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Norbury and Norwood Junction council car parks to be sold off
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how 157 Brick by Brick flats in Coulsdon were sold below the market rate, as the council continues to overspend on Mayor Perry’s unbalanced budget Anything that is not nailed down … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jane West, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice
Tagged Belgrave Road car park, Brick by Brick, Clifford Road car park, Communities and Local Government, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Granville Gardens car park, Jane West, Jason Cummings, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing, Norbury, Norwood Junction, Red Clover Gardens, S114, S114 notice, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, South Norwood, Tory
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Love Norbury Christmas Carolling, Norbury Station, Dec 3
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Love Norbury, Music, Norbury
Tagged Christmas, Love Norbury, Norbury
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Suited and booted: Norbury Alli’s donations and No10 access
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, profiles the former Stanley Tech pupil who has risen to become a millionaire media mogul and the Labour Party’s biggest donor The clue is in his Lordship’s title. But the “Free Gear Keir” cronyism storm was … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury, Schools, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Angela Rayner, Bob Geldof, Charlie Parsons, Croydon, Croydon North, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Lord Alli, Lord Waheed Alli, Norbury, Norwood Grove, Planet 24, Rachel Reeves, Siobhain McDonagh MP, South Norwood, Stanley Tech, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sue Gray, Tony Bliar, Waheed Alli
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Three people rescued from house in Streatham Park blaze
Three people trapped by fire were rescued to safety from a house in Streatham Park in the early hours of this morning – the Fire Brigade remarking at the difficulty of their operation because of the way the three-storey building … Continue reading
Women’s Group, Cassandra Centre, Norbury, every Thu
Posted in Cassandra Centre, Charity, Norbury
Tagged Cassandra Centre, Croydon, Norbury
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Apply now for Caring Dads at the Cassandra Centre, Norbury
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Tagged Caring Dads, Cassandra Centre, Croydon, Norbury
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A paradigm of politics: John Smith’s final visit to Croydon
To mark the anniversary of the death of John Smith MP, former Labour councillor JERRY FITZPATRICK casts his memory back 30 years to the day the party leader addressed a rally in Croydon, accompanied by a young Anthony Blair At … Continue reading
Social initiative has sports club punching above their Wates
A community sports group based in Norbury Park is having its boxing gym fitted out by property maintenance firm Wates as a “social value initiative”. Gloves Not Gunz is a boxing club which aims to prevent and divert young people … Continue reading
Local community ‘partnerships’ meeting, Norbury, Mar 13
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Libraries, Norbury
Tagged Norbury, Norbury Library
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Tenants in challenge to Mayor Perry over ‘uninhabitable’ flats
A group of residents placed in what they describe as “uninhabitable” temporary accommodation by Croydon Council have issued their own Christmas message – and a challenge to Tory Mayor Jason Perry. “Change needs to happen now,” says the Croydon Temporary … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, South West London Law Centres, Susmita Sen, Thornton Heath
Tagged BBC Newsnight, Concord House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Temporary Accommodation Campaign, Gilroy Court, Homelessness, Housing, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, South West London Law Centre, Susmita Sen, SWLLC, Sycamore House, Thornton Heath, Tory, Windsor House
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The Friends of Norbury Park Winter Celebration, Dec 10
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon parks, Norbury, Norbury Park
Tagged Christmas, Friends of Norbury Park, Norbury, Norbury Park
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Man hospitalised after fire rips through West Norwood flat
A man was rushed to hospital by ambulance and 30 people evacuated when a blaze took hold of a two-roomed flat on York Hill, West Norwood, this morning. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called out from Norbury, … Continue reading
Posted in Lambeth Council, London Fire Brigade, Norbury
Tagged LFB, London Fire Brigade, Norbury, West Norwood, York Hill
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Wetherspoon’s Purley pub set to cease trading next month
The Foxley Hatch in Purley, one of the last remaining Wetherspoon pubs in Croydon, will have its last day of trading on Sunday, December 3, the company has confirmed to Inside Croydon. The Foxley Hatch was put up for sale … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Purley
Tagged Foxley Hatch, JD Wetherspoons, Norbury, Purley, Selsdon, Sir Julian Huxley, The George, The Moon Under Water, The Skylark, Tim Martin
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Help Cassandra Centre provide festive cheer for the elders
Inside Croydon’s nominated charity for this year’s Christmas Appeal is the Cassandra Centre We are asking our loyal readers to cof ontribute towards the charity’s fund-raising to help pay towards the costs providing the get-together and meal, which will be … Continue reading
‘Shoddy and inadequate’ police search led to Ratana’s death
The partner of Sergeant Matt Ratana, the officer who was shot dead by a prisoner carrying a gun inside Croydon Custody Centre in September 2020, said he had been let down by the “shoddy and inadequate” performance of his Metropolitan … Continue reading
Inside Croydon’s Christmas Appeal: Help the Cassandra Centre provide some festive cheer for the community’s elders
Inside Croydon today announces that its nominated charity for its 2023 Christmas Appeal is the Cassandra Centre, as it prepares to deliver some festive cheer to dozens of older members of the community. We are asking our loyal readers to … Continue reading
Body found in Purley as police search for missing Justin Henry
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have found a body. If confirmed, it will be the 10th murder case in Croydon in 2023. Late on Monday, officers located a Red Nissan Almera in the residents’ car park of Nicholas … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Purley, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Dale Road, Justin Henry, London Road Norbury, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Purley, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Rolex watch and Cartier bracelets linked to Henry investigation
The Metropolitan Police have named the third person who has been charged in connection with the disappearance of Justin Henry. Jamal Ali-Richards, 28, thought to be from Thornton Heath, appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court on Monday having been charged with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Waddon
Tagged Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Police release video of victim’s visit to Norbury McDonald’s
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have this morning released CCTV footage of his last movements, as his family appeal to the public for information. The police are treating the case as a murder investigation, and have now made … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Waddon
Tagged Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Waddon man charged with murder of missing Justin Henry
Scotland Yard confirmed last night that they have arrested a Croydon man in connection with the murder of Justin Henry. Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command charged Louis Benjamin, 29, of Waddon New Road, with one count of murder, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Croydon, Justin Henry, London, Louis Benjamin, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Scotland Yard, Waddon, Waddon New Road
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Murder investigation launched over missing Justin Henry
The disappearance of a man who was last seen at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Norbury is being treated as a murder investigation, the Metropolitan Police said this morning. Justin Henry, 34, was reported missing to police on Monday, October 16. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing, Waddon
Tagged Brixton, Justin Henry, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Open+’s CCTV gives Norbury Library few extra opening hours
Croydon, London’s Borough of Culture 2023, can afford to buy CCTV cameras and pay security guards, but it cannot afford the wages for trained librarians to open its public libraries for more than three days a week. The council has … Continue reading
Girl Squad group activities, London Road, every Friday
Posted in Activities, Cassandra Centre, Charity
Tagged Cassandra Centre, Girl Squad, Norbury
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Lawyers start to look into Croydon’s temporary accommodation
A public meeting today with public interest lawyers could represent the start of a potentially long campaign to get better living conditions for hundreds of families currently housed in three former office blocks on London Road between Thornton Heath and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Concord House, London Road, Norbury, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Sycamore House, Thornton Heath, Windsor House
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