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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Bromley by-election sees historic first Reform win in London
Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how Alan Cook’s poll success on the other side of the borough boundary is sending shock waves into Croydon They’re going to need a bigger vote… You know how, early in the original Jaws movie, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington North, New Addington South, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged Addiscombe East, Alan Cook, Bromley, Bromley Common and Holwood, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Nic Stewert, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Shirley, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Zack Polanski
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Newton rises to the occasion to receive the Order of Mercy
Frank Newton, the chairman of South Croydon-based charity The Garwood Foundation, has been conferred with the Order of Mercy in recognition of his service that stretches back over more than 40 years. At a ceremony held at Mansion House in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Charity, Community associations, Education, Garwood Foundation, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Bramley Hill, Croydon, Dr Ross White, Frank Newton, Garwood Foundation, Jean Garwood House, Melville Avenue, Rutherford School, South Croydon
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Addiscombe Community Selling Trail, Sat June 21, noon to 4pm
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Animal Samaritans
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe Community Selling Trail, Advertisement, Advertisement Feature, Croydon Animal Samaritans
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We Run Croydon group sessions, Addiscombe, Wed and Sun
Posted in Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Athletics
Tagged Addiscombe, Ashburton Park, We Run Croydon
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A year after centenary, Ashburton Park gets £1.6m Lottery grant
No mention of the former ‘home for inebriates’ in council’s restoration plans for public park in Addiscombe, KEN LEE reports The National Heritage Lottery Fund has provided a £1.6million grant to Croydon Council to upgrade Ashburton Park to celebrate its … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Ashburton Park, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Ashburton Park, Schools
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Ashburton Park, National Lottery, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Oasis, Oasis Charitable Trust, Oasis Hub Ashburton Park
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Akido classes at Ashburton Hall, all welcome, every Sunday
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Ashburton
Tagged Addiscombe, Akido, Ashburton, Ashburton Hall
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Addiscombe firm helps young footballers in their title bid
A builders merchant based in Addiscombe is sponsoring a grassroots football team as part of its commitment to supporting the local community. Harris and Bailey, based in Hastings Road, has teamed up with Warlingham Football Club to provide its U13s … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Business
Tagged Addiscombe, Harris and Bailey, Warlingham, Warlingham FC
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Birders leave a sign to mark life of RSPB founder Eliza Phillips
Croydon bird-watchers have installed a plaque to commemorate the life and far-reaching works of Eliza Phillips, one of the founders and most generous benefactors of what we know today as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Phillips’ home … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Charity, Community associations, Environment, History, Wildlife
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Eliza Phillips, Morland Road, RSPB, RSPB Croydon
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Inside Croydon’s generous readers amble to help Garwood
Inside Croydon’s autumn amble from Whyteleafe to Coulsdon Common, via Kenley airfield, raised £80 in donations for local charity Garwood Foundation. Nearly 20 loyal readers and hardy ramblers applied to take part in the walk, led by Ken Towl and … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Charity, Community associations, Education, Garwood Foundation, Schools, South Croydon, Walks
Tagged Addiscombe, Bramley Hill, Croydon, Dr Ross White, Garwood Foundation, Inside Croydon, Jean Garwood, Jean Garwood House, Melville Avenue, Rutherford School, South Croydon
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After 10 years, council untangles Lebanon Road traffic mess
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the last knockings of a public consultation over road systems in and around Addiscombe Ten years since one Labour councillor managed to get the one-way system around Addiscombe changed just to make things calmer … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe and Shirley Park RA, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe Residents Association, Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, ECCO, HOME, Lebanon Road Residents' Association, Mark Watson, Spring Park Residents' Association, TfL
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Lebanon Road, Lower Addiscombe Road, Mark Watson, Shirley, TfL, Tony Newman, Transport for London
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Help the Garwood Foundation with its Space To Thrive appeal
Inside Croydon is proud to have nominated the Garwood Foundation for its 2024 charity appeal, encouraging our readers to donate, support and engage with the South Croydon-based charity’s vitally important work at a crucial time in its history. Founded in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Charity, Community associations, Education, Garwood Foundation, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Bramley Hill, Croydon, Dr Ross White, Garwood Foundation, Inside Croydon, Jean Garwood, Jean Garwood House, Melville Avenue, Rutherford School, South Croydon
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Misconduct ruling for police officers who handcuffed black boy
Metropolitan Police Constables – one currently serving, the other a former PC – have received a misconduct ruling following a disciplinary hearing into their actions in the controversial handcuffing and restraint of a 14-year-old black boy at Blackhorse Lane in … Continue reading
That was the writer that was: Addiscombe girl called the tunes
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A 20th Century star of musical theatre from Croydon was Caryl Brahms. DAVID MORGAN highlights the life and career of this now too often forgotten and overlooked writer Fairfield Halls has hosted an incredible variety of shows over … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Art, David Morgan, History, Music, Theatre, Uncategorized
Tagged Addiscombe, BBC, Bernard Levin, Caryl Brahms, David Morgan, David Nobbs, Dennis Potter, Doris Caroline Abrahams, Frank Muir, John Cleese, Keith Waterhouse, Kenneth Tynan, Ned Sherrin, Peter Cook, Richard Ingrams, Roald Dahl, Shakespeare in Love, SJ Simon, That Was The Week That Was, Too Dirty For The Windmill
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Lights! Cameras! Amazon project has Addiscombe centre stage
Parts of Lower Addiscombe Road are to have traffic and parking restrictions today and tomorrow, as Croydon once again is providing the backdrop for the shooting of a movie. London-based production company The Imaginarium are using a property on Lower … Continue reading
Live music at Ashburton Park Community fun day, Sep 22
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Croydon parks
Tagged Ashburton Park
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Timetable changes for New Addington and Purley buses
The 289 and 314 buses will be running more frequently from this weekend, with timetable changes implemented by Transport for London from tomorrow, Saturday, August 31. Route 289, between Elmers End and Purley via Addiscombe, West Croydon and Mayday Hospital, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Transport, Waddon, West Croydon
Tagged 289 bus route, 314 bus route, Ashburton Park, Bromley, Elmers End, Eltham, Mottingham, New Addington, Purley, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon, West Croydon
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