In a poll result that will surprise no one, the long-suffering residents of Regina Road in South Norwood, who have endured some of the worst housing conditions ever seen in 21st Century Britain, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the blighted tower blocks being demolished.
Demolish: residents on Regina Road have had their say over the future of the blocks
The only real surprise over the estate polling was that as many as 1-in-8 households who voted opposed the council’s demolition proposals.
Regina Road gained notoriety in early 2021 when ITV News exposed the horrendous condition in some of the flats, with leaks, damp and black mould among some of the most obvious unsanitary conditions.
The ITV News reports showed “dangerous squalor” and slum-like conditions of some of the council flats there, where leaks had been reported months before but which the council’s maintenance contractors had failed to repair. Continue reading
The Fairfield Halls organ is a vast, prestigious instrument which was originally installed in the world-famous Concert Hall in 1964.
The victim was reportedly “knifed repeatedly” before being found dying from his injuries in nearby Pawsons Road, close to the Pawsons Arms pub.
Tracey Fuller had a difficult upbringing and faced traumas that have followed her into adulthood. It wasn’t until 2019 that she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD – and she has been using art therapy as a way of coping.
Here, in full, is the statement issued this morning on behalf of Caireen Mitchell, the principal and CEO of Croydon College, and Professor Tony Stevenson, the chair of governors:
