Tag Archives: 8/8 Riots

Croydon riots 10 years on: Arson land put up for sale at £2m

Posted on August 10, 2021 by insidecroydon

It is being marketed as a “design and build opportunity”, a patch of land close to the town centre, less than one-fifth of an acre, on the market this summer from the borough’s largest landowners, for a mere £2million. It … Continue reading →

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Croydon riots 10 years on: Risks greater now than in 2011

Posted on August 8, 2021 by insidecroydon

The key risk factors which led to rioting in Croydon and across the country 10 years ago are “even greater today than in 2011”, leaving London at risk of riots. That’s according to a review by Steve Reed OBE, the … Continue reading →

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Croydon riots 10 years on: ‘I was in real fear for my family’

Posted on August 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: On August 8 2011, the night that Croydon burned, photographer JAN PODSIADLY captured some of the scenes close to his home that he witnessed and terrified him, and here, 10 years on, recalls some of the events  Ten … Continue reading →

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Croydon riots 10 years on: A decade of missed opportunity

Posted on August 6, 2021 by insidecroydon

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the Croydon riots, an outbreak of disorder that followed similar violence elsewhere in the capital that week in August 2011. Here, local lawyer and community activist MARINA AHMAD says that the government has failed … Continue reading →

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Councils too lazy and prejudiced to help small businesses

Posted on August 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Three years after the London riots, with many small businesses still awaiting compensation, in response to our feature about the forgotten residents and businesses of West Croydon, ROD DAVIES argues that our borough council fails to properly serve … Continue reading →

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The festering scandal of how London Road has been forgotten

Posted on August 7, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: In a week of anniversaries, tomorrow’s of the Croydon Riots reminds us quite how poorly served the people of London Road have been by some working in public service. By STEVEN DOWNES To borrow a phrase, August 8 … Continue reading →

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Met to appoint armed police chief as Borough Commander

Posted on June 30, 2014 by insidecroydon

A senior police officer who has served in the unit at the centre of the Plebgate row and which was also involved in the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan that led to the 2011 London riots will be the next … Continue reading →

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Croydon MP missed the riots but now calls for water cannon

Posted on June 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

Comedy special on BBC this morning, where the Sunday Politics – apparently a serious current affairs programme, even though presented by Andrew “Brillo Pad” Neil – featured an item on how unrepresentative Parliament is, on the housing crisis, and briefly on … Continue reading →

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Police forced to abandon efforts to control East Croydon rave

Posted on June 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

For the second time in less than three years, last night the Metropolitan Police was forced to abandon a part of central Croydon to an unruly mob, with officers ordered to withdraw from an area that was unsafe for them … Continue reading →

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Bear Grylls visit is spur for Scout scheme in community

Posted on June 5, 2014 by insidecroydon

The recent visit of Bear Grylls to Croydon’s Pinewood Scout Centre has led to a collaborative partnership between local Scouts and the Croydon Forest School and Adventure Project to make the centre more accessible to non-Scouting groups. This is Scout … Continue reading →

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