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Thornton Heath Community Garden opening event, May 6
Posted in Activities, Gardening, Thornton Heath
Tagged Friends of Thornton Heath Rec, Thornton Heath
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Leaflets target Labour leaders to halt Brick by Brick schemes
Guerilla leafleting has been carried out across three south London boroughs in protest against the councils’ leaderships, and in one case the police have been called in. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports Residents’ groups have been flyering their neighbourhoods to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Brick by Brick, Housing, Local media, Merton, Outside Croydon, Paul Scott, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon Council, Inside Sutton, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Merton Council, Paul Scott, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Cornwall holiday inspired South Norwood mum’s first novel
GENE BRODIE, our education and libraries correspondent, reports on how a South Norwood mum-of-two has turned an idea from a holiday walk into her first published book A Croydon mum, Emma Hope-Fitch, is celebrating becoming a published author for the … Continue reading
Sutton Conservatives trying hard to keep it in the family
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Our political staffer, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, on how the Tories have loaded their candidate lists for the Town Hall elections with their nearest and dearest Residents of Sutton have heard a lot about “Better for Families” from the Tories. … Continue reading
Charity Commission launches financial probe into Tabernacle
An evangelical church based in West Croydon has been placed under investigation by the Charity Commission and had its bank accounts frozen. The Croydon Tabernacle is the second evangelical church based in Croydon to be placed under formal investigation by … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, West Croydon
Tagged Charity Commission, Croydon Tabernacle, West Croydon
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Wadsworth asks supporters to stop abuse of MP Reed
Marc Wadsworth, the anti-racism activist who was kicked out of the Labour Party in controversial circumstances last week, has broken his silence and called on supporters not to resort to abuse on social media. It has been suggested that Wadsworth’s … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon North, Labour, Marc Wadsworth, Steve Reed OBE
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Zoo to bring their Giant for one last outing at St Andrew’s
An acclaimed and award-winning touring stage production from a Croydon-based company is to be performed for the last time in the new performance space in the St Andrew’s Hub in South Croydon later this month.
Posted in Art, Comedy, Human Zoo Theatre Company, Music, Theatre
Tagged Human Zoo Theatre Company, South Croydon, St Andrew's Church, Zoo Co
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Showbiz portrait photographer Frazer Ashford gives Forum talk
The guest speaker at next Tuesday’s Croydon Photography Forum is Frazer Ashford. Himself a member of the Croydon Photography Forum, Ashford has a long and distinguished career which spans almost 50 years. During this time, he has worked across the … Continue reading
Friends of Lloyd Park litter pick, May 13
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park
Tagged Friends of Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park
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Tories did not want to oppose Purley tower, claims Speakman
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: The battle for the ‘grey vote’ in the south of the borough has taken an unexpected turn in Purley, as our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports Senior Conservatives, including councillor Simon Brew, are secretly keen not to make … Continue reading
‘Layabout’ LibDem is standing again in council elections
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Official records show that one councillor has been paid more than £30,000 over the past three years, but has managed to turn up to barely half of council meetings. BELLE MONT reports According to official council figures, one … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton Council
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Palace’s relegation battle won, now fight starts to keep Zaha
It was the side’s finest performance of the entire Premier League season, rattling five goals past the recent past champions. Even Christian Benteke – renamed for the day Pen-teke – managed to score at Selhurst Park. With two games of … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Roy Hodgson, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Crystal Palace FC, Roy Hodgson, Wilfried Zaha
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Time for our planning councillors to take back control
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The conduct of the council’s planning committee in respect of its granting permission to housing schemes by Brick by Brick is subject to a legal challenge. For CHARLES CALVIN, pictured left, the lack of proper scrutiny offered by … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott, Planning
Tagged Brick by Brick, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott
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Charity puts pressure on council for Wentworth Hall freehold
Sutton reporter CARL SHILTON on the property wheeling and dealing going on over a valuable piece of council-owned real estate Documents show that the Carshalton charity which has been warned by the Charity Commission about its all-too-cosy political links with … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Carshalton, MCWAS, The Lodge, Tom Brake MP, Wentworth Hall
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South East Cancer Help Centre fashion show, Jun 16
The South East Cancer Help Centre present their 2018 Fashion Show and Sale in Purley on Saturday, June 16. Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine a sleek and stylish fashion show, then take the opportunity to try on and buy … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Purley, South East Cancer Help Centre
Tagged Purley, South East Cancer Help Centre
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Green Dragon breathes new life into High Street night scene
Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, has welcomed £300,000-worth of private investment in one of the town centre’s most popular pubs, helping to create seven new jobs. The extensive renovation at the Green Dragon, on the High Street close … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Pubs, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Green Dragon, Sarah Jones MP
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Snouts in the trough: how you pay for local election campaign
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: When deciding who to vote for this Thursday, consider carefully the money paid to councillors in ‘allowances’, reports BELLE MONT, our Sutton Council correspondent It’s the sort of question you could easily imagine one Sutton borough councillor asking … Continue reading
Labour leaders cited in legal challenge over Brick by Brick bias
BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on the legal challenge facing the Labour council’s private house builder Croydon Labour go into the last week before the local election with its deputy leader and her husband served with legal documents which could … Continue reading
Selsdon women’s guild flies in with cheque for Air Ambulance
The Selsdon Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild presented London Air Ambulance with a cheque for £750 that had been raised by members during 2017. The Selsdon guild meets every third Friday of the month. For the charity presentation, one of the Air … Continue reading
