Tag Archives: Fieldway

Council gets celebrity backing for Fieldway’s Food Stop

Posted on October 31, 2017 by insidecroydon

JB Gill, the former member of X Factor boy band JLS, now a TV presenter, was on hand with the Mayor of Croydon to open London’s first combined welfare and food club for hundreds of people in Fieldway and New … Continue reading →

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Delays on track for TfL over proposals to change tram service

Posted on October 23, 2017 by insidecroydon

Could Transport for London be about to back down over its proposed changes to the tram network? JEREMY CLACKSON reports Transport for London’s plan to radically alter the tram service from New Addington and Elmers End to Wimbledon, due to … Continue reading →

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Free holiday activities at Timebridge Centre, New Addington

Posted on July 20, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Recovery work set to begin to remove Sandilands crashed tram

Posted on November 10, 2016 by insidecroydon

Council and the Royal British Legion to hold extended period of silence at Croydon war memorial outside the Town Hall on November 11 to remember those affected by Wednesday’s tram derailment, while the Red Cross, council staff and community groups … Continue reading →

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Energy sales pressure techniques sees council call in Ofgem

Posted on October 9, 2016 by insidecroydon

Complaints from councillors over high-pressure selling techniques used by door-to-door energy salesmen in Fieldway and New Addington has led to the council to refer an energy company to Ofgem, and effectively to advise residents to use a blunter approach on … Continue reading →

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Council’s parks contractor is ‘surprised that the grass grows’

Posted on June 15, 2016 by insidecroydon

A Croydon councillor has today criticised the council’s parks contractor, saying that Quadron has been “surprised that the grass grows”. Many of the borough’s parks and open spaces have not undergone a routine grass cutting over the spring. But this … Continue reading →

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Council housing company appoints director with Qatari links

Posted on April 5, 2016 by insidecroydon

There are reasons why local authorities resort to setting up separate companies to perform some council functions. Transparency is not one of them, reports our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES Croydon Council has appointed a director of lighting contractor Skanska and … Continue reading →

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House on King Henry’s Drive lights up New Addington

Posted on December 23, 2015 by insidecroydon

A house on King Henry’s Drive has been declared the winner of the 2015 New Addington best Christmas lights display.

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Residents say that Selsdon Bog in the Box is taking the pee

Posted on December 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a Tardis? No! It’s the Bog in the Box! This chronic eye-sore appeared last weekend, as if by magic, plonked right in the middle of a residential area,  on Court … Continue reading →

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Fewer than 30 attend BNP’s shabby charade on Central Parade

Posted on August 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

It seems that the widespread support being claimed by the bigots of the BNP for a campaign they are running in New Addington is as non-existent as the plans to build a mosque on which it is based. Fewer than … Continue reading →

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New Addington centre refuses to stage BNP meeting

Posted on August 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

Organisers – including at least one member of the British National Party – who wanted to hold a meeting in New Addington on Sunday have been told that they will not now be able to stage their event in the … Continue reading →

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Labour and Tories condemn ‘hate-driven’ BNP campaign

Posted on August 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

In a rare demonstration of cross-party unity in Croydon for the benefit of the locals, four Labour councillors have today come together with a local Tory MP and Conservative London Assembly Member to condemn a “hate-driven” anti-Muslim campaign in New … Continue reading →

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Telegraph poll suggests UKIP poised to win Town Hall seats

Posted on April 21, 2014 by insidecroydon

The results of a national opinion poll, published yesterday, suggest strongly that UKIP might yet manage to get at least one councillor elected to Croydon Council on May 22, which could hand them the balance of power for the next … Continue reading →

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Budget-busting 25 quid bribe ignores Croydon’s £1bn debt

Posted on March 8, 2014 by insidecroydon

Have you received your Council Tax bill this week? Wonder how Croydon Council can afford to pay out £25 to residents? With the Town Hall having accumulated £1 billion debt in the last eight years, SIMON HALL, pictured, says that, … Continue reading →

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100 days to go: UKIP names its Town Hall election candidates

Posted on February 11, 2014 by insidecroydon

With 100 days to go until Croydon’s local elections on May 22, UKIP has revealed the names of 17 candidates for wards in Croydon Central and South. UKIP has never had a councillor elected to Croydon Council, but 2014 may … Continue reading →

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Complaint filed over Woodley’s New Addington selection

Posted on October 17, 2013 by insidecroydon

A complaint has been filed with Labour’s London region office over the selection of candidates to stand in New Addington ward at next May’s local council elections, Inside Croydon has learned. But the complaint does not involve the somewhat premature … Continue reading →

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New Addington councillor Ayres announces retirement plan

Posted on June 24, 2013 by insidecroydon

George Ayres, the Labour councillor for New Addington, is to retire before the local elections next year. Ayres celebrated his 68th birthday earlier this month, and has advised the local Labour party that he will not be seeking nomination for … Continue reading →

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Tory council candidate lashes out at “fecking” government

Posted on January 7, 2013 by insidecroydon

Jayne Laville, who in 2010 ran for election to the council for the Conservatives alongside Gavin Barwell’s successful parliamentary campaign in Croydon Central, has turned to social media to vent her frustrations with the way politics, to her mind, isn’t … Continue reading →

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Fieldway and Heathfield grieve for death of PC Mark Parsons

Posted on November 9, 2012 by insidecroydon

This announcement was received last night from Rob Atkin, the acting borough commander: It is with immense regret and sadness that I have to announce the death of a serving Croydon police officer. PC Mark Parsons, who was only 43 … Continue reading →

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Redundancy costs could burden Upper Norwood library trust

Posted on October 18, 2012 by insidecroydon

Another offering for the bulging file of “Croydon Council Adds Insult to Injury” comes from the splendid News from Crystal Palace site, which reports that leading figures at our Town Hall are seriously considering burdening any community trust which takes … Continue reading →

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Council to close New Addington library in September

Posted on July 17, 2012 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon has received reports that staff at the Croydon Adult Learning And Training – CALAT – in New Addington have been told that the planned move of the local library into their building will take place in September. The … Continue reading →

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Generosity shows money can work for good in New Addington

Posted on June 12, 2012 by insidecroydon

The trouble with Secret Millionaire, says STEVEN DOWNES, is it’s a bit like Christmas  when you know how the presents get placed under the tree Channel 4 was once innovative and exciting, a fresh new channel that offered a true … Continue reading →

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Two Labour councillors in Croydon face the chop

Posted on November 21, 2011 by insidecroydon

What is it about senior Croydon Council figures and their hair? Last week we unveiled Croydon CEO’s Jon Rouse’s Movember moustache. Now, news reaches us of a Children In Need stunt by two Labour councillors, Wayne Lawlor and Simon Hall, … Continue reading →

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