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Sound Lounge to re-open just seven days after hammer attack
Sutton High Street music venue back in business after public donated more than £40,000 Tonight, just seven days after a “terrifying” and “devastating” vandalism attack against the Sound Lounge on Sutton High Street, the venue is primed to re-open, following … Continue reading
Sutton’s Sound Lounge suffers its own kind of Kristallnacht
Crowdfunder raises four-times its target for repairs to the venue following late-night attack by vandals Sutton High Street suffered its own version of a Kristallnacht on Friday night, when music venue and social hub the Sound Lounge had all the … Continue reading
Mayor Khan says he’s proud of Londoners for display of unity
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has said he is proud of the way Londoners, and the Metropolitan Police, responded to the threat of far-right racist mobs gathering in the capital this week. At Croydon Council, meanwhile, the £192,000 per … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion, West Croydon
Tagged #FarageRiots, Anti-ULEZ, Croydon, Croydon Council, English Defence League, Katherine Kerswell, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, West Croydon
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10 arrested in Croydon as fears of far-right rioting are allayed
Norfolk House on Wellesley Road and Croydon Mosque were among possible targets for the racist rioters, as community protestors across the country took to the streets to show unity against the far right Today, August 8, marks the 13th anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged #FarageRiots, Brighton, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mosque, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine, English Defence League, Far-right, Harrow, Islamophobia, London, London Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Norfolk House, Race riots, Sir Mark Rowley, Tommy Robinson, Walthamstow, West Croydon
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Met Police statement: Ready for race hate events tomorrow
The Metropolitan Police have issued a statement this evening suggesting that have information about potential race hate mob gatherings tomorrow Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine, who is in charge of London’s anti-riots policing operation, said: “This country is faced with … Continue reading
Council puts staff on standby in case of race-hate rioting
Croydon police are taking action to support and reassure communities, while the council has staff visiting asylum-seekers staying in local hotels to carry out safety checks and ensure people’s well-being, as authorities in the borough prepare for any outbreaks of … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Claire Bonham, Conservative, English Defence League, Esther Sutton, Far-right, Green Party, Islamophobia, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Race riots, STUART KING, Tommy Robinson, Tory
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MPs warn Palace of ‘racism and violence’ of Lads Alliance
In an extraordinary demonstration of cross-party action (for Croydon, at any rate), all three of the borough’s MPs, plus the council leader and councillors, have written to Crystal Palace Football Club to ask them to distance themselves publicly from the … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield, Football, Sarah Jones MP, Sport, Steve Parish, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Anne-Marie Waters, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Democratic Football Lads Alliance, DFLA, English Defence League, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Croydon united against the extremists who seek to divide us
TONY NEWMAN, left, the leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council, says that the borough’s diverse communities must not allow those behind the shocking events of this week to divide us One aim of those behind this week’s savage … Continue reading
