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Labour’s attempt at beating the boundaries could back-fire
WALTER CRONXITE reports on one version of the borough’s political map which may not deliver all that council leader Tony Newman imagined If council leader Tony Newman’s intention was to gerrymander a new set of council wards to secure Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, New Addington South, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Addington, Purley, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Tory, UKIP
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Heathfield House Grand Christmas Bazaar, Dec 4
Posted in Activities, Charity, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, Selsdon & Ballards, Wildlife
Tagged Heathfield House, Selsdon and Ballards
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Company behind council’s crap app faces winding up order
Croydon Council’s crap app – MyCroydon – could be about to crash, as the company which operates it, Sensemble, was facing winding up proceedings in the High Court today over around £100,000 in unpaid tax bills. The winding up order … Continue reading
Soroptimists meet to discuss domestic violence, Nov 24
Jennifer McDermott, the CEO of the Cassandra Learning Centre, will be giving a talk for the Croydon Soroptimists in Selsdon on November 24, speaking about her organisation and work that its volunteers do locally. In the talk, entitled “If it … Continue reading
Selsdon and Ballards police fraud awareness session, Sep 19
Posted in Policing, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Selsdon, Selsdon and Ballards
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Selsdon Primary Summer Fair, Addington Road, Jun 25
Posted in Activities, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon Primary
Tagged Selsdon and Ballards, Selsdon Primary
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Newman snubbed as Labour group gives backing to Collins
After spending a couple of hours sitting in the shadow of the Clocktower nursing a half-finished pint of lukewarm Stella, WALTER CRONXITE reports on last night’s meeting which, if it wasn’t the end of the beginning, might be remembered as … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, John Wentworth, Mark Watson, Pat Clouder, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Scott, Phil Thomas, Sean Fitzsimons, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Sadiq Khan, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
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What Storm Katie did next: more pictures of Croydon damage
As the clear-up continues following Storm Katie in the early hours of Monday morning, Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader has been sending in pictures of the damage caused by the winds, which gusted to more than 100mph at times. This was … Continue reading
Posted in Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, Thornton Heath
Tagged Selsdon, Shirley, Shrublands, Storm Katie, Thornton Heath
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Croydon Rotary Club charity golf day, Selsdon Park, Apr 26
Posted in Charity, Croydon Rotary Club, Golf, Selsdon & Ballards, Sport
Tagged Golf, Rotary Club of Croydon, Selsdon Park Hotel
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£200m charity warns Croham neighbours to ‘Keep Out!’
“Get orf moi land!” The Viz comic image of a red-faced Farmer Palmer, shot gun at the ready, might not be quite what you’d expect to encounter in quiet, polite, suburban Croham or Selsdon. But that’s the message from the … Continue reading
Church provides dramatic setting for this Canterbury tale
BELLA BARTOCK reviews a formidable and impressive production from one of the borough’s oldest amateur dramatic societies St John’s Dramatic Society show their great depth of talent with their production of Jean Anouith’s Becket, being performed at the church in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Church and religions, Selsdon & Ballards, Theatre
Tagged Selsdon, St John's Dramatic Society
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Local libraries under threat of closure as cuts bite deep
GENE BRODIE has seen confidential council documents which show that the borough’s most expensive-to-run libraries, in Sanderstead and Norbury, are vulnerable to cost-cutting closure Croydon Council has just cottoned on that this Saturday is National Libraries Day. The council’s press … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Carillion, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Education, Libraries, Norbury, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Bradmore Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Sara Bashford, Selhurst, Selsdon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Timothy Godfrey, Tory
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Becket, by St John’s Dramatic Society, Selsdon, Feb 4-6
Posted in Selsdon & Ballards, Theatre
Tagged Selsdon, St John's, Theatre, Upper Selsdon Road
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Boundary change won’t cut £6m cost of top-heavy Town Hall
All change! But as WALTER CRONXITE reports, Croydon’s Labour group won’t be lobbying for any real reform of democracy in the borough, and instead will just shore-up their own self-interest The Croydon Council elections in 2018 will be fought with … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, New Addington South, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Addington, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Residents say that Selsdon Bog in the Box is taking the pee
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a Tardis? No! It’s the Bog in the Box! This chronic eye-sore appeared last weekend, as if by magic, plonked right in the middle of a residential area, on Court … Continue reading
Autism charity’s Glitter Ball at Selsdon Park raises £8,000
A Glitter Ball at the Selsdon Park Hotel on Saturday raised more than £8,000 for a small charity which provides education and support for children with autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Pete Bennett, off Big Brother, Jess Impiazzi, Holly Rickwood and … Continue reading
