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Churches appeal for help with Croydon homeless
With the uncaring and callous approach to Croydon’s homeless by our council being highlighted by the BBC for a second time in the space of a couple of months, this time on Panorama, it is unsurprising that churches and faith … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Dudley Mead
Tagged BBC, Christmas, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Newsnight, Panorama
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Mead’s solution to housing crisis: evict whistleblowers
Croydon’s housing crisis is so desperate that the council is scouring its property portfolio to find rooms to convert into temporary living space for the borough’s homeless. The announcement came in written answers at the Town Hall that also revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Dudley Mead, Housing, Margaret Mead, Property
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Newsnight, Taberner House
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Improve Your Health workshops: Nov 21, Dec 12
The next Let’s Improve Your Health workshops For people with Learning Disabilities are
Posted in Activities, Education, Health
Tagged Croydon, Disorders, Health, Learning Disabilities, Learning disability, London Road, Mental Health, Workshop
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London Road traders going bust over riot insurance delays
Business owners from London Road – probably the area worst affected by the riots in Croydon last August – took to the streets on Thursday with their brooms and spray guns. More than 50 local traders were joined by residents, … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Environment, Fairfield, London Road Traders Association, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged Business, Croydon, Croydon Council, High Street, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, West Croydon station
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Wisdom, tolerance and the riot lessons of Mr Reeves
Last night’s Mr Reeves and the Riots on BBC1 would have been a recommended watch, even were we not a Croydon-themed website.
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8
Tagged August, BBC, BBC iPlayer, Croydon, London, London Road, Reeves, Riot
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Council says it applied for riot aid, but refuses to say when
Stirred by Inside Croydon‘s report yesterday that our council (which claims “Efficiency is in our DNA”) had not yet got round to filing an application for £10 million in government funding for riot-affected areas, the council’s press office swung into … Continue reading
Now Tamils question Croydon riot panel’s independence
Croydon’s Tamil community, many of whom had their businesses along London Road devastated by the 8/8 riots, are claiming that the borough’s fact-finding panel is not independent and has failed to gather their views. “Croydon Council put together a panel … Continue reading
Sadvertiser’s cheap photostunt amid other people’s misery
The Croydon Sadvertiser, it has to be said, has had a couple of good weeks editorially. With the Croydon riots, there was no need for stories involving photoshopped giraffes on page 3 (we did not make that up: they really … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Local media, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged Allders, Cowes, Croydon, Croydon South, Lidl, London Road, Mayor, Member of parliament, Richard Ottaway, Twitter
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Free parking weekend? No signs of generosity from the council
We are halfway through a weekend when the “Business As Usual” signs have gone up all over riot-ravaged central Croydon. Businesses, TfL and the council are all rallying round after 8/8, with free Tram travel and special offers from a … Continue reading
