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Category Archives: Waddon
3rd class service: Royal Mail reduces collections by stealth
Not content with providing only a third-class service on deliveries, across Croydon, the suits who run Royal Mail have been sticking barely visible notices on post boxes to explain how they are now dismantling their previously reasonably dependable collection service. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Royal Mail, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Old Town, Privatisation, Royal Mail, South Croydon
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Addiscombe military college’s professor who was all at sea
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A friend and colleague of Sir Walter Scott and JMW Turner, a painter to Queen Victoria and her family, John Schetky was fondly remembered as a professor at Addiscombe military college. Using the Minster archive, DAVID MORGAN traces … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Art, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe, Battle of Trafalgar, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, East India Company, East India Company College, JMW Turner, Queen Victoria, Schetky, Sir Walter Scott, The Loss of Royal George, Waddon, Waddon Lodge
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How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Labour MP Jones ‘too busy’ for refugees’ latest public meeting
Constituents are beginning to ask awkward questions of the Croydon Central MP, as she can find time to appear with Alastair Campbell and David Lammy, but has blanked a community group. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Sarah Jones, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon West, Marley King, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Fox, West Croydon
Tagged 2003 invasion of Iraq, Alastair Campbell, Croydon Refugees and New Communities Forum, Croydon West, David Lammy, Dodgy dossier, Fairfield Halls, Gaza, Iraq, Iraq War, Labour, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, West Croydon
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Time to end cash-strapped council’s £1.5m political subsidies
CROYDON IN CRISIS: There’s cuts planned to all kinds of services in the borough in the coming months. The only thing local politicians aren’t planning to cut-back on are their own jobs, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The holidays are over. … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Alasdair Stewart, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Endri Llabuti, Esther Sutton, Jade Appleton, Karen Jewitt, Mario Creatura, Matt Griffiths, Mayor Jason Perry, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Fox, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Endri Llabuti, Jade Appleton, Jason Cummings, Karen Jewitt, Labour, Leafleting cult, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Matt Griffiths, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart Collins, Tory
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Tories pick Fox for Croydon constituency that doesn’t exist
Local Conservatives bungle the announcement of their ‘token’ parliamentary candidate for a safe Labour seat. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Not for the first time, Croydon Tories and Mayor Jason Perry last night demonstrated that they really don’t know what … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Mayor Jason Perry, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Tory, Waddon
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Mayor Perry is told to wait for £18.5m Levelling Up boost
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Business interests in the town centre will benefit from Government cash for cycling and walking schemes. But doubts surround whether Mayor Perry will manage to deliver a six-year-old Labour plan to open up College Green. By our … Continue reading
Posted in Business, College Green, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Cycling, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield Halls, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Waddon, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Levelling Up Fund, Matthew Sims, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Paul Scott, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Body found in Purley as police search for missing Justin Henry
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have found a body. If confirmed, it will be the 10th murder case in Croydon in 2023. Late on Monday, officers located a Red Nissan Almera in the residents’ car park of Nicholas … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Purley, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Dale Road, Justin Henry, London Road Norbury, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Purley, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Rolex watch and Cartier bracelets linked to Henry investigation
The Metropolitan Police have named the third person who has been charged in connection with the disappearance of Justin Henry. Jamal Ali-Richards, 28, thought to be from Thornton Heath, appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court on Monday having been charged with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Waddon
Tagged Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Starmer’s ‘moral compass is broken’ says Labour ex-councillor
EXCLUSIVE: While the borough’s Labour MPs and councillors continue to support the party line on Israeli war crimes in Gaza, one senior member has quit with a highly critical parting shot. By STEVEN DOWNES Robert Canning, an ex-councillor described as … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon South, Robert Canning, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Israel, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Waddon
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Tory Mayor Perry admits: ‘Essentially, we’re insolvent’. Again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Without significant help from Government, the council is unable to find a solution to its debt crisis. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council’s intractable financial problems will never be resolved until the Government agrees to write off hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Section 114 notice
