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Category Archives: New Addington South
Rare flowers seem common on our Midsummer’s dream walk
Our latest wildlife amble for Inside Croydon readers took place this week, with MOIRA O’DONNELL showing the way across a part of the North Downs with rare flora and fauna, and all just a tram ride away Photos by AUSTEN … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hutchinson's Bank, Inside Croydon, Moira O'Donnell, New Addington South, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged bee orchid, Butterflies, Chapel Bank, common spotted orchid, Croydon, Downlands Trust, Glanville fritillary, Hutchinson's Bank, London Wildlife Trust, Moira O'Donnell, New Addington, pyramidal orchid, The Downlands Project
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New Addington ‘cut off’ after 130 bus crashes over tram tracks
A crash investigation is being conducted by Transport for London after a single-decker bus careered off the road and lodged itself over two sets of tram tracks in New Addington yesterday, just before the afternoon’s school run. The Metropolitan Police … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Field Way, Lodge Lane, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London
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Perry accused of ‘betrayal’ as he smuggles out more youth cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Local MP and opposition councillors accuse the council of having no clear plan on what will replace an in-house team which works to reduce drugs and knife crime and to engage the borough’s youngsters. By our Town … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Children's Services, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon East, CVA, Education, Fieldway, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Policing, Restaurants, Schools
Tagged Amy Foster, Cllr Amy Foster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Elianne Andam, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MOPAC, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Tory, YET, Youth Engagement Service, Youth Engagement Team
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New Addington shooting: two charged with attempted murder
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a shot-gun shooting in New Addington. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that 30-year-old Anthony Dasousa, of Station Approach, Coulsdon, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a shotgun with … Continue reading
Urgent engineering work to affect overnight trams service
There will be no tram services overnight this Saturday, May 11, between Croydon town centre, New Addington, Elmers End or Beckenham Junction. Transport for London has distributed advice notices across the network’s trams stops. The service interruption will begin from … Continue reading
New shared reading group to begin at New Addington Library
The Reader, a national charity, is starting a shared reading group in Croydon next week. Run by a local volunteer, the group will meet every Tuesday at 2pm, starting April 22, at New Addington Library. The group is open to … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Education, Libraries, New Addington South
Tagged New Addington, New Addington Library, Shared Reading group, The Reader
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Labour Party ends suspension of ex-council leader Newman
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After more than four years, the two men who presided over what at the time was the biggest financial collapse in the history of local authorities in England have been allowed back into their political party. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, David Evans, Fieldway, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Report in the Public Interest, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Rowenna Davis, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Steve Reed MP, The Penn Report, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Fieldway, Jo Negrini, Labour, Lord Evans of Penge, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Simon Hall, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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No tram service to New Addington for two weeks, from Apr 5
There will be no tram service to New Addington for two weeks, starting from Saturday April 5, as Transport for London carries out “essential maintenance” around the Shirley Hills Road crossing between Coombe Lane and Gravel Hill tram stops. Services … Continue reading
Meridian opens new doors for pupils with oracy excellence
Meridian High School in New Addington has been accredited as an Oracy Centre of Excellence by Voice 21, a national charity, for its work developing students’ speaking and listening skills. Meridian High, on Fairchildes Avenue, is one of only 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Meridian High, New Addington North, New Addington South, Schools
Tagged Meridian High School, New Addington, Oracy
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Ashburton and Coulsdon public libraries begin to open up
Having closed four public libraries last year – at Bradmore Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and Broad Green – Croydon’s Conservative Mayor Jason Perry is oh-so-gradually rolling out longer opening hours at what remains of the borough’s library network. Ashburton Library and … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, New Addington South, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Libraries, New Addington, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tory
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‘Sadistic and twisted’ killer Sansom is given full life sentence
WARNING: This report includes disturbing details of the nature of a crime which were discovered during the police investigation and later recounted in open court during sentencing at the Old Bailey Murderer Steven Sansom, who was released from prison on … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, New Addington North, New Addington South, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Forestdale, Gemma Watts, Metropolitan Police, murder, New Addington, Old Bailey, Rowdown Fields, Sarah Mayhew, Steve Sansom, Sutton
