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Minister Reed received hacked files from Labour candidate
While Steve Reed undertakes a witch-hunt against Green election candidates, his own party has selected someone who admitted distributing 77MB of illegally hacked data – including passing the stolen material to Reed himself. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES One of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Crime, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Southwark Council
Tagged Brixton, Clive Fraser, Croydon East, Croydon East CLP, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, Dulwich Wood, Joel Bodmer, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Ruth Bannister, Southwark, Southwark Council, Southwark Labour, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Photo exhibition to celebrate Adam Ballard’s inspiring legacy
Croydon-based youth organisation Be Inspired and some of the young people it has helped are the subject of a powerful photographic exhibition to be held at a Brixton art gallery next week. “Despite Everything: Finding Purpose” has been curated in … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Be Inspired, Charity
Tagged Adam Ballard, Aneesa Dawoojee, Be Inspired, Brixton, Gloves Not Gunz, Photofusion
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Police seize counterfeit goods and cash from Croydon shops
Shops in Croydon and in Brixton have been among 30 sites raided by the Metropolitan Police, seizing hundreds of thousands of pounds-worth of counterfeit goods and suspected illegal cash as part of an operation to disrupt money laundering and the … Continue reading
Two Merton police stations to close in latest Met cut-backs
Croydon, Sutton and Bromley stations among those to operate on reduced opening hours in future under the latest police budget cuts Wimbledon and Mitcham are among 10 London police stations facing permanent closure under the latest version of cost-cutting measures … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crime, Kingston, Lewisham, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council
Tagged Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Brixton, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Police Station, Kingston, Lavender Hill, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham Police Station, Plumstead, Sir Sadiq Khan, Sutton Police Station, Walworth, Wimbledon Police Station
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Now Labour suspends selections in MP Steve Reed’s backyard
It is not just in Croydon where Keir Starmer’s party stands accused of acting unlawfully, as it faces a High Court challenge from a rejected candidate in Lambeth. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Labour Party in Lambeth has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Brixton, Brixton Buzz, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, JASON COBB, Labour, Labour selections, Lambeth, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, Martin Abrams, National Executive Committee, NEC, Zack Polanski
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Video released of the moment Justin Henry’s killer was arrested
The two men found guilty of the 2023 manslaughter of Justin Henry were yesterday sentenced to a total of more than 28 years in jail. Following the conclusion of the court case, the Metropolitan Police released additional materials connected to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Brixton, Gipsy Hill, Jamal Ali-Richards, Justin Henry, Lewis Benjamin, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Public meeting: Your Party in Lambeth, Brixton, Sep 11
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Posted in 2026 council elections, Lambeth Council
Tagged Brixton, Jeremy Corbyn, Lambeth, Your Party
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Croydon on Met’s list of 20 police stations to remain open
Croydon is among the 20 police stations in London listed to stay open, in controversial closure plans released yesterday by the Metropolitan Police. Sutton, Kingston and Brixton police front counters will also be kept open under the plans. But Wimbledon, … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Battersea, Brixton, Brixton Police Station, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Police Station, Kingston, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, Sutton, Tory
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Labour councillor charged with sexual assault and exposure
Irfan Mohammed, the Lambeth councillor who was suspended by the Labour Party after a police arrest, was one of three men who appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court earlier this week charged with a series of offences in relation to an … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues
Tagged Brixton, Brixton Buzz, Brixton Town Hall, Clapham Park, Irfan Mohammed, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Metropolitan Police
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Labour suspends councillor over arrest as MPs are purged
While Downing Street chief of staff Morgan McSweeney was conducting his latest purge in Westminster, back in his old stomping ground of Lambeth, a Labour councillor was suspended yesterday after being charged with a criminal offence. Irfan Mohammed has been … Continue reading
Croydon bubble tea entrepreneurs pick up prestigious award
TeaJoy, a new bubble tea brand, has been named London Startup of the Year in the Food and Drink category at the UK StartUp Awards 2025. Co-founded by Croydon-based entrepreneur duo Ning Ma and Jack Gaskin, the judges said that … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Brixton, Bubble tea, Jack Gaskin, MamaLan restaurant, Ning Ma, TeaJoy, UK StartUp Awards
