Category Archives: Selhurst

Selhurst allotment-holders are hit by one-man crime wave

Posted on September 2, 2021 by insidecroydon

WANTED: Do you know this man? The hard-pressed gardeners and veg growers of the Selhurst and South Norwood Allotments have been seeing rather too much of this character since the start of July. They have had regular visits from this … Continue reading →

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Thameslink can’t blame covid for service cuts, says Pidgeon

Posted on August 15, 2021 by insidecroydon

Swingeing cuts to rail services by Govia Thameslink Railway have caused one London Assembly Member to declare that she is “totally unsatisfied with the timetable GTR are providing”. Among the worst-affected are those who used to travel from Purley and … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Commuting, Coulsdon, East Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Purley, Selhurst, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Brick by Brick failed to replace Fairfield’s 60-year-old windows

Posted on August 3, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The ‘fiasco’ of Brick by Brick’s bungled £70m refurbishment of the arts venue gets worse, with the latest admission of failures from a cabinet member. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Ollie “Shit Show” Lewis, the council cabinet member … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Mayor of London, Oliver Lewis, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Brighton mainline rail improvements to be axed in Tory cuts

Posted on June 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

Long-planned improvements to the London to Brighton mainline railway outside Croydon, including rebuilding East Croydon Station and unblocking a bottleneck near Selhurst, could be scrapped as part of government post-covid cut-backs. Network Rail rates the lines around Croydon as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Selhurst, Transport | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Scott in power cut as he is ‘purged’ from planning committee

Posted on April 27, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The best mate of discredited council leader Tony Newman spent seven years dominating and domineering the planning committee – and never once did he declare an interest over colleague architects or Brick by Brick. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Paul Scott, Planning, Toni Letts, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Fitzsimons stays on to scrutinise his scrutiny committee

Posted on March 30, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Town Hall’s theatre of the absurd continues tonight with a meeting chaired by a councillor criticised by auditors and government inspectors for failing to raise the alarm over finances and poor governance. STEVEN DOWNES reports Sean … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Nina Degrads, Oliver Lewis, Report in the Public Interest, Stephen Mann, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Comic Relief backs work of Selhurst’s Guiding Hands

Posted on March 28, 2021 by insidecroydon

Tracey Davis, the founder of Guiding Hands, a voluntary organisation that helps families, has been nominated by the council as a lockdown hero. BBC Radio London’s Make A Difference is interviewing a Londoner in each borough who has gone the … Continue reading →

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Gate Expectations: park swiftly reopened for Selhurst families

Posted on February 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

Less than 48 hours after Inside Croydon reported on the concern of Selhurst families over the closure of a local open space, today the gates of Boulogne Road Recreation Ground had been reopened, the padlocks removed. A community group had … Continue reading →

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Residents worried after the council padlocks Selhurst park*

Posted on February 20, 2021 by insidecroydon

Locked park gates and a dismissive and “insulting” response from the local authority have caused concern among a community group in Selhurst that the cash-strapped council might try to flog off their children’s playground. The Selhurst park which has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolougne Road Recreation Ground, CASSA - Community Action for Selhurst and Surrounding Areas, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Selhurst | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Police launch stop and search operation in West Croydon

Posted on February 8, 2021 by insidecroydon

Croydon police have today launched Operation Cleveland, with an increased presence of officers on the streets around West Croydon “carrying out high visibility foot patrols to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour”. The move comes after the outbreak of knife attacks … Continue reading →

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Police begin murder inquiry as ‘senseless’ stabbings continue

Posted on February 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

Croydon police yesterday began a murder investigation into the events that led to a man in his 20s dying from knife wounds after a stabbing in Selhurst on Friday night. Yet even as senior officers were reassuring MPs and council … Continue reading →

Posted in Andy Brittain, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Crime, Hamida Ali, Knife crime, Policing, Selhurst | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

One dead and 10 stabbings in Croydon night of savagery

Posted on February 6, 2021 by insidecroydon

Unconfirmed reports suggest a turf war between south London gangs could be behind the outbreak of violence on Croydon streets last night, with too few police to prevent such deadly incidents In a couple of hours of unprecedented savagery in … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Fairfield, Knife crime, Policing, Selhurst | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Crystal Palace give stadium over to NHS for vaccination centre

