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Loyal reader Ben Clarke wins Bluebell in Lavenderland prize
Inside Croydon subscriber Ben Clarke is the lucky winner of a free family ticket to visit the Bluebell in Lavenderland experience at its Epsom site. Ben has been a loyal patron for this website since 2024, not only supporting our … Continue reading
Exclusive subscriber offer: Win a family ticket to Lavenderland
Spring is on its way, and we’ve teamed up with Mayfield Lavender to give away one family ticket (for up to four people) to the brand-new Bluebell in Lavenderland experience at its Epsom site.
St Helier staff ready to walk out over years of unpaid back pay
Workers at St George’s in Tooting and Epsom Hospital and St Helier in Carshalton voted 100% and 99% in favour of strike action Around 600 healthcare assistants working at three hospitals in south-west London and Surrey are on the brink … Continue reading
99% of healthcare assistants backing strike action at St Helier
Workers’ union begins strike ballot after two NHS hospital trusts offer ‘the worst back-pay deal’ in London More than 600 healthcare assistants at St Helier Hospital and across the group at St George’s in Tooting and Epsom Hospital are to … Continue reading
Man in the van for Percy’s Homeless Hub wins BBC award
A volunteer working with the homeless in Croydon, plus a pet dog, figured prominently in BBC Radio London’s annual Make A Difference awards last night. The capital-wide awards scheme began during the covid pandemic, and has continued to recognise the … Continue reading
George Street family business that put Croydon in the picture
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: From a business begun on George Street, using pioneering photography and with paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy, John Marshall and his son, John Fitz Marshall RBA, were acclaimed artists of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. By DAVID … Continue reading
Warmer weather has lavender farm looking blooming wonderful
The impacts of global warming have been hard-felt across the world, with melting ice caps, super-powered super storms in the Gulf of Mexico and catastrophic floods in Asia. And now, the owners of one of the area’s best-known lavender farms … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Environment, Surrey
Tagged Banstead, Epsom, Gardening, Global warming, lavender, Mayfield Lavender Farm
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Take a journey back in time with the 418 vintage bus day
There’s a heritage bus day being staged this Sunday, June 8, on the 418 route between Kingston and Bookham in Surrey. And all journeys are free. Organised by the London Bus Museum, vintage vehicles from the 1940s to the 1990s … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, History, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bookham, Brooklands, Epsom, Kingston, Leatherhead, London Bus Museum, Route 418, Surrey, TfL, Tolworth, Transport for London, Vintage Bus Day
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Trial date for Carshalton teacher’s murder is set for October
James Madden appeared in court yesterday and was charged with the murder of Gemma Devonish, the school teacher who was found with fatal stab wounds at a flat in Nutfield Close, Carshalton, on December 19 last year. The local MP … Continue reading
Police charge Brixton man with murder of woman in Carshalton
MP describes the violent stabbing of teacher Gemma Devonish as ‘shocking and distressing’ The Metropolitan Police has named the man accused of murdering Gemma Devonish in Carshalton last week as James Madden, from Brixton. Madden, 38, of Railton Road, was … Continue reading
Thousands left without water as SES crisis enters third day
A ‘critical valve’ has left thousands of people across south-west London and Surrey without reliable water supplies, affecting a major hospital and forcing schools to close. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports Up to 4,000 households across Carshalton, Sutton, Cheam, Epsom and even … Continue reading
Owed £1,000 backpay, St Helier ambulance staff vote to strike
Staff who work in patient transfer ambulances for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over their employers’ failure to pay backpay. The GMB union, which represents the workers, has warned that … Continue reading
Help is at hand for carers at info fairs held across Surrey
Action for Carers Surrey are running information fairs at its hubs through November in the run-up to Carers’ Rights Day on November 23. Representatives from the charity, which supports unpaid carers, will be joined by other organisations and statutory bodies … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Outside Croydon, Surrey
Tagged Action for Carers Surrey, Addlestone, Camberley, Carers, Caterham, Cranleigh, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Epsom, Guildford, Horley, Leatherhead, Surrey, Woking
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Hold the line, please: BT digital phone service comes to London
BT has announced plans to roll out its controversial replacement phone service, called Digital Voice, across Greater London during November and December, with a series of public information events planned for Croydon, Sutton, Bromley and Merton. The events are intended … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Bromley, BT, Croydon, Digital Voice, Epsom, Merton, Reigate, Sutton
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Woodland Trust appeals for volunteers to offer a real welcome
The Woodland Trust is searching for volunteers to make a difference in their community and help people discover nature as “Woodland Welcomers” at woods across the UK. Nature-lovers with a few hours to spare a week are being sought by … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon parks, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Epsom, Epsom Downs, Langley Vale Wood, The Woodland Trust, Woodland Trust
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More evidence of neglect at Care UK old people’s homes
Another example of Care UK‘s dubious reputation for providing poor care of the elderly residents at its homes comes from Epsom, where the company has been forced to pay compensation to a family for its neglect of a vulnerable resident.
Posted in Care Homes, Margaret Mead
Tagged Bedsore, Care UK, Epsom, Newsquest, Nursing home, Old age
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