Tag Archives: Ian Bone

Down, but not out? Relegated Croydon plan for uncertain future

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Our venerable football correspondent, BRIAN GRANVILLE, reports on the latest set-back suffered by the borough’s oldest non-league club Despite having had five managers in less than 12 months, Croydon FC have still only managed to collect eight league points all … Continue reading →

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‘Descend on the Dorchester’: veterans in demo against stoning

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

Thousands of people across Croydon have vowed to join George Clooney in his boycott of the Dorchester Hotel because of its owner’s use of the medieval punishment of stoning people to death for homosexuality or adultery. That’s easily done, of … Continue reading →

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The last 12 months told through Inside Croydon reports

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

So how was it for you dear? As 2018 draws to an end, we rifle through the past year’s archive to highlight what Inside Croydon’s loyal reader was reading about most JANUARY: Council ‘Godfather’ is made an offer he can’t … Continue reading →

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Stormzy to get a bench as Tourist Board triumphs again

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

Fresh from last month’s High Court success in overcoming the threat of legal action from the Qatari royal family, Ian Bone, the antiquated anarchist and co-founder of the South Norwood Tourist Board, was claiming another victory over Big Business this … Continue reading →

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South Norwood pensioner wins Shard legal battle with Qataris

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

PERRY MASSON, our court reporter, on an extraordinary turn of events at the Royal Courts of Justice today Ian Bone, the South Norwood pensioner threatened with a High Court injunction by lawyers acting on behalf of the uber-rich Qatari royal … Continue reading →

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Qatari royals in High Court threat to South Norwood pensioners

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

A couple of Croydon pensioners are being dragged to the Royal Courts of Justice this week by one of the world’s richest royal families, who want to ban them from exercising that old British tradition of freedom of speech. The … Continue reading →

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Arram has another mare with his party political boasts

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Politically partisan Croydon Mayor Eddy Arram courted further controversy this week at a community unveiling of heritage plaques in South Norwood. Arram boasted of “our” Conservative council and Transport for London spending money on a mural in the public subway … Continue reading →

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