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Category Archives: New Addington South
More trams disruption on New Addington line for next month
There will be no tram services from Sandilands through to New Addington this weekend, and for the next two weekends, “due to essential works”, Transport for London confirmed today. This follows the two-week closure of the central Croydon loop during … Continue reading
People Power II: Tram memorial given an overdue spring clean
Earlier this week, this was how the tram crash memorial at New Addington looked. Unkempt. Unswept. As if it was uncared for. It is a little over seven years since that terrible morning when an early morning tram full of … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, New Addington, New Addington tram crash memorial, Sandilands derailment, Say No To 15%
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Council is offering community groups safer streets grants
The council is offering grants to community groups in New Addington, Shrublands and Croydon town centre for them to provide support to young people at risk of becoming involved in violence and antisocial behaviour. “The funding is for groups that … Continue reading
Angry Purley and Sanderstead residents to confront Mayor
Dodgy fines on motorists, rubber-stamping LTNs, £5 charges for replacement bins, public library closures and now delays over a long-promised Coulsdon healthcentre are likely to be some of the awkward questions tonight for out-of-his-depth Jason Perry Jason Perry, Croydon’s £82,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Libraries, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Parking, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon health centre, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska Assets BVI, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Say No To 15%, Tory
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Short-notice Old Coulsdon library webinar betrays council plan
Plans to close or downgrade half the borough’s public libraries are being rushed through, as just three days’ notice of an event for Old Coulsdon residents demonstrates Croydon Council gave Old Coulsdon residents just three weekdays’ notice of a “webinar” … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood
Tagged Andy Stranack, Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington Library, Purley, Purley Library, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, South Norwood Library, Tory
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Sanderstead among four public libraries under threat of closure
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Up to seven of the borough’s libraries will close or be down-graded under Tory-run council’s plans – a decade after they last made similar proposals to flog off public assets. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Tory Mayor, Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Property, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Tory
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Holocaust Memorial service in Town Hall Chamber on Jan 26
Croydon’s Holocaust Memorial Ceremony will be held in the Town Hall Chamber on Friday, January 26, at noon. Marilyn Arbisman, of Croydon Synagogue, will deliver a speech before a keynote address from Timothy Locke from Generation2Generation, an organisation that enlists … Continue reading
Croydon’s new parking app is victim of worldwide data hack
Barely had the news from Croydon Council trickled out that they are to impose a smartphone app system on people parking their cars in New Addington, Addiscombe and Purley from next week than their chosen provider, the operators of RingGo, … Continue reading
Council ignores the public and rolls out cashless parking trials
The generation of Croydon residents who have always thought RingGo was the drummer in The Beatles could be in for a nasty, and expensive, shock if they park their car in New Addington, Purley or Addiscombe come the new year, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Parking, Purley, Scott Roche
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Parking, Purley, RingGo, Scott Roche, Tory
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Bromley Tories increase their vote share in Hayes by-election
Even with the Tory Government suffering meltdown at Westminster, Labour still can’t manage to win local council by-elections in this part of south London, as our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports Has the curse of Croydon Labour struck again? Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bromley Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, New Addington South
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Hayes and Coney Hall, Hayes and Coney Hall ward by-election, Jason Cummings, Josh Coldspring-White, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Tory
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Stormzy’s football club’s ground on council’s ‘For Sale’ list
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council’s ‘asset disposals’ programme is making desperately slow progress, as it adds tennis clubs, community centres, scout huts and a rugby ground to its list of available properties. But few, if any, existing tenants have been … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Business, Charity, Colonnades, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Football, Golf, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Property, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Scouts and Guides, Thornton Heath
Tagged Addington Court Golf Club, Conservative, Coombe Wood, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Court Golf Club, Coulsdon Manor, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley-John Fisher, Shirley, Shirley Park Golf Club, South End, Stormzy, Thornton Heath, Tory, West Thornton, Wilfried Zaha
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A2ndVoice Family Winter Party, New Addington, Dec 22
Posted in Activities, Charity, New Addington South
Tagged A2ndvoice, autism, Christmas
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Sport England gives £400,000 subsidy to three Croydon pools
Sport England is providing a £400,000 subsidy for the operating costs of three Croydon swimming pools. The pools at New Addington, South Norwood and Thornton Heath will between them receive £407,069 to “mitigate their swimming pool utility bills and keep … Continue reading
All bunged up: Thames Water’s concrete scheme for the sewers
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on the major road works in Selsdon that have sent buses on lengthy diversions The withdrawal of almost all bus routes in some parts of the south of the borough may be down to a … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington South, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Ballards Estate, buses, Coombe Road, Croham Road, Croham Valley, Croham Valley Road, Croydon, Farley Road, Selsdon, South Croydon, South Park Hill Road, TfL, Thames Water, Transport for London
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Nov 9: Croydon’s remembrance day for tram crash victims
The seventh anniversary of the Croydon tram crash will be marked with a civic service at the memorial to those that died in New Addington this Thursday, November 9. It was on November 9, 2016, that an early morning tram … Continue reading
£27,591 per year civic mayor won’t attend Armistice ceremony
The council has released details of the ceremonial arrangements and road closures for Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday next weekend. In doing so, the busy workers in the propaganda bunker of Fisher’s Folly have revealed that despite his being paid … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Council, Croydon Minster, Mayor Jason Perry, Tony Pearson
Tagged Armistice Day, Conservative, Croydon, Democrats and Veterans Party, DVP, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Part-time Perry, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Sunday, Tony Pearson, Tory, War Memorial
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Royal Mail struggling to deliver 3rd class service in Croydon
The cost of a first-class stamp may have recently been increased to £1.25 – or £1.95 for a “large” letter – but the service delivered by the Royal Mail for households across much of Croydon has deteriorated to the point … Continue reading
Two to appear at Old Bailey for murder of Bradley Hutchins
Two men giving addresses in Purley, Shane Canavan and Josha Langley, have been charged with the murder of 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins in New Addington last week. Canavan, 22, and Langley, 27, appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court yesterday, where they also … Continue reading
Police name 20-year-old killed in New Addington knife fight
The police have named the man killed in a knife fight in New Addington on Tuesday as 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins. “His family are being supported by specialist officers,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington South
Tagged Bradley Hutchins, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, North Walk, youth knife crime
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Police appeal for witnesses after murder in New Addington
There was another murder in Croydon last night, when a knife fight involving several people took place on North Walk, New Addington, and two men were left with stab wounds. A 20-year-old man died at the scene. Metropolitan Police detectives … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington South
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, New Addington, North Walk, youth knife crime
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‘For Croydon, November 9 will remain a day of remembrance’
After Transport for London and First Group’s Tram Operations Ltd were fined £10million and £4million respectively for failings that led to the Sandilands tram crash in 2016, the MP for the area, Sarah Jones, issued a statement. “Transport for London … Continue reading
TfL and TOL fined £14m for failures that led to tram crash
‘This was undoubtedly an accident waiting to happen, quite literally’ said the Old Bailey judge when handing down the sentences to Transport for London and First Group’s Tram Operations Ltd The operators of the Croydon tram network were today handed … Continue reading
TfL and TOL facing Old Bailey sentencing over 2016 tram crash
The three-day hearing at the Old Bailey sentencing of the operators of the tram system for their part in the 2016 Sandilands tram crash began yesterday by hearing victim impact statements. Seven died and 21 were badly hurt in the … Continue reading
