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Category Archives: Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood
Council agrees to take closer look at Grange Road speedsters
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on a small victory for residents of Upper Norwood after more than a decade of lobbying their council Steve Reed is claiming his first success in his newly restored role as a backbench MP. The Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Grange Road, Labour, Labour Together, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Spa Hill, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Sawalha threatens legal action against ITV over Loose Women
Forthright and opinionated actress says she was told she was dropped from the panel show because ‘It’s all a bit noisy out there for us’ Nadia Sawalha has threatened legal action against her erstwhile employers, ITV, after she was “cancelled” … Continue reading
Public outcry helps save Triangle trees from death by tarmac
Our environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION reports on the latest piece of sheer stupidity from Jason Perry’s council, carried out in the middle of a drought during the climate crisis, and while damaging a cherished conservation area As the latest example … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Mark Adderley, Natalie Vestey, Tom Bowell
Tagged Cllr Alasdair Stewart, Cllr Mark Adderley, Cllr Natalie Vestey, Cllr Tom Bowell, Conservative, Conway, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Triangle, Geen Party, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tarmaced trees
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‘It put my family at great risk and under huge mental anguish’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon councillor MARK ADDERLEY, and his wife Nadia Sawalha, have won some vindication with the apology and legal settlement from the publishers of the Mail and Metro. Here, he explains how his support for Palestine was deliberately twisted … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mark Adderley, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged antisemitism, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Adderley, Nadia Sawalha, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Councillor Adderley still left waiting for Green Party’s decision
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on the delayed internal party disciplinary process which has taken longer than it took the Daily Mail to capitulate into issuing its own apology and pay ‘substantial’ damages Mark Adderley, the newly elected Croydon councillor … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mark Adderley, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged antisemitism, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Daily Mail, Labour, Mark Adderley, Metro, Nadia Sawalha, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, The Green Party, Zionism
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Perry’s plan: More borrowing. More debt. And £58m more cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Reports sneaked out ahead of next Wednesday’s council cabinet meeting talk of ‘difficult decisions’, after residents have already suffered six years of the consequences of ‘difficult decisions’. By STEVEN DOWNES Less than six months since he pushed … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Claire Bonham, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Ainscough, SEND, Stabilisation Plan, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Paul Ainscough, Cllr Stuart King, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Council debt, Croydon, Croydon Council, EFS, Exceptional financial support, HM Treasury, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Section 114 Notice, The Green Party, Tory
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£130m Crystal Palace sports centre scheme is given go-ahead
Bromley Council last night granted planning permission for a £130million refurbishment of the long-neglected sports centre at Crystal Palace, with plans backed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan that are to be funded by the Greater London Authority. Councillors on Bromley’s … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Basketball, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming, Tennis
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace sports centre, Crystal Palace Sports Partnership, London, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan
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Crystal Palace’s dinosaurs are no longer at risk of extinction
Crystal Palace Park’s Grade I-listed dinosaurs have been removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, after years of painstaking work by expert restorers and local volunteers. The move comes as the multi-million-pound restoration project across the whole park has … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Bromley Council, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Education, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History
Tagged Bromley Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Hot air balloon, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Victoria Pinnington
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Primary schools are hit by strikes over ‘toxic bullying culture’
There were lively lines of GMB and NEU pickets outside both entrances to St Joseph’s Nursery, Infant and Junior schools off Crown Dale in Upper Norwood this morning. Teachers and school support staff had taken strike action over long-running and … Continue reading
Up! Up! And away! You’re invited to Crystal Palace celebrations
After more than a year of regeneration works, key areas of Crystal Palace Park have been transformed, including the world-famous Grade I-listed dinosaurs, while the new Visitor Centre is ready to open and a dinosaur adventure playground has been built. … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Park, History, Music
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace dinosaurs, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, Hot air balloon, National Lottery Heritage Fund
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LibDems win in Streatham as Greens retain Lambeth control
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on another bad night for Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North when he can be bothered) “‘Burnham bounce’ in London could stop so many voters deserting Labour to the Greens and LibDems” chirped … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mark Adderley, Martin Abrams
Tagged Brixton Town Hall, Clapham Park, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Lambeth council, Liberal Democrats, Mark Adderley, Martin Abrams, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham St Leonard's, The Green Party
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Westow Hill stab victim had criminal record for GBH and drugs
