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Category Archives: South Norwood
Hundreds attend New Addington service for ‘forgotten tragedy’
The civic service in New Addington this morning to mark the 10th anniversary of the Croydon tram disaster was impeccably observed, attended by an estimated 500 people. As well as some speeches and prayers, there was a two-minute silence. Civic … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, South Norwood, Tramlink, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Civic Mayor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment
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November 9 2016: Croydon’s Mayor remembers the tram crash
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the terrible tragedy of the Sandilands tram crash, WAYNE TRAKAS-LAWLOR, who was Croydon’s civic Mayor at the time, remembers that devastating time November 9, 2016, is a day that I will never forget. … Continue reading
Posted in New Addington North, New Addington South, Sandilands derailment, South Norwood, Tramlink, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Civic Mayor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon tram crash, Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Smith, New Addington, Philip Logan, Philip Seary, Robert Huxley, Sandilands, Sandilands derailment, Wayne Trakas-Lawlor
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Month-long closure of Selhurst Road for bridge replacement
The main A213 between Croydon and South Norwood is to be closed for four weeks as Network Rail replaces a bridge – a period when there are at least five big home games scheduled at Crystal Palace A 165-year-old railway … Continue reading
Car crash on Portland Road: man charged after police chase
PHOTOSTORY EXCLUSIVE by ASHLEY MILLS A man from Dagenham has been charged after driving a car into a residential house on Portland Road, South Norwood, at around 11.30pm on Monday following a high-speed police chase. Two men were seen running … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, South Norwood
Tagged Car chase, Christiano Zampieri, Hyundai Tucson, Metropolitan Police, Police, Portland Road, South Norwood
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Have your voice heard at South Norwood Council Tax meeting
A special meeting attended by a local law centre is taking place tomorrow in South Norwood to help military veterans, disabled people, lone parents and those on low incomes with their Council Tax South West London Law Centres will be … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Junction, Portland Road, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Sarah Reynolds’ partner guilty of murder and coercive control
Earlston Bennett was yesterday found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of the murder in 2025 of his partner, Sarah Reynolds. Bennett has been remanded in custody until his sentencing in December. Bennett, 58, from Towpath Way, South Norwood, was also … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, South Norwood
Tagged Croydon, Earlston Bennett, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sarah Reynolds, Selhurst, South Norwood
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Sensible Garden gets spruced up for 50th anniversary of punk
The Sensible Garden, the patch of waste ground in South Norwood that has been reclaimed for the people and transformed into a public open space thanks to the efforts of local community groups, has been given a bit of a … Continue reading
Mezze Feast, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Oct 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Find out more about the South Norwood Community Kitchen by visiting their website: click here
Norwood Junction’s garden offers sunflowers and sanctuary
Croydon has got another railway garden. Using a patch of previously unloved and disregarded space, and converting it into a little haven of calm and peace, Norwood Junction is the latest railway station in Croydon to create a thing of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Health, Norwood Junction, South Norwood, Transport
Tagged Grace-Anne Stephenson, Norwood Junction, South Norwood, Station garden
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£3m Lottery grant helps to get Stanley’s birthday party going
South Norwood arts venue announces series of senior appointments, as it moves towards “vital” building works ahead of its founder’s 200th anniversary South Norwood’s culture centre Stanley Halls has been awarded “significant” investment from three funders for a programme of … Continue reading
Costs up, volunteers vanished = community festival cancelled
There will be no South Norwood Community Festival in 2027. The announcement of the cancellation was made on social media this week. The reasons given: rising costs and lack of experienced volunteers. Staging costs have more than doubled since 2019, … Continue reading
Mezze Feast, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Oct 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Find out more about the South Norwood Community Kitchen by visiting their website: click here
Signal failure closes tram network’s Beckenham branch
There has been no tram service all morning between Harrington Road, near South Norwood Country Park, and all stops through to Beckenham Junction. The notification of the service suspension was issued by Transport for London just after 4am, and affected … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, South Norwood, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Beckenham Cemetery, Beckenham Junction, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Elmers End, Harrington Road, Harrington Road tram stop, London Tramlink, London Trams, South Norwood, South Norwood Country Park, TfL, Transport for London, Wodside
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Mezze Feast, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Oct 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Find out more about the South Norwood Community Kitchen by visiting their website: click here
Stanley Halls’ heritage, history and future on show this Sunday
South Norwood’s Stanley Halls is among the many Croydon venues taking part in this weekend’s London Open House Festival. And as well as two guided tours to look behind the scenes at the heritage and history of the 1903-built Grade … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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London Radical Book Fair, Stanley Halls, free entry, Sun Sep 6
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London Radical Book Fair, Stanley Halls, free entry, Sun Sep 6
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South Norwood man jailed for life over 2021 fatal shooting
Trevin Campbell was today sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail after being found guilty of the 2021 murder of Gary Mayhew. Campbell was twice arrested for the murder: first in 2021, when he was stopped at Gatwick … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Norwood
Tagged Brixton, Croydon Crown Court, Gary Mayhew, Hand gun, Metropolitan Police, murder, Murder weapon, Pistol, Scotland Yard, Shooting, South Norwood, Trevin Campbell
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Free: People’s Emergency Briefing, South Norwood, Sep 13
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South Norwood Community Kitchen’s forum: Tue Aug 18
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit South Norwood Community Kitchen’s website and find out more about their work and how … Continue reading
South Norwood Community Kitchen’s forum: Tue Aug 18
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit South Norwood Community Kitchen’s website and find out more about their work and how … Continue reading
MP Steve Reed needs help. And he’ll pay £40,000pa to get it
As one Croydon MP adjusts to life on the back benches, another has made her first move up the greasy pole of Westminster preferment, reports our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North, when … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Croydon East, Louis Carserides, Natasha Irons, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Atticus Partners, Cromwell Green, Croydon, Croydon East, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, House of Commons, Labour, Labour Together, Louis Carserides, Louise Szpera, Morgan McSweeney, Natasha Irons MP, Oscar Harman, Parliament, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
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Eco Living Fest, Holy Innocents South Norwood, Sat July 18
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Three men in court charged over Livingstone Road murder
Three men have been charged with murder following the death of a 23-year-old man in what eyewitnesses described as “a knife fight” on Livingstone Road, Thornton Heath, on Thursday. Police were called at 4.52am to reports of an assault, but … Continue reading
