Tag Archives: Caterham
History of Kenley Airfield, free talk, East Surrey Museum, Apr 22
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TfL makes cuts to Caterham to Addington Village 466 bus route
The 466 bus route, which runs between Caterham on the Hill and Addington Village, has had its frequency almost halved. With effect from yesterday, April 11, the 466 now runs once every 12 minutes, instead of every eight minutes. Bus … Continue reading
History of Kenley Airfield, free talk, East Surrey Museum, Apr 22
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Remembrance and History: a special Croydon Insider episode
Can you help in our appeal, with the Deputy Lieutenant of Croydon, in providing details of personnel from Croydon who have been killed on active duty in the years since the end of World War II? On Remembrance Sunday, our … Continue reading
Regulator finds ‘serious failings’ in Tandridge’s social housing
Some things ‘came as an absolute surprise to me’ says chair of district council’s housing committee, as inspectors found more than 1,000 overdue fire safety fixes and no clear records of stock surveys for almost a decade Tandridge District Council, … Continue reading
Surrey council takes action on unlawful flags as Perry dithers
Croydon Council, where failed Mayor Jason Perry has claimed there is “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers and, by extension, fly-posters, has failed to take any action against the various flags hoisted without permission on some of the borough’s streets. Yet neighbouring … Continue reading
Tory councillor welcomes New Addington flags as ‘great’
A Conservative councillor in New Addington has said that Union flags that have been placed along Central Parade without proper permission “look great”, and he has posted on social media that the council will not remove the flags unless they … Continue reading
Council refuses to remove England flags from Coulsdon Road
Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, went on the telly last week boasting of “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers. Yet his council has refused to remove hundreds of St George cross flags that have been tethered illegally to lamp posts along Coulsdon … Continue reading
Prizes in Porter and Sorter’s new quiz are far from Trivial
Pubs in and around Croydon are offering prizes worth up to £10,000 cash, holidays, concert tickets and instant win food and drink in a special Trivial Pursuit-themed game. Marston’s “Win A Wedge” gives locals the chance to win thousands of … Continue reading
Council finally paints double yellows so Kenley gets its 434 bus
A year after they literally “missed the bus” over Transport for London’s last-minute decision not to route the 434 to upper Kenley because of sightline issues on some suburban streets, and the ward’s Tory councillors are claiming the credit for … Continue reading
Tandridge reports itself to housing regulator over electric tests
Tandridge Council has reported itself to Regulator of Social Housing after it failed to carry out mandatory electrical safety tests on its council homes. The district council, based in Oxted and covering Caterham, Godstone, Lingfield and Warlingham, announced its decision … 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
North Downs Singers: A Ceremony of Carols, Caterham, Nov 30
Family let down by police and officials over 22-year-old’s death
An inquest into the death in Caterham last year of 22-year-old Hannah Aitken has found that she died after taking a poisonous substance which she ordered online from abroad. Paramedics who treated her were not carrying the antidote and had … Continue reading
Discover which local pubs want you to take away their glasses
In a nod to the customers who have taken pub glasses home with them without permission, a major pub company is now encouraging it, as 1,000 pubs across the country will serve drinks in limited-edition commemorative glasses for this year’s … Continue reading
Coroner recommends dog restrictions after Caterham death
The death of a woman from South Croydon, killed by the dogs she was walking at a beauty spot near Caterham in January last year, could lead to greater restrictions on the number of animals any individual is allowed to … Continue reading
Coulsdon Road works set to finish a week ahead of schedule
Coulsdon Road, the B2030 by Coulsdon Common and The Fox pub, will re-open from tomorrow, August 27, almost a week earlier than had been expected. The road closures became controversial because many Old Coulsdon residents felt that they would shut … Continue reading
People power! Coulsdon road closures postponed and changed
After Tory councillor accused residents’ association of ‘scaremongering’, council performs an 11th-hour U-turn over Stites Hill Road closure. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Residents in Old Coulsdon, in Caterham on the Hill and the surrounding areas were claiming a victory … Continue reading
Surrey council: Coulsdon road closures are down to Croydon
The simultaneous closures of Coulsdon Road for drainage works and Stites Hill Road for “traffic management” reasons, due to begin next week and last for a month, creating an “Iron Curtain” between south London and Surrey, are all a matter … Continue reading
Old Coulsdon roadworks will create an ‘Iron Curtain’ to Surrey
Road closures in Old Coulsdon have been described by local activists as “a wholly absurd idea of creating an Iron Curtain between Surrey and Croydon”. The road closure of Stites Hill Road, enforced by Croydon Council for “traffic management” at … Continue reading
Stites Hill Road closure to cut off Old Coulsdon for a month
There’s widespread concern among residents in Old Coulsdon about a set of road closures scheduled for the end of this month, which one residents’ association predicts will cut off residents or force them to take long detours on any journeys. … Continue reading
Purley’s 14-foot sinkhole could take council four weeks to fix
The roads in and around Croydon have more holes in them than a slab of Swiss cheese, with works being undertaken, and then postponed, on Coulsdon Road near The Fox pub, and a dangerously deep sinkhole opening up last week … Continue reading
TfL expresses serious safety concerns for Kenley bus route
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports that passengers hoping to catch a bus along Wattendon Road might have a very long wait A new bus route promised by Kenley’s Conservative councillors now seems unlikely to be implemented, according to an internal … Continue reading
