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Dealership donates £100,000-worth of vehicles to Ukraine
Kingham’s, the long-established, family-run car dealership based in South Croydon, has made donations of seven vehicles for humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine over the past 18 months worth at least £100,000. “You can’t quantify the value of someone’s life,” according … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Nick Mattey
Tagged Croydon, Kinghams, Nick Mattey, South Croydon, Ukraine
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Bodger’s back! Reed’s chum being lined up for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest anti-democratic and secretive stitch-up going on behind-the-scenes in the local Labour Party “Welcome to Croydon East” says the less-than-charming email to members to announce the creation of a Constituency Labour Party, in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West and South Norwood, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tony Newman
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Croydon couple tell of calm response to Morocco earthquake
A Croydon couple has spoken to Inside Croydon exclusively about how their dream holiday to Morocco almost turned into a deadly nightmare, as a massive earthquake struck their Marrakesh hotel. Mark and Janine Hughes had been in their hotel room … Continue reading
Councillor’s complaint sees Fairfield Halls drop mix-sex loos
Within a week of a Conservative councillor grumbling on social media about the “awful misogyny” of having mixed-sex signs on toilet doors at the Fairfield Halls, the management at the arts venue has abandoned the idea and removed the offending … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Stewart, BH Live, Fairfield Halls, Restaurants
Tagged Alasdair Stewart, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, The Cube, Toilets, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Incinerator protestors accuse Viridor of lies over toxic pollution
With just days to go before the Environment Agency closes its latest consultation over whether to allow Viridor to increase their profits by upping the amount of toxic pollution that they pump into the atmosphere of south London, a large … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Peter Underwood, Waste incinerator
Tagged Air pollution, Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon, Dave Tchil, Elliot Colburn MP, Environment Agency, Jim Duffy, Kingston, Merton, Peter Underwood, Sutton, Verity Thompson, Viridor
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Fire Brigade at the ready as risk of grass fires rises in the heat
Firefighters are asking people to follow safety advice as the hot weather continues, with forecast temperatures above 30⁰C. This follows an Amber heat-health alert issued by the UK Health Security Agency, which asks people to check on older family members, … Continue reading
Mayor Perry spends £140,000 on gym equipment for Monks Hill
Politics, they say, is all about priorities. So while Croydon Mayor Jason Perry takes away the £13,000 per year grant to the Selsdon Centre for the Retired and increases their rent, after hiking everyone’s Council Tax by 15%, up the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Quest Academy, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Kirsty MacColl, Mayor Jason Perry, Monks Hill, Monks Hill Comprehensive, Monks Hill Sports Centre, Quest Academy, Selsdon, Selsdon High School, There's a Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvish, Wilfried Zaha
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Croydon Male Voice Choir open evening, Sandilands, Oct 19
Posted in Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Male Voice Choir, singing
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Croydon police investigated over black man’s death in custody
This latest probe by the watchdog follows the misconduct hearing announced earlier this week for two other Met officers over the arrest and hand-cuffing last year of an innocent black schoolboy Two Croydon police officers are under criminal investigation for … Continue reading
Taking Liberty with the arts in a way that celebrates us all
KEN TOWL takes hope, and much joy, from last week’s Liberty Festival, where deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists injected some much-needed culture into the borough. Photos by PAUL FULLER The Liberty Festival, which landed in Croydon last weekend, represented the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Borough of Culture 2023, Comedy, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music, Poetry
Tagged Aaron Simmonds, Ashcroft Theatre, Borough of Culture, Croydon, Drunken Chorus, Fairfield Halls, Francesca Martinez, giraffes, Inner Vision Orchestra, Ken Towl, Liberty Festival, Steve Day
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Infant death rates were up by 233% after incinerator fired up
Official figures from the ONS for the year after Viridor began its operations at Beddington showed a sharp increase in infant deaths in Selhurst, Broad Green and Waddon wards. STEVEN DOWNES reports Infant mortality rates in one part of Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, London-wide issues, Merton, Planning, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment Agency, Jim Duffy, Kingston Council, KKR, Liberal Democrats, Merton Council, Michael Ryan, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Viridor
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It’s a Brum do: fixing local government won’t come cheap
