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Westfield letter that Tony Newman didn’t want you to see
Croydon Council tried to cover-up a letter from the CEO of Westfield to the council leader that warned of “the deep structural changes currently facing retailers… illustrated by the growing number of bankruptcies, CVAs and retailers announcing declining financial results”. … Continue reading
Best wishes for the festive season to our loyal reader
That’s it from us for a couple of days. It’s not that we don’t have loads more material to inflict upon our loyal reader. We just realise that you’ll not be bothering to log-on over the turkey and the mince … Continue reading
Win! Three pairs of tickets up for grabs at Croydon panto
Oh yes we have! In one of our last special reader offers for 2019, Inside Croydon is delighted to be working together with the Sanderstead Dramatic Club to offer three pairs of tickets for their annual pantomime. The panto runs … Continue reading
Brewers’ ‘smart’ pigeon brand homes in on Therapia Lane
There’s a new brewer in town, and KEN TOWL couldn’t wait to visit When Walter White realised that the cotidian lifestyle was not for him, he ended up breaking bad. When Messrs Anspach and Hobday decided to strike out on … Continue reading
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Tagged Anspach and Hobday, Ken Towl, Therapia Lane
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Photography talk by Damien Demolder, Old Coulsdon, Jan 7
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon
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Cats is not the only option for David Lean cinema-goers
No stars. How bad can a film be to be rated as “no stars”, as was the case this week when the national newspaper reviews came out for Cats? You’ll be able to judge for yourself soon enough, as the … Continue reading
Learn to take better photos, Old Coulsdon Camera Club, Jan 25
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Tagged Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Camera Club
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Prize money and pride from a cup run could transform Croydon
Last week, ANDREW SINCLAIR recalled Croydon FC’s best FA Cup run 40 years ago. This week, he examines the reasons that the club did not manage to build on that precious success For many non-league football clubs, the experience, success … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Liam Giles
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Sanderstead’s ready to set sail with Sinbad for their 81st panto
The panto season is in full swing… Oh yes it is! And in Sanderstead, rehearsals are well underway for the local dramatic club’s annual performance, which next month will be Sinbad The Sailor. It will be the 81st annual panto … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club, Theatre
Tagged Sanderstead, Sanderstead Dramatic Club
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Bach choir pass the baton to Wallfisch for start of 60th year
The Croydon Bach Choir go into 2020 with a new music director. Simon Wallfisch takes over the baton from Tim Horton, who had led the choir since 2001. Born in Croydon, Wallfisch, 37, is a versatile musician. In addition to … Continue reading
Scandal of council’s use of ‘irrational’ medical assessments
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, discovers how the council has been spending tens of thousands of pounds on discredited remote medical assessments to avoid providing housing for the homeless Croydon’s Labour-run council has spent £53,165 in the past four … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Health, Housing, Jo Negrini
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London, NowMedical
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Flooding cuts rail line to Brighton for second time in two days
Network Rail has issued an extraordinary appeal for people not to use the rail network, after widespread flooding on the Brighton Main Line overnight between Brighton and Gatwick. “Flooding on the railway is severely impacting services,” they said in an … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Transport
Tagged Brighton Main Line, East Croydon station, Network Rail, Selhurst Triangle
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Joy to the world! The history behind BBC’s Christmas service
DAVID MORGAN on the undiscovered gem of Croydon Minster, which will be screened around the world on Christmas Eve When the BBC transmission goes live at 11.40pm on Christmas Eve, Croydon Minster will be in the national spotlight. The cameras … Continue reading
Purley residents outrage over planning’s ‘husband and wife act’
Croydon Council’s planning committee has had an application for a development in Purley rushed on to its agenda for tomorrow, its last meeting of 2019, with a scheme submitted from a company whose “development director” is married to a senior … Continue reading
Ofsted finds ‘sustained progress’ in children’s services
After nearly three years in special measures, Ofsted says that Croydon’s children’s services department is showing “sustained progress”, and is beginning to operate in a manner that properly serves the borough’s most vulnerable young people. The department’s social workers are … Continue reading
‘It’s like Rotherham’: MP Reed calls for urgent action on SPAC
Croydon North MP Steve Reed is to raise in Parliament this week his growing concerns about a lack of police action over mounting complaints about the activities of SPAC Nation, the cult-like church which featured in a BBC Panorama documentary … Continue reading
At last! Croydon Council builds first council home in six years
BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on how a Town Hall announcement proves that senior councillors have been lying for four years about the delivery of council homes Put the bunting out! Trebles all round! Croydon Council, and their loss-making private … Continue reading
The FA Cup run 40 years ago when Croydon lived the dream
ANDREW SINCLAIR recounts the footballing events of this week in 1979 when the local non-league club came within a game of being in the FA Cup third-round draw alongside the Manchester Uniteds, Liverpools and Tottenhams Forty years ago this week, … Continue reading
What the election means for Croydon, Westfield and St Helier
After a long and sleepless night, our political editor WALTER CONXITE sifts through the wreckage of the General Election, and what it might mean for Croydon, and Sutton The fourth General Election since 2010 is significant because it is the … Continue reading
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#GE2019 LIVE: Rolling results coverage through the night
Bookmark this page and keep returning and refreshing the page for Inside Croydon’s unmatched live coverage across half a dozen local constituencies, with updates on events nationally throughout the night. In Croydon, the first results are not expected until around … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Donald Ekekhomen, Jo Negrini, Kathleen Garner, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Sprague, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Brexit Party, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Jo Negrini, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, UKIP
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Council pension fund makes £19m in General Election gamble
Croydon Council’s pension fund has made £19million in just a few weeks, through a gamble on the value of the pound sterling on foreign exchanges since August. That’s according to Andrew Pelling, the Waddon councillor who chairs the council’s pensions … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Council pension fund, Croydon, Croydon Council
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