrong turns through Britain’s political swamp made by Croydon’s Tory MP It seems that letting Chris Philp out in public, to spout from his own script, has caused the government problems again, … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, TfL, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Grant Shapps, Labour, London, London Assembly, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Tory
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Free events on offer for budding sports stars and entrepreneurs
The council’s youth service team is offering a busy programme of activities for youngsters through half-term and the rest of October – and all free. Ranging from football sessions for different ages to online fitness exercise, “the programme has been … Continue reading
NHS Blood Service makes appeal for more black donors
Patients from across London have filmed emotional messages to encourage people of black heritage to step forward and become regular blood donors. The #DearSickleCell messages aim to help others understand the daily battle and pain that sickle cell patients and … Continue reading
Posted in Health
Tagged Croydon NHS Trust, NHS Blood and Transplant Service, sickle cell
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Housing ministry provides £635,000 for borough’s homeless
The government has given Croydon Council a £635,000 grant to continue its work to tackle homelessness during the pandemic through helping people into accommodation and providing health support. It is possible that some of that money could be used to … Continue reading
It is time we had a ‘Stoptober’ for our car driving habit
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In his lifetime, PETER UNDERWOOD has seen a vast reduction in the number of people smoking. He says we need to break our dependency on something else, too We all know that smoking cigarettes and forcing others to … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Peter Underwood
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Cry God for Chichele, the patron who prayed for Agincourt
DAVID MORGAN explores how Henry V’s Archbishop came to lend his name to a street in Croydon Residents of Chichele Gardens, part of the Park Hill estate in Croydon, might be in for a surprise when they discover the story … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Archbishop Chichele, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Henry V
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Eunice! The Musical brings some horse play to Stanley Halls
The show must go on at Stanley Halls, with a new, socially distanced Christmas musical coming to South Norwood. Eunice! The Musical promises a heartwarming journey of discovery with lots of seasonal theatre experiences. Capacity at the venue is limited … Continue reading
How my bus ride into Croydon unmasked a growing problem
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is against the law to take a ride on public transport without wearing a face mask. But as reader LEWIS WHITE discovered last week, despite 30 TfL bus drivers having died from coronavirus, those rules are hardly … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Health, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged British Transport Police, coronavirus, Covid-19, Lewis White, London Buses, TfL, Transport for London
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Overflowing sorting hall sees Viridor facing health complaints
Shocking photographs taken from inside the sorting hall at the Viridor-operated incinerator at Beddington Lane show overflowing piles of rubbish with clinical waste sacks mixed with general household refuse and strewn across the floor. The only thing that appears to … Continue reading
What mugs! Photo group keep Macmillan in the picture
Lenses of Croydon, the borough’s largest photography group, have extended their creative talents to raise money for charity once again, this year donating images for use on mugs which are being sold ahead of the staging of a Macmillan Cancer … Continue reading
Tories in call to sack Butler and Scott, and scrap Brick by Brick
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Croydon Labour’s new leader Hamida Ali is facing calls for a complete overhaul of her Town Hall cabinet, from the opposition but also from within her own party, as KEN LEE reports Croydon Tories are demanding the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Perry, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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Reader offer: 10% off tickets for musical Eunice at Stanley Halls
Posted in Art, Dance, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Sutton Tories unanimous as they elect Drummond as leader
Our Sutton correspondent, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, on the new leader of that council’s opposition group Tom Drummond is the new leader of the Conservative opposition on Sutton Council. Drummond succeeds Tim Crowley, who stood down on Friday after nearly seven years … Continue reading
Posted in Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond
Tagged Conservative, Liberal Democrats, London, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond, Tory
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Public Health director appeals for help over new covid rules
As Croydon’s coronavirus alert status was raised to “High” yesterday, Rachel Flowers, the council’s director of public health, wrote to the borough’s 70 councillors appealing for their help in getting the correct information to residents. In common with public health … Continue reading
Covid restrictions force RAC to cancel Veteran Car Run
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run has been cancelled due to coronavirus. It is the first time that the rally has had to be cancelled since World War II. The rally, which features around 300 museum-piece vehicles, most of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, History
Tagged Coulsdon, London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally, Norbury, Purley, South Croydon, Thornton Heath
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