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Category Archives: Selhurst
Builders named for Palace’s new stand as costs soar by 50%
The cost of building the new main stand at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park home ground has soared to £150million – half as much again on previous estimates for the project. That’s confirmed in reports in the specialist building press today, … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Planning, Property, Selhurst
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People power! Roden Gardens residents hail planning victory
Residents in a council estate in Selhurst are claiming a victory after an application to erect a massive telephone mast, half the height of Nelson’s Column, which a commercial developer wants to plonk right in their backyards, was rejected by … Continue reading
Anger after residents’ IDs used to support planning application
KEN LEE reports on a troubling development involving an HMO development in Selhurst An attempt to obtain planning permission to convert a rundown office block in Selhurst into a house of multiple occupation, or HMO, has been thrown into doubt … Continue reading
Posted in Catherine Wilson, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, Planning, Selhurst
Tagged Catherine Wilson, Croydon, Croydon Council, HMO, House in Multiple Occupation, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, Neville Road, Planning, Selhurst
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Raye platforms her new single with live gig on Selhurst Station
Raye yesterday gave a surprise performance on a platform at Selhurst Station, to the delight and bewilderment of passing commuters. Selhurst Station is just a short walk from where the multi-BRIT award-winning singer songwriter went to school in her teens … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Music, Raye, Selhurst
Tagged Brit School, Raye, Selhurst, Selhurst Station
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Roden Gardens under threat from massive 5G phone tower
Residents who complain about development are frequently dismissed as “NIMBYS” – Not In My Back Yard. But residents in a council estate in Selhurst have expressed justifiable concerns about plans for a massive telephone mast, half the height of Nelson’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Planning, Selhurst
Tagged 5G, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mobile phone masts, O2, Roden Gardens, Selhurst, Vodaphone
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Westfield makes £25,000 annual grant to ensure lasting Legacy
Croydon’s Legacy Youth Zone is to receive £75,000 over the next three years as part of a “new partnership” with Unibail-Rodamco Westfield, the French-owned multi-billion shopping centre developers and owners. URW announced the deal with Legacy, saying that it “forms … Continue reading
Stormzy’s changing the game by opening his #MerkyFC HQ
Stormzy’s fusion of music and football made another massive stride today with the announcement that, backed by global sports brand Adidas, he has taken over the sports pitches at what was Selhurst Sports Arena to launch #Merky FC HQ, a … Continue reading
Posted in #MerkyFC HQ, Activities, AFC Croydon Athletic, Art, Charity, Education, Football, Music, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged #MerkyFC, Adidas, Communities First Foundation, Croydon, EA Sports, Football, Selhurst, Selhurst Sports Arena, Stormzy
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Disruption for six months as Sydenham Road bridge is closed
From the nice people in charge of Britain’s national rail network who once gave us “the wrong kind of snow”, Sydenham Road in central Croydon has become an unannounced and unexpected Low Traffic Neighbourhood, with the abrupt closure of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Cycling, East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Selhurst, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, East Croydon, Network Rail, Selhurst, Sydenham Road
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Rewind: the real story behind Croydon’s rich musical heritage
As an exhibition opens in the Clocktower about the history of music in Croydon, NEIL BENNETT, pictured left, the former BBC News and Croydon Advertiser journalist, asks how the borough has maintained such a strong musical tradition through all its … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, BRIT School, Fairfield Halls, Museum of Croydon, Music, Selhurst
Tagged Adele, All Of Us Strangers, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Haigh, Beanos, Bill Wyman, David Bowie, Desmond Dekker, Fairfield Halls, Jessie J, Jimi Hendrix, Museum of Croydon, Neil Bennett, Ralph McTell, Raye, Rewind, Stormzy, The BRIT School, The BRITS, The Greyhound, The Rolling Stones, The Star
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Youth Zone tackles cost of living crisis with free hot meals
Croydon’s Legacy Youth Zone is playing its part to address the cost-of-living crisis by offering free hot meals to young people attending the centre throughout winter. Young people who attend the centre on Whitehorse Road, Selhurst, for one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Selhurst
Tagged Ajaz Ahmed, Ajaz.org, Legacy Youth Zone, Selhurst
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Council drops nursery closures after 95% of public oppose plan
The council says it has abandoned its cost-cutting plans to close or merge the borough’s five maintained nursery schools, after 95% of responses in a public consultation rejected Tory Mayor Jason Perry’s closure proposals. But parents and campaigners still fear … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, Emma Gardiner, Mayor Jason Perry, Our Nursery Schools Matter, Purley Nursery, Selhurst Nursery, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Thornton Heath Nursery, Tory, Tunstall Nursery
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Tories pick Fox for Croydon constituency that doesn’t exist
Local Conservatives bungle the announcement of their ‘token’ parliamentary candidate for a safe Labour seat. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Not for the first time, Croydon Tories and Mayor Jason Perry last night demonstrated that they really don’t know what … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Mayor Jason Perry, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Tory, Waddon
