Category Archives: Broad Green
Consultants’ year-long study looks to close four public libraries
EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Conservative-run council has a secret plan to close at least four of the borough’s public libraries, Inside Croydon has discovered. The Tories have had a firm of consultants working on a libraries report for most … Continue reading
Whitehorse Road Dominican restaurant wins national award
Sabor Dominicano, on Croydon’s Whitehorse Road, has been named Best Latin American Eatery at the UK Caribbean Food Awards. The awards for this fast-growing industry – now worth more than £100million – have been set up in association with Just … Continue reading
Tories pick Fox for Croydon constituency that doesn’t exist
Local Conservatives bungle the announcement of their ‘token’ parliamentary candidate for a safe Labour seat. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Not for the first time, Croydon Tories and Mayor Jason Perry last night demonstrated that they really don’t know what … Continue reading
60 people evacuated as fire breaks out in London Road block
Around 60 people had to be evacuated from their homes on London Road last night when one of their neighbouring flats in the block had a serious fire. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the incident … Continue reading
Brigade sounds the alarm after house fire in Sutherland Road
A fire caused by an electrical fault in what emergency services described as “a consumer unit” damaged part of the ground floor of an end terrace house on Sutherland Road last night. A woman who had evacuated the house before … Continue reading
Royal Mail recruiting 170 in Croydon to deliver for Christmas
Royal Mail is seeking more than 170 temporary workers to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping at its sorting office on Beddington Farm Road. Inside Croydon has led a campaign for better postal services … Continue reading
Royal Mail struggling to deliver 3rd class service in Croydon
The cost of a first-class stamp may have recently been increased to £1.25 – or £1.95 for a “large” letter – but the service delivered by the Royal Mail for households across much of Croydon has deteriorated to the point … Continue reading
Croydon Labour’s ‘useful idiots’ continue on their national tour
Our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, investigates the ritual humiliation meted out with repeat selection defeats being suffered by devoted Newman Numpties, councillors Manju Shahul-Hameed and Sherwan Chowdhury Two time-serving Croydon Labour councillors have spent the last few months touring England … Continue reading
‘Grand National’-sized field in the running for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the short memories and absence of shame among Newman’s numpties seeking selection for ‘higher’ office Boris Johnson is not the only politician with no shame. One of the numptiest of Newman’s numpties, Manju Shahul-Hameed, continues … Continue reading
Ribeiro-Addy is shunted aside for Reed’s political ambitions
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the end of an era for Labour voters in Croydon North and Croydon Central, as David Evans and his party’s NEC hand-picks parliamentary candidates in south London Croydon’s Labour MPs last night announced that they … Continue reading
Revealed: Croydon’s laziest and costliest local councillors
Across the country, outside London, people have been going to the polls in local elections today, often voting for the same tribe just as they always do, or voting on national issues over which the councillors they are voting for … Continue reading
Community mural painting at Zodiac Court this weekend
The Big Common Colouring-In community project in Broad Green this weekend aims to transform 52sqm in front of Zodiac Court, part of the building where Channel 4’s cult comedy Peep Show was set. Led by the talented local artist Becky … Continue reading
Blairites stage factional coup to oust Fisher from CLP post
A small cabal of right-wingers, including a former council deputy leader who played a leading role in bankrupting the borough, staged a little coup last night to oust Andrew Fisher as the chair of Croydon Central’s Constituency Labour Party. Croydon … Continue reading
Owner prosecuted after man electrocuted at Broad Green café
The 2020 death of a man living in a room behind a London Road café has led to the prosecution of the business owner and seen her and her company found guilty of four offences under Health and Safety laws. … Continue reading
Take a Peep at this: public garden planned for Zodiac Court
Zodiac Court, fabled as the home of Jez and Mark in Channel 4’s cult comedy Peep Show, is to get a complete makeover, including the addition of a community garden and café in a space which for half a century … Continue reading
Serious concerns after latest spate of youth knife crimes
A fight involving a large group of young teens outside a burger restaurant and two other violent incidents have prompted the Metropolitan Police to order special measures for the town centre A teenager was in hospital fighting for his life … Continue reading
Labour figures busy playing a game of selection musical seats
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest moves by the borough’s Blairites and how the numptiest of Newman’s numpties is abusing the selection system One of the Labour councillors who last week betrayed residents by abandoning their opposition to … Continue reading
And here are the Labour councillors who broke their word over the 15% tax hike and abandoned the people of Croydon
STUART KING. Leader of the opposition Councillor King took over as Labour group leader in May 2022. Had spent previous eight years mostly holding senior positions, including cabinet posts, in the Labour council administration of Tony Newman, Alison Butler and … Continue reading
Croydon gets two pokes in the Eye over Newman and Negrini
The national media really is waking up to the scandal in Croydon, with the latest issue of Private Eye having not its usual one, regular report about the basketcase borough, but two. And that includes a prominent place on the … Continue reading
Newman’s defence slips: there’s ‘no evidence’ of wrongdoing
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The latest in-depth coverage of the borough’s bankruptcy by a national newspaper sees the former Labour council leader dump blame on his erstwhile colleagues. By STEVEN DOWNES The council leader who oversaw Town Hall meetings and gatherings … Continue reading
Perry starts back-pedalling over borough’s low traffic schemes
Less than six months into what was supposed to be a properly monitored 18-month trial of traffic-reducing measures, the council has announced a series of ‘drop-in sessions’ for residents to air their views on CHNs. By PAUL LUSHION, environment correspondent … Continue reading
Library closures are on Mayor’s lists of cuts for New Year
All Croydon’s public libraries will close next week for a 10-day break in service – from Christmas Eve, Saturday December 24 until Monday January 2. But there’s growing concerns among Katharine Street sources that some of the borough’s 13 public … Continue reading
Four candles and the tragic tale of the Croydon tallow chandler
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: There was a time when those fragranced candles you might be burning to celebrate Advent were an essential part of people’s lives, as DAVID MORGAN explains December is a month for candles. Their glow and significance in churches … Continue reading
New threat of sale at auction for ‘former’ House of Reeves site
EXCLUSIVE: Three property lots, including the building from which the 150-year-old furniture business continues to trade, are included in another auction catalogue – now at knockdown prices. By STEVEN DOWNES The historic House of Reeves furniture store, which escaped sale … Continue reading
Mystery over Reeves furniture store withdrawal from auction
Three sites in Croydon Old Town that were to be offered for sale to developers, with combined guide prices totalling nearly £4million and including the long-established House of Reeves furniture store, were abruptly withdrawn from auction this morning. Neither the … Continue reading
