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Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Darts, Fairfield, Music, Pubs, Sport
Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Darts, Fairfield, Music, Pubs, Sport
Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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Got a fryer going cheap? Croydon’s best chippie on the brink
While Ponte Nuovo, one of Croydon’s top-end Italian restaurants, undergoes an expensive refurb, Castellas Fish and Chips, a fixture on Selsdon Road for 60 years, urgently needs replacement parts Croydon’s so-called “Restaurant Quarter” could be on the brink of suffering … Continue reading
Giant PubCo seeking new management for Slug & Lettuce site
The steady hollowing out of what was once Croydon’s thriving town centre will take another step on September 12 when the Slug and Lettuce on Park Street brings down the shutters after 13 years. The current tenants running the venue, … Continue reading
‘Crap’ council is caught taping over the cracks of listed building
Croydon Council has been accused of failing to protect and preserve one of the town centre’s heritage buildings, the Grade II-listed Segas House, on the corner of Katharine Street and Wellesley Road. The office building was given listed status in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon School of Art, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Nestle Tower, Planning, Ria Patel, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Electric House, Fairfield, Fairfield ward, Grade II, Green Party, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Segas House, Tory, Town Centre
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How Labour-Tory marriage of convenience is failing Croydon
CROYDON COMMENTARY: With the Green Party deliberately excluded from the planning committee by a Labour-Tory pact at the Town Hall, new councillor PAUL AINSCOUGH, pictured left, says that the borough’s two largest parties are still not listening to the public … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Fairfield, Paul Ainscough, Planning
Tagged Cllr Paul Ainscough, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Planning Committee, Tory
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Perry’s anti-democratic council has created constitution crisis
For the first time since it was created in 1965, Croydon Council has councillors from five political parties. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, looks at whether they will make any difference – or even be allowed to try While other councils … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Adam Kellett, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Gill Hickson, Mark Adderley, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Paul Ainscough, Ria Patel, Scott Holman
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Adam Kellett, Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Esther Sutton, Cllr Gill Hickson, Cllr Scott Holman, Conservative, Council constitution, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Adderley, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Ria Patel, The Green Party, Tory
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Face-less and word-less: fringe candidates who want your vote
Just who are these people wanting you to entrust them with your precious vote on May 7? As KEN TOWL discovered, some appear very reluctant to let you know who they are, or what they really stand for There’s this … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Adam Kellett, Donald Speakman, Jose Joseph, London-wide issues, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon and Addington Village, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Green Party, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Adderley, Mel Mullings, Michael Castle, Nadia Sawalha, New Addington, New Addington North, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Tory, TTIP, Your Party
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Councillors wave through 676 flats with just 20% affordable
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the latest tall towers coming to the skyline of central Croydon Deep in the middle of a housing crisis, Croydon Council has broken its own rules by granting planning permission to a £200million housing scheme … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, College Green, Croydon Council, Delta Properties, Delta Properties Ltd, Fairfield, Housing, Planning, Property, Tapestry Croydon
Tagged Brick by Brick, Cllr Michael Neal, Cllr Ria Patel, College Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, Delta Properties, East Croydon station, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Tapestry Croydon, Tory, Wind tunnel
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Jam and Jerusalem are coming to a branch in central Croydon
The country’s largest women’s organisation, famous for its jam-making and cake bakes, the singing of “Jerusalem”, but above all its general good deeds and fellowship, is coming to central Croydon. The Women’s Institute is looking to establish a central Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Women's Institute
Tagged Broad Green, Fairfield, Old Town, Salvation Army, Women's Institute
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Surrey Street’s Mr Fox ‘cocktail pub’ freehold is put up for sale
Yet another Croydon town centre pub has closed, as the food and drink business empire of a colleague of Mayor Jason Perry appears to be feeling the strain. Signs for Fleurets, a specialist pub and hospitality property agency, appeared above … Continue reading
Veteran car run to take a swerve past road affected by closures
Organisers of the 2025 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run have altered the route through central Croydon when the event takes place early on the morning of Sunday November 2. The 400-or-so road-worthy museum pieces taking part in this annual … Continue reading
Labour’s scandals and dramas reflected in Croydon politics
The 2025 Labour Party Conference begins in Liverpool on Sunday. Here, our columnist, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, the party’s former director of policy, assesses the state of Labour little more than a year into Keir Starmer’s government. And he takes … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dead candidate, Fairfield, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Lucy Powell, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Your Party, Zack Polanski, Zarah Sultana
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Labour tweaks the rules to make sure members have no say
There might actually be something resembling a council candidate selection meeting for Labour members in Broad Green ward tonight – though most reasonable people will see through it as a thinly disguised foregone conclusion By STEVEN DOWNES Some Labour members … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Taylor, Broad Green, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Manju Shahul Hameed, Rowenna Davis, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street
The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Business Improvement District, Croydon Council, Dabners, Drug dealing, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Tory
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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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From ‘last orders’ to holy orders: pub in change of use scheme
Our south of the borough correspondent, SANDRA STEAD, looks into one of the more bizarre planning application received by the council, even by Croydon standards “Sins downstairs, forgiveness upstairs.” That was the shrewd assessment of one local when they heard … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Clark, Church and religions, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Parking, Planning, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Blue Anchor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dr Pastor Paul Enenche, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Fairfield, London Borough of Croydon, Night-time economy, Restaurant Quarter, South Croydon, South End, Stairway, Tree House
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Four black women among six councillors rejected by Labour
Six of Labour’s 34 sitting councillors have been deemed not good enough to be candidates for the party at the 2026 local elections – including a council shadow cabinet member and a 2024 parliamentary candidate. EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, Political … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Alisa Flemming, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Karen Jewitt, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sherwan Chowdhury, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Karen Jewitt, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Patsy Cummings, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Labour axes at least two sitting councillors in brutal process
At least two of Labour’s sitting councillors have been deselected by party chiefs in a brutal process that has opted to discard the combined experience of 40 years’ service at the Town Hall EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Karen Jewitt, Patsy Cummings, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Karen Jewitt, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Patsy Cummings, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Only 20% ‘affordable’ in 676 flats proposed for College Green
Housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the latest proposals for huge towers providing expensive flats and situated close to East Croydon Station The site next to the Fairfield Halls and Croydon College, once owned by Croydon Council through its failed house-building … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, College Green, Croydon Council, Delta Properties, Delta Properties Ltd, Fairfield, Housing, Planning, Property, Tapestry Croydon
Tagged Brick by Brick, College Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, Delta Properties, East Croydon station, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Tapestry Croydon, Tory, Wind tunnel
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Met to target town centre as one of London’s crime ‘hot spots’
Croydon town centre has been named in a list of crime “hot spots” issued today by the Metropolitan Police, among the places in London most likely to attract anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime. Increased police patrols will be at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon North End, Croydon Town Centre, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, North End, North End Quarter, PSPO, Public Spaces Protection Order, Tory
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Town centre PSPO is another Perry failure. It’s time to scrap it
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It was Einstein who was supposed to have said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Here, PETER UNDERWOOD, right, questions the council’s thinking behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Policing, Ria Patel
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Centre, Fairfield, Green Party, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, PSPO, Public Spaces Protection Order, Tory
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