Category Archives: Policing

25 arrests made in South Norwood in police dawn raid

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

The police made 25 arrests in early morning raids yesterday on what the Met described as “seven commercial premises” along South Norwood High Street and Portland Road, “targeting those believed to be involved in gang activity, drug supply and violence”, … Continue reading →

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Mayor refuses to say if Barwell was questioned over Grenfell

Posted on July 26, 2019 by

Unlike most people when newly out of work, gaffe-prone Gavin Barwell didn’t spend his first day of unemployment looking for a new job. The £150,000 per year Downing Street chief of staff until Boris Johnson’s coronation on Wednesday, Barwell spent … Continue reading →

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Community meetings and forms as council tests public mood

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

How safe do you feel in Croydon today? Recent tragic and traumatising events across the borough have led the council to seek the views of the public on the level of tension in Croydon and its suburbs. This urgent check … Continue reading →

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Former colleagues express worries over new Croydon director

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

The real reasons for the abrupt resignation of a leader of a London council were part of a local authority ‘cover-up’. KEN LEE reports on serious reservations expressed by Labour councillors and Camden staff over the past conduct of the … Continue reading →

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Big turn-out for Country Park walk, while Met waits in the car

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

At barely 24 hours’ notice, the people turned out in force yesterday to “reclaim our park”, following the series of sexual assaults and daylight robberies in South Norwood Country Park. A Metropolitan Police inspector was there, too, but he chose … Continue reading →

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Knife crime and violence community meeting, Fieldway, Mar 27

Posted on March 21, 2019 by
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LibDem by-election candidate whose businesses left £9m debts

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigning in the Wallington North council by-election in Sutton is well underway, with the Liberal Democrats championing a candidate who has a recent record of business failures that have left his employees and the taxman hugely out of pocket. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barry Lewis, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Policing, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment