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Emergency water depot set up at Ikea – but only for car drivers
The car park at Ikea off the Purley Way is being used as an emergency depot for those across Croydon, Mitcham and Streatham who have been without water supplies since a main burst on Mitcham Common yesterday. By 6pm last … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thames Water
Tagged Burst water main, Mitcham, Mitcham Common, Thames Water, Watneys Road
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Burst main affecting water supplies to 18,000 households
Up to 18,000 households across Croydon and three other boroughs have been affected by a burst water main today “on a field” near to Watneys Road, which borders Mitcham Common. Homes have encountered reduced water pressure, or no supply at … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thames Water
Tagged Burst water main, Mitcham, Mitcham Common, Thames Water, Watneys Road
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TfL report confirms decade delay over Croydon’s new trams
South London’s transport network has slipped even further down the pecking order of the capital’s travel priorities, with no new line extensions mentioned in a five-year plan published today. EXCLUSIVE by JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent It will be the 2030s … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sadiq Khan, Seb Dance, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Tramlink, Croydon Trams, Crystal Palace, East Croydon station, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Tramlink, London Trams, Mayor, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Mitcham, New Addington, Seb Dance, Sir Sadiq Khan, Transport for London, West Croydon, Wimbledon
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Build, baby! Build! 626 flats in Mitcham and none ‘affordable’
Housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on a developer-friendly decision which might yet set the trend for all of London This is what you get when you “Build, baby! Build!” Merton Council has granted planning approval for 626 homes on the Mitcham … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Housing, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Property, Steve Reed MP, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Berkeley Homes, Build Baby Build, GLA, Greater London Authority, Hammersfield, Housing secretary, Labour, Meron, Merton Council, Mitcham, Mitcham Gasworks, St William, Steve Reed OBE, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Eight people held as slaves for months at Mitcham car wash
Police used Google Translate to speak with captives when they carried out a raid following information from a 15-year-old who was in a group being held against their will A man has been jailed after a police investigation into modern-day … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mitcham
Tagged Hewa Margai, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham car wash, Modern Day Slavery, Modern Slavery Unit
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Now Thames Water blamed for blocking River Wandle for fish
Thames Water have been accused of another botched job, this time on the River Wandle near Beddington, where their works have made it impossibly difficult for fish to swim upstream. A local environment campaigner has an email from the Environment … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Sutton Council, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington, Carshalton, Environment Agency, Goat Road Bridge, Jim Duffy, London, Mitcham, River Wandle, Thames Water
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Passengers must travel to end of the line to Meet the Manager
Transport for London says it wants to hear what you have to say about its tram network and the service it provides. Given the recent record of urgent engineering closures and a power cut at its Therapia Lane depot last … Continue reading
Power problem for New Addington trams remains unresolved
Tram passengers wanting to travel to or from New Addington could face further days of no service due to a prolonged problem with a power outage at Addington Village. There have been no trams running on the New Addington branch … Continue reading
Trams return but New Addington is cut off for second day
Someone at TfL must have found a shilling to stick in the meter. Croydon’s tram network was back in service this morning, but only up to a point. And as residents – and commuters – from New Addington trying to … Continue reading
Power cut at Therapia Lane sees whole tram network closed
A power cut at the Therapia Lane depot has forced the closure of the entire Croydon tram network this morning, from Beckenham Junction to Wimbledon, via New Addington and Mitcham. The closure was announced on Transport for London’s travel apps … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Beckenham Junction, East Croydon station, Mitcham, New Addington, TfL, Therapia Lane, Therapia Lane depot, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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Help turn the tide for our waterways with the Big River Watch
Environmental charity wants the public to join in with an important citizen science survey this month While multi-national water monopolies and the government continue to fail the environment and the people by allowing millions of gallons of sewage and effluent … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Sutton Council, Wandle Park, Wandsworth Council, Wildlife
Tagged Big River Watch, Carshalton, Carshalton Ponds, Croydon, London, Mitcham, River Wandle, Rivers Trust, South Croydon, Sutton, Waddon Ponds, Wandle, Wandle Park
