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Tag Archives: South Croydon
Veteran cars are back on the road for 125th run on Nov 7
Hundreds of veteran cars are gearing up for this year’s very special commemorative pilgrimage from capital to coast, via Croydon. Close to 300 pioneering veteran cars dating back to the dawn of motoring have entered this year’s very special staging … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, History, Norbury, Purley, Thornton Heath
Tagged Coulsdon, London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally, Norbury, Purley, South Croydon, Thornton Heath
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Starmer and Evans face impossible task with Croydon South
To win the next General Election, Labour needs to gain 124 seats. And Number 122 on the list of Labour target seats is Tory Chris Philp’s Croydon South constituency. Our sarf of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, looks at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, David Evans, Hamida Ali, Jennifer Brathwaite, London-wide issues, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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St Peter’s Church Book and Cake Sale, South Croydon, Sep 18
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, South Croydon
Tagged South Croydon, St Peter's Church
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‘Wonky’ trees given a reprieve after Inside Croydon report
The “wonky” trees of a South Croydon residential street have been given a reprieve from the cash-strapped council’s chainsaw – for a while, at least, following an Inside Croydon report. Residents of Mulgrave Road, which is claimed to be “the … Continue reading
11-year-old schoolgirl splashes the cash in swim fundraiser
Inspired by her Olympic heroes Alice Dearing, Adam Peaty and Michael Phelps, 11-year-old Amelia Smith is on a mission to get more Croydon children swimming. Smith has loved swimming since her first visit to her local pool when just six … Continue reading
Posted in South Croydon, Sport, Swimming
Tagged Amelia Smith, South Croydon, South Croydon Swimming Club
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Council wields the axe on wonky trees in conservation area
Residents of an historic, tree-lined South Croydon street reacted with horror this morning when they discovered that the council is intending to hack down almost all of Mulgrave Road’s plum trees. According to the council, the mature trees – some … Continue reading
Choong’s Olympic gold burnished on playing fields of Croydon
Whitgift School can now add Olympic gold to the long list of sporting achievements of its former pupils, after Joe Choong won the men’s modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Games yesterday. Whitgift has long been a nurturing ground for outstanding … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, South Croydon, Sport, Swimming, Whitgift School
Tagged 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Croydon, Joe Choong, South Croydon, Whitgift School
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Whitgift old boy aiming to knock England out of Euro2020
Twelve months ago, there was a decent chance that a sporting prodigy that had enjoyed coaching and schooling at Whitgift in South Croydon might play a part in the Euro2020 tournament, as Callum Hudson-Odoi was making progress as an attacking … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Schools, South Croydon, Sport, Whitgift School
Tagged Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jamal Musiala, South Croydon, Whitgift School
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Three ex-pubs are put up for sale as developers get cold feet
Community group has six weeks to find at least £1m to buy a once-successful East Croydon boozer, as owners abandon plans to build flats Three former pubs have been put up for sale, as firms of developers appear set to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Community associations, Housing, Maria Gatland, Planning, Property, Pubs, Shirley, South Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Cherry Orchard Road, Croham, Croydon Council, Save The Glamorgan Campaign, Shirley, South Croydon, The Glamorgan, The Sandrock, The View
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Friends group shows Olympic ambition for park’s wildlife
A series of schemes to help green and improve South Croydon Rec seem to have really taken wing, in one case quite literally. The park, tucked away off the Brighton Road and squeezed up against the mainline railway viaducts, was … Continue reading
Gimme shelter: Mystery of borough’s disappearing bus stands
Last year, it was the mystery of Croydon’s vanishing bins*. Now, the borough appears to be losing another piece of street furniture that we usually take for granted – bus shelters. Workman rocked up at Upper Selsdon Road, South Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in South Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged South Croydon, TfL, Transport for London, Upper Selsdon Road
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Boxer Edwards determined to take his chance for world title
South Croydon boxer Sunny Edwards will step into the ring in east London tonight seeking to end the career of one of the hard old game’s toughest champions. Edwards, 25, faces the experienced South African Moruti Mthalane for the IBF … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, Sport, Sunny Edwards
Tagged Beddington, Charlie Edwards, South Croydon, Sunny Edwards
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South Croydon teen wins census photo memory competition
Yoana Yakimova, a 14-year-old pupil at Quest Academy, South Croydon, has won £100 in Amazon vouchers for her winning photograph in a Census 2021 Time Capsule competition, devised to remind the public to complete this year’s census. The organisers asked … Continue reading
Prompt action saves lives from fire in South Croydon flats
Firefighters rescued a man and led a family to safety from a flat fire on Dornton Road in South Croydon in the early hours of this morning. Part of a flat on the first floor of a converted detached house … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, South Croydon
Tagged London Fire Brigade, South Croydon
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Councillor recovering after 9-day covid hospital stay
Jason Perry, the leader of the Conservative opposition at Croydon Council, is recovering at home from the effects of covid-19. Perry spent more than a week in Mayday Hospital after contracting the life-threatening illness last month. While being treated in … Continue reading
Dog owners warned thieves operating in South Croydon
Dog owners in South Croydon have been warned to be vigilant while out walking their prized pooches, after tell-tale signs suggesting that thieves may be operating in the area were found by gardeners at a local church. Plastic ties fixed … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Dog theft, dogs, Metropolitan Police, South Croydon
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Broad Green driver has 12 penalty notices dropped by council
A traffic adjudicator has ruled that some council signs for restricted-access streets are ‘inadequate’ A motorist who accumulated more than £845 in fines for driving into a Low Traffic Neighbourhood in Broad Green has had 12 of his 13 PCNs … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Parking, South Croydon, Steve Iles
Tagged Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, Croydon Council, school streets, South Croydon, Steve Iles
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Food delivery app launches to take hungry bite of £11bn trade
A home office-based business in Croydon is taking on global brands Just Eat, Deliveroo and UberEats with its own local delivery service. Paul Sweeney and Andy Szebeni have today launched Croydon Eats, a food ordering app which is looking to … Continue reading
Church story that is full of artists, reformers and educators
By the mid-19th Century, Croydon was growing at such a rate that it needed a new church, specifically for the servants of those who formed the congregation at what we know today as the Minster. DAVID MORGAN charts the history … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, South Croydon, St Andrew's Church
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Royal Mail adds Croydon to list of covid-hit sorting offices
Post sorting offices in Croydon, South Croydon and Caterham, between them serving four different CR postcodes, have been added to the Royal Mail’s list of those areas worst-hit by the impact of covid-19. Like most postal deliveries recently, the Royal … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health
Tagged Caterham, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Royal Mail, South Croydon
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Binmageddon!: Veolia admits to botched leaflets delivery
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. But on Christmas Eve in Croydon, in the middle of a Tier 4 coronavirus lockdown, functionaries from Veolia, the council’s rubbish … Continue reading
New Addington block of flats dropped from planning meeting
EXCLUSIVE: With barely six hours’ notice ahead of today’s planning meeting, two controversial building schemes from Brick by Brick have been withdrawn. By STEVEN DOWNES Planning applications for two controversial schemes from Brick by Brick, the council’s loss-making house-builders, were … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Colm Lacey, Martyn Evans, New Addington, Planning, South Croydon
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Clark, Croydon, Croydon Council, New Addington, South Croydon
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