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China-made electric buses introduced on Croydon SL5 route

Posted on July 31, 2025 by insidecroydon

The SL5, one of three Superloop buses that run through Croydon, now has shiny, new electric-powered double-deckers plying the route from the town centre to Bromley. The new buses began operation this week, part of a phased replacement of the … Continue reading →

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Police search for man missing from Beckenham health facility

Posted on July 23, 2024 by insidecroydon

There’s a police manhunt in south London after a patient at what Scotland Yard describes as “a mental health facility in Beckenham” escaped while on an accompanied walk on Sunday morning. “Extensive enquiries are ongoing”, the Met says, to locate … Continue reading →

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Musical therapy that can leave us all feeling much better

Posted on May 14, 2024 by insidecroydon

KEN TOWL, pictured left, took a super fast SuperLoop bus a couple of stops from East Croydon to the Bethlem Gallery and encounters a surprisingly engaging new exhibition about music, and the mind The Bethlem Gallery’s latest exhibition is not … Continue reading →

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Artist Taxi Driver set to play a new tune at Bethlem Gallery

Posted on April 8, 2024 by insidecroydon

Twitter sensation The Artist Taxi Driver – 125,000 followers on t’internet – is to oversee a major live art “experience” at the Bethlem Gallery, part of their summer exhibition, starting from next month. Mark McGowan was a patient at the … Continue reading →

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Bethlem Gallery’s annual art exhibition opens from Nov 25

Posted on November 13, 2023 by insidecroydon

The Bethlem Gallery is this year celebrating its 15th annual open exhibition showcasing work by more than 150 artists connected to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The Bethlem Art Fair takes place at the Gallery, on Monks Orchard … Continue reading →

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How Bedlam is being transformed through arts and walks

Posted on January 8, 2018 by insidecroydon

WANDLE WANDERINGS: Not for the first time, KEN TOWL’s gone off the beaten track. And with good reason Bedlam, said Colin Gale, has become a byword for chaos, a symbol of suffering and confusion. Gale, the multi-qualified archivist at the … Continue reading →

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