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Category Archives: South Croydon
Perry starts back-pedalling over borough’s low traffic schemes
Less than six months into what was supposed to be a properly monitored 18-month trial of traffic-reducing measures, the council has announced a series of ‘drop-in sessions’ for residents to air their views on CHNs. By PAUL LUSHION, environment correspondent … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, South Norwood, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Addiscombe, Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, CHNs, Conservative, Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods, Department for Transport, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, Tory
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Coroner confirms woman killed by dogs was from Croydon
It was confirmed at the Surrey Coroner’s Court this morning that the professional dog walker killed near Caterham earlier this month was from Croydon. The court had named 28-year-old Natasha Johnston when releasing documents yesterday. Johnston had been walking a … Continue reading
Posted in Policing, South Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Caterham, Gravelly Hill, Natasha Johnston, Surrey, Surrey Coroner's Court, Surrey Police
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Fatal dog attack prompts council to review licensing scheme
A week after the horrific death of a dog walker at a beauty spot near Caterham, the police are yet to name the victim, or to release any of the eight dogs that they seized following what was reported to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, City Commons, Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, New Addington, Policing, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon
Tagged Caterham, dog attack, dog walkers, Lloyd Park, New Addington, Selsdon Woods, Surrey, Surrey Police, Wallington
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Labour’s ‘toxic legacy’ in Croydon proving hard to shake off
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Around the country, the Tories are in retreat thanks to the failings of their three Prime Ministers. But not in Croydon, where they face a neutered opposition, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports In London and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chrishni Reshekaron, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Book Club, St Peter’s Church, South Croydon, Jan 21
Posted in Art, Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Peter's Book Club, St Peter's Church
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School street scheme scrapped on road next to Mayor’s home
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council last week rejected a healthy schools street scheme that might have displaced traffic to a road of million-pound houses where Jason Perry now lives. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A school street scheme was rejected by … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Coombe Wood School, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Health, Lloyd Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools, South Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Carlton Building Plastics, Castlemaine Avenue, Conservative, Coombe Wood School, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Perry, Jeremy Gill, Lloyd Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Melville Avenue, Old Palace School, Rutherford School, South Croydon, Tory
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Merton councillor gets the nod onto Croydon South shortlist
And then there were four… Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on Labour’s shortlist for the ‘must-win’ Croydon South constituency Being parachuted in from the north of the borough with endorsements from Starmer shadow cabinet member Steve Reed OBE and Stuart King, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, Old Coulsdon, Paul Waddell, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Mike Smith, Natasha Irons, Paul Waddell, Purley, Sanderstead, Steve Reed OBE, Waddon
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Christmas Carols, St Gertrudes, South Croydon, Dec 3
Posted in Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged Regina Coeli School, South Croydon, St Gertrude's
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Croydon South’s Labour contender gets backing from MP Reed
Will they ever learn? Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest fumbling efforts by the Labour Party to organise a selection process in Croydon The Croydon Labour Party and their bosses at London Region have lost none of their capacity … Continue reading
Posted in Catriona Ogilvy, Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Paul Waddell, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Mike Smith, Natasha Irons, Paul Waddell, Purley, Sanderstead, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, Waddon
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Coombe Lane’s Chateau restaurant forced to cancel Christmas
The Chateau restaurant on Coombe Lane has closed, with immediate effect, the latest part of Croydon’s business fabric to go under as a consequence of rising costs and the damage caused to its trade by the covid pandemic. Originally opened … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Lloyd Park, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Addington Hills, Chateau Napoleon, Coombe Wood, Coombe Wood House, Lloyd Park, The Chateau
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Christmas Market, St Peter’s Hall, South Croydon, Nov 26
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Peter's Church
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Warm Space, St Paul’s Croham Park Avenue, every Thu
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Park Avenue
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Noise from a Doctor Who episode traced to Brick by Brick block
In the end, it was confirmed that it was not an alien invasion of central Croydon. Residents living around the Croydon Flyover spent much of the weekend wondering what the eerily strange, out-of-this-world noise was coming from one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Property, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, Fairfield, Kindred House, South Croydon, The Noise, Waddon
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Cancelled planning committees are ‘shouting incompetence’
There’s growing concerns over the disorganisation of the council planning department, after last night’s scheduled meeting of the planning committee in the Town Hall Chamber had to be cancelled because of “issues with publication of reports”. The cancellation means that … Continue reading
Table Top Sale, St Paul’s Croham Park Avenue, Oct 1
Posted in Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Road
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St Paul’s Jubilee Barn Dance, South Croydon, Oct 1
Posted in Church and religions, Dance, Music, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Paul's Croham Road
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More rail cuts coming down the line thanks to Tory Treasury
Funding formula for the country’s biggest railway operator represents ‘levelling down’ for London, according to a member of one of the largest passenger user groups More Southern and Thameslink railway timetable changes were slipped out last week, just ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon North, Croydon South, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Norbury, Norwood Junction, Purley, Selhurst, South Croydon, South Norwood, Surrey, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Charles King, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, GoVia, Govia Thameslink, GTR, Norbury, Norwood Junction, RMT, RMT union, Selhurst, Surrey, Sutton, Tattenham Corner, Thornton Heath, Tory
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Police issue apology to residents for Lloyd Park festival
Local police issued an apology on Saturday night to residents living around Lloyd Park after the first day of the weekend-long Garage Nation music festival staged in the public park. The event organisers claimed to have sold out all its … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park, Music, Park Hill and Whitgift, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, David White, Friends of Lloyd Park, Garage Nation, Josi Kiss, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Park Hill and Whitgift
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Lloyd Park locals confront council vacuum over two-day ‘rave’
For the second time this summer, Croydon Council has caused anger among the people they are meant to serve, with wide-ranging complaints from residents living in and around Lloyd Park they have had little or no information about a major … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Lloyd Park, Health, Jade Appleton, Lloyd Park, Music, Park Hill and Whitgift, Policing, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Garage Nation, Jade Appleton, Lloyd Park, MattsBBQ, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Croydon, South Croydon Community Association
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Denton elected in by-election as Labour loses even more votes
WALTER CRONXITE on the South Croydon ward by-election result It was all so predictable. A by-election in South Croydon ward that should never have needed to be staged (except for Jason Perry wanting to cover his own arse in case … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Conservative, Croydon Council, Danielle Denton, Green Party, John Jefkins, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon, Tory
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Council is forced to amend its Tory-biased press release
Officials in Fisher’s Folly have been accused of breaking the strict rules about public-funded announcements in the days before a local by-election. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE The council has been forced to change an article on its … Continue reading
Tiverton. Wakefield. Can South Croydon be an election shock?
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the two major parties in turmoil in Croydon, alternative candidates, seeking the ‘none of the above’ vote, are hopeful ahead of next week’s council by-election, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Having broken the borough’s political duopoly … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, South Croydon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Danielle Denton, Green Party, John Jefkins, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, South Croydon, Tory
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Planning chief’s position untenable as developers’ charter axed
Town Hall correspondent PEARL LEE on the seismic shift going on in the council’s planning department Croydon’s part-time Mayor, Jason Perry, will deliver on one of his key promises tonight when, at his first council cabinet meeting since his election … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Kenley, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Sanderstead, Shifa Mustafa
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Local Plan, Heather Cheesbrough, Jan Slominski, Kenley, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Nicola Townsend, Paul Scott, Planning, Sanderstead, SPD2, Tory
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