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Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18
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‘Challenge remains enormous’ as Perry hikes Council Tax again
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on the grim budget report from the borough’s failed Mayor After almost five years in charge at Croydon Town Hall, Mayor Jason Perry has made a public admission of failure. “It remains difficult to see a … Continue reading
The 2026 Croydonites Festival, from Wed Nov 4 to Sat Nov 21
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Stanley Halls, The Front Room, Theatre
Tagged Advertisement, Anna Arthur, Clocktower Cafe, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Hannah Maxwell, James Rowland, Rosa Garland, South Norwood, St George's Walk, Stanley Halls, Team Viking, The Front Room, Turn Your Fucking Phones Off, Victoria Melody, Vincent Gambini
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Whistleblower’s lonely eight-year battle over council spending
CROYDON IN CRISIS: In 2018, Daniel Cox blew the whistle when he discovered that a contractor was charging the council almost double what he was being paid for his work. Cox was dismissed, and the council has spent the past … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, SEND, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Adecco, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Daniel Cox, Employment Tribunal, His Honour Judge James Tayler, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tony Newman, Tory
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Westfield now want a data centre plus 4,000 flats in town centre
After more than 15 years of non-development, Paris-based developers are seriously considering building a data centre close to the town centre’s conservation area, as they crank up plans for 45-storey tower blocks. By STEVEN DOWNES Fifteen years after Westfield first … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, North End Quarter, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Adam Smith, Allders, Allders Car Park, Allies and Morrison, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London, Mayor Jason Perry, North End Quarter, The Croydon Project, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Haunted House Extreme, at Crystal Palace NSC, Oct 30 and 31
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Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Darts, Fairfield, Music, Pubs, Sport
Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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South London’s ULEZ bomber terrorist given 15 years in jail
‘It was miraculous that nobody was killed or seriously injured’ says Met officer after Kevin Rees is sentenced at Old Bailey “Who radicalised him?” LBC presenter James O’Brien asked yesterday as news broke of the 15-year sentence for terrorism offences … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bexley, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Kevin Rees, Mayor Jason Perry, Sidcup, terrorism, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ bomber, ULEZ expansion
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£100k job for the boy: How do you solve a problem like Mario?
Croydon’s part-time Mayor’s misuse of public resources takes in photo-ops for his Tory mates, and political appointments paying six-figure salaries. By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Jason Perry, Croydon’s self-important but impotent Mayor, continues to spend hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Perry, Croydon Council, James Cleverly, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt
Tagged Andrea Perry, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Helen Reeves, HR, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor's office manager, Sir James Cleverly MP, Susie Rundle, Tory
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Mezze Feast, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Oct 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Find out more about the South Norwood Community Kitchen by visiting their website: click here
First phase of Altyre Road ‘aparthotel’ set to open by Christmas
The first phase of “The Canopy”, the aparthotel on Altyre Road, could be complete before Christmas. That’s according to Addiscombe West’s Labour councillors, who recently took a tour of the building site, as the former Croydon Park Hotel is being … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Housing, Planning, Property, The Canopy
Tagged Addiscombe West, Altyre Road, Amro, Botanical House, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, East Croydon station, Labour, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, The Canopy, Tony Newman
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Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, through Oct. Free entry
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all music dates at The Oval Tavern
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern
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Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Darts, Fairfield, Music, Pubs, Sport
Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18
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Inside Croydon goes in search of the ‘real’ Andy Burnham
ANDREW FISHER has spent the week at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Liverpool, where the new Prime Minister continued to confound political editors and expert pundits A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into bar. The barman asks: … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham MP, Angela Rayner MP, Croydon, Ed Miliband, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, Gaza, Gaza genocide, Help to Buy, Housing, John Healey MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Lambeth council, Liverpool, London, Palestine, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Sir Keir Starmer, Your First Home
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Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, for Nov. Free entry
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all music dates at The Oval Tavern
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern
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Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool
A year ago, Andy Burnham was seen scurrying away from the Labour Party Conference, scorned by loyal Starmerites. Today, he makes a speech to the 2026 conference as Prime Minister. ANDREW FISHER reports from Liverpool exclusively for Inside Croydon on … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham MP, Angela Rayner MP, Croydon, Ed Miliband, Empty Dwelling Management Orders, Gaza, Gaza genocide, Help to Buy, Housing, John Healey MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Lambeth council, Liverpool, London, Palestine, Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Your First Home
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Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2
There will be no tram service between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park for almost a week, beginning from 10pm this Friday, October 2. “This is so essential engineering works can be carried out to improve the tramway,” according to Transport … Continue reading
Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18
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Friday lunchtime recitals at Croydon Minster, from Sep to Dec
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Foam factory job cuts will have ‘significant’ impact on Croydon
With 100 skilled manufacturing jobs under threat, while failed Mayor Jason Perry refuses to act, other councillors have stepped in to persuade the Nike supplier Zotefoams to reconsider its plan to move operations to Vietnam Croydon’s Green Party councillors have … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Greens, Paul Ainscough, Ria Patel, Zotefoams
Tagged Broad Green, Cllr Paul Ainscough, Cllr Ria Patel, Croydon, Croydon Council, Eliud Kipchoge, GMB, GMB Union, Green Party, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Keely Hodgkinson, London Borough of Croydon, Mitcham Road, Vietnam, Zotefoams
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Girls and boys from 10+: Trinity School Open Day, October 3
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Tories’ unlawful conduct putting Croydon on highway to hell
It’s not just failed Mayor Jason Perry who has been found to have acted unlawfully, as other Croydon Conservatives show a casual disregard for the law which is costing residents millions of pounds, and putting cyclists’ lives at risk. By … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Stewart, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Brighton Road, Cllr Alasdair Stewart, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Cycle lanes, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Will Norman
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David Lean Cinema in October: Coyote, Dog Stars and Dracula
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Outsourcing children’s home has proved costly and high risk
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The collapse of a multi-million-pound contract to manage a children’s home in the borough has exposed the flaws in the procurement process and sunk Mayor Perry’s claims of running a ‘more efficient’ council. Green Party councillor NATALIE VESTY, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Natalie Vesty, Sanderstead, Stabilisation Plan, Stuart Collins
Tagged Care Homes, Children's homes, Children's Services, Cllr Natalie Vesty, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, St Christopher's Fellowship, Tory
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