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Future of South Norwood Library site ‘not yet decided’
Council plans to re-site the public library in South Norwood, announced on Thursday, have already been generally well-received by residents on social media. Not that the public has yet been told all the plans, though, because the council hasn’t quite … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Libraries, South Norwood, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Brick by Brick, South Norwood, Timothy Godfrey
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Landlord licensing scheme made one prosecution in a year
BARRATT HOLMES on some surprising statistics regarding the borough’s private landlords The Labour-run council’s controversial landlord licensing scheme, which has collected an estimated £6million from the borough’s private landlords, has made just a single prosecution in the past 12 months. … Continue reading
GLL lined up for libraries, as well as leisure and pools
GENE BRODIE, our bookish gyms correspondent, on an added twist to the tale of a 20-year leisure centre management contract GLL – Greenwich Leisure Ltd – could be lined up to take over the operation of Croydon’s library service. GLL … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Carillion, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fusion, Greenwich Leisure, John Laing Integrated Services, Leisure services, Libraries, New Addington, Purley, Purley Pool, South Norwood, Sport, Thornton Heath, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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Brick by Brick moves in on green space next to Ruskin House
Could Croydon Labour want to get out of Ruskin House because they know what plans the council’s housing developer, Brick by Brick, has for a scrap of land next door? Brick by Brick wants to build on a small green … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon parks, Environment, Fairfield, Planning
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Ruskin House
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Labour in row over notice to quit office in Ruskin House
There’s a new rift between groups within Croydon Labour, after one official has handed in notice on the use of an office at Ruskin House, the local party’s headquarters for the last half-century. Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds … Continue reading
Butler agrees to attend panel debate on homelessness
The leaders of the Labour group at the Town Hall may have tried to ban their colleague councillors from speaking to Inside Croydon, but there’s clear evidence that one of them, at least, continues to be an avid reader. Within … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Cinema, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Screen25, South Norwood
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Labour, Screen25, South Norwood
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A stroll through Great North Wood is a step back in history
NATURE NOTES: There’s a vital link to a piece of medieval England on our Croydon door step. MOIRA O’DONNELL set off to investigate It was a photograph of a Thornton Heath street sign on Twitter that set me off on … Continue reading
Medal-winning performances from Youth Games squad
By Matthew Kiernan Croydon’s young athletes kicked off their 2018 London Youth Games campaign with a sixth place overall finish from 33 competing boroughs at the cross-country championships staged at Parliament Hill on Saturday. Croydon’s 60-plus-strong squad brought home two … Continue reading
Fire station exhibition to display plans for training tower
Croydon residents are invited to a public exhibition tomorrow on a new firefighter training centre at Croydon Fire Station, off Roman Way. London Fire Brigade’s exhibition will show proposals to redevelop the training centre at the station, to include a … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Fire Station, London Fire Brigade, Waddon
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Conservation Volunteers pool resources with Lottery grant
The Conservation Volunteers are celebrating the award of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to finance its Croydon Ponds Project. This two-year project will investigate both the history and the ecology of Croydon’s public ponds.
Council developer delivering just 8% homes for affordable rent
BARRATT HOLMES unveils startling figures from the council on the failure of its own house-builder to deliver on promises to deliver affordable homes There could be one very strong reason that Paul Scott, the controversial chair of Croydon’s planning committee, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
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CACFO Education Centre given ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report
Another week in Croydon, another inadequate report from Ofsted inspectors. This time it is for the CACFO Education Centre in Thornton Heath, and follows an inspection in June. The inspectors’ report rates the specialist centre overall as “inadequate”, with “Effectiveness … Continue reading
Now Carillion remove home library service from the disabled
GENE BRODIE, our libraries correspondent, on the latest shocker from a construction company which is running down our public libraries Carillion, the building company which runs Croydon’s public libraries, has been accused of “blatant discrimination” against the disabled over plans … Continue reading
Posted in Carillion, Libraries, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Carillion, Croydon Disability Forum, Timothy Godfrey
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Sutton forced to remove Silent Soldiers after vandalism
Sutton Council has been forced to remove its “Silent Soldiers” silhouettes, which were put up around the borough’s parks and public spaces in the past month in conjunction with the British Legion, following a spate of vandalism. Some of the … Continue reading
Capra and Dickens’ visions of Christmas on show at film club
Who invented Christmas? Was it Charles Dickens, through his heart-rending tale of Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol which reflects a Victorian Christmas, so much of which has become our tradition, or was it Frank Capra, who dolloped a hefty … Continue reading
Fe! Fi! Fo! Fun! Win a family ticket to the Croydon Panto
Fe! Fi! Fo! Fum! We smell the scent of another outstanding offer exclusive to Inside Croydon subscribers This year’s Croydon Panto is Jack And The Beanstalk, starring Jonny “Britain’s Got Talent” Awsum and Paisley Billings, plus a cast of West … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Inside Croydon, Music, Theatre
Tagged competition, Croydon Panto, Inside Croydon, Patreon, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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Labour councillor Watson opts to jump before de-selection
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest shift of power at the Town Hall Addiscombe councillor Mark Watson, an influential member of the council cabinet, last night stunned Labour Party members in his ward by announcing his withdrawal from the selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Business, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Smith, Sean Fitzsimons, Stephen Mann, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
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