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Poor Perry shuffles his papers but can’t find any answers
TOWN HALL SKETCH: At the first council cabinet meeting for three months, Croydon’s Tory Mayor stamped his feet and screamed in self-pity, and then admitted that he can’t fix the finances. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Jason Perry stood up, … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Leila Ben-Hassel, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Angela Rayner, Commissioners, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Government, Government Commissioners, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Board, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Tory
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Norbury chip shop fire: Brigade issues warning about fryers
Following the latest blaze at a fried food takeaway in Norbury yesterday, firefighters are sharing their advice for cooking with hot oil. London Road was closed for a couple of hours as the London Fire Brigade dealt with the blaze. … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Norbury, Norbury Park
Tagged Chip shop fire, Croydon, Deep fat fryers, LFB, London Fire Brigade, London Road, London Road Norbury, Norbury
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Shock and inaction is numbing communities to these killings
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The founder of a charity that addresses violence against women and girls, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, pictured right, responds to the tragic news at the weekend of Marjama Osman, another woman killed in the borough I am deeply saddened by … Continue reading
Posted in Cassandra Centre, Charity, Crime, Knife crime, Norbury, Policing
Tagged Care services, Cassandra Centre, Croydon, Croydon Care services, Croydon Council, Frith Road, Frith Road murder, Jennifer McDermott, knife crime, London Borough of Croydon, Marjama Osman, Metropolitan Police, murder, Social Services, VAWG, Violence Against Women and Girls
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Norbury charity’s boxing clever with £80,000 from Wates trust
Be Inspired, a Croydon-based group dedicated to tackling youth crime and supporting young people, has received an £80,000 grant from the Wates Family Enterprise Trust. The grant will be used to help develop Be Inspired’s “Generation Change” programme, which delivers … Continue reading
Posted in Be Inspired, Boxing, Business, Charity, Crime, Norbury, Wates Group
Tagged Be Inspired, Boxing, Norbury, Norbury Park, Wates, Wates Family Enterprise Trust, Wates Group
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Fond sporting memories played out on Norbury’s fine pitches
NEIL BENNETT, the former BBC News reporter, hopes that plans for the redevelopment of a sports ground in Norbury will at least restore some of its past sporting glories It was just the Westminter Bank Sports Ground in the 1950s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, Lambeth Council, Merton, Neil Bennett, Norbury, Planning
Tagged Merton Council, NatWest Sports Ground, Neil Bennett, Norbury, Peter Loader, Surrey cricket, Turle Road
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Hills and history around the margins of the parish of Streatham
That august group of people, the Streatham Society, is staging a Beating the Bounds walk on Saturday May 24, which promises to be full of history, and some hills. “Beating the Bounds” an ancient custom that involves walking the boundaries … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Norbury, Streatham and Croydon North, Walks
Tagged Beating the Bounds, History, Norbury, River Graveney, Streatham, Streatham Society
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Volunteer criticises Perry for taking credit for residents’ efforts
DODGY LEAFLETS: The Tory campaign to save Jason Perry’s political career is underway, with the Conservatives delivering pamphlets making all kinds of exaggerated claims. As KEN LEE reports, some community groups have not been fooled by Perry’s false claims With … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Love Norbury, Norbury, Norbury Avenue and Thornton Heath Residents' Association, Norbury Green Residents' Association, Norbury Park Residents' Association, Norbury Village Residents' Association, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dody leaflets, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Rubbish contractors, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Council settles legal challenge by blind man over postal voting
A Croydon resident who is registered blind has won a legal challenge brought against the council, which claimed that it had failed to make reasonable adjustments to make postal voting more accessible for him and other people with visual impairments. … Continue reading
Just four prosecutions for fly-tipping in Croydon under Perry
Since Croydon’s Conservative Mayor Jason Perry was elected in 2022, there have been just four successful prosecutions brought by the council for criminal fly-tipping in the borough. That’s according to a Freedom of Information response to an enquiry submitted by … Continue reading
Plans submitted for 288 homes on Norbury sports ground
Housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, looks at a planning application for a £75m scheme that the developers hoped you might never notice What do you mean, you had no idea that there have been plans submitted for a massive development of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Merton, Nicola Townsend, Norbury, Norbury Park, Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Angela Rayner, Croydon, Dorothea Hodge, Housing, Merton Council, NatWest Sports Ground, Norbury, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Ruach City Church, Streatham Vale, Turle Road
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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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Norbury community celebrates a decade of ‘guerilla’ knitting
Knitting Norbury Together is celebrating 10 years of brightening up the streets of Norbury with its knitted installations. This “guerilla knitting group” is 50-strong, and meets weekly to craft together and plan next steps.
