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Schroders’ £500m Ruskin Square stalls over Westfield doubts
Big business is getting twitchy over the slow pace of developments in Croydon, as KEN LEE reports The agenda for the Croydon Labour group brainstorming weekend in Eastbourne this weekend is said to be “thin”. That may be deliberate to … Continue reading
BINMAGEDDON!: 1% missed collections thanks to Crap App
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on how the council is using some dodgy stats to cover for its rubbish service The latest effort by Croydon to align itself with North Korea, where everything is perfect because the Great Leader … Continue reading
Trams get their season on track with first league victory
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: You win one, you lose some. Well, that’s the way it’s been this week for Croydon, who on Saturday finally ended one of the worst starts to the season by any side in English football, having lost their … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Kevin Rayner
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Grand giveaway as three schools could win Centrale’s piano
A Croydon school is about to get an early Christmas present in the form of a Yamaha baby grand piano, worth nearly 10 grand, in a special giveaway being staged at the Centrale shopping centre. And it is the Croydon … Continue reading
Christmas Tree Festival, St John’s Shirley, Nov 23-25
Posted in Church and religions, Shirley North
Tagged Shirley, St John the Evangelist
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Shakespeares seek donations to help homeless in Croydon
An appeal for clothing and washroom items to help the homeless this winter has been set-up by Croydon business JB Shakespeare. The long-established independent firm of undertakers – famously based on George Street but now moved to Wellesley Road – … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Crisis Skylight Centre
Tagged Chris Dighton, Crisis, Shakespeares
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TV antiques expert Paul Martin at Selsdon book signing
Television presenter Paul Martin will be in Croydon next week to sign copies of his latest book, My World of Antiques. Martin has presented BBC1’s Flog It! for the past 15 years, and his book – published last week – … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Catherine Southon, Farleigh Golf Club, Paul Martin, Selsdon
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TfL wants to reduce service on 11 bus routes in town centre
Transport for London yesterday launched a consultation on buses in Croydon town centre which proposes seriously curtailing 11 routes. One senior Town Hall figure has criticised the TfL consultation, saying that it is an effort to “hoodwink” the public, and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Assembly, London Buses, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Council appoints Simmonds to £150,000 new ‘strategy’ role
Croydon Council has promoted Hazel Simmonds to be the executive director in charge of its “Gateway, Strategy and Engagement division”, which apparently looks after the borough’s housing, strategy (yeah, they’ve got one apparently), policy development, communications, community relations and the … Continue reading
Belmont election shock #2: independent backed Tories
Our Sutton reporter, CARL SHILTON, on the rumbling row over a councillor announcing support for a Conservative candidate Labour activists in Sutton have been furious that Nick Mattey, the independent councillor for Beddington North, endorsed the Conservative candidate, Neil “Father … Continue reading
Christmas services at St Michael’s, West Croydon, Dec 2-25
Posted in Church and religions, West Croydon
Tagged St Michael and All Angels, West Croydon
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Blocking a Thames bridge just a start for Extinction Rebellion
As hundreds of protestors took to the streets – literally – to bring south London’s traffic to a standstill at the Elephant and Castle at lunchtime today, Croydon Green activist PETER UNDERWOOD explains what it is all about On Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Greens, Environment, Peter Underwood
Tagged Croydon Greens, Extinction Rebellion, Peter Underwood
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Jones’s BAME journalism scheme is eclipsed by The S*n
Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, is courting controversy within her party – especially in Liverpool – by backing a work experience programme that offers budding young black, Asian and minority ethnic journalists’ placements with… The S*n. The Murdoch-owned tabloid … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Knife crime, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Central, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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St Alban’s Christmas Market, Whitehorse Lane, Nov 24
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged South Norwood, St Alban's Church, Thornton Heath
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Kershaw moves quickly to appoint ‘business team’ at Mayday
Matthew Kershaw, recently appointed as the chief executive at Mayday Hospital, has announced a series of appointments to, according to the Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, “strengthen the senior team”. Kershaw took over as “interim CEO” on October 1, as … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon NHS Trust, Health, Matthew Kershaw, Mayday Hospital
Tagged Croydon NHS Trust, Matthew Kershaw, Mayday Hospital
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Trinity is named in country’s top eight independent schools
Trinity School in Shirley Park has been shortlisted for the Independent School of the Year award by the Times Educational Supplement. The £17,500-a-year private school, part of the Whitgift Foundation, is one of eight named on the shortlist for the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Schools, Shirley North, Trinity School
Tagged Alasdair Kennedy, Shirley, Shirley Park, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation
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BINMAGEDDON!: Our street has been blighted by council
KEN LEE on how some residents are responding to the imposition of wheelie bins they never wanted, and mostly never need More than three months after the council spent £2.3million to deliver new wheelie bins to 150,000 properties around the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, #CroydonBinChaos, Stuart Collins, Veolia
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Squatters sighted on roof of £500m Nestlé Tower development
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Photojournalist ARNIE LEIBOVITZ provides evidence that one of the town centre’s biggest projects might have security issues Squatters may have moved into the Nestlé Tower, the Croydon landmark building in the town centre undergoing a £500million redevelopment. The … Continue reading
