Tag Archives: 8/8

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 risked handing back £20m unspent riot recovery cash

Posted on August 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

A community activist, Bushra Ahmed, herself one of the victims of the 2011 Croydon riots, has discovered that after three years, Croydon’s Conservative-run council had managed to spend less than £4 million of the £23 million Riot Recovery Fund promised … Continue reading →

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Aunt of Mark Duggan to speak at riots film Croydon screening

Posted on November 26, 2013 by insidecroydon

The aunt of Mark Duggan will be one of the guest speakers at a screening of a film about the 2011 riots to be staged at the Fairfield Halls next month. Duggan’s death in north London in August 2011 sparked … Continue reading →

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