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At 78, Palace hero Roy becomes Bristol City caretaker boss
At 78, Roy Hodgson, the holder of the Freedom of the Borough of Croydon, is about to embark on his 21st managerial job. The former England manager and twice boss at his hometown club Crystal Palace, has today been announced … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Roy Hodgson
Tagged Bristol City, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Internazionale, Liverpool, Roy Hodgson
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Et tu Brute: Fringe party claims credit for getting Perry elected
There’s more than a sense of the Ides of March about some of the rhetoric coming from public meetings as the 2026 local election campaign gets into its stride, as WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, writes It seems somehow appropriate that, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Gabriel MacArthur, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, BBC Question Time, Cedar Hall, Charles Gordon, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Derek Hatton, Donna Murray-Turner, Farah London, Fiona Bruce, Gabriel MacArthur, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liverpool, London Borough of Croydon, Militant Tendency, Peter Underwood, Question Time, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House, Taking The Initiative Party, TTIP
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Take a step back in time for the start of the election campaign
KEN TOWL was at last night’s Ruskin House election debate, so that you didn’t need to be The great red-green face-off at Ruskin House last night answered some burning questions, such as who will Your Party support? And, what will … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ken Towl, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cedar Hall, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Derek Hatton, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liverpool, London Borough of Croydon, Militant Tendency, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Ruskin House
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MP Reed caps off his high-profile week with a flood of protest
CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK: Bringing Croydon’s trains back into public ownership and putting more emphasis on apprenticeships are among some of the announcements made by Labour figures in Liverpool, where ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, was checking out the queues for Steve Reed’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, Croydon College, East Croydon, Education, Heidi Alexander, London-wide issues, LSBU campus, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Transport
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Build Baby Build, Croydon, Croydon College, Donald Trump, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liverpool, London, London Borough of Croydon, LSBU Croydon Campus, MAGA, Mayor of London, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Morgan McSweeney, New Addington, President Donald Trump, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed OBE
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FA moves to subdue Palace’s Fanatics at Wembley showpiece
The wall of sound and colour from the Palace end at Wembley at the FA Cup final in May, which wowed the world of football, will be missing, or at least much subdued, on Sunday when the cup-winners take on … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Holmesdale Fanatics, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, CAS, Charity Shield, Court for Arbitration in Sport, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Europa League, FA, Football Association, Holmesdale Fanatics, Lausanne, Liverpool, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, South London and Proud, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League, Wembley, Wembley Stadium
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Gifts, car crash interviews and Starmer’s banger of a speech
After a week going through the debates and expenses declarations at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, analyses the performances of the MPs who represent Croydon It should have been an uplifting and upbeat affair: the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged #FreeGearKeir, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Freebies, Hospitality, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party annual conference, Liverpool, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Winter Fuel Payment
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Croydon barista’s tiramisu special has Costa final in a frappe
Croydon barista Polina Shcherbakova finished a well-placed runner-up at Costa Coffee’s Barista of the Year competition staged in Liverpool this week. Television presenter Joel Dommett hosted the event, which was being staged for a 17th year. The competition is open … Continue reading
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Tagged Costa Coffee, Joel Dommett, Liverpool, North End, Polina Shcherbakova
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Slough, Thurrock, Sandwell, Liverpool: Croydon’s not alone
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Government announcements of special measures yesterday covered four other local authorities, as councils across the country struggle with under-funding and massive debts built up over the last decade The party line, trotted out in the Town Hall … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Section 114 notice, Tony McArdle
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lee Rowley, Liverpool, Margaret Lee, Mayor Jason Perry, Sandwell, Slough, Thurrock, Tony McArdle, Tory
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Pitlake’s poetic priest and his Edwardian Coronation Ode
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Croydon Minster’s archive also serves as a library for its parochial reports dating back into the 19th Century, which help to reveal much about the area’s history, says DAVID MORGAN, pictured right The yearly Parochial Reports from the … Continue reading
Campaign against the 15% Council Tax hike goes national
As the petition to Croydon Council opposing Tory Mayor Jason Perry’s 15per cent Council Tax hike topped 20,000 signatures overnight, the residents’ campaign calling for fairer funding for our borough is going national. The House of Commons, after a little … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Inside Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, House of Commons, Liverpool, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Nottingham City Council, Parliament, Parliamentary petition, Slough, Slough Borough Council, Thurrock, Thurrock Council
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