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After 8-week trial, Justin Henry’s killers guilty of manslaughter
Two men who were arrested in connection with the 2023 disappearance and death of Justin Henry have been convicted of manslaughter, after the prosecution was unsuccessful in bringing a murder charge. Lewis Benjamin, 30, of Waddon New Road, and Jamal … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Brixton, Gipsy Hill, Jamal Ali-Richards, Justin Henry, Lewis Benjamin, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Davis quits Enfield top job to become Lambeth chief exec
The council chief executive merry-go-round sees a £220,000 boss move from north London and a £30m budget shortfall, to take the reins at Brixton Town Hall, where the budget gap is £50m Lambeth Council has appointed a new chief executive, … Continue reading
TfL confirms it will axe 118 bus route despite public opposition
From February, Transport for London will be withdrawing the 118 route, which runs from Brixton to Morden via Streatham, Streatham Park and Mitcham. The decision has been made following a public consultation in which, even TfL admits, there was overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged 118 bus route, 45 bus route, 59 bus route, Brixton, Camberwell Green, Elephant and Castle, Mitcham, Morden, Streatham, TfL, Transport for London
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Crisis in Lambeth as CEO’s arrest follows latest £50m bail-out
The neighbouring borough’s financial problems continue to mount, as amid reports of rows with the Labour-run council’s leader, the most senior employee at Brixton Town Hall has had his collar felt for drugs, booze and driving offences Brixton Town Hall … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Crime, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Bayo Dosunmu, Brixton, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, General Election, General Election 2024, Kate Hoey, Keir Starmer, Kevin Craig, Labour, Lambeth council, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Vauxhall
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Body found in Purley as police search for missing Justin Henry
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have found a body. If confirmed, it will be the 10th murder case in Croydon in 2023. Late on Monday, officers located a Red Nissan Almera in the residents’ car park of Nicholas … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Purley, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Dale Road, Justin Henry, London Road Norbury, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Purley, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Waddon man charged with murder of missing Justin Henry
Scotland Yard confirmed last night that they have arrested a Croydon man in connection with the murder of Justin Henry. Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command charged Louis Benjamin, 29, of Waddon New Road, with one count of murder, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Croydon, Justin Henry, London, Louis Benjamin, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Scotland Yard, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Murder investigation launched over missing Justin Henry
The disappearance of a man who was last seen at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Norbury is being treated as a murder investigation, the Metropolitan Police said this morning. Justin Henry, 34, was reported missing to police on Monday, October 16. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Bus passengers face three days of strike action in pay dispute
Bus passengers in Croydon face having their journeys disrupted by three days of planned strike action in a dispute between drivers and operators Arriva, after the company made what a union official has described as a “pathetic” pay offer. The … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, South Croydon, South Norwood, TfL, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged Arriva, Brixton, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Unite
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Politicians distrusted? Ask Lambeth’s housing co-ops
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North, says that it has taken him a year of working at Westminster to realise… People. Don’t. Trust. Politicians. Is this what the acronym NSS* was invented for? After all, Reed had spent … Continue reading
Steve Reed MP: Regeneration needed beyond the town centre
In his exclusive column for Inside Croydon, STEVE REED reports on how community groups are essential to ensure proper and sustainable regeneration in their neighbourhoods People for Portland Road, a community organisation in South Norwood, organised a public meeting last Saturday to … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, People for Portland Road, Policing, Schools, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Stanley People's Initiative, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brixton, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hammerson, Labour, Lambeth council, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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“There’s daggers in men’s smiles”: this Macbeth is a riot
As if the events of August 8 last year were not dramatic enough, the Breakfast Cat Theatre Company is about to make a drama out of Croydon’s crisis, staging a riot-inspired adaptation of Macbeth later this month. Many of the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon 8/8, Outside Croydon, Theatre
Tagged Brixton, Carshalton, Croydon, London, Macbeth, Twitter, William Shakespeare, YouTube
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