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Top law firm campaigns to pardon Sanderstead’s Ruth Ellis

Posted on March 25, 2025 by insidecroydon

One of the country’s top legal firms is seeking a pardon for Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Ellis had lived in Sanderstead before the fateful events of 1955 in which she shot and killed her … Continue reading →

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‘Let him have it!’: the abdication, New Year revels and murder

Posted on March 26, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: When he retired as parish clerk and verger in 1969, Frank Butler left his notes of a turbulent period of the 20th Century, from world war, through to the rapid social changes of the Sixties. The verger’s memoirs … Continue reading →

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Cornering the market in smocks, dockets and community care

Posted on June 20, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Our local shops are an important part of the fabric of society, and have played an often vital role during lockdown. We should cherish them, writes RICHARD PACITTI I have been reading Babita Sharma’s book The Corner Shop, … Continue reading →

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Tour museum galleries to discover your borough’s history

Posted on February 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

The Museum of Croydon is staging regular free tours to explore the exhibition space and discover more about the history of Croydon. There will be free, guided tours on Thursday February 19 and Thursday March 19 – 11am – 12pm. … Continue reading →

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