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We’ll all be paying for ‘Thatcher’s Hangover’ for years to come
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council does not have enough homes to house the homeless. But the Labour government created a ‘gold-rush’ torrent of applications for Right to Buy that may have forced the transfer into private ownership of every council … Continue reading
Council to spend £10.5m to deal with housing repairs backlog
Cash-strapped Croydon Council is increasing its repairs budget to £10.5million this year “to address backlogs” in its works programme. The increased spending will also be used, the council says, to “tackle damp and mould and improve living conditions”. The increased … Continue reading
Purley primary school’s teachers vote for strikes over job cuts
Pupils at Christ Church Primary in Purley, who yesterday broke up for half-term, could be getting more time off school next month after their teachers voted overwhelmingly for strike action. Teachers, members of the National Education Union, voted by a … Continue reading
Posted in Purley, Schools
Tagged Christ Church School, Croydon NEU, Montpelier Road, National Education Union, NEU, Purley
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Councillor’s workplace issue: House of Fraser or Commons?
EXCLUSIVE: It’s not just Chancellor Rachel Reeves who struggles to get her CV right, as SANDRA STEAD, our in-house number-cruncher, uncovers a fifth case of an elected representative in Croydon failing to keep proper records in their register of interest … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Holland, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Shirley South, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Simon Fox, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Waddon
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After 12 years, Lidl set to unveil plans for Hamsey Green store
More than a decade after the German supermarket chain paid £2million for the Good Companions pub at Hamsey Green, Lidl are primed to submit a revised planning application for the long-derelict site at the outermost edge of Croydon. Having thwarted … Continue reading
Promotion sees Brittain leave his role as boroughs’ top cop
Croydon is to get a new police borough commander, as Andy Brittain is leaving the role he has held since 2019. The Cambridge-educated copper, the most senior officer across Croydon, Sutton and Bromley, has been promoted to Commander, for future … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Anthony King, Borough Command Unit, Bromley, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Croydon, Donna Murray-Turner, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, MyEnds, PC Perry Lathwood, Scotland Yard, Sgt Matt Ratana, South BCU, Sutton, youth knife crime
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Asian food hall Tokia Square confirms opening date in March
There’s a new dining experience coming to central Croydon next month, when Tokia Square opens for business. Tokia Square is described as “a dynamic food court offering an extraordinary selection of Asian cuisines, from sushi and hotpot to BBQ, Thai … Continue reading
Firefighters provide hole new service for Addington dog walker
That old expression, “like a rat down a drainpipe”? Well, dogs manage to disappear down drainpipes, too, especially dogs who look very much like dachshunds, a type of dog whose entire USP is its ability to dive down holes in … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Hills, Croydon parks, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Addington Hills, Dog walker, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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‘Council is gas-lighting us over support services’ say carers
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Carers’ Centre on George Street becomes the latest casualty of Mayor Perry’s cuts, as consultants hired by the council for £1m are thought to be behind the cost-trimming changes Hard-pressed residents who use the Croydon Carers’ … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Whitgift Foundation, Youth Services
Tagged Carers Centre, Carers First, Carers' assessement service, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Council, George Street, Mayor Jason Perry, Mind in Croydon, Newton, Off the Record, Roisha Hughes, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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‘Series of errors’ saw Croydon schoolboy turn into a terrorist
A case review released yesterday shows failures in the Prevent anti-terror programme allowed a radicalised young Briton left free to murder Conservative MP Sir David Amess The killer of Sir David Amess MP had been referred to the anti-terrorism Prevent … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Policing, Riddlesdown
Tagged Ali Harbi Ali, anti-terrorism, Channel, Islamism, Metropolitan Police, murder, Old Bailey, Prevent, Sir David Amess MP, terrorism
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Third day of water shortages after Crystal Palace burst main
Thousands of homes and businesses, including 11 care homes and 29 schools, in the Streatham, Penge and Sydenham areas are without water or enduring low water pressure for a third day today, following a burst water main in Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Property developer ordered to pay £65,000 over dog attacks
