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Tag Archives: BBC
Spread Eagle jazzes up the re-staging of The Goon Show
The Spread Eagle pub is next door to Croydon Town Hall. What better venue, then, to perform a live re-staging of The Goon Show? The latest production at the Spread Eagle Theatre next week seeks to recreate the comic lunacy … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged BBC, Croydon, Spread Eagle Theatre, The Goon Show
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New Sherlock mystery: will Cumberbatch visit South Norwood?
Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of the BBC’s Sherlock series, has been invited to attend the official naming ceremony for Lake Conan Doyle in South Norwood on February 1. The wags at the South Norwood Tourist Board have issued the invitation, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Environment, History, Norwood Society, South Norwood Tourist Board, Wildlife
Tagged BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, Conan Doyle, Croydon, Croydon Canal, Cumberbatch, Lake Conan Doyle, Martin Freeman, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, South Norwood, Surrey, West Croydon station
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Cockney sparrows threatened by incinerator, says Urban Birder
David Lindo, known for his television appearances as “The Urban Birder”, has described the decision to build a waste incinerator near the wildlife sanctuary at Beddington as “simply devastating”, as environmentalists warn that the development could wipe out a colony … Continue reading
Council faces massive compensation bill over housing
Croydon’s Conservative-run council’s “doubly illegal” mishandling of the borough’s homeless families could end up costing Council Tax-payers hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation, according to a report this week by the Inside Housing website. Croydon’s shameful record on providing … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Housing, Property
Tagged BBC, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Newsnight, South Norwood
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West Croydon worst hit by ticket office closures says Reed
Soon, it seems, there may be no public service buildings in London left open and operating. The future of the accident and emergency services at Mayday and St Helier Hospitals remains in question. After announcing the closure of all but … Continue reading
Croydon businesses yet to receive riot compensation
Two years since the 8/8 riots in Croydon, and nearly 50 businesses in the borough have yet to receive a penny in the compensation that they were promised by Prime Minister “Call Me Dave” Cameron and the London Mayor Boris … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Whitgift Centre
Tagged BBC, Boris Johnson, Croydon, David Lammy, House of Reeves, London, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Dr Hope’s “advice clinic” open for business: July 13
If laughter is supposed to ease most ailments, then the South Norwood Arts Festival might offer a handy cure-all this weekend when Alexandra Maher brings her one-woman comedy show “Hope and Gloria” to SNAF this Saturday, July 13, before taking … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Community associations, Crystal Palace FC, South Norwood, Theatre
Tagged BBC, Croydon, David Blaine, Edinburgh Festival, Jo Brand, Kevin Day, Oprah Winfrey, South Norwood
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Portas Pilot one year on: more shops have closed in Croydon
The state of Surrey Street and Church Street markets in Croydon are worse now than 12 months ago, when the area was awarded a £100,000 grant by the local government department as part of the Portas Pilot scheme, according to … Continue reading
Have you been hit by benefits cap? The BBC wants to know
Do you live in Croydon and are affected by the changes in social security payments, specifically the benefits cap? Nina Robinson is a BBC journalist making a radio documentary for World Service and she wants to speak to anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Housing, London-wide issues
Tagged BBC, Caroline Taylor, Croydon, England, London, London Borough of Croydon, NHS Croydon, NHS trust
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Signs of the Times II: Hoar’s £300 “health and safety” tax
#thatissocroydon BBC London reporter Angela Walker yesterday nailed Croydon Councillor Simon Hoar over proposals to charge shop-owners and other small businesses a £300 stealth tax over five years for placing boards and banners on the pavement. According to Hoar, looking … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Simon Hoar
Tagged BBC, Croydon, Del Boy, London, Mamma Mia, Nestle, Small Business, St George's Walk
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Aww diddums: Dudley’s hard done by over housing criticisms
CROYDON’S UNCARING COUNCIL (part 94): As first reported by Inside Croydon, our council has been roundly criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman over its callous treatment of the homeless. Now Dudley Mead, the councillor responsible for housing, has responded. While … Continue reading
Croydon found guilty of “maladminstration causing injustice”
The Local Government Ombudsman has ruled against Croydon Council today in the case of a young mother and her three children who were left waiting by the borough’s housing department for 10 months. The independent body found Croydon Council responsible … Continue reading
Churches appeal for help with Croydon homeless
With the uncaring and callous approach to Croydon’s homeless by our council being highlighted by the BBC for a second time in the space of a couple of months, this time on Panorama, it is unsurprising that churches and faith … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Dudley Mead
Tagged BBC, Christmas, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Newsnight, Panorama
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Roundshaw’s golden hero Weir faces a BBC date with destiny
David Weir has had a fantastic year, winning four gold medals at the Paralympic Games and several awards as a result, including the Paralympic Sportsman of the Year prize last week from the nation’s sportswriters. But the south Londoner will … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Outside Croydon, Sport, Sutton Council
Tagged BBC, Bradley Wiggins, David Weir, London, Paralympic, Paralympic Games, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Weir
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Council faces massive legal bill over discrimination claims
Croydon Council is facing claims potentially running into hundreds of thousands of pounds, and legal bills of much more, over claims of discrimination in the workplace from 50 former employees, all but one of them women. The claims over missed … Continue reading
Car park failure is dire warning for Croydon’s casino economics
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Another week, another multi-million pound company goes into administration. ANDREW PELLING says that the collapse of financial scheme behind a car park operator will have lasting repercussions for Croydon There’s been a lot of action this week that … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Andrew Pelling, Business, Centrale, Commuting, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Jon Rouse, Parking, Property, South Croydon, Transport, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged BBC, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, London, London Borough of Croydon, Royal Bank of Scotland, Westfield
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Collapsing retail sector hits Croydon hardest, says BBC
Croydon has suffered the worst rate of retail store closures in the whole of London, the BBC is reporting. BBC London accessed the figures from a nationwide survey on retail trends for the first six months of 2012. The worrying … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Business, Centrale, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, BBC, Croydon, Hammerson, Local Data Company, London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Don’t panic! Mead’s benefits U-turn shows council in crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Something strange is happening at the Town Hall. Commonsense is prevailing over political dogma. Some highly placed people’s jobs must be at stake, says Inside Croydon editor STEVEN DOWNES Don’t panic! Croydon’s Captain Mainwaring is in charge! Something … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jon Rouse, Margaret Mead, Menta Tower, Mike Fisher, Planning, Schools, URV
Tagged BBC, Conservative, Croydon, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Croydon’s B&B nightmare: “an indictment of modern Britain”
The BBC’s Newsnight programme has taken Croydon Council’s emergency housing “policy” apart, exposing them as breaking the law twice over, while failing the borough’s homeless, many of them young children, who are forced to stay in squalid, overcrowded and unsuitable … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Health, Housing, Jon Rouse, Mike Fisher, Planning, Property, Tony Newman
Tagged BBC, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Newsnight, Rouse, Tony Newman
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Croydon Radio is looking for local broadcasting talent
Croydon Radio, the borough’s own online audio news and entertainment channel, is seeking would-be presenters and DJs to help produce varied and entertaining shows for those who live, work, study or simply visit Croydon. On Saturday June 30 and Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Croydon 8/8, Local media, Music
Tagged BBC, Broadcasting, Croydon, Disc jockey, Internet radio, Radio, Radio broadcasting, Surrey Street Market
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