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Category Archives: Croydon 8/8
They survived world wars and riots. They can survive Westfield
Leading Croydon businesses, who have been trading for more than 150 years, are angry at the ‘complete dereliction of duty, mismanagement and incompetence in every single aspect’ over the non-development of the town centre. And they offer some prospect of … Continue reading
Maurice Reeves: sculptor, cricketer, rally driver and leader
This week saw Croydon Minster stage the funeral of Maurice Reeves, an artist, sportsman and businessman who always had his home town at heart and who, late in life, became a Croydon hero when he showed the kind of leadership … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Croydon 8/8
Tagged House of Reeves, Maurice Reeves, reeves corner
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Photographer with focus on peace stages Clocktower exhibit
Seven years ago in August, the people of Croydon watched in fear and horror as rioters took over our streets, ransacking shops, attacking bystanders and setting fire to local businesses. The image of Reeves Corner blazing furiously against the night … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon 8/8, Museum of Croydon
Tagged Lenses of Croydon, Museum of Croydon, Rob Wilson Jr
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Tory O’Connell gets it wrong on Commissioner’s retirement
Not for the first time, City Hall figures are asking whether Croydon’s representative, Steve O’Connell, is up to the task as a London Assembly member. O’Connell yesterday made a desperate grasp for some political capital over the retirement announcement of … Continue reading
Croydon’s silly season stats which do not stand up to scrutiny
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The infamous maxim that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth has flourished in Croydon this week. STEVEN DOWNES is just glad the silly season is over Thank goodness it’s September. I wouldn’t usually … Continue reading
Council having second thoughts over its ‘busybodies’ charter’
WALTER CRONXITE on how attempts to give special powers for the police and private security guards in central Croydon have stalled Five years on from rioting, arson and looting breaking out in West Croydon, there are signs that the borough’s … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Environment, Hamida Ali, Policing, Property, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Hamida Ali, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Police, PSPO, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Tory O’Connell oversees yet more cuts for Croydon policing
Having already had the majority of the borough’s police stations closed under the current Conservative Mayor of London, yesterday saw an announcement from the Metropolitan Police that it is to shut five of Croydon’s community bases for its safer neighbourhood … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Kenley, Knife crime, Mayor of London, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Evening all: Police commissioner Hogan-Howe visits Croydon
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, is addressing a public meeting in Croydon next week. The event is free and does not require booking, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The event … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon 8/8, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon Riots, Metropolitan Police, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe
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Shhh! Keep it quiet, Hammersfield have a policing plan
Who knew? The Croydon Partnership is staging a not-so-public public event tomorrow. You may not be aware of it. It is so hush-hush that the people behind the £1 billion redevelopment scheme haven’t even bothered to mention it on their … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Business, Centrale, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Policing, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon Partnership, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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