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State of the Heart: street artist raises £3,300 with ‘Rainbow Boy’
A Croydon street artist has been busy over the past week, brightening up the borough’s streets and raising thousands of pounds to pay for vital Personal Protection Equipment – PPE – for the NHS and a local hospice. As Inside … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiscombe, Chris Shea, coronavirus, Covid-19, South Croydon, State of the Art
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Does your street have its very own ‘Banksy’ rainbow yet?
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Tagged Addiscombe, Banksy, coronavirus, Covid-19, Lloyd Park, South Croydon
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Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers
As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading
Wot? No eggs? War-time rationing hits Addiscombe’s stores
“Armageddon! Ahm a getting outta here!” was once a gag in a Carry On film. But KEN TOWL, right, has opted to keep calm and carry on as he shopped around Addiscombe as the coronavirus shut-down begins to bite The … Continue reading
Neighbours rally round to help in coronavirus emergency
As supermarkets decide to ration some products in their stores after panic-buying over the weekend, and the first Croydon school announces a partial closure, meanwhile hundreds of good neighbours have been mobilising to help others through the pandemic crisis, as … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business, Community associations, Coombe Wood School, Fairfield Halls, Health, Mayday Hospital, Schools, St Helier Hospital
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, New Addington, Norwood Junction, South Norwood
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‘Sneaky’ plan for ‘vandalism on a grand scale’ in Addiscombe
Another day, another planning application which residents fear will destroy a characterful Victorian house, replacing it with a bland brick block of flats. This time, the proposals have been described as “sneaky” and “vandalism on a grand scale”. A planning … Continue reading
Thornberry, white vans and taking canvassing on board
Just what are those political party activists, armed with clipboards and little slips of paper, doing when they come knocking at your door at election time? KEN TOWL set off to find out On Saturday at 10am, Emily Thornberry was … Continue reading
