Tag Archives: Colliers Wood

Gang guilty of industrial-scale fly-tipping across south London

Posted on April 28, 2026 by insidecroydon

Four men sentenced after they were found to have issued threats and blackmail, destroyed property and, at a site off the Purley Way, cost the property owner £300,000 The scale of the organised criminality which lies behind the scourge of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley Way, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

TfL forced to bin costly £560m tram extension into Sutton

Posted on September 30, 2023 by insidecroydon

Transport for London has binned the proposed Sutton tram extension due to its “weak business case”. According to a senior official at City Hall this week, it’s unlikely that the Sutton link will be revisited any time soon. “It’s hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Sutton Link, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Phoenix side AFC gets a bum rap over FA Cup red card

Posted on August 18, 2013 by insidecroydon

It was all supposed to be so different. Phoenix club AFC Croydon Athletic making its debut in the world’s oldest and most historic football competition, the FA Cup, a sign that the club had really come back from beyond the … Continue reading →

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Wanton destruction of trees on the new banks of the Wandle

Posted on November 27, 2011 by insidecroydon

A Croydon resident who daily walks to work through Wandle Park has been in touch, concerned at the destruction of several mature trees to make way for the council scheme to “recreate” the course of the River Wandle. The resident’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, History, Planning, Waddon, Walks, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments