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Tag Archives: Bromley
Met appeals for help over £500,000 Bromley jewellery heist
Scotland Yard is appealing for information following a jewellery heist in Bromley last December, when £500,000-worth of gold was stolen from a house on Bickley Road. The robbery took place on the evening of Monday, December 30, 2024. There have … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, Policing
Tagged Bickley, Bickley Road, Bromley, Gold, Gold jewellery, Metropolitan Police
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China-made electric buses introduced on Croydon SL5 route
The SL5, one of three Superloop buses that run through Croydon, now has shiny, new electric-powered double-deckers plying the route from the town centre to Bromley. The new buses began operation this week, part of a phased replacement of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley North, Build Your Dreams Auto, BYD BD11, China, Royal Bethlem Hospital, Shirley, SL5, Superloop, TfL, Transport for London
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Bromley by-election sees historic first Reform win in London
Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how Alan Cook’s poll success on the other side of the borough boundary is sending shock waves into Croydon They’re going to need a bigger vote… You know how, early in the original Jaws movie, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged Addiscombe East, Alan Cook, Bromley, Bromley Common and Holwood, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Nic Stewert, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Shirley, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Zack Polanski
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Delve into the history of Crystal Palace Park in a day of talks
There is to be a “Festival of Park Talks” and a volunteer fair in Crystal Palace Park on Saturday June 14. Suitable for children and adults, the day includes talks about the park’s history from local experts. There will be … Continue reading
SuperLoop route to Heathrow will continue to serve Croydon
The SL7 SuperLoop bus that runs the near-marathon length route from West Croydon to Heathrow Airport has been given a reprieve. Draft proposals to reduce the route, and have it start only from Sutton, with the SL5 extended from Bromley … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, East Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, East Croydon station, Heathrow Airport, London Mayor, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, SL5, SL6, SL7, Superloop, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Mayor Khan fires starting pistol for £130m sports centre refurb
‘There’s no downside to redeveloping Crystal Palace’ says Khan as work finally begins to bring the former National Sports Centre back into working order – perhaps even as part of a bid for London to host the 2040 Olympics Plans … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Basketball, Bromley Council, Cricket, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Football, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming
Tagged 2012 Olympics, 2040 Olympic Games, Bromley, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, GLC, Greater London Council, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Morgan Sindall, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Ovett
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Complaints against Perry’s council on rise, Ombudsman says
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on another year where our council is close to the top of a league table – for most upheld complaints Katherine Kerswell, Croydon’s £204,000 per year chief executive, if she bothered … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Bromley Council, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Lambeth Council, Planning, Southwark Council, Surrey, Sutton Council
Tagged Amerdeep Somal, Bromley, Children's Care, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Lambeth, LGO, Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Local Government Ombudsman, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ombudsman, Planning, social care, Southwark, Surrey County Council, Sutton, Tory
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Groundbreaking Bethlem Gallery creates important collection
Bethlem Gallery artists, who have developed their work and careers with the gallery over three decades, are being recognised for the first time in an important contemporary art collection, with a celebratory festival open to all planned for next month. … Continue reading
Free beer! Market Tavern to celebrate 10 years of Craft Union
A pub company is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow where the drinks will be on them – for a limited period, terms and conditions apply, etc and so forth… On Wednesday, May 14, Craft Union is giving away 10,000 free … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Bromley, Craft Union, Market Tavern, Surrey Street, Sutton, Wallington
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Crystal Palace Park’s £52m restoration project to get underway
Multi-million-pound major works to restore and improve Crystal Palace Park will be starting on May 19. They are expected to last until August 2026. The works are part of an ambitious, £52million park-wide regeneration plan being co-delivered Crystal Palace Park … Continue reading
Beckenham drug-dealer given 28 years over cocaine imports
A drug-dealer from Beckenham has been convicted for supplying cocaine and jailed after evidence gathered from his encrypted phone showed he had imported more than half a tonne of the Class A drug – estimated to have a street value … Continue reading
Croydon man formally charged with murder of Andrew Clark
Demiesh Williams, the man from Shirley who was arrested following the brutal assault on Andrew Clark outside a Bromley supermarket earlier this month, has been formally charged with murder. Williams, 29, of Fir Tree Gardens, appeared at the Old Bailey … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Andrew Clark, Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Elmers End, Elmers End Road, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Croydon snubbed in newspaper’s latest property boosterism
No where in Croydon, or Sutton or even Bromley managed to make it on to this year’s Sunday Times Best Places To Live guide – in the latest bit of housing market boosterism to hit the public discourse. The three … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Property
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, East Dulwich, Jo Negrini, Property prices, Sutton, Telegraph Hill, Walthamstow
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Victim of attack at Bromley Sainsbury’s has died in hospital
Andrew Clark, the man who was brutally attacked outside a Sainsbury’s in Bromley on Sunday, has died in hospital today. Demiesh Williams, 29, of Fir Tree Gardens, Shirley, was arrested in relation to the attack and was charged with grievous … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Man from Shirley charged with GBH over Bromley assault
Croydon man Demiesh Williams appeared in court on Tuesday charged with grievous bodily harm following an assault on another man in Bromley on Sunday which has left his victim, a man in his 40s, in hospital in what the police … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Shirley North
Tagged Bromley, Demiesh Williams, Fir Tree Gardens, Metropolitan Police, Shirley
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Rape-shamer Slator gets elected to Tories’ top job in Bromley
They are a forgiving lot in the Conservative Party under Kemi BadEnoch. The Tories have not only taken a “scumbag rape apologist” back into the party fold, they’ve even restored him to a senior position in the Bromley and Biggin … Continue reading
Promotion sees Brittain leave his role as boroughs’ top cop
Croydon is to get a new police borough commander, as Andy Brittain is leaving the role he has held since 2019. The Cambridge-educated copper, the most senior officer across Croydon, Sutton and Bromley, has been promoted to Commander, for future … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Anthony King, Borough Command Unit, Bromley, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Croydon, Donna Murray-Turner, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, MyEnds, PC Perry Lathwood, Scotland Yard, Sgt Matt Ratana, South BCU, Sutton, youth knife crime
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TfL dusts off plan for £10bn Bakerloo line extension to Bromley
Transport for London’s Christmas present to south-east London was to announce that it is dusting off its plans for an extension of the Bakerloo line to Lewisham, and potentially beyond to Beckenham Junction and Elmers End. The capital’s transport authority … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Lewisham, Outside Croydon, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Bakerloo Line, Bakerloo line extension, Beckenham Junction, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, DLR, Docklands Light Railway, Elmers End, Lewisham, London, London Tramlink, Mayor, TfL, Transport for London
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Charity funds dramatherapy sessions for children with epilepsy
Children and young people in Croydon living with epilepsy are set to receive additional support from Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, thanks to funding via Croydon Health Charity. The charity recently received a £2,950 grant from Beckenham Theatre Trust to … Continue reading
RSPCA recruiting rescue staff in Croydon, Bromley and Surrey
The RSPCA animal charity is recruiting animal rescue officers, including roles in Croydon, Bromley and for the Warlingham and Caterham area. Animal rescue officers are frontline workers who respond to reports of cruelty, neglect and injury, deal with complaints, and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity
Tagged Bromley, Caterham, Coulsdon, Croydon, jobs, Purley, RSPCA, RSPCA animal rescue officers, Warlingham
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Finally a ‘tram’ rolls up at Crystal Palace – except it’s a bus!
No, that wasn’t really a tram you just saw trundling up Anerley Hill. It was the new, tram-lookalike 358 electric bus, part of a fleet of 20 zero emission vehicles which have come into service today. It has been 20 … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, TfL, Transport
Tagged 358, Bromley, Crystal Palace, London, Mayor, Orpington, Penge, TfL, Transport for London
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Watchdog in call to keep bus fares low and to speed up routes
A report by London TravelWatch, the capital’s independent transport watchdog, is urging widespread improvements to the capital’s bus service, including helping to speed up routes and keeping fares low London TravelWatch said London’s bus network is “lifeline” to millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, London Buses, London TravelWatch, Sutton, TfL, Transport for London
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Bromley does developer deal to secure Churchill Theatre
The future of the Churchill Theatre in Bromley has been “secured”, after discussions between the council, which owns the building, and operators Trafalgar Theatres, with a third-party bidder agreeing to come on board. There had been growing uncertainty over the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bromley Council, Theatre
Tagged Bromley, Churchill Theatre, Trafalgar Theatres
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Take a journey back in time with Bus Museum’s Heritage Day
Transport geeks can enjoy a bit of a busman’s holiday next weekend, when heritage London Transport buses take to the roads of south London to provide a ride back into the 1950s and ’60s. Harking back to an era of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley North, Chislehurst, London Bus Museum, Routemaster, RT, Transport for London
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