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RSPCA investigates dead dog found dumped in Selhurst park
The RSPCA has launched an investigation after the dead body of a dog was found in Whitehorse Road Recreation Ground in Croydon last week. A member of the public discovered the body of a badly emaciated female brown and white … Continue reading
It’s time to dust off plans to unblock rail’s Selhurst Bottleneck
Among the many items that never warranted even a passing mention in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget last week were significant railway infrastructure schemes, which some economists believe should get support and so help get the economy moving at full steam … Continue reading
Paralympian Bayley gives his best shots at Legacy Youth Zone
Strictly Come Dancing performer and professional ping-pongist Will Bayley paid a surprise visit to Croydon’s Legacy Youth Zone in Whitehorse Road this week. It was Bayley’s first public appearance since he won a table tennis silver medal at the Paris … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Education, Selhurst, Wates
Tagged Legacy Youth Zone, Paralympic Games, Paris Paralympics, Selhurst, table tennis, The BRIT School, Wates Group, Will Bayley
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Champions gather to pay tribute to boxing mentor Smith
More than 100 members, past and present, of the South Norwood and Victory Amateur Boxing Club gathered this week for a special reunion to honour the club’s founder and long-time coach, Terry Smith. At 85 years old, Smith has dedicated … Continue reading
Selhurst drugs dealer given seven years after police guns raid
Serial offender Taymullah Wilson, of Broadway Avenue, Selhurst, was last week sentenced to a seven-year jail term after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition and to supplying drugs. Detective Inspector Ray Sekalongo said: “Wilson is a repeat … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Selhurst
Tagged Drugs crime, Gun crime, Metropolitan Police, Selhurst, Taymullah Wilson
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Three women rescued from first floor of Selhurst blaze
Firefighters rescued three people from a house fire on Dagnall Park in Selhurst last night. Half of the first floor of a semi-detached house was damaged by fire. Crews rescued three women from a first-floor balcony using a ladder. They … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Selhurst
Tagged Dagnall Park, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Selhurst
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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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