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Charity transfers Mitcham almshouses to ensure best care
Croydon Almshouses, a charity which traces its history to 1447, has announced that it has transferred some of the almshouses in its care to Mitcham Garden Village, another housing charity. Mary Tate’s Almshouses in Mitcham have provided homes since the … Continue reading
Blue-light call out as pet tortoise causes fire in Mitcham flat
There was no mystery about the cause of a fire in a block of flats on London Road, Mitcham, last week: the London Fire Brigade is saying that a pet tortoise started it. The Brigade rescued the tortoise and a … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Mitcham
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, London Road, Mitcham
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Water supplies returning to normal after Mitcham burst main
Thames Water say that supplies to households affected by yesterday’s burst water main in Mitcham should be back to normal today. Thousands of homes and businesses in postcodes CR0, CR2, CR4, CR7 and SW16 were affected by the supply outage … Continue reading
Posted in Mitcham, Thames Water
Tagged Croydon, Mitcham, Norbury, Streatham, Thames Water, Thornton Heath
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Five postcodes affected by burst water main in Mitcham
A burst water main in Mitcham this morning disrupted water supplies to households across five postcodes in Croydon and Streatham. Croydon Council described the burst main as “a major incident”. The water main burst was on Commonside East, near Mitcham … Continue reading
Police name Leon Anderson as the victim of Mitcham murder
The police have named the man killed in a stabbing at his home in Maple Close, Mitcham, on Monday night as Leon Anderson. He was 39. The man charged with his murder, Kemuel Gambicky-Forbes, 24, of Deer Park Gardens, appeared in … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Merton, Mitcham, Policing
Tagged Eastfields, Kemuel Gambicky-Forbes, knife crime, Leon Anderson, Maple Close, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham
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Police arrest 24-year-old man in connection to Mitcham murder
A 24-year-old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in Mitcham on Monday night. Around 7.30pm on Monday, police were called to an address in Maple Close, off Oakleigh Way, Eastfields. A 39-year-old man was treated at the scene … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Merton, Mitcham, Policing
Tagged Eastfields, knife crime, Maple Close, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham
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Reports of another fuel spill into River Wandle chalk stream
Further concerns are being raised about an ‘environmental disaster’, with criticisms of the government agency’s failed clean-up of spill from February being compounded by more pollution on the river this week For the second time in just a few weeks, … Continue reading
Top Marks! Mitcham academy shines with A-level grades
Sixth formers at St Mark’s Church of England Academy in Mitcham achieved well above expectations in their A-levels last year, according to statistics released by the Department for Education. The stats show St Mark’s as the fourth-highest ranking school in … Continue reading
Mitcham man convicted of 2023 murder of Felecia Cadore
A 24-year-old man, Hussain Haron, of London Road, Mitcham, was yesterday found guilty of the 2023 murder in Croydon of his ex-girlfriend, Felecia Cadore. Police were called to a report of “an altercation” at an address in Grenaby Avenue, Selhurst, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Selhurst
Tagged Felecia Cadore, Grenaby Avenue, Hussain Haron, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Selhurst, Snaresbrook Crown Court
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TfL confirms it will axe 118 bus route despite public opposition
From February, Transport for London will be withdrawing the 118 route, which runs from Brixton to Morden via Streatham, Streatham Park and Mitcham. The decision has been made following a public consultation in which, even TfL admits, there was overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged 118 bus route, 45 bus route, 59 bus route, Brixton, Camberwell Green, Elephant and Castle, Mitcham, Morden, Streatham, TfL, Transport for London
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Bicycle shed fire causes serious damage to Mitcham house
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a bike workshop fire in a lean-to shed in a garden on Edmund Road in Mitcham. The shed was completely destroyed by the fire. The fire also destroyed a ground-floor … Continue reading
Week-long disruption to rail services across south London
It is half-term week, which for rail passengers means a whole load of disruption to their regular services across south London. Signalling upgrade work started at the weekend and is due to continue until this Friday, November 1, “which will … Continue reading
Reminder: tram services to Wimbledon disrupted, Sep 6-8
More closures to the tram network have been announced by Transport for London – this time for September 6 to 8 on the stretch of track from Mitcham Junction to Wimbledon. The closures are while Network Rail conducts its own … Continue reading
Posted in TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon Trams, London Trams, Mitcham, Mitcham Junction, TfL, Transport for London, Wimbledon
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