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Sprinter Glave heads up large contingent for European Champs
Croydon Harrier Romell Glave heads a large contingent of south London athletes named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Championships being staged next month in Birmingham. Glave goes to the Europeans as the newly crowned … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Herne Hill Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Romell Glave, Sport
Tagged Arlo Ludwick, Birmingham, Birmingham 2026, Blackheath and Bromley AC, Dina Asher-Smith, European Championships, Herne Hill Harriers, Katie Snowden, Lawrence Okoye, Mike Fleet, Romell Glave, Stevie Lawrence-Wrist, Tooting
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£500m difference in audit figures is looking like a Brum deal
COUNCILS IN CRISIS: A report from forensic auditors has raised questions about one council’s bankruptcy that could persuade others, including cash-strapped Croydon, to ask whether they are getting proper analysis of their struggling finances An academic report into the parlous … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Report in the Public Interest, Section 114 notice
Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, Financial Times, Grant Thornton, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Section 114 Notice, Tory, William Wallis
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Under the Tories, issuing a Section 114 notice ‘is pointless’
COUNCILS IN CRISIS: The partisan blame game over the financial collapse of local authorities is unravelling by the week, as ever more civic leaders and mayors admit that there’s no spending left to cut. The next couple of weeks could … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Outside Croydon, Section 114 notice
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Bradford, Bradford City Council, Council Tax, Department for Levelling Up, DLUHC, Hampshire, Hampshire County Council, Havering, Havering Borough Council, Jack Shaw, Michael Gove, Middlesbrough Council, Somerset Council, Stoke, Stoke City Council
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LGA warns dozens more councils are on brink of bankruptcy
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Government’s 2024-2025 financial settlement will allow some local authorities in England to impose a 10% Council Tax hike on residents for a second year. By KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter Even Conservative councillors were saying that … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, DLUHC, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Nottingham City Council, Slough, Thurrock, Tory, Woking
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Competition: Win tickets for Twelve Dates of Christmas
Inside Croydon is delighted to be able to offer free tickets to The Twelve Dates of Christmas for the performance next Tuesday, November 26, at the Spread Eagle Theatre. Courtesy of the Old Joint Stock Theatre Company, Inside Croydon’s loyal … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Birmingham, Bridget Jones, Carrie Bradshaw, Christmas, Croydon, London, Twelve Dates of Christmas
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Going down the pub to make drama out of an arts crisis
Next door to the Town Hall, where the David Lean Cinema has been dark for two years and where the status of the town’s museum is under threat, the arts in Croydon are about to get a boost. TIM HODGSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Spread Eagle Theatre, Theatre
Tagged Birmingham, Croydon, David Lean Cinema, Fullers Brewery, Kings Heath, Kingsway, South Norwood, Tea At Five
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Which? brands SE25 eateries among worst in country
Fast food outlets in part of Croydon are among the worst in the country for hygiene standards, according to a report published today by the consumer watchdog, Which? And don’t stray too far away across south London, because Bexley tops … Continue reading
Posted in Pubs, Restaurants, Selhurst, South Norwood
Tagged Bexley, Birmingham, Croydon, Food, London, Selhurst Park, Which?
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Stevenson ready to put a rocket up mainstream politicians
The Croydon North by-election will certainly have national importance, at least as far as the Communist party is concerned, after they have has chosen their national secretary, Ben Stevenson, to stand as their candidate. Stevenson, 28, has lived in Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, Croydon North, Malcolm Wicks MP
Tagged Birmingham, Croydon, Croydon North, National Health Service, Trade union
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