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Croydon police officer dismissed for using offensive racist slur
The number of Metropolitan Police officers being dismissed has reached a new high, with more than 100 sacked last year, while there are 344 officers still working for the Met who are awaiting misconduct hearings, according to London’s police service. … Continue reading
Mayor Khan says he didn’t know Croydon trams need replacing
Sadiq Khan, after eight years as Mayor of London, has admitted that he was unaware of the issue of ageing and increasingly unreliable rolling stock on the Croydon trams network, after London Assembly Members highlighted recent “abysmal” service and a … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Hina Bokhari, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Hina Bokhari, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Tramlink, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Transport for London
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Met’s ‘huge setback’ after constable convicted of bus assault
The Metropolitan Police has courted further controversy when Scotland Yard issued a statement describing as “a huge setback” the conviction for assault of one of its constables over last summer’s controversial arrest of a black woman bus passenger on Whitehorse … Continue reading
Passenger fury after being stranded by trams’ early shutdown
Long-suffering tram passengers were left furious, and stranded, on Wednesday night after services were suspended in the evening without any notification or warning, while Transport for London’s official online sites were claiming that there was a “Good” service in operation. … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Croydon’s Tory MP confronted: ‘Why should we trust you?’
It is not just Croydon Labour who are in ‘special measures’ with their national party officials, as alarm bells are ringing at Conservative HQ over the election prospects of ‘Congo’ Chris Philp. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon Conservatives have … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tandridge District Council, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Park Hill and Whitgift, Reigate and Banstead, Steve Reed OBE, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tandridge District Council, Tory, Waddon, Woodside
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New Addington is back on track as (delayed) trams return
Croydon’s tram network is, at last, returning to something resembling a “normal” service, though anyone looking to travel to or from Elmers End will still be disappointed. Transport for London yesterday issued service updates which included trams running between central … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, Elmers End, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Pro-car Perry’s cycle lane ‘vandalism’ could cost council £1m
Susan Hall fan-boy Jason Perry, after operating a web page that gave encouragement to ULEZ vandals, is about to commit his own act of vandalism on a piece of public infrastructure that he has undermined from the start, reports JEREMY … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, Karen Agbabiaka, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Parking, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Cycling Campaign, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Purley and Riddlesdown, Purley and Woodcote, Scott Roche, South Croydon, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Waddon
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Special offer this month: free access to the Croydon Insider
The Croydon Insider, our monthly news podcast that delves behind the headlines, is available FREE to all reader this month, as a special, unrepeatable offer. Our podcast is premium content that is usually only available to paid-up subscribers, who pay … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 London elections, 25th Purley Scouts, Artist Taxi Driver, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Patreon, Podcasts, Purley, Spotify, Stormzy, The Croydon Insider, Tory, Under The Flyover
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New Addington tram cancellations roll into yet another week
Croydon’s part-time Mayor calls for ULEZ income to be used for improvements to public transport New Addington continues to be hit by Transport for London’s tram rolling stock crisis. There has now been no service on all or part of … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, London, London Tramlink, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Residents’ groups reject Purley ‘pool’ plan backed by Perry
Our shadowy multi-millionaire developers based in off-shore tax havens correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an outbreak of common sense, and serious reservations, over proposals for a massive retirement home complex Seven of the borough’s largest and most influential residents’ associations have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Place Review Panel, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Murdered man’s family in debt after £11,000 GoFundMe scam
A Croydon family already devastated with grief over the murder of a loved one just days before Christmas last year are now outraged after a GoFundMe scam saw a chancer make off with more than £11,000 donated by the public … Continue reading
Fire on Croydon High Street: ‘explosions’ heard by passers-by
There has been a fire reported on Croydon High Street, close to the largely disused and derelict St George’s Walk. The fire was opposite the Grants multiplex and not far fom the Spreadeagle pub and Croydon Town Hall on Katharine … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield, London Fire Brigade
Tagged Croydon High Street, High Street, London Fire Brigade, St George's Walk
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Tories facing ‘extinction-level event’, while Greens flip their list
Tory MP hits out at Susan Hall’s mayoral election campaign as showing ‘no aspiration for what is an aspirational city’, while Green candidate Zoe Garbett becomes a London Assembly Member through the back door. WALTER CRONXITE wraps up the election … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Caroline Russell, Darren Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Susan Hall, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Paul Scully MP, Sian Berry, Susan Hall, Tory, Zoë Garbett
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Philp bottles it and exits ‘cesspit’ Facebook group in a hurry
Croydon Mayor Jason Perry and policing minister Chris Philp were in full-scale retreat after the London elections, hurriedly trying to distance themselves from the ‘absolute cesspit of vile racism and hate speech’ that they had helped to foster on social … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Conservatives, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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Surrey Street Market murder: suspect arrested at Gatwick
The Metropolitan Police have made two more arrests in connection with the murder of Rijkaard Siafa, who was attacked in Surrey Street Market last month by a group of men armed with machetes or large kinives. Rammon Mali, 32, of … Continue reading
The shifts below the waterline that require action from all sides
ANDREW FISHER takes a look behind the numbers from Thursday’s election and finds lessons for Labour as well as the Tories For all the “excitement” of Thursday’s elections, nothing much changed for Croydon. Labour’s Sadiq Khan remains London Mayor, Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, South Norwood, Susan Hall, Tory
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In Croydon, Labour’s toxic track record makes it ‘no Khan-do’
After another two-day election count and too many coffees, political editor WALTER CRONXITE sifts through the detritus of Croydon and Sutton’s part in the 2024 London elections Not for the first time, Croydon kept London waiting. It was getting on … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Elly Baker, Hina Bokhari, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Zoe Garbett
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, The Green Party, Tory
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Gray day for Labour as they lose Sutton council seat to Tories
ROSE HILL reports from the count at the ExCel Centre on another sign that Labour’s London juggernaut might just have a puncture… After a two-year absence, Catherine Gray is back on Sutton Council, the Conservative winning the St Helier West … Continue reading
With 48% turn out in outer London, Khan’s team gets the jitters
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on Labour’s post-polling nervousness and confirmation that in Croydon council by-elections, things are never done as quickly as you might hope Have you ever met a poor bookmaker? No, me neither, which is why when … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Katherine Kerswell, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Woodside
Tagged Andrew Price, Conservative, Croydon, ExCel Centre, Green Party, Harrow hairdresser, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory
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Builders brand Gove’s latest CPO reforms as ‘desperation’
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how a ‘very un-Conservative’ policy shift has probably come too late to save Croydon town centre New powers handed to local authorities by the Conservative Government could, just, open the way for Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, CPO, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, London Borough of Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Now Tory newspaper turns against Tories’ fringe candidate Hall
Even the right-wing press doesn’t much care for the Harrow hairdresser. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE At the 11th hour, and after some wavering in the final days before tomorrow’s London elections, the Evening Standard has said it supports … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Evening Boris, Housing, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, Croydon, Evening Boris, Evening Standard, Labour, London, London Assembly, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory
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Beddington’s wildlife plan has ‘failed’ say environmentalists
After 10 years of broken promises and delays, a local council has bowed to the interests of big business, at the expense of the environment and local residents. By our wildlife correspondent, PAUL LUSHION Sutton’s Liberal Democrat-controlled council and their … Continue reading
Perry’s Facebook page part of Tory ‘vile cesspit’ of racism
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon More than six months since this website exposed the Tory policing minister, Chris Philp, and Croydon’s Conservative Mayor, Jason Perry, as being involved with a secret Facebook group that appeared to encourage criminal damage … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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