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Category Archives: Shirley North
Here’s the safety reports your council did not want you to see
EXCLUSIVE: Here are the six road safety assessment reports that Croydon Council lied about, and then tried to withhold from the public After breaking the news that Croydon Council was to axe six primary school road safety patrols – “lollipop … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Oasis Academy, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, Scott Roche, Selsdon, Shirley North, Shirley South, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Cllr Scott Roche, Councillor Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cypress Infants and Juniors, Cypress Infants and Juniors (Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace), Greenvale Primary, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Monks Orchard Primary, Norbury, Norbury Manor, Norbury Manor Primary, Oasis Academy Ryelands, Orchard Way Primary School, School road safety patrols, Selsdon, Shirley, Tory, Upper Norwood and Crystal Palace, Woodside
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New managers for public library need crowdfunding to operate
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After a year’s delay, only now are ‘plans’ slowly emerging for the future of four public libraries, with no leases yet agreed on at least two sites. GENE BRODIE, education correspondent, reports It’s been a whole year … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Libraries, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Property, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Residents Association, Shirley North, Shirley South, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Asian Resource Centre of Croydon, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Old Coulsdon, Play Place Innov8, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Rec, Sanderstead Recreation Ground, Sanderstead Residents' Association, Shirley, Shirley Library, Story Sanctuary, The A Collective, Tory
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Croydon celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with two-day festival
Croydon Mitra Mandal staged its Ganesh Utsav at Krishna Avanti Primary School at the weekend, a two-day festival filled with prayers, cultural performances and community activities. The Ganesh festival, also known as Ganesh Chaturthi, is one of the most widely … Continue reading
The Toss-cars 2025: We name Croydon’s laziest councillors
It’s Inside Croydon’s annual round-up of official figures which show which of our 70 elected councillors have been asking the most questions. And which councillors need to be seriously questioned, after they’ve effectively given a grand ‘up yours’ to the … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Alisa Flemming, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Shirley North, Shirley South, Tamar Barrett (was Nwafor), Tony Pearson
Tagged Brigitte Graham, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Tory, Toss-cars
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The Crown, Shirley, re-opens after ‘extensive’ three-week refurb
The Crown pub, just off the A232 in Shirley, has re-opened following what the owners describe as “an extensive” three-week refurb. The Crown, owned by Ember Inns, is on Wickham Road, and now offers customers “a fresher, modern design”. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Croydon, Ember Inns, pubs, Shirley, The Crown, Wickham Road
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Minister rules out new mayors – but Croydon’s stuck with ours
Government proposals over the running of local councils will mean more ‘strong leaders’ across the country – like Tony Newman. Or Mike Fisher. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports The Labour government wants to “standardise” local council governance so that most … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Reigate and Banstead Council, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Tony Newman
Tagged Angela Rayner MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jim McMahon, Labour, Lewisham, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Borough of Hackney, London Borough of Newham, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Lutfer Rahman, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Mike Fisher, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Newham, Reigate and Banstead, Surrey County Council, Tandridge District Council, Tony Newman, Tory
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Labour deputy leaders Young and Collins to stand down in 2026
At least 15% of Croydon’s sitting councillors won’t be seeking election in 2026, while some are doing the ‘chicken run’ to stay on the council gravy train. EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Nearly a dozen of Croydon’s current 70 … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe West, Brigitte Graham, Broad Green, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Clive Fraser, Coulsdon Town, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Louis Carserides, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Old Coulsdon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Ainscough, Purley, Ria Patel, Richard Chatterjee, Rowenna Davis, Shirley North, Simon Brew, Simon Fox, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Thornton Heath, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Brigitte Graham, Broad Green, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Coulsdon Town, Croham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Louis Carserides, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Patricia Hay-Justice, Purley and Woodcote, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley North, Simon Brew, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Thornton Heath, Tory, Woodside
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Perry closes down entire floor of flagship Central Library
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council’s library closures did not stop with the four public libraries which shut last year, as the Tory Mayor pushes through more service cuts without debate or consultation Mayor Jason Perry, after shutting down the borough’s … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Asset disposals, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Central Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central Library, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Inquiry into police chase that led to three-car crash in Shirley
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding a high-speed police chase from South Norwood to Shirley on Friday night that left one man dead and six others needing hospital treatment. The driver … Continue reading
Croydon man formally charged with murder of Andrew Clark
Demiesh Williams, the man from Shirley who was arrested following the brutal assault on Andrew Clark outside a Bromley supermarket earlier this month, has been formally charged with murder. Williams, 29, of Fir Tree Gardens, appeared at the Old Bailey … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Andrew Clark, Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Elmers End, Elmers End Road, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Victim of attack at Bromley Sainsbury’s has died in hospital
