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Category Archives: Thornton Heath
Veteran cars are back on the road for 125th run on Nov 7
Hundreds of veteran cars are gearing up for this year’s very special commemorative pilgrimage from capital to coast, via Croydon. Close to 300 pioneering veteran cars dating back to the dawn of motoring have entered this year’s very special staging … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, History, Norbury, Purley, Thornton Heath
Tagged Coulsdon, London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally, Norbury, Purley, South Croydon, Thornton Heath
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Underdog Kinlock now has his eyes on Olympic prizes
Croydon has produced another champion sprinter. ANDREW SINCLAIR caught up with Derek Kinlock to discover how the Thornton Heath teenager overcame covid and other barriers (literally) to become a European Junior gold medallist “It was just fun, man,” Derek Kinlock … Continue reading
1 in 4 Labour councillors choose not to seek selection for 2022
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports that Labour’s problems nationally are being reflected in the party’s selection process for next May’s council elections. Plus a change of mind by two of the council’s more notorious figures Almost one-quarter of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Alison Butler, Felicity Flynn, New Addington North, Pat Clouder, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Bernadette Khan, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Felicity Flynn, Labour, New Addington, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Anti-racism campaigner Wadsworth wins High Court libel case
Marc Wadsworth, the prominent anti-racism campaigner, journalist and broadcaster from Thornton Heath, has won his libel case against the Jewish Chronicle, with the newspaper agreeing to pay “substantial compensation” and issue an apology. In an article on the publication’s website … Continue reading
Posted in Thornton Heath
Tagged antisemitism, LESTER HOLLOWAY, Marc Wadsworth, Thornton Heath
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Councillor’s alarm call helps save lives in Thornton Heath fire
A Croydon councillor has spoken of how she called 999 in the early hours of this morning after she was woken up by “horrible screams” and “saw loads of black smoke coming out of neighbour’s house”. Leila Ben-Hassel is a … Continue reading
Posted in Leila Ben-Hassel, London Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath
Tagged Leila Ben-Hassel, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath
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Reports on Fairfield Halls and BxB missing from audit meeting
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Tonight’s meeting of the council’s GPAC – General Purposes and Audit Committee – will mark the end of a error, as Labour councillors risk handing even more control to council executives. By STEVEN DOWNES Karen Jewitt, the … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Buss, Fairfield Halls, Hamida Ali, Karen Jewitt, Katherine Kerswell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Buss, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, General Purposes and Audit Committee, GPAC, Hamida Ali, Karen Jewitt, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Rapid Review, Report in the Public Interest, RIPI, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory
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Council does a play street U-turn after Inside Croydon report
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The borough’s senior Labour councillors continue to appear to be in power, but not in control. Just days after a report on this website about attempts to charge organisers of kids’ play schemes hundreds of pounds, a … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Education, Muhammad Ali, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Woodside
Tagged Emma Hope-Fitch, Love Lane, Muhammad Ali, Play Streets, South Norwood, Woodside
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Reed rails against Tory plans, as his mates flog off public park
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council pushes on with its plans to sell off part of Grangewood Park, a ‘quiet secluded oasis in the heart of a busy local area’, while Blairite MP does nothing to oppose. By STEVEN DOWNES As Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Planning, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Community Action Team
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Grangewood Park, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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Bediako released from detention centre after 24-day battle
Joey Bediako, the Thornton Heath man facing forced deportation, was given an 11th-hour reprieve last night when he was released from the notorious Brook House detention centre near Gatwick Airport. The news was announced just after 8pm last night by … Continue reading
Posted in Thornton Heath
Tagged Brook House, Home Office, Joey Bediako, Priti Patel, Thornton Heath
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MP Reed calls for halt to deportation of Thornton Heath man
By CLARA MURRAY A man from Thornton Heath has been detained for almost a month and is facing deportation on Wednesday despite being legally eligible to stay in the UK. Joey Bediako, 26, was taken “without warning” to the notorious … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath
Tagged Brook House, Croydon, Croydon North, Home Office, Joey Bediako, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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Disabled resident’s harrowing plea: ‘I don’t want to be in here’
After a decade of complaints and media exposés, living conditions endured in council temporary accommodation in Thornton Heath remain a scandal. By STEVEN DOWNES Gilroy Court, the budget hotel in Thornton Heath which Croydon and other councils use for temporary … Continue reading