Posted on February 2, 2021 by insidecroydon

Sports centres in South Norwood are being turned into emergency coronavirus medical facilities. A hospitality suite at Crystal Palace FC’s Selhurst Park stadium has been adapted into one of London’s biggest covid-19 vaccination venues, playing a pivotal role in vaccinating … Continue reading →

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After 27,000 meals for charities, Palace Kitchen is still cooking

Posted on January 29, 2021 by insidecroydon

The Palace Kitchen project is being extended into February so that thousands of local people in need can continue to receive nutritious food. Palace Kitchen, based at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium and backed by the Palace for Life Foundation … Continue reading →

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Axed! Retailer hit with £19,000 fines for under-age online sale

Posted on December 23, 2020 by insidecroydon

The council’s Trading Standards department has secured another prosecution against a business selling potentially a dangerous weapon to a child. The latest conviction was brought against a Manchester firm that sold an axe online to a 13-year-old. It saw Topline … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon Council, David Wood, Knife crime, Trading Standards | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The cuts: Fisher’s Folly to be sold and 3-weekly bin collections

Posted on November 13, 2020 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The problem facing Croydon Council as it seeks to balance its books is that, after a decade of Tory austerity, there’s precious little left to cut. STEVEN DOWNES reports The frustration with the slow pace of progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Social Care, Alisa Flemming, Andrew Fisher, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Libraries, Lisa Taylor, Refuse collection, Report in the Public Interest, Schools, Section 114 notice, Timothy Godfrey | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Palace in £1m agreement with council for Selhurst scheme

Posted on November 4, 2020 by insidecroydon

Crystal Palace FC’s long-delayed development plans to upgrade their Selhurst Park home could be about to get underway after Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, rubber-stamped a community levy deal that could be worth up to £1million to the local … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selhurst, Steve Parish | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Scott and Butler sacked from cabinet as Tories get their way

Posted on October 23, 2020 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on what passed for a ‘night of the long knives’ at the council’s extraordinary meeting Hamida Ali’s first act as the leader of the council last night was to sack three of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Callton Young, Croydon Council, David Wood, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Jason Perry, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Veteran councillor in call to hunt down whistleblowers

Posted on September 18, 2020 by insidecroydon

The council press office should be made ‘to defend’ Labour councillors, while council staff who talk to this website need to be hunted down according to one Newman loyalist who has warned colleagues that the leader’s job ‘is not open’. … Continue reading →

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NHS offering drive-in flu jab clinics at Ikea and Selhurst Park

Posted on September 17, 2020 by insidecroydon

The NHS is opening drive-through flu vaccination clinics at Ikea off the Purley Way and Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium, offering more people than ever a free vaccine. “This year it is particularly important for those most at risk to … Continue reading →

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Selhurst homes and businesses face demolition for rail scheme

Posted on September 9, 2020 by insidecroydon

Thirty-three homes in Selhurst and business premises on a light industrial estate all face demolition, under plans from Network Rail to provide a long-term solution to congestion on the London-to-Brighton mainline. Network Rail’s Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme – or CARS … Continue reading →

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Cherrystars’ little actors showcase their talents on screen

Posted on August 24, 2020 by insidecroydon

For nearly a decade Cherrystars have run their Saturday early years community performing arts classes at the BRIT School in Selhurst. But covid-19 has forced them to take their show from the stage… and using Genie-like magic, put it on … Continue reading →

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Palace For Life Wildcats Football, Heavers Farm, from Sep 5

Posted on August 23, 2020 by insidecroydon
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Newman’s claims over diversity miss the real ‘need for change’

Posted on July 3, 2020 by insidecroydon

Black Lives Matter. But in Orwellian Croydon, some matter more than others, as our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports While many in England will be rushing off to the pub tomorrow, Tony Newman will be using a Croydon Labour councillors’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, David Wood, Jane Avis, Janet Campbell, Louisa Woodley, Oliver Lewis, Paul Scott, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Chef Kerridge’s cinema tour brings comedy to Selhurst Park

Posted on June 25, 2020 by insidecroydon

There’s a big night of comedy coming up at Selhurst Park [cue gratuitous Wayne Hennessy-related gag here]… only this time it will be provided by television stand-up  Mark Watson and what is promised as “a line-up of some of the … Continue reading →

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