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Holmesdale fans condemn council as ‘shame of our borough’
Palace fans agree that Croydon Council is crap. There, in two-foot high letters on the Holmesdale End at Selhurst Park before the Everton game on Saturday was a clear message of contempt to the powers-that-be at the Town Hall: “Croydon … Continue reading
‘Shoddy and inadequate’ police search led to Ratana’s death
The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana, the officer who was shot dead by a prisoner carrying a gun inside Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020, said he had been let down by the “shoddy and inadequate” performance of his Metropolitan … Continue reading
‘Bus stop arrest’ constable placed under criminal investigation
A Met Police constable is being investigated for potential criminal offences related to racially aggravated assault and false imprisonment following the controversial arrest in Croydon in July of a black woman when she had a valid ticket to travel on … Continue reading
Development costs for Selhurst Park’s new stand soar by 50%
Building works on the main stand at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium could begin next summer, but the club is facing soaring costs. The new stand could now cost Palace at least £150million – up by 50% on the initial … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Football, John Textor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Selhurst, South Norwood, Sport, Steve Parish
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Crystal Palace Football Club, John Textor, Selhurst Main Stand, Selhurst Park, Steve Parish
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Hundreds turn out to protest against plan to close nurseries
Children as young as three or four are being threatened with the consequences of the crass mismanagement of the local council and the failed £1bn property gamble by the borough’s biggest land-owners. By education correspondent GENE BRODIE It was all … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools, Selhurst, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Nursery consultation, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Our Nursery Schools Matter, Portland Road, Selhurst Nursery, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Community campaigns join forces to fight for nursery schools
Parents’ groups call on £84,000 per year Croydon Mayor to provide assurance that none of the borough’s maintained nurseries will be closed Two volunteer community groups have joined forces to organise public opinion against the latest proposed cuts to services … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elizabeth Daniels, Emma Gardiner, London Borough of Croydon, Maintained Nursery Schools, Nursery Schoold consultation, nursery schools, Purley, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Thornton Heath
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Tories U-turn as they look at re-opening borough’s rat runs
Long-standing road closures which have often provided welcome traffic calming measures for decades could be under threat in the latest move by an increasingly desperate Prime Minister, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is refusing to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Rat runs, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon
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Perry’s cost-cutting puts five nursery schools under threat
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the Mayor’s latest ‘short-sighted short-termism’ that will yet again see residents paying more to get less Jason Perry, the Conservative Mayor of Croydon who put up the borough’s Council Tax by 15per cent … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Debbie Jones, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Addiscombe, Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Maintained Nursery Schools, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Purley Nursery, Selhurst, Selhurst Nursery, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Nursery, Tory, Tunstall Nursery
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‘Heartbroken’ Hallam Court residents in call for urgent action
Selhurst residents who saw their homes on fire last week say that they have known since 2020 that the materials used on the building’s exterior were unsafe. Today, the sixth anniversary of the Grenfell disaster, they said: ‘We cannot risk … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Housing, London Fire Brigade, Selhurst
Tagged Grenfell, Grenfell Tower, Hallam Court, Selhurst, Southern Housing
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Grenfell six years on: 80% of social blocks still lack sprinklers
Research published by Inside Housing shows that, six years since the Grenfell Tower fire, fewer than 1-in-5 high-rise social housing blocks have been fitted with sprinklers and only 1-in-8 with fire alarms, key pieces of equipment which the fire services … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London Fire Brigade, Property, Selhurst
Tagged Grenfell, Grenfell Tower, Hallam Court, Inside Housing, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Peter Apps, Selhurst
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Man charged with attempted murder over Grenaby stabbings
A man appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court today charged with the attempted murder of a woman in a violent knife attack at Grenaby Avenue on Friday. Hussain Haron, 22, of London Road, Mitcham, was charged in connection with the incident, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Selhurst
Tagged Croydon, Grenaby Avenue, Hussain Haron, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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No injuries after blaze damages three flats on Whitehorse Road
The public was asked to evacuate part of Whitehorse Road last night, as the road was shut off while around 60 firefighters tackled a blaze at a five-storey block of flats. More than 80 people in the flats were impacted … Continue reading
Ex-Brighton boss tipped to become new Palace manager
Graham Potter, who was sacked as Chelsea manager last month after the lowest points-per-game return of any coach at the club in the Premier League era, is reportedly being considered to become the new boss at Crystal Palace. As poor … Continue reading
