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MP Philp’s Green Belt petition slammed as ‘scaremongering’
‘Croydon’s Green Belt under threat!’ was the deliberately alarmist headline on a mass email from the Croydon South MP last week. Some have described it as ‘reckless scaremongering’. Others have called it ‘outright lies’. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, puts down … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Croydon South, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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Purley Downs Road to be closed for eight weeks for gas works
A stretch of Purley Downs Road, which runs between South Croydon up the hill to Sanderstead, is to be closed for eight weeks for “essential” gas supply works, starting from this Monday, September 7. The road will be closed from … Continue reading
South Croydon Model Railway Show, St Paul’s Church, Sep 12
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Got a fryer going cheap? Croydon’s best chippie on the brink
While Ponte Nuovo, one of Croydon’s top-end Italian restaurants, undergoes an expensive refurb, Castellas Fish and Chips, a fixture on Selsdon Road for 60 years, urgently needs replacement parts Croydon’s so-called “Restaurant Quarter” could be on the brink of suffering … Continue reading
Selsdon Community Fair, Old Farleigh Road, Sun Sep 6
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Pampisford Road Allotments annual Open Day, Sun Sep 6
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Selsdon Community Fair, Old Farleigh Road, Sun Sep 6
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Woodland wonderland that’s hidden behind Selsdon’s suburbia
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: For his latest visit to a group of hard-working conservationists and volunteers, KEN TOWL retraces his steps from one of his LOOP walks to discover ‘Selsdon’s secret wood’ You know that look you get when … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Littleheath Woods, History, Ken Towl, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Walks
Tagged Friends of Littleheath Woods, Ken Towl, Littleheath Woods, London Outer Orbital Path, LOOP, Monks Hill, Selsdon, Vanguard Way, Walks
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South Croydon Model Railway Show, St Paul’s Church, Sep 12
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Pampisford Road Allotments annual Open Day, Sun Sep 6
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Thanks to the magic of Merlin there’s more to see in the woods
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: This week, seeking pudding-like rock, a Bronze Age barrow and one of the highest viewpoints in Croydon without taking a lift in a tower block, KEN TOWL has been to Croham Hurst, where he may … Continue reading
Police appeal for information over woman’s ‘unexplained’ death
Police are investigating the death of Nicole Beling, whose body was found in her home at Dittoncroft Close, a quiet cul de sac off Coombe Road in South Croydon, on Friday July 17. A 61-year-old man was arrested at the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Dittoncroft Close, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Murder mystery, Nicole Beling, Police, South Croydon
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South End start-up that tackles scammers wins Innovate award
Verinity, a financial technology company based in South End, has won an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award for its new approach to preventing authorised push payment fraud. Verinity’s founder, Melody Williams, is one of 61 Innovate UK Women in … Continue reading
Inspectors rate Whitgift care home as ‘Requires improvement’
Whitgift House, the care home on Brighton Road in South Croydon run by the Whitgift Foundation, has been rated as “Requires improvement” following its most recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The CQC found “breaches of legal regulations” and … Continue reading
Perry challenge to Khan: ‘Croydon’s Green Belt is sacrosanct’
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has put himself on a collision course with Lord Sadiq Khan and City Hall over proposals in the draft London Plan to build hundreds of homes on the borough’s Green Belt. “Whilst I am Mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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End-of-year report: Whitgift Head finds room for improvement
Visiting our al fresco studio Under The Flyover is Toby Seth, the headmaster of Whitgift School. Seth has just completed his first year in charge at the large independent school in South Croydon, a year in which their under-15s won … Continue reading
London’s ‘Lord Mayor’ puts Croydon Green Belt in his plan
Any green space within one mile of a tram stop or railway station might be available for housing development according to Mayor Khan’s draft London Plan. ANDREW PELLING takes a look at the new proposals London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addington Hills, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, East Croydon, Environment, Housing, Lloyd Park, London Councils, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Park Hill and Whitgift, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Addington Hills, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon tram stop, Green Belt, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Mayor, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, New Addington, South Croydon, The Local Plan, The London Plan, Tory
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South Croydon cheerleaders celebrate reaching the Summit
A group of cheerleaders who train in South Croydon has secured the chance to compete at the Summit Championship in Florida, one of the world’s most prestigious cheerleading competitions. Crystals Elite is the longest-running allstar cheerleading programme in the country, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, South Croydon, Sport
Tagged Cheerleaders, Cheerleading, Crystals Elite, Florida, Orlando, The Summit, Walt Disney World
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Pioneer of sociology whose book called for an evolution
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A quiet residential street in South Croydon was where one of the leading works of 19th-Century philosophy was drafted and written. DAVID MORGAN looks at the life and works of Benjamin Kidd After Benjamin Kidd died of heart … Continue reading
Delivery rider badly hurt after hit-and-run in South Croydon
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE by RAKESH JAITLY A delivery rider is being treated in hospital after being hit by a speeding car in what eyewitnesses described as a hit-and-run crash on a busy South Croydon road during Thursday night’s rush hour. The … Continue reading
100 free pizzas today at Pizza Hut Norbury and South Croydon
Pizza Hut in Norbury and South Croydon are both giving away 100 pizzas to the first 100 customers to visit their takeaways at lunchtime today. Both Pizza Huts are under new management, and to mark the occasion, they are offering … Continue reading
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Tagged Free pizza, Norbury, Pizza, Pizza Hut, South Croydon
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Junction Road Street Party, South Croydon, Sat June 6
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Sing and Stroll, St Peter’s churchyard, S Croydon, Sat May 23
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Junction Road Street Party, South Croydon, Sat June 6
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