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Green-eyed monster prowls the stage in South Norwood
Othello opens at the Shoestring Theatre in South Norwood tomorrow night, with Kristian Michael Swaby, recognised last week at the Croydon Youth Awards, leading the cast. Swaby won the Creative Expression prize at the awards. for his “exceptional talent, dedication … Continue reading
The weather warnings from history: thunderbolts and lightning
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A timely trawl through the Minster archive has discovered reports of extreme weather episodes going back more than 400 years. By DAVID MORGAN “Rycharde Esteinge, a young man, being killed suddenlye with a stroke of thunder and lightning … Continue reading
South Norwood Community Festival, free entry, Sun July 5
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Perry’s go-slow council could take 5 years to pay LTN refunds
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Figures from the council show that it has issued refunds to fewer than 1-in-10 of the motorists who were fined for driving through Low Traffic Neighbourhoods which the High Court ruled as ‘unlawful’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Conrad Hall, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Leila Ben-Hassel, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Conrad Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fine refunds, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTN fine refunds, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Tory, Upper Norwood
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South Norwood Community Festival, free entry, Sun July 5
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Youth theatre is raising funds to make an impact in the long run
Charity is feeling the squeeze after its landlord – Croydon Council – makes it pay for all repairs and maintenance of its council-owned building. Now they are calling for public support at a fundraising festival on July 25 A Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, CYTO, South Norwood, Theatre
Tagged Anna Shields, Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, Shoestring Theatre, South Norwood, Ultramarathon
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It’s really time to go when they throw ‘Mix’ into gesture politics
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Are you a ‘Mr’, a ‘Ms’, or a ‘Mx’? You’re unlikely to be a ‘Mix’, unless you’re a member of the Labour Party in its troubled Croydon East CLP. KEN TOWL, pictured right, explains A couple of days … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of the 24 unaffordable flats
Planning permission was refused last night for a scheme that threatens a South Norwood heritage building which was once home to Arthur Conan Doyle. But this case is not closed yet… And so it came to pass… The first planning … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, History, Housing, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Sean Fitzsimons, South Norwood
Tagged 12 Tennison Road, Arthur Conan-Doyle, Blue plaque, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Johnson, Melanie Felten, Nicola Townsend, Planning Committee, Sean Fitzsimons, Sherlock Holmes, South Norwood, Tory, Walker Properties Ltd
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Desperate Perry is denied his victory parade for a second year
Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed and increasingly desperate Mayor, has been snubbed for a second time in 12 months, as Crystal Palace Football Club announced today that there would be no immediate trophy parade following their triumph in the UEFA Conference … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish
Tagged Conservative, cpfc, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Football Club, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Oliver Glasner, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish, UEFA, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Conference League final, Victory parade
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Common Ground workshops, South Norwood, May 27 & Jun 3
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Common Ground workshops, South Norwood, May 27 & Jun 3
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Latest fridge fly-tip breaks barriers in Norwood Junction Station
Even by Croydon’s standards as the “fly-tip capital of London”, this latest example excels all previous dumps. A discarded fridge had been left in the foot tunnel beneath the platforms of Norwood Junction railway station, just by the stairs up … Continue reading
Artist Emin makes big announcement for Priority Seating Week
Transport staff will be at Norwood Junction Station on Thursday, handing out free “Please Offer Me a Seat”, “Baby on Board” and “Babies on Board” badges, as part of activities around TfL’s Priority Seating Week. It’s the eighth year that … Continue reading
‘The vote on the left split more than the vote on the right’
ELECTION COMMENTARY: Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, may have been handed another four years in office, but the voting numbers declared yesterday spell trouble for the borough’s other Conservatives. By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Chris Philp MP, Conrad Hall, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elaine Jackson, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Natasha Irons, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Ben Flook, Chris Philp MP, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, South Norwood, Tory
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Greggs West Croydon in a (sausage) roll-out of secure shops
The town centre and South Norwood are once again bracketed in areas where anti-social behaviour – and shoplifting – is ‘most acute’, as bakery chain opts to make its goods more secure in-store Greggs, the high street bakery and sandwich … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, South Norwood, West Croydon
Tagged Anti-social behaviour, ASB, Croydon High Street, Greggs, High Street, Sausage roll, Shoplifting, South Norwood, West Croydon
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Housing and benefits advice sessions, free, South Norwood
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May Day Madness at South Norwood Lake, Mon May 4
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May Day Madness at South Norwood Lake, Mon May 4
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Trams are left rattled after club chairman English stands down
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: A place in the promotion play-offs has been secured by Croydon FC, but fans were surprised by the timing of the resignations of two members of the board with three, possibly four, big games still to come at … Continue reading
SNCK Community Forum, Wed April 15, at Socco Cheta
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SNCK Community Forum, Wed April 15, at Socco Cheta
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Housing and benefits advice sessions, free, South Norwood
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