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Mayor Perry accused of ‘cover up’ over Sentamu case review
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Sources at Croydon Town Hall say that they suspect there is a cover-up over what the council’s social workers, Metropolitan Police and community groups knew about Hassan Sentamu, the teenager convicted of the vicious murder of … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Children's Services, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington South, Policing, Youth Services
Tagged Anthony King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Donna Murray-Turner, Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, MyEnds, Safer Neighbourhood Board, Youth Engagement Service
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New Addington-based Cronx Brewery goes into liquidation
Cronx, the award-winning craft beer brewery based in an industrial unit in New Addington which had its own bar on Croydon High Street, has gone out of business. The decision was taken at a formal meeting of the company’s board, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Cronx Brewery, New Addington South
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Cronx Brewery, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, London, New Addington, The Cronx Tap
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MP Jones ‘deeply concerned’ at council cuts to youth service
CROYDON IN CRISIS: While Jason Perry, Croydon’s part-time Mayor, recommends a pay rise for himself, he’s cutting a youth service in what has been described as a ‘stealthy’ move, one which could have ‘catastrophic’ consequences. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon West, Fieldway, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Youth Services
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon West, Fieldway, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, STUART KING, Tory, Youth Engagement Service
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National paper names Sansom as Urfan Sharif’s cell attacker
Steve Sansom, the New Addington murderer who was released on parole and killed again in the gruesome attack on Sarah Mayhew, has been named as the Belmarsh Prison inmate who savagely assaulted Urfan Sharif, recently convicted of the murder of … Continue reading
Man shot in New Addington is father of murdered teenager
The victim of a shooting in New Addington earlier this week was Julius Cools, the father of Jermaine Cools, one of Croydon’s tragic teenaged victims of knife crime. Jermaine Cools was 14 when he was stabbed and killed near West … Continue reading
Council axes Fieldway youth team two weeks before Christmas
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Around a dozen youth workers, many based in New Addington, were told they would lose their jobs last week, as Mayor Jason Perry looks to outsource outreach provision to charities and voluntary groups to save some cash. … Continue reading
Brothers sentenced to 44 years for murder of Bradley Hutchins
Two men from Purley have been sentenced to a total of 44 years for the September 2023 murder of Bradley Hutchins and seriously injuring his brother. Shane Canavan, 23, and his half-brother, Joshua Langley, 29, both of Greyfields Close, were … Continue reading
Parole review ordered into release of murderer Steve Sansom
Convicted killer pleaded guilty to Sarah Mayhew’s gruesome murder in September and yesterday at the Old Bailey, his partner, Gemma Watts, also admitted murder The couple who killed Sarah Mayhew and dismembered her body will be given life sentences, after … Continue reading
Tram crash civic memorial service to be held on Nov 9
On the eighth anniversary of the Croydon tram disaster, in which seven people died and dozens more were injured, the borough will pay its respects with civic ceremony in New Addington on Saturday, November 9. Today, the council issued a … Continue reading
Posted in Kola Agboola, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Katherine Kerswell, Kola Agboola, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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Killer of Sarah Mayhew has previous conviction for murder
Steve Sansom, the man charged with the savage murder of Sarah Mayhew earlier this year, had been jailed previously for killing a New Addington mini-cab driver in 1998. Reporting restrictions on Sansom’s previous murder conviction were lifted today after the … Continue reading
Lest we forget? After 80 years, council has forgotten Arnhem
Council has no plans to commemorate 80th anniversary of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, which was centred on Croydon’s twin town in the Netherlands In the early hours of September 17, 1944, tens of … Continue reading
Council ignores residents’ tip-offs about New Addington dump
New Addington residents have been marvelling at a new, low-cost council waste dump facility, which has sprung up without any public consultation. Even before the new Croydon Local Plan has been published and agreed, Chertsey Crescent appears to be providing … Continue reading
Timetable changes for New Addington and Purley buses
The 289 and 314 buses will be running more frequently from this weekend, with timetable changes implemented by Transport for London from tomorrow, Saturday, August 31. Route 289, between Elmers End and Purley via Addiscombe, West Croydon and Mayday Hospital, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Commuting, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Transport, Waddon, West Croydon
Tagged 289 bus route, 314 bus route, Ashburton Park, Bromley, Elmers End, Eltham, Mottingham, New Addington, Purley, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon, West Croydon
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