After the latest local authority’s finances crashed and burned, and with Michael Gove twiddling his thumbs doing nothing before the General Election, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, looks at what needs to be done to fix local government in England Councils … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner MP, Birmingham City Council, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottingham City Council, Thurrock, Tory, Woking
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Council’s debt costs could hit £70m next year warns Mayor
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Jason Perry says he’s still hoping to get a Government write-off of a chunk of the borough’s borrowing, but otherwise he’s short on ideas or solutions. KEN LEE endured the latest ‘Question Time’ at Norbury, so that … Continue reading
MP Jones given new brief to avoid her dealings with ‘Rimmer’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest job switch for one of Croydon’s Labour MPs When it came, it had all the hallmarks of an after-thought. A dozen shadow cabinet appointments were announced just after 5pm yesterday, more than a … Continue reading
RAAC and ruins: Link school discovers dangerous concrete
Another local special school is shut down over concerns about ‘crumbling’ concrete used in its buildings. By GENE BRODIE, education correspondent The Link Secondary School on Croydon Road is the latest to be affected by concerns over RAAC, the lightweight … Continue reading
Choir starts a recruitment drive in the search for new voices
One of the borough’s long-standing and much-respected musical organisations is launching a recruitment drive this week. The Croydon Male Voice Choir will be holding an “Open Evening” at its rehearsal room in Sandilands Sports Club, Addiscombe, on October 19, open … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Sandilands
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Two Croydon schools forced to close over crumbling concrete
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council’s Tory leadership accused of ‘deceiving’ parents with statement issued last week on the state of the borough’s schools. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Despite assurances issued by the council, at least two Croydon schools will not be … Continue reading
Starmer reshuffle sees Croydon MP Reed shunted to DEFRA
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on how today’s Labour front bench job creation scheme might be taken as proof that turds do somehow manage to rise to the surface… Steve Reed OBE, the right-wing MP who shunted another Labour MP out … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth South, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tooting, Tory, ULEZ, Uxbridge
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680,000 responses make ticket offices biggest consultation
More people participated in the consultation over the threat of closure to the nation’s railway ticket offices than in any previous public consultation held in this country. In all, two travel watchdogs received a combined 680,000 responses from commuters and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Transport, Uncategorized
Tagged #SaveOurTicketOffices, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Department for Transport, DfT, East Croydon station, London, London Assembly, London TravelWatch, Mick Lynch, Purley, RMT, Tory
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Tudor sculptor’s Minster memorials stand the test of time
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Following up on an enquiry from a visitor to Croydon Minster, DAVID MORGAN goes in search of the sculptor of one of the church’s best-known tombs Visitors to Croydon Minster often ask interesting questions about the history of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Archbishop Grindal, Archbishop John Whitgift, Cornelius Cure, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, John Whitgift, King Henry VIII, King James I, Mary Queen of Scots, Nonsuch Palace, Queen Elizabeth I, William Cure
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New edition of Nairn takes us on a journey back in time
JOHN GRIDROD reviews a favourite old book, reborn Fancy a spot of mid-century time travel? Well, take a trip back to London in the early 1960s, and go exploring with Ian Nairn, in his recently reissued 1964 guidebook to modern … Continue reading
Croydon schools given all-clear over ‘crumbling’ concrete fears
Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on a reassurance offered from the Town Hall Croydon youngsters, many of whom might be looking forward with excitement to their first day at a new school next week can, after all, spend the weekend … Continue reading
Memorial matches stand out as rugby clubs prepare for kick-off
RUGBY ROUND-UP: While the England team’s preparations for the World Cup are in disarray following injuries, brainfade and piss-poor performances, the outlook locally is far brighter, with clubs using the off-season to re-group, re-build and, in some cases, lick some … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Croydon, Johnny Dobbyn, Old Walcountians, Purley-John Fisher, Sgt Matt Ratana, Trinity RFC, Warlingham RFC
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MP accuses Aldi of ‘unacceptable’ U-turn on Coulsdon parking
Coulsdon residents are preparing for another battle over parking provision in their district centre, fighting against a scheme which the local MP has described as an “unacceptable proposal”. Just four years ago, Aldi was granted planning permission for their large … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Parking, Planning
Tagged Aldi, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Planning, Tory
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