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Category Archives: West Croydon
Tribunal ruling gives green light for council’s road fines policy
The decision of a traffic adjudicator last week, upholding fines against a motorist for driving into a Low Traffic Neighbourhood, could clear the way for cameras that might generate £3m per year for the cash-strapped council. STEVEN DOWNES reports A … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Chris Buss, Croydon Council, West Croydon
Tagged ANPR, Chris Buss, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Parsons Mead, Shakeel Yousaf, West Croydon
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Police claim zero robberies in West Croydon during special op
The Metropolitan Police have today claimed that there were no robberies in West Croydon for a whole month while Operation Cleveland was being conducted. The operation, with increased officers on the streets and more stop-and-search, began on Monday, February 8, … Continue reading
Croydon’s ‘crime capital’ to get share of Mayor’s £6m fund
London Road, which one council-appointed official described today as “Croydon’s crime capital”, is one of eight areas in the capital to receive a share of £6million-worth of new funding from the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit. The Violence Reduction … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, CVA, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Steve Phaure, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon CVA, London, London Road, Mayor, Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police, Sadiq Khan, West Croydon
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Police launch stop and search operation in West Croydon
Croydon police have today launched Operation Cleveland, with an increased presence of officers on the streets around West Croydon “carrying out high visibility foot patrols to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour”. The move comes after the outbreak of knife attacks … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Selhurst, West Croydon
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Selhurst, Superintendent Andy Brittain, West Croydon
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After 22 years, Thameslink is back on London’s Tube map
After a break of 22 years, London’s Tube map is back on track as far as Thameslink is concerned. Thameslink, which includes services from East Croydon, Norwood Junction, Purley, Sutton and Wimbledon into London Bridge, Blackfriars and St Pancras, will … Continue reading
Sutton Cancer Hub and south of Croydon to get new bus routes
With no prospect of the long-requested tram extension to the Royal Marsden Hospital, TfL is consulting on new and re-routed bus services around Belmont, Sutton, Purley, Addiscombe and Waddon, as our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, reports Croydon and Sutton are … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Purley, Sutton Council, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Belmont, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Tramlink, Kenley, London, Purley, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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Broad Green roads to become a Low Traffic Neighbourhood
Four streets in Broad Green, close to West Croydon Station and bus garage, are to have traffic restrictions installed at the end of this month in the latest phase of the government-funded Streetspace scheme. The council announced today that it … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Muhammad Ali, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTN, Muhammad Ali, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon, West Croydon Bus Station, West Croydon station
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Bank robbers and Beethoven: life on the buses has changed
Our roving reporter, KEN TOWL, after months of observing lockdown, has been roving a little more than usual this past week, checking how Croydon’s public transport is coping with the new normal Friday, and I can’t help but think that … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Ken Towl, West Croydon, West Croydon Bus Station
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Train operators offer advice for travelling in the ‘new normal’
During this coronavirus pandemic, not everyone works in No10 and can just drive to Barnard Castle when they fancy a day out. But as lockdown measures are eased, and there’s a gradual return to work for some, railway operators … Continue reading
Five roads are to be closed under emergency covid measures
Five Croydon roads are to be closed to motor traffic from Sunday under special coronavirus emergency legislation, in efforts to make streets more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly and to open up new cycle routes for use by key workers riding bikes … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, Stuart King, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Council, London Road, Mayday Hospital, Selhurst, STUART KING, West Croydon
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Wider pavements and slower cars: King makes road changes
The council has announced a range of measures on the streets in West Croydon and Woodside to assist social distancing for pedestrians, improve road conditions for cycling, while suspending parking bays and announcing the intention of enforcing speed restrictions on … Continue reading
Tram ticket inspector is 29th London transport worker to die
A ticket inspector on Croydon’s trams is the 29th transport worker in London to die from coronavirus, according to reports from the BBC this morning. The man, believed to be in his late 50s, is as yet unnamed. “Sadly, a … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon Tramlink, TfL, Transport for London
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£90m West Croydon deal promises 55% affordable homes
The developers behind a massive residential scheme in an old entertainment venue on Streatham High Road and the redevelopment into luxury flats of the Star and Garter home on Richmond Hill have spent £90million to move in on West Croydon. … Continue reading
Bus changes in the town centre leave passengers hopping mad
Bus passengers are coming to terms with the latest changes to their services, with Transport for London imposing shortened routes in and around the town centre since Saturday, forcing thousands of people into hopping off and on buses just to … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Hammersfield, London Buses, TfL, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Adonis joins Croydon MP’s 5-year-old campaign for Zone 4
Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis has backed calls from a Croydon MP and local businesses to re-zone East Croydon and West Croydon Stations, to make it cheaper to travel between the city centre and the south London borough. Lord … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Commuting, Croydon BID, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Adonis, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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New Pauline Quirke academy opens its doors this Saturday
Kids aged from six to 18 have their big chance to take to the stage this Saturday, with a free open day at a new performing arts academy in West Croydon. Birds of a Feather and Broadchurch actress Pauline Quirke … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Cinema, Comedy, Dance, Education, Music, Theatre, West Croydon
Tagged Harris Invictus Academy, Pauline Quirke, Pauline Quirke Academy, PQA
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79% object to bus route changes – but TfL go ahead with cuts
Building works around the Whitgift Centre will see eight bus routes shortened to avoid driving through Croydon town centre Transport for London last night confirmed that they are to press ahead with cuts to most of the bus routes serving … Continue reading
Tory Bailey considers scrapping Freedom Pass for under-75s
Shaun Bailey, the Conservative Party’s liability as candidate for Mayor in next year’s London elections, is considering withdrawing the Freedom Pass from Londoners aged between 60 and 75 years old if elected. Controversial figure Bailey has also suggested scrapping the … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Tram services suspended in Croydon town centre for repairs
Transport for London announced yesterday that the tram service will be suspended between Reeves Corner and East Croydon overnight tonight and through Sunday morning, while cable repair work is carried out on Church Street. TfL said, “We will need to … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Church Street, Croydon Tramlink, reeves corner, Transport for London
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Boxing Day football gets a boost with Overground service
Football fans across London look set to benefit from a Christmas bonus of sorts, at least if they want to get to their club’s Boxing Day fixture, as the Mayor of London has announced that this year, for the first … Continue reading
Posted in Norwood Junction, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged London Overground, TfL, Transport for London
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Carnival of Cultures, London Road, West Croydon, Jul 28
Posted in Activities, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
Tagged Thornton Heath, West Croydon
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Lime bikes are falling over themselves to be taken for a ride
This is the scene outside West Croydon railway station yesterday afternoon. The dockless Lime e-bike trial in Croydon is less than one week in, and already one of the more obvious, predictable, shortcomings with a dockless bike hire scheme was … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Lime bicycles, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Lime e-bikes, West Croydon
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Dockless scheme launched as Croydon stays in bike slow lane
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, finds the council adding a dash of Lime to its otherwise questionable green credentials Just as the rest of the country appears to be abandoning dockless bicycle hire schemes, Croydon Council has belatedly jumped aboard … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Bikes, Business, Community associations, Commuting, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, East Croydon, Lime bicycles, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Bikes, Croydon Cycling Campaign, East Croydon station, Lime e-bikes, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon station
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Mayor finds £5m to save West Croydon and 50 ticket offices
In a rare instance where a public authority has conducted a consultation and actually listened to the responses, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has junked plans to close ticket offices 51 London Overground stations, after protests from passengers and lobbying … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged City Hall, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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