Anwar Ansari, the controversial property developer based at Coombe Farm in the Addington Hills, has been ordered to pay more than £65,000 in compensation and costs after being found guilty on six charges related to attacks in Lloyd Park by … Continue reading
Carers ‘devastated’ as new council deal sees ‘sanctuary’ close
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The hollowing out of the borough continues with the announcement to staff this morning that the Carers’ Centre is to close next month, after the council handed a service contract to another provider. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Charity, Croydon Council, Whitgift Foundation, Youth Services
Tagged Carers Centre, Carers' assessement service, Citizens Advice Bureau, Citizens Advice Croydon, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Council, George Street, Mayor Jason Perry, Roisha Hughes, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Kerswell says debt write-off talks with Whitehall are ‘active’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Releasing the council from the shackles of its toxic debt could be the only lasting solution – and talks with Whitehall on the suggestion are continuing, according to a report in a trade magazine Katherine Kerswell, Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Tony McArdle
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, The Municipal Journal, Tony McArdle, Tory
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Calves’ arrival comes right on time for Commons’ GPS herd
The rangers at City Commons, the precious open spaces around Coulsdon, Kenley and Riddlesdown, are celebrating the arrivals of the first new-borns in their herd of Sussex cattle. The rangers have been closely monitoring the cows and calves throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Farthing Downs, Kenley, South London Downs NNR, Wildlife
Tagged City Commons, City of London, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Common, Farthing Downs, GPS, Happy Valley, Kenley, Kenley Common, No-fence technology, Riddlesdown, Sussex cattle
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Jamaica recognises charity efforts of South Croydon 9-year-old
A previous guest on Inside Croydon’s regular round-table news panel podcast thingy has been awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary International. It is probably worth pointing out that nine-year-old Naomi Townsend’s success had absolutely nothing to do with her … Continue reading
Rooftop oasis plan puts Broad Green primary in the money
Chestnut Park Primary School, in one of the most built-up and deprived areas of Croydon, has won a £1,000 cash prize in a national comepetition to boost nature projects on their site. Chestnut Park in Broad Green is one of … Continue reading
‘The improvement panel’s general position is to sell everything’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: This website’s editor, STEVEN DOWNES, on why a Mayor who keeps getting caught out in untruths really needs to start being more honest with the borough’s residents If ever there was an example of Mayor Jason Perry “being … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Ria Patel, Section 114 notice, Theatre
Tagged 20th Century Society, Alison Butler, BH Live, BHLive, Borough of Culture, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Panel, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory
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Teenager suffered ‘life-changing injury’ in Park Street shooting
The victim of the shooting in Croydon town centre last night was a 17-year-old who suffered “a potentially life-changing injury”. This afternoon, Park Street and parts of Croydon High Street remained cordoned off as a crime scene, while the Metropolitan … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Fairfield, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Fairfield, Metropolitan Police, Park Street, Park Street shooting
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Man rushed to hospital following shooting on Park Street
A crime scene remains in place on Park Street in central Croydon following a shooting there last night. The Metropolitan Police say that at 7.37pm, they responded to reports “of firearms discharge at Park Street, Croydon, and a male having … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Fairfield, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Fairfield, Metropolitan Police, Park Street, Park Street shooting
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Two weekend closures of M25 at Cobham coming in March
The £317million three-year major roads project to improve traffic flows at the M25’s junction with the A3 is now going to be a four-year project, drifting into 2026, and with more motorway closures planned for next month. National Highways says … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Surrey
Tagged Cobham, Coulsdon, M25, M25 closure, M25 Junction 10, Surrey
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Cash-strapped council spends £5m on 4,000 shiny new laptops
CROYDON IN CRISIS: While the council goes cap-in-hand to the government for another bail-out, Fisher’s Folly has been taking delivery of 4,000 shiny new laptops for staff. As political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports, opposition councillors are fuming The bright and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis
Tagged Boston Consulting Group, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Littlefish, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon
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