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St Andrew’s Church community carol service, Dec 10
St Andrew’s Church, School and Community CAROL SERVICE with traditional community carol singing, seasonal readings, and musical items by St Andrew’s School’s talented young musicians. All are very welcome indeed St Andrew’s Church Lower Coombe/Southbridge Road CR0 1AG Wednesday 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Church and religions, The Hive
Tagged South Croydon, St Andrew's Church, Waddon, Wealands Bell
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Heathfield House charity Christmas bazaar, Dec 7
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Education, Environment, Heathfield, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Heathfield, Heathfield House
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South Norwood Tourist Board collecting for Nightwatch
South Norwood Tourist Board is organising a Christmas collection for Nightwatch, the charity that runs the soup kitchen in Queen’s Gardens. A collection box is in The Albert, Harrington Road, South Norwood.
Commission role could give Tories excuse to bash the Bishop
It’s been a big week for Labour’s leader of Croydon Council, Tony Newman, culminating yesterday in the announcement of the appointment of the chairman and deputy chair of his pet project, the “Opportunity and Fairness Commission”. Since Newman announced this … Continue reading
UKIP’s McKenzie takes revenge against local whistleblower
Do not, whatever you do, get the wrong side of Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s parliamentary candidate for Croydon North at next year’s General Election. Because if you do, then he might drum you out of his little club. The ex-boxer likes … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon North, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Croydon North, Heathfield, Nigel Farage, South Norwood, UKIP, Waddon, Winston McKenzie
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Bullingdon bullies, Belfast and Hitchcock are featured films
The David Lean Cinema in the Croydon Clocktower arts complex, so wantonly neglected during the eight years that the council was under Conservative control, at the end of December will be screening the 50th film since its re-opening. The arthouse … Continue reading
Newman goes big on promises on jobs, homes and investment
Is it mandatory to take large quantities of hallucinogenic drugs on assuming a senior position at Croydon Council or taking political office at the Town Hall? We only ask because it seems Tony Newman, the council leader, has been on … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, John Burton, Nathan Elvery, RIF, Tony Newman, URV, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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UKIP figures behind council-funded ‘apolitical’ talking shop
Tonight at the Town Hall sees the annual meeting of an organisation calling itself CCC, a body which in the past year has been operating with £5,000 in public money received from Croydon Council. What do the initials CCC stand … Continue reading
UKIP’s Winston McKenzie quizzed over Carnival payments
Winston McKenzie, the colourful UKIP parliamentary candidate for Croydon North, made unauthorised payments from local party funds towards the staging of the now infamous Croydon Carnival which he staged before the local elections earlier this year, Inside Croydon has discovered. … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon North, Selhurst, South Norwood, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Nigel Farage, Selhurst, South Norwood, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Judge sides with Viridor as incinerator case goes to appeal
The fight to stop Croydon and three other London councils from building an industrial-scale waste incinerator at Beddington Lane will now go to the Court of Appeal. High Court judge Mrs Justice Patterson has refused an application to reconsider her … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Environment, Shasha Khan, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Lane, Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, incinerator, Labour, Shasha Khan, Sutton, Tony Newman, Tory, Viridor
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‘Our time is now’? Newman is having a bit of a Mayor
WALTER CRONXITE, our man in the Town Hall reception flicking through the visitors’ book, says that the council leader’s “strategy” for funding cannot be delivered unless he agrees to abandoning the patronage on which he depends for his political power … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, City status, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor of London, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Labour, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Woodside
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Cloth Nappy Library opening, Beanies, Nov 24
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon Greens, Nappy library
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Boris signals defeat on his Chinese giveaway at Crystal Palace
Has London Mayor Boris Johnson given up all hope on his “Chinese giveaway” of a chunk of Crystal Palace Park for the building of a replica of Paxton’s giant Victorian greenhouse? It certainly sounded that way during Mayor’s Question Time … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Cane Hill, Coulsdon, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Tory
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Concert of Christmas Music, St Luke’s, Woodside, Dec 13
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Music, Woodside
Tagged Christmas, Concert, Croydon, Music
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Jowell criticises Boris plan to ‘rip up iconic athletics track’
Tessa Jowell, the former Olympics Minister, has joined the campaign to keep viable athletics and sports facilities at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in a submission to the Greater London Authority’s consultation which is highly critical of the way … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, Planning, South London Harriers, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Boris Johnson, Coe, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Lord Coe, Mayor, Mayor of London, Olympics, Seb Coe, Sebastian Coe, Tessa Jowell, Tory
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