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Croydon trio start to scale the Olympian heights in style
It is, in case you had not noticed, Olympic year, and last weekend saw three local athletes put down strong markers for the London Games, with Martyn Rooney and Lawrence Okoye both setting world-leading performances, and wheelchair racer David Weir … Continue reading
Beddington boxer Edwards’ Olympic dream is at an end
Disappointment, with 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics, for one local hopeful, Beddington boxer Charlie Edwards. The 19-year-old, a European bronze medal-winner at light-flyweight last year, needed to reach the semi-finals of this week’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Boxing, London, London 2012, Olympics, Sport, Twitter
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Olympic Torch route for Croydon confirmed
Make a note of the time and date: 11.37am on Monday, July 23. That’s when the Olympic torch will be carried into Croydon, just four days before the Games are due to begin at the Olympic Stadium at Stratford. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, London, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games
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Selhurst Park to get a preview of Olympic boxing action
Selhurst Park is to stage another international amateur boxing tournament, when England take on Scotland under the marquee raised on the pitch on May 16. This follows a similar event being staged last year, when England won 5-2 against the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing, Crystal Palace FC, England, Olympic, Phil Alexander, Scotland, Selhurst Park, Value-added tax
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1,000 Croydon kids to miss out as Boris breaks Olympic pledge
Around one thousand schoolchildren from Croydon look set to miss out on the chance of a lifetime, to watch Usain Bolt, Victoria Pendleton or Tom Daley competing at this summer’s London Olympic Games, and all because they have been let … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, Schools
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, London, Mayor, Olympic Games, Tom Daley, Usain Bolt, Victoria Pendleton
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Boris fails to convince as he tries a bid for the sporting vote
There must be votes in sport. This morning, we received this press release, written and paid for by Council Tax-payers’ money at City Hall, issued on behalf of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Activities, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Rugby Union, Sara Bashford, Sport, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged 2015 Rugby World Cup, Boris, Boris Johnson, Bullingdon Club, England, London, London Assembly, Olympic Games
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Merry Christmas and an Olympic new year to our regular reader
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Woodcote and SLH try to get their plan on track
The Olympics are coming to London. So what provision is there in or around Croydon for the major Olympic sport? One organisation trying to do something about it, with little or no public money, describes the provision in the south … Continue reading
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Boxer Charlie Edwards guaranteed European bronze medal
If you think bidding online for an London 2012 ticket is tough, you should try going through what 18-year-old Beddington boxer Charlie Edwards is doing, fighting his way to an Olympic berth. In Ankara, Turkey, for his senior international championship … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Beddington, Centre Court, London, Olympic Games, South Croydon
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Beddington boxer gets one bout closer to Olympic dream
If you booked your tickets for the London Olympics, did you make sure that you included seats for the light-flyweight boxing bouts? Teenager Charlie Edwards moved a step closer to qualifying for a place in the London Games by winning … Continue reading
Praise for sporty Whitgift School – from the Daily Mail
Interesting. South Croydon‘s Whitgift School is being held up as a paragon of sporting, and educational, excellence in the Daily Mail. The reporter is Martin Samuel, four times the Sports Writer of the Year, who the Mail indulges once a … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Education, Schools, Sport, Surrey CCC, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Danny Cipriani, England, London Borough of Croydon, Martin Samuel, Melbourne Rebels, Surrey, Whitgift School
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London 2012 Olympic ticket applications close tonight
Don’t miss out on your chance of getting tickets for the 2012 London Olympics – applications for the public ballot close at midnight tonight. Inside Croydon offered its own guide to what sports events to apply for (click here), with … Continue reading
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Crystal Palace to get Brazilian for the Olympics
It was announced yesterday that Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is to be the training base for Brazil’s Olympic team next year, a deal which might even see Brazilian football skills on show at Selhurst Park. It’s an important boost … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Swimming
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Boris belatedly boards the Croydon Tram bandwagon
Spotted on a Croydon Tram last week was the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, accompanied by a beaming Croydon councillor (and London Assembly member) Steve “the £118,000 allowances man” O’Connell.
What does “affordable” mean for Croydon housing?
Dave Hill, The Grauniad‘s London blogger, has sifted through the moving sands that are the housing plans for the Olympic Park after 2012.
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Croydon Central, Housing, Planning, Property, West Croydon
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500 days to go: Croydon is off to the Olympics
The London Olympics is not just about Usain Bolt. Inside Croydon offers a guide to seeing some of the very best in international sport, from Jessica Ennis to the US basketball Dream Team, and what you can see for free … Continue reading
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2012 Olympics fraudster got caught out by Twitter
A Croydon conman, who was once described by his own lawyer as having a “Del Boy mentality”, has been sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty on nine charges of fraud after he ripped off local businesses … Continue reading
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Hitler? “He was just a little man in a big uniform”
By a quirk of the rules and fate, Sanderstead’s Dorothy Tyler has a unique place in Olympic history Even in her 90s, Dorothy Tyler still has the nerve of a big-time competitor. Not so long ago, in front of Princess … Continue reading
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Palace unveil impressive plans for move out of Croydon
Crystal Palace FC seems set to move out of Croydon, after unveiling today the club’s impressive-looking £90million plans to revitalise facilities around a new 40,000-seater football stadium at the National Sports Centre. Croydon Council chief executive Jon Rouse today welcomed … Continue reading
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London Olympic tickets to go on sale March 15
Once in a lifetime tickets for when the greatest show on earth comes to London – the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics – go on sale on March 15 and September 9, it has been announced tonight. The Olympic Park is … Continue reading
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