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Tag Archives: HM The Queen
Three PMs and a Funeral: tumultuous months for Croydon
Being featured in a television documentary, standing up against Croydon Council in the High Court and getting a mention in despatches from Private Eye were among some of the highlights of the end of 2022 for Inside Croydon, as this … Continue reading
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Tagged #PennReport, #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Boris Johnson, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Fairfield Halls, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Jo Negrini, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liz Truss, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mini-Budget, Penn Report, Queen Elizabeth II, Thick Lizzy Truss, Tory
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The Mayor with no mandate, the BxB homes with no residents
Jubilee street parties, wildfires in our parks and woodlands, further decline on the High Street, and a set of local elections that at Croydon Council they managed to take an agonising four days to deliver the full results. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022 Local Elections, 2022 Mayoral election, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, David Evans, Emma Gardiner, Fairfield Halls, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Queen Elizabeth II, Tony Newman
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Croydon 2022 – a review of the year, Inside Croydon-style
Three Prime Ministers and a Funeral… 2022 was busy on the news front, even by recent standards. Here in deepest south London, the stories just kept coming, some part of a narrative thread which ran throughout the year – such … Continue reading
Bin workers face sack if they don’t work on Queen’s Funeral
While most council services have shut down for the bank holiday weekend ahead of Monday’s solemn royal ceremonials, Veolia staff have been told that if they don’t show up for work, they could be fired. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Kingston, Lambeth, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, Southwark, Tory, Unite, Unite the Union, Veolia
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London travel guide for the weekend of the Queen’s Funeral
The capital’s transport system expects to be under its greatest strain for a decade this weekend, with hundreds of thousands of extra visitors in the city centre for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth or events associated with the final royal … Continue reading
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Tagged HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen's Funeral, TfL, Transport for London
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Memorial service for the Queen to be staged at Croydon Minster
Croydon Minster will be holding a memorial service to mark the life and reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at 6pm this Sunday, September 18. Members of the public do not have to queue to attend, but they will … Continue reading
London’s transport prepares for the funeral of the Queen
Transport for London are “doing everything we can to keep our city moving and ensure people can travel safely”, according to a statement issued by Andy Byford, TfL Commissioner, as the formal public events surrounding the national mourning of the … Continue reading
Proclamation of Accession to take place outside Town Hall
The public are invited to a ceremony outside Croydon Town Hall tomorrow for “the reading of the Proclamation of the Accession of His Majesty King Charles III”. Councillor Alisa Flemming, Croydon’s Trumptonesque civic mayor (the borough now has two mayors, … Continue reading
Council opens Book of Condolences for Queen Elizabeth II
Croydon Council’s press office has this morning issued this statement from Councillor Alisa Flemming, the civic Mayor of Croydon: “Her Majesty the Queen touched the hearts and lives of millions of people across the world, including here in Croydon where … Continue reading
The Queen in Croydon: Opening the College, 1960
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon College, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II
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Town Hall lights its beacon to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee
There are more than 140 street parties planned for the Platinum Jubilee weekend in Croydon, with the bunting up at the Town Hall and civic celebrations beginning with a beacon-lighting ceremony tonight – one of more than 1,500 Jubilee beacons … Continue reading