Kamahl Cameron-Williams, the 31-year-old stabbed to death on Westow Hill in Crystal Palace last week, was a convicted criminal who was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison in September 2018 for grievous bodily harm – GBH – and for … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Knife crime
Tagged Amari Auguste-Francois, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Ellis Shakiem, Isaiah Adio-Weathers, Kamahl Cameron, Kamahl Cameron-Williams, knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Westow Hill
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Three men appear in court charged with Westow Hill murder
Three men have been charged with the murder of Kamahl Cameron-Williams on Westow Hill on Sunday. The men were due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today. The Metropolitan Police have named them as: Isaiah Adio-Weathers, 23, of Evelyn Street, … Continue reading
Perry’s go-slow council could take 5 years to pay LTN refunds
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Figures from the council show that it has issued refunds to fewer than 1-in-10 of the motorists who were fined for driving through Low Traffic Neighbourhoods which the High Court ruled as ‘unlawful’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Conrad Hall, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Leila Ben-Hassel, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Conrad Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fine refunds, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTN fine refunds, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Tory, Upper Norwood
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Six arrested on suspicion of murder over Westow Hill stabbing
Six people have now been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death on Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Metropolitan Police have named the victim as Kamahl Cameron-Williams. He … Continue reading
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after Westow stabbing
A man was stabbed to death on Westow Hill in Crystal Palace in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Metropolitan Police have yet to name the victim, a man believed to be in his 30s. Another man, aged 30, … Continue reading
Blind man enjoys wonders of cricket comradeship at The Oval
HOOK’S SHOT: With a record 20,000 members, Surrey County Cricket Club needs to ensure they are all well looked after. MARCUS HOOK speaks to a visually impaired Norbury resident for whom the Pavilion has become almost a second home Radio … Continue reading
Paxton is given a new perspective across the park he designed
Paxton’s head is back! The bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace, has been relocated to its original location on the Italian Terraces in Crystal Palace Park, as part of ongoing regeneration works.
Posted in Art, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, History, Victoria Pinnington
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, Crystal Palace Park Trust, National Lottery, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Paxton's head, Sir Joseph Paxton, Victoria Pinnington
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Labour’s secret deal with Tories to block Greens on planning
EXCLUSIVE: Once the election results were in last month, Croydon’s Labour leader agreed what’s been called ‘a shabby, short-sighted stitch-up’ to keep Green councillors away from important planning decisions – while also boosting allowances paid to their party. By STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jason Cummings, Mark Adderley, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Ainscough, Planning, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Jason Cummings, Cllr Paul Ainscough, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Tory
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We’re glad all over! The Croydon Insider looks back on Leipzig
The Croydon Insider returns to its more eclectic look at recent local news, with a visit from the website’s football correspondent to share his experience of travelling to Leipzig for the European Conference League final. Plus, the panel discusses how … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Andrew Sinclair, Annabel Smith, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Old Palace, Schools, SEND, Tom Bowell, Trinity School, Under The Flyover, Whitgift School
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Annabel Smith, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Ken Towl, Leipzig, Oliver Glasner, SEND, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Steve Parish, The Croydon Insider, Trinity School, Under The Flyover, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School, Yusuf Osman
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Perry’s anti-democratic council has created constitution crisis
For the first time since it was created in 1965, Croydon Council has councillors from five political parties. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, looks at whether they will make any difference – or even be allowed to try While other councils … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Adam Kellett, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Gill Hickson, Mark Adderley, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Paul Ainscough, Ria Patel, Scott Holman
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Adam Kellett, Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Esther Sutton, Cllr Gill Hickson, Cllr Scott Holman, Conservative, Council constitution, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Adderley, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Ria Patel, The Green Party, Tory
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Part-time Perry’s Leipzig dilemma as Mayor faces fixture clash
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Life-long’ Palace fan is going to have to do some work to earn his £86,000 council salary, as opposition parties refuse to change date of Town Hall’s annual meeting on the night that the Eagles will be making history … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Green Party, Labour, Leipzig, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rayo Vallecano, Tory, UEFA, UEFA Conference League
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King faces possible leadership challenge after election defeats
Our Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the immediate fall-out from Labour’s Rowenna Davis failing to become Mayor of Croydon There will be a Labour Party leadership contest this week – but in Katharine Street, rather than Downing Street. While … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Amy Foster, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Janet Campbell, John Wentworth, Manju Shahul Hameed, Rowenna Davis, Stuart King
Tagged Carole Bonner, Cllr Amy Foster, Cllr Janet Campbell, Cllr John Wentworth, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Janet Campbell, Joel Bodmer, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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