Police investigating cause of blaze at Thornton Heath flats
Around 40 residents of a block of flats in Thornton Heath had to be evacuated last night when fire raged up the outside of the building. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to Crystal Court, on Woodville … Continue reading
Teenager convicted of eight violent and sex assaults on girls
A 15-year-old boy from Thornton Heath has been convicted of eight separate charges involving violent or sexual attacks against girls who were walking to school. The attacks took place over a period of more than a year, from November 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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Under-threat libraries missing from council’s re-opening plans
Croydon Council this morning released details of its phased re-opening of some of the borough’s public libraries – but with no immediate plans for three of the buildings which it has listed for permanent closure in its recent consultation. Broad … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, New Addington, Norbury, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Addington Village, Shirley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green, coronavirus, Coulsdon, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Public Libraries, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Purley, Sanderstead Library, Selsdon Library, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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Celeb-backed charity seeking help from local businesses
CLARA MURRAY reports from the launch of a celebrity-backed skills and employability programme for disadvantaged youngsters The Music Relief Foundation has been working with young people in the borough for 10 years from its Thornton Heath base, and today they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Music, Thornton Heath
Tagged CeCe Sammy, Music Relief Foundation, Thornton Heath
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‘My family’s hell on earth’: 18 months in a Croydon B&B
The appalling conditions in council flats in Regina Road is just one aspect in which Croydon Council is failing residents. It is nearly 10 years since Croydon Council was exposed for using sub-standard and dangerous B&B bedrooms in a Thornton … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Gilroy Court, Labour, Shantal Moses, Willis Court
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Councillors demand urgent sight of Town Hall bullying report
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Claims that the council might be more ‘open and transparent’ ring hollow, as questions are raised at the bankrupt borough over other serious allegations. By STEVEN DOWNES Councillors from both political parties at Croydon Town Hall have … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Joy Prince, Katherine Kerswell, Pat Clouder, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Pat Clouder, Tony Newman
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Council applies emergency brake on New Year parking hike
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on how Fisher’s Folly officials have been forced into a sudden U-turn over their money-spinning ’emissions-based’ parking charges New car parking charges, due to come into force at council-run car parks and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Joy Prince, Muhammad Ali, New Addington, Parking, Pubs, Purley, Restaurants, Robert Ward, Sean Fitzsimons, Selsdon & Ballards, Shifa Mustafa, Shirley, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Emmissions-based parking charges, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Joy Prince, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Muhammad Ali, New Addington, Robert Ward, Sean Fitzsimons, Shifa Mustafa, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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Brigade warn against burning waste on wooden decking
Firefighters were kept busy again yesterday, with house blazes in Thornton Heath and Kenley. In the case of one of the fires, it is believed to have started when the householders had domestic waste burning outside their home – on … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, London Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath
Tagged Kenley, London Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath
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Audit shows £9m shortfall in Hall’s property speculation deals
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Internal audit report will make very uncomfortable reading for the council leader and his finance chief, and shows worrying budget problems for most of the council-run schools. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor It is barely a week … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Children's Services, Colonnades, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Jo Negrini, Karen Jewitt, Katherine Kerswell, Schools, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
Tagged Alissa Flemming, Croydon, Croydon Council, General Purposes and Audit Committee, GPAC, Jo Negrini, Karen Jewitt, Katerine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
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Amazing lockdown efforts as school starts Parcels for Pupils
Schools and businesses continue to raise money and collect donations of food to support families around the borough whose circumstances have been affected by coronavirus and a loss of earnings. In Thornton Heath, the Paxton Academy primary school has identified … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Paxton Academy, Purley Way, Schools, Thornton Heath
Tagged Amazon, coronavirus, Covid-19, Paxton Academy, Purley, Purley Way, Thornton Heath
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