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Category Archives: New Addington South
Council confirms Perry’s U-turn on night parking charges
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Borough’s Mayor tries to swerve embarrassment by falsely claiming he is ‘introducing’ the free overnight car parking that he removed one month ago. By our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Three days after Inside Croydon broke the news … Continue reading
Perry forced to make U-turn on his overnight parking charges
Less than a month after he introduced overnight car parking charges across most of the borough in changes claimed “to make parking fairer, simpler, and more consistent”, Tory Mayor Jason Perry has been forced into making a hand-brake turn and … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Ian Parker, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Parking
Tagged car parking, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, RingGo
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British gymnastics starz make Olympic visit to New Addington
As American gymnast Simone Biles was wowing the sports world by winning the Olympic all-round gold medal in Paris, so two British stars of the sport were wowing young New Addington hopefuls with a surprise visit to their club. Jessica … Continue reading
Town centres to get small grants for undecided ‘improvements’
The council is beginning a set of projects “to transform” (their words) five of the borough’s district centres with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. But the money – £833,000 – will be spread very thinly between the five … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Purley, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
Tagged Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Road, Maintained Nursery Schools, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, nursery schools, Purley, Selhurst Nursery, Selsdon, Tory, West Croydon
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Half-brothers found guilty of murder of Bradley Hutchins
Half-brothers Shane Canavan and Joshua Langley, both from Purley, were yesterday found guilty of the September 2023 murder in New Addington of 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins. Hutchins was one of 11 people killed on the streets of Croydon during 2023. Woolwich … Continue reading
Man in ‘life-threatening condition’ after Oakbank shooting
A 28-year-old man is in a “life-threatening condition” in hospital after a shooting in Oakbank, New Addington, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Metropolitan Police was called to Oakbank, just off Fieldway, at around 4.30am on June 22, … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, New Addington South, Policing
Tagged Metropolitan Police, New Addington, New Addington shooting, Oakbank, Police
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Squatters force council to switch New Addington polling station
Council officials have been forced to scrap their plans to use a disused community centre in New Addington as a polling station for the General Election on July 4 because the long-abandoned building has been taken over by squatters. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Katherine Kerswell, New Addington South
Tagged 2024 General Election, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, General Election, General Election 2024, Goldcrest Youth Centre, Katherine Kerswell, New Addington, Reclaim Croydon, Returning Officer, squatters
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Squatters take over centre that has been unused for four years
Squatters have taken over the council-owned Goldcrest Youth Centre in New Addington, for almost a month turning it into a real community centre – and so far have successfully resisted all attempts to remove them. The centre has been closed … 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 North, New Addington South, 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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Murder victim’s body parts discovered in River Wandle
The gruesome discovery of dismembered human remains in the River Wandle in Mitcham yesterday have been confirmed as being those of Sarah Mayhew, the Croydon woman found murdered in April. Police established a crime scene at Rawnsley Avenue, in Ravensbury … 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 North, New Addington South, 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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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 North, New Addington South, 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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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 North, New Addington South, 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 North, New Addington South, 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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Beckenham and New Addington trams return to normal service
Normal service has finally resumed on Croydon’s tram network, after two months of disruption and the complete closure of the lines to New Addington, Woodside and Arena, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction since the end of March. Transport for London’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, New Addington North, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Lloyd Park, London Trams, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London
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Labour in Town Hall row over who gets to wear fancy dress
More squabbles among Croydon’s Labour councillors, but not over the cash-strapped council’s finances, library closures or the axing of other services to residents. The latest row was over who gets to wear the ridiculous robes and chain of the borough’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2026 council elections, Appu Srinivasan, Kola Agboola, New Addington North, New Addington South, Norbury Park, Stella Nabukeera, Tony Pearson
Tagged Appu Srinivasan, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, New Addington, New Addington North, Simon Hall, Stella Nabukeera, Tony Pearson, Tory
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Murdered woman’s body was ‘cut into pieces’ Old Bailey told
UPDATED 6PM: The body of a murdered woman was “cut into pieces with powertools”, a court at the Old Bailey was told this morning. Sarah Mayhew’s remains were found in Rowdown Fields in New Addington last week, prompting a murder … Continue reading
Man and woman appear in court for murder of Sarah Mayhew
Gemma Watts and Steve Samson appeared in Bromley Magistrates’ Court today, charged with the murder of Sarah Mayhew, whose remains were discovered in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, just after Easter. Watts, 48, from Holmbury Grove, Forestdale (and not as previously … Continue reading
Rowdown Fields murder victim named as Sarah Mayhew, 38
Police investigating after human remains were found in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, last week have identified the victim as Sarah Mayhew. The Met say Mayhew was 38, and from Croydon. Her family has been informed. A 44-year-old man and a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, New Addington North, New Addington South
Tagged Metropolitan Police, murder, New Addington, Rowdown Fields, Sarah Mayhew
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Man and woman arrested for ‘awful’ Rowdown Fields murder
A man and a woman have been arrested by police in connection with the human remains found on Rowdown Fields in New Addington earlier this week. A statement issued by Scotland Yard today said that a 44-year old man and … Continue reading
Murder investigation follows New Addington body discovery
Preliminary tests conducted by a forensic anthropologist yesterday confirmed that the body parts discovered in a New Addington park this week are human, as the Metropolitan Police launched a murder inquiry. The body parts – some reports suggest a human … Continue reading
Met investigates ‘human remains’ found in New Addington park
Forensic detectives from the Metropolitan Police have begun an investigation into what has been described as “possible human remains” that were discovered yesterday morning in a park in New Addington. Rowdown Fields, off Lodge Lane, the site of the gruesome … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, New Addington South, Policing
Tagged Human remains, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Rowdown Fields
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Central Parade blaze brings renewed warnings on e-bikes
The London Fire Brigade has issued another safety reminder about e-bikes after a fire on Central Parade in New Addington on Sunday night. The fire occurred in a three-storey building made up of a shop with homes above. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, New Addington South
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, New Addington
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£51,000pa saved on library won’t touch council’s £1.6bn debt
Three years ago, RICHARD PACITTI, pictured left, explained how to save the borough’s libraries. With half of Croydon’s public libraries once again under threat of closure or being down-graded, he’s back to make the case for a properly funded, essential … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Broad Green Residents' Association, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friend of Sandersted Library, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, New Addington Library, Old Coulsdon, Richard Pacitti, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Tory
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