Andrew Clark, the man who was brutally attacked outside a Sainsbury’s in Bromley on Sunday, has died in hospital today. Demiesh Williams, 29, of Fir Tree Gardens, Shirley, was arrested in relation to the attack and was charged with grievous … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Man from Shirley charged with GBH over Bromley assault
Croydon man Demiesh Williams appeared in court on Tuesday charged with grievous bodily harm following an assault on another man in Bromley on Sunday which has left his victim, a man in his 40s, in hospital in what the police … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Mayor Perry lies to BBC over his closures of Croydon libraries
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Decision to close four libraries was based on dodgy data that failed to measure use of public amenities for a range of activities, from private study for school pupils to yoga classes for the elderly. By WALTER … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Asset disposals, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Tory
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Ashburton and Coulsdon public libraries begin to open up
Having closed four public libraries last year – at Bradmore Green, Sanderstead, Shirley and Broad Green – Croydon’s Conservative Mayor Jason Perry is oh-so-gradually rolling out longer opening hours at what remains of the borough’s library network. Ashburton Library and … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, New Addington South, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Libraries, New Addington, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Senior black police officer dismissed for racist messaging
Shirley resident Charles Ehikioya, a senior officer in the Metropolitan Police, has been dismissed for gross misconduct over a group chat with a former colleague in which racist, sexist and inappropriate messages were sent and received. Inspector Ehikioya has been … Continue reading
Council puts the ‘sham’ into ‘shambolic’ over 4 closed libraries
It’s Friday 13th, so unlucky for some, as Croydon has designated this as the final day for applications to take over the four public libraries ordered closed by Tory Mayor Jason Perry. Bradmore Green, in Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley and … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Bryant, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, DCMS, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Tory
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Council says Shirley Park ‘not for sale’ to deny local rumours
Croydon’s cash-strapped council has today issued a statement denying that it has any plans to sell the freehold of Shirley Park Golf Club and its 130-acre course. The parkland golf course, once the Shirley Park Estate, has been owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Golf, Property, Shirley North, Shirley Park GC, Sport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Shirley, Shirley Park, Shirley Park Golf Club, Tory
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Labour minister Bryant rejects public’s pleas to save libraries
Parents, grandparents and youngsters gathered at Bradmore Green Library yesterday, the council-run facility’s final day of operation. Bradmore Green, in Old Coulsdon, together with three other public libraries in Croydon – Sanderstead, Shirley and Broad Green – are being closed … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Chris Bryant, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DCMS, Department for Culture Media and Sport, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, Tory
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No money, no plan, no honesty: Mayor still closing 4 libraries
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Residents, library campaigners and members of the council’s scrutiny committee have all seen through the council’s dodgy recommendations for reducing the borough’s library service. And with the council running at £42m over-budget for this year, further closures … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Kristian Aspinall, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Property, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kristian Aspinall, Labour, Libraries, Libraries consultation, Mayor Jason Perry, Public libraries, Rowenna Davis, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, Stephanie Wilson, Tory
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Council is reported to government for library report failures
Libraries correspondent GENE BRODIE on the latest twist in the long-running saga The cobbled-together, evidence-lite and contradictory report recommending the closure of four of the borough’s public libraries now faces a legal challenge – even before Croydon’s Mayor, Jason Perry, … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Charity, Community associations, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Laura Swaffield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, The Library Campaign, Tory
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Library Campaign’s formal complaint to DCMS over Croydon
‘Paltry’ savings, 66% opposition to closure and still no costings or plan. Here is the text of The Library Campaign’s formal complaint about Croydon’s dodgy libraries consultation, as submitted today to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport This … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Public Libraries, Laura Swaffield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead Library, Shirley Library, The Library Campaign, Tory
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Perry’s ‘cruel closures’ of one-quarter of borough’s libraries
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Residents’ groups in the south of the borough accuse the Mayor, and the council, of not listening, and raise serious doubts about proposals to transfer maintenance funds to other areas. By our libraries correspondent, GENE BRODIE Four … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Library, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Save Croydon Libraries, Selsdon, Selsdon Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Legal battle expected as Perry to order four libraries to close
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Tory Mayor is about to rubber-stamp decision which was ridiculed by local Conservative MP as providing savings that represent ‘a drop in the ocean of the council’s debt’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Mayor Jason Perry will … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Stranack, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, Stuart Collins
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Croydon South, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Library, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Save Croydon Libraries, Selsdon, Selsdon Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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