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Category Archives: Surrey
Whyteleafe league exit raises doubts over property investors
The Steven Gerrard Football Academy has tried to distance itself and the eponymous former Liverpool and England captain from any mention in the public outrage caused by two non-league football clubs being forced to quit their home grounds after they … Continue reading
Eight walks to encompass Croydon’s boundaries and history
Over the course of lockdown, one intrepid geographer has managed to complete the ‘beating of the bounds’ and discover the fascinating history of our parish and civic boundaries, stretching back to Saxon times. Words, pictures and mapping by Dr BEN … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Church and religions, City Commons, Coulsdon, Croydon parks, Environment, History, New Addington, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, Walks
Tagged Addington, Beddington, Ben Clifford, Chipstead, Coulsdon, Farleigh, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Woodmansterne
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Singapore-based firm buys up Whyteleafe’s football ground
Whyteleafe Football Club’s ground has been bought by a Singapore-based company in a half-million-pound deal which could see the Isthmian League side have to leave their Church Road home. “This could end up finishing the club,” a sports website has … Continue reading
Posted in Property, Sport, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged Church Road, Ian Rush, Irama Sport, Whyteleafe FC
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Covid outbreak takes seven Surrey fire engines out of service
The fire brigade in neighbouring Surrey has been hit by an outbreak of coronavirus which has placed nearly one-third of the county’s full-time fire engines out of service. According to the Fire Brigades Union, the outbreak has occurred after Surrey … Continue reading
Tories choose NHS’s birthday to sound death knell for St Helier
The Tory government chose the weekend of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS to sound the death knell for acute services at St Helier Hospital, and at Epsom Hospital in Surrey. A 25-year-long battle to maintain and … Continue reading
Shock as leader of council with £1bn property debts is ousted
The leader of a local council which has gambled hundreds of millions of pounds on the property market has been ousted by party colleagues, and may now face an independent investigation. No, loyal reader, don’t get too excited just yet… … Continue reading
Posted in Colonnades, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Conservative, Ian Harvey, Spelthorne Council, Tory
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Godstone Road water works bring tears to the eyes of traders
Residents and businesses in Purley don’t know whether to laugh or cry as, after stoically enduring nine weeks of covid-19 lockdown, they are now bracing themselves for a two-month closure of a major arterial road. Locals have found out almost … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley, Surrey
Tagged AllBikes, Godstone Road, Purley, SES Water, Surrey County Council
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South of the border, residents brew up a planning rebellion
The Conservatives suffered a near-wipe-out in last week’s council elections held in the usually true blue stockbroker belt of Surrey. Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has crunched the numbers and found that local issues do matter Croydon’s 70 councillors cost … Continue reading
Surrey’s voters face a multi-coloured swapshop at the polls
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, checks out some straws in the election wind caused by the Brexit storm, as neighbouring councils hold their elections today Londoners might be spared the bother of going to the polling stations today, but for … Continue reading
LibDem councillor who rediscovered herself as an Epsom sort
BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports on how Monica Coleman, having voted through the incinerator in Sutton, has re-invented herself as a residents’ association candidate in West Ewell to jump on the councillor allowance gravy train in local elections in Surrey tomorrow It’s … Continue reading
Security warning for demonstrations over European elections
WALTER CRONXITE on how Croydon and other London local authorities have been told to prepare for the worst: European elections in May Jo Negrini, Croydon’s barely competent £200,000 per year council chief executive, confirmed to Monday night’s full council meeting … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 European elections, Bromley Council, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Kingston, Lambeth Council, Southwark Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, Lambeth, London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Sutton, Southwark, Tory, UKIP
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Banstead Rotary Club charity walk, Epsom Downs, May 5
Posted in Activities, Charity, Outside Croydon, Surrey, Walks
Tagged Banstead, Epsom Downs, Rotary Club, Surrey
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‘People’s Vote’ poll paints bleak picture for Labour in London
WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers from the latest opinion poll A much bigger survey than usual of London voters by YouGov, as part of their mega 25,000-people national poll (funded by something calling itself “The People’s Vote”), suggests … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Lambeth Council, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Surrey
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jane Edbrooke, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Surrey County Council, The People's Vote, YouGov
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Report warns that Tory-run Surrey council could go bust
All those residents in true blue wards to the south of the borough, who dream of the day when Coulsdon can declare their own little version of UDI and hitch themselves to a neighbouring council, might want to be careful … Continue reading
Posted in Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Chris Grayling, David Hodge, Jeremy Hunt, Joanna Killian, Michael Gove, Philip Hammond, Surrey, Surrey County Council
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How to climb a Surrey hill and see a view from a mountain top
WANDLE WANDERER: Our non-resident rambler KEN TOWL, pictured left, suffered a hair-raising experience in his quest to scale the highest point in south-east England A handful of us at work have been challenged by a colleague to “get high”, in … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, Outside Croydon, Surrey, Walks, Wandle Wanderer
Tagged Ken Towl, Leith Hill, Leith Hill Tower
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Trap For A Lonely Man, Courtyard Theatre, Oct 22-27
Posted in Chipstead, Courtyard Theatre, Outside Croydon, Theatre
Tagged Chipstead, Courtyard Theatre
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Chekhov’s The Sneeze, Courtyard Theatre, Chipstead, Sep 4-8
Posted in Chipstead, Courtyard Theatre, Outside Croydon, Theatre
Tagged Chipstead, Courtyard Theatre
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Courtyard Fringe’s summer season, Chipstead, Jul 25 – 28
Posted in Art, Chipstead, Chipstead, Comedy, Courtyard Theatre, Music, Theatre
Tagged Chipstead, Courtyard Theatre
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Downlands Partnership anniversary event, Chipstead, Jul 7
Posted in Chipstead, Community associations, Outside Croydon, Surrey, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Chipstead, Chipstead Downs, Downlands Trust, Surrey
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109th annual Chipstead Village Flower Show and Fair, Jul 14
Posted in Activities, Chipstead, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Chipstead, Coulsdon, Surrey
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Global Greyhound Walk comes to Banstead Heath, Jun 10
The Great Global Greyhound Walk 2018 is coming to Banstead Heath on Sunday June 10 with local sighthounds – greyhounds, whippets, all kinds of lurcher, and others – invited to take part in this international event, which sees thousands of … Continue reading
Enjoy lambing weekend at traditional North Downs farm
This month’s farmers’ market at Shabden Park Farm in Chipstead will be held alongside the farm’s lambing open weekend, offering a chance to see the baby lambs close up, meet the farmer and his sheepdogs, and learn about how we … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Environment, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Chipstead, Shabden Park Farm
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Greyhounds get in the traps for start of dog-walking group
A South Croydon dog-owner has established a new group to combine two passions: her pet greyhound and walking in the local countryside, with the Surrey Sighthounds Walking Group having its first meeting this Sunday, February 26, starting at 11am.
Posted in Activities, Croydon Ramblers, Environment, Surrey, Walks
Tagged South Croydon, Surrey Sighthounds Walking Group
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