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Norbury, Norbury Park
Tagged Norbury, Norbury Knitters
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Plans announced for ‘community centre’ in former Norbury pub
New owners of The Norbury, the big old boozer on London Road that closed its doors nearly five years ago, have put forward a set of proposals for public consultation to refurbish the building as a community centre, to be … Continue reading
Kafkaesque world of contractors clearing 98% of fly-tips
Rubbish contractors Veolia have been handed a very generous, £40million reprieve to remain Croydon’s domestic waste and street cleaning gig for another seven years, but there’s been little sign of any improvement in the service they provide. In fact, according … Continue reading
Posted in Bensham Manor, Business, Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Love Norbury, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Refuse collection, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Community Action Team, Veolia
Tagged Bensham Manor, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Graham Mitchell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Love Norbury Christmas Carolling, Norbury Station, Dec 3
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Love Norbury, Music, Norbury
Tagged Christmas, Love Norbury, Norbury
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Council-run Norwood Grove placed on heritage at risk register
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A listed building, and surrounding parkland that was bought by public subscription 100 years ago, has been declared by government agency Historic England to be at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate development. By STEVEN DOWNES Tory … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Lloyd Park, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Norwood Grove, Property, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Buildings at risk register, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Friends of Lloyd Park, Historic England, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norwood Grange, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham Common, Streatham Rookery, Tory
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Streatham Common’s protected view under threat from tower
Activists in Norbury and Streatham are halfway to a fund-raising target to meet legal costs to consider a possible challenge to planning permission for a 14-storey tower which locals fear will destroy forever one of the finest views in all … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Environment, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Norbury, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Friends of Streatham Common, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Streatham, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham Common, Woodgate Tower
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Suited and booted: Norbury Alli’s donations and No10 access
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, profiles the former Stanley Tech pupil who has risen to become a millionaire media mogul and the Labour Party’s biggest donor The clue is in his Lordship’s title. But the “Free Gear Keir” cronyism storm was … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury, Schools, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Angela Rayner, Bob Geldof, Charlie Parsons, Croydon, Croydon North, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Lord Alli, Lord Waheed Alli, Norbury, Norwood Grove, Planet 24, Rachel Reeves, Siobhain McDonagh MP, South Norwood, Stanley Tech, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sue Gray, Tony Bliar, Waheed Alli
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Perry ducks scrutiny over council financials that don’t add up
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Elected Mayor didn’t hang around to face the music from councillors as the £42m overspend was discussed at the Town Hall this week. By STEVEN DOWNES The council’s projected £42million overspend this financial year is “unprecedented”, and … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Improvement Board, Jane West, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Leila Ben-Hassel, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Tony McArdle
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Jane West, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Leila Ben-Hassel, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Scrutiny committee, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Tory
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Three people rescued from house in Streatham Park blaze
Three people trapped by fire were rescued to safety from a house in Streatham Park in the early hours of this morning – the Fire Brigade remarking at the difficulty of their operation because of the way the three-storey building … Continue reading
Women’s Group, Cassandra Centre, Norbury, every Thu
Posted in Cassandra Centre, Charity, Norbury
Tagged Cassandra Centre, Croydon, Norbury
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A paradigm of politics: John Smith’s final visit to Croydon
To mark the anniversary of the death of John Smith MP, former Labour councillor JERRY FITZPATRICK casts his memory back 30 years to the day the party leader addressed a rally in Croydon, accompanied by a young Anthony Blair At … Continue reading