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane West, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Rowenna Davis, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Thurrock Council, Tony McArdle, Tory, Toxic debt, Woking Council
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Police release video of victim’s visit to Norbury McDonald’s
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have this morning released CCTV footage of his last movements, as his family appeal to the public for information. The police are treating the case as a murder investigation, and have now made … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Waddon
Tagged Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Waddon man charged with murder of missing Justin Henry
Scotland Yard confirmed last night that they have arrested a Croydon man in connection with the murder of Justin Henry. Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command charged Louis Benjamin, 29, of Waddon New Road, with one count of murder, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Croydon, Justin Henry, London, Louis Benjamin, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Scotland Yard, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Murder investigation launched over missing Justin Henry
The disappearance of a man who was last seen at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Norbury is being treated as a murder investigation, the Metropolitan Police said this morning. Justin Henry, 34, was reported missing to police on Monday, October 16. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Future of our youth, for 13-18s, Old Town Youth Centre, Oct 28
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Waddon
Tagged Charles Major Centre, Waddon, Waddon Youth Centre
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Colonnades sold by council for £25m under purchase price
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Government-enforced fire sale of council assets is about to see the borough lose even more money, on a commercial property that has been making millions for the borough. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Mayor and Tory … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Improvement Board, Jane West, Property, Purley Way, Simon Hall, Tony McArdle, Waddon
Tagged Boxpark, Colonnades, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Panel, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Purley Way, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Royal Mail struggling to deliver 3rd class service in Croydon
The cost of a first-class stamp may have recently been increased to £1.25 – or £1.95 for a “large” letter – but the service delivered by the Royal Mail for households across much of Croydon has deteriorated to the point … Continue reading
Tories U-turn as they look at re-opening borough’s rat runs
Long-standing road closures which have often provided welcome traffic calming measures for decades could be under threat in the latest move by an increasingly desperate Prime Minister, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is refusing to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Rat runs, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon
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Police helicopter flies in after late night assault in Wandle Park
Wandle Park was the scene of more drug-related crime last night, with a Metropolitan Police helicopter surveying the immediate area in Waddon and South Croydon for around an hour just before midnight. The police search was instigated after a man, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon parks, Knife crime, South Croydon, Waddon, Wandle Park
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First-floor flat near Wandle Park is destroyed by blaze
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a block of flats on Cabot Close, off the Purley Way, near Wandle Park, yesterday evening. Part of a first-floor flat was destroyed by fire, according to … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Waddon
Tagged Cabot Close, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, Wandle Park
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Greens and LibDems to be given seats at scrutiny committees
Tonight’s scrutiny committee meeting will also see significant changes in approach, and a small crack appearing in the granite-like control of power held by Croydon’s political duopoly, reports WALTER CRONXITE More than two years after the slum-like conditions in Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Housing, Leila Ben-Hassel, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis
Tagged Claire Bonham, Conservative, Green Party, Housing, Labour, Leila Ben-Hassel, Liberal Democrats, Regina Road, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Tory
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From part-time to powerless: Perry’s first year under scrutiny
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on how the public are already seeing through Croydon’s failing Tory Mayor Jason Perry, Croydon’s £82,000 per year elected Mayor, is likely to be given a “Must Do Better” rating when he presents his report on … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Panel, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Scrutiny committee, Tony McArdle, Tory
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Another night, another Croydon stabbing: Nottingham Road
The Metropolitan Police is investigating another Croydon stabbing. This latest incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, following the bank holiday, with the police responding to reports of an attack at around 1.30am on Nottingham Road in South … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged Brighton Road, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Nottingham Road, South Croydon, Waddon, youth knife crime
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Town Hall bomb scare halts committee’s rubbish discussion
Last night’s council scrutiny meeting had to be abandoned after the building was evacuated because of a bomb scare. The committee, chaired by Labour councillor Rowenna Davis, had spent more than an hour discussing the latest budget figures and the … Continue reading
