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14 illegal vehicles seized by police in town centre clampdown
The Metropolitan Police has seized 52 illegal e-bikes and mopeds during a two-day operation in February to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, including more than a dozen mostly delivery bikes taken in Croydon during what Scotland Yard calls “surge days” … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Town Centre, e-bikes, London, Metropolitan Police, Mobile phone theft, Operation Veyvah
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Podcast: From toxic air to the soured atmosphere at Selhurst
Our first Croydon Insider podcast of 2026 is here – with a panel of readers and contributors delving behind the headlines on the stories that matter to you. Discussing how the highs of Wembley in May last year could have … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Health, Inside Croydon, London Fire Brigade, Nadia Azizuddin, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, cpfc, CPO, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, e-bikes, Environment Agency, Lee Townsend, London Borough of Croydon, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs, Rockbottom, St George's Walk, Viridor
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Call for delivery firms to act to reduce risk of e-bike fires
The London Fire Brigade is calling for leading delivery firms – Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo – to do more to make their riders aware of the fire risk of the batteries used to power their e-bikes and e-scooters. … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged Catford, Croydon, Deliveroo, e-bikes, e-scooters, Just Eats, Lewisham, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Uber, Uber Eats
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Rookie firefighter steps up to rescue 3 kids in Norbury blaze
A firefighter in his first week on the job played a vital part in rescuing a family, including three children, when they were trapped in a second-floor flat in Norbury after an e-bike battery exploded on the ground floor. The … Continue reading
Non-folding e-bikes banned from London’s transport network
From today, non-folding e-bikes are banned from most of the Transport for London network, including Tubes, Overground trains and trams, because of serious concerns over fires. Anyone found breaking the rule could face a fine of £1,000. The London Fire … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Cycling, London Fire Brigade, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, TfL, Transport for London
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Coulsdon shop owner hits out at BBC over ‘souped-up’ bikes
An angry Croydon retailer has told the producers of Panorama that, ‘Finding a wolf in sheep’s clothing should not be a reason to attack the sheep’ A Coulsdon-based bike shop has filed a formal complaint to the BBC following last … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Cycling, Transport
Tagged Adrian Chiles, BBC, BBC Panorama, Coulsdon, e-bikes, Energise E-bikes, Neil Ridulfa, Panorama, Ray Wookey
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Brigade’s Black Friday warning over online fire risk ‘bargains’
Online purchases of e-bikes, e-scooters and chargers are fraught with risks, safety charity warns The Fire Brigade has issued a warning to Londoners not to let their Black Friday bargain go up in smoke. The LFB and consumer safety charity, … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, Electrical Safety First, LFB, London Fire Brigade
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Central Parade blaze brings renewed warnings on e-bikes
The London Fire Brigade has issued another safety reminder about e-bikes after a fire on Central Parade in New Addington on Sunday night. The fire occurred in a three-storey building made up of a shop with homes above. Most of … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, New Addington
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, New Addington
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Fire Brigade’s dramatic warning of the risks of e-bike batteries
Amazon, eBay and three other online suppliers have been ordered to withdraw from sale dodgy batteries that are often used for e-bikes and e-scooters The London Fire Brigade has today released dramatic video footage from a rescue conducted last week … Continue reading
Fire Brigade backs petition in memory of victim of e-bike fire
The London Fire Brigade is backing a petition from the friends and family of 21-year-old Sofia Duarte, who lost her life in a fatal fire caused by the catastrophic failure of a lithium battery used to charge an e-bike. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fiona Twycross, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, Fiona Twycross, fire, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sofia Duarte
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Exploding batteries see Brigade renew its scooter warning
The London Fire Brigade has this morning released shocking video footage of an explosion from a charging e-scooter. The resulting fire put the scooter owner in hospital. “I cheated death,” they said. (Be patient: the explosive stuff starts with a … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade
Tagged e-bikes, e-scooters, LFB, London Fire Brigade, scooters
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E-bike battery fire prompts renewed warnings from Brigade
Firefighters have issued a safety warning after an e-bike caused a fire at a house on Beechwood Avenue in Thornton Heath last night. Part of the ground floor of a mid-terraced house was damaged by the fire. Two women and … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Thornton Heath
Tagged e-bikes, London Fire Brigade, Thornton Heath
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