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Category Archives: New Addington North
Hundreds attend New Addington service for ‘forgotten tragedy’
The civic service in New Addington this morning to mark the 10th anniversary of the Croydon tram disaster was impeccably observed, attended by an estimated 500 people. As well as some speeches and prayers, there was a two-minute silence. Civic … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, South Norwood, Tramlink, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Civic Mayor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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November 9 2016: Croydon’s Mayor remembers the tram crash
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the terrible tragedy of the Sandilands tram crash, WAYNE TRAKAS-LAWLOR, who was Croydon’s civic Mayor at the time, remembers that devastating time November 9, 2016, is a day that I will never forget. … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, South Norwood, Tramlink, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Civic Mayor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment, Wayne Trakas-Lawlor
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Labour’s Hall returns as a town councillor in County Durham
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Six years after he was forced to quit the Town Hall and was then suspended by the Labour Party, one of those at the heart of the council’s financial collapse is back in local government EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Inside Croydon Investigates, New Addington North, Report in the Public Interest, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, The Penn Report
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Durham County Council, Fairfield Halls, Fieldway, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Paul Scott, Penn Report, S114, S114 notice, Section 114 Notice, Shildon, Shildon Town Council, Simon Hall, The Penn Report, Tony Newman
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Council issues details of tram crash 10th anniversary service
The 10th anniversary of the Croydon tram crash which claimed the lives of seven people will be marked with a solemn ceremony in New Addington on Monday, November 9. Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Philip … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink
Tagged Central Parade, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Trams, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Kent Gateway and Selsdon roadworks compound tram misery
If you thought things were bad enough with half the tram network already closed for planned works to replace stretches of track, things have got even worse this morning, due to a power failure at Therapia Lane. With no services … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, East Croydon, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe Road, Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Elmners End, Lebanon Road, Lebanon Road tram stop, London Trams, Lord Khan, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, TfL, Therapia Lane, Therapia Lane depot, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Another shutdown of New Addington trams from Oct 17 to 18
Another week, another notice of more tram closures. The latest disruption was confirmed by Transport for London this morning: no service on the branch between Sandilands and New Addington this coming weekend, October 17 to 18. “This is so essential … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon East, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bus replacement service, Croydon Trams, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Elmers End, Friends of South Norwood Country Park, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Trams, New Addington, Sandilands, South Norwood, TfL, Transport for London
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MP Philp’s Green Belt petition slammed as ‘scaremongering’
‘Croydon’s Green Belt under threat!’ was the deliberately alarmist headline on a mass email from the Croydon South MP last week. Some have described it as ‘reckless scaremongering’. Others have called it ‘outright lies’. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, puts down … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Croydon South, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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£2,000 reward offered to find New Addington’s cruel fox killer
A wildlife charity is offering a £2,000 reward after the “hearbreaking” and “disturbing” discovery of a fox who had been shot with “multiple pellets” from an air rifle, leaving her paralysed in fear and agony. The vixen was found suffering … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, Environment, New Addington North, New Addington South, Wildlife
Tagged Air rifle, Fox, New Addington, Pellets, The Fox Project, Urban fox
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Council’s ‘no barbecues’ plea after wildfires hit New Addington
Croydon Council has issued a “no barbecues” appeal for the borough’s parks and open spaces ahead of the weekend, after two more wildfires in the borough were among the hundreds of call-outs for the London Fire Brigade on its busiest … Continue reading
Perry challenge to Khan: ‘Croydon’s Green Belt is sacrosanct’
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has put himself on a collision course with Lord Sadiq Khan and City Hall over proposals in the draft London Plan to build hundreds of homes on the borough’s Green Belt. “Whilst I am Mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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London’s ‘Lord Mayor’ puts Croydon Green Belt in his plan
Any green space within one mile of a tram stop or railway station might be available for housing development according to Mayor Khan’s draft London Plan. ANDREW PELLING takes a look at the new proposals London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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Council sets up group to mark 10th anniversary of tram crash
Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sandilands tram disaster, Croydon Council has made an appeal to seek members of the community to join a steering group to help formulate plans for a special memorial. The first working group meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Mohammed Islam, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink
Tagged Civic Mayor, Civic Mayor's Office, Cllr Mohammed Islam, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Join the Wildlife Trust’s butterfly walk at Hutchinson’s Bank
The London Wildlife Trust is staging a butterfly walk this Sunday, July 19, from 11am, at Hutchinson’s Bank, near New Addington. Hutchinson’s Bank is one of several nature reserves in the London Wildlife Trust’s care in and around Croydon. “Join … Continue reading
New Addington’s first World Cup player about to face England
On Palace’s youth books from the age of 11, the former Good Shepherd primary pupil is now a World Cup player – but for DR Congo. Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s biggest international test yet could come this week against former club-mates Aaron … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sport
Tagged 2026 Fifa World Cup, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Atlanta, Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Democratic Republic of Congo, DR Congo, England, Gabriel Zakuani, Manchester United, New Addington, The Good Shepherd Primary, Thomas Tuchel, West Ham United, World Cup, Zaire
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Meridian High scoops national award for ‘making a difference’
Meridian High School in New Addington has won a bronze award for “Making a Difference – Secondary School of the Year” in the Pearson National Teaching Awards. The Pearson National Teaching Awards recognise whole school communities that “radically transform the … Continue reading
Good Food Matters Open Day, New Addington, Fri June 19
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Good Food Matters Open Day, New Addington, Fri June 19
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Off the RAAC: New Addington primaries get building grants
Two New Addington primaries have been given grant funding to improve their school buildings – including any refurbishments made necessary by the use of RAAC – Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete – in their buildings’ construction. Castle Hill Academy, on Dunley … Continue reading
Posted in Castle Hill Academy, Croydon East, Education, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Schools
Tagged Bridget Phillipson, Castle Hill Academy, Condition Improvement Fund, Croydon East, Department for Education, Education, Kate Middleton, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Princess of Wales, RAAC, Rowdown Primary, schools
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New Addington Carnival 2026, Milne Park, June 13 and 14
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The Toss-cars 2026: We name Croydon’s laziest councillors
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES, Inside Croydon Editor Two of Croydon’s councillors, who receive tens of thousands of pounds in allowances from the cash-strapped council over the course of their term in office, submitted not a single members’ enquiry through a … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley North, Shirley South, Tony Pearson
Tagged Adele Benson, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Chatterjee, Sherwan Chowdhury, Sue Bennett, Tony Pearson, Tory, Toss-cars
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Face-less and word-less: fringe candidates who want your vote
Just who are these people wanting you to entrust them with your precious vote on May 7? As KEN TOWL discovered, some appear very reluctant to let you know who they are, or what they really stand for There’s this … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Adam Kellett, Donald Speakman, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Green Party, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Adderley, Mel Mullings, Michael Castle, Nadia Sawalha, New Addington, New Addington North, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Tory, TTIP, Your Party
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The ex-Tories standing for Reform all set for New Addington
After the mass resignation a fortnight ago of around a dozen members, including some candidates, Reform is trying to re-stage its New Addington walkabout tomorrow morning, with a promised ‘star guest’. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Reform, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Adam Kellett, Ben Flook, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Donald Speakman, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Adam Kellett, Ben Flook, Central Parade, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Dan Tebbutt, Donald Speakman, Fairfield Halls, Jose Joseph, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Nigel Farage, Nik Stewert, Reform, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Scott Holman, Selsdon, Shirley
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It’s no Flook: dozen Reform members resign over candidate
ELECTION EXCLUSIVE: Reform in Croydon is in meltdown, with members resigning over top-down decisions from Farage HQ. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on the Fairfield Halls exercise in onanism, where the real fireworks were going off backstage Grifter-in-chief Nigel Farage … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, Waddon
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Central Parade, Dan Milner-Tebbutt, Dan Tebbutt, Fairfield Halls, Jose Joseph, Kosta Dexiades, New Addington, Nigel Farage, Nik Stewert, Peter Morgan, Reform, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Selsdon, Shirley
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