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Trading standards office warning on Council Tax ‘rebate’ calls
The trading standards department at Croydon Council has issued a warning to residents to beware of companies offering a form of “research service” to get them a reduction in their Council Tax bills. A 72-year-old South Norwood resident was charged … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mark Watson
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mark Watson, South Norwood, Trading Standards
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Northern Soul club night at Stanley Halls, Feb 20
Posted in Activities, Dance, Music, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
Tagged Northern Soul, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Winston McKenzie’s Celebrity Big Brother gig won’t end well
The comedy gold on the 2016 edition of Celebrity Big Brother seems destined to be provided by the “Chump from the Dump”, South Norwood’s very own Winston McKenzie. The line-up was “leaked” (ie. handed to) the Sunday edition of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, South Norwood, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, Croydon, South Norwood, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Town Hall accused of breaking law on flats in stinking Ship
Croydon Council could be breaking the law by taking Council Tax from tenants of seven sub-standard flats in a South Norwood conversion which has never been granted planning permission, a local residents’ group alleges. The on-going saga over the fate … Continue reading
Posted in Paul Scott, Planning, Pubs, South Norwood
Tagged Croydon Council, Paul Scott, South Norwood
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Boundary change won’t cut £6m cost of top-heavy Town Hall
All change! But as WALTER CRONXITE reports, Croydon’s Labour group won’t be lobbying for any real reform of democracy in the borough, and instead will just shore-up their own self-interest The Croydon Council elections in 2018 will be fought with … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, South Croydon, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Addington, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Lucy and The Crinoggle Pie, Stanley Halls, Dec 20-22
Posted in Art, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Christmas, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Dis-Connected Croydon prepares to fritter away another £1.6m
Dis-Connected Croydon, that multi-million-pound scheme which has already left a trail of uneven paving, narrowed or closed cycle lanes and park benches conveniently placed near to open-all-hours off licences around the borough, is about to find more ways of spending … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Mayor of London, People for Portland Road, Planning, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Stanley People's Initiative
Tagged Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Dis-Connected Croydon, Labour, South Norwood, Tory
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Crystal Palace Triangle’s businesses show off their indies
And there’s to be FREE BEER, too. The Crystal Palace Triangle is proud of its many diverse, independent traders and family buisnesses who provide an antidote to the increasingly identi-kit high streets found all over London. As part of this … Continue reading
St Alban’s Christmas Market, Whitehorse Lane, Nov 28
Posted in Activities, Charity, Church and religions, Selhurst
Tagged Christmas Market, Selhurst, South Norwood, St Alban's Church
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Abi Understood, Croydon Youth Theatre, Dec 3-6
Posted in Art, CYTO, Theatre
Tagged Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation, CYTO, South Norwood
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Norwood Junction ready for take-off with new station name
Council leader Tony Newman and the man pulling his strings, council CEO Nathan Elvery, clearly remain uncomfortable with being in… well, Croydon. This week’s Carve-up Croydon Conference was full of talk of “city status” from some of the estate agent-types. … Continue reading
Library staff in walk-out as shelves are stripped of books
Council staff in Lambeth libraries walked out today in protest at plans to close five of that borough’s 10 public libraries, turning some of them into “bookish gyms”, and threatening the future of Upper Norwood Library, which has been run … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Libraries, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Save Upper Norwood Library Campaign, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Upper Norwood Library Trust
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Hundreds of teachers leaving Harris academies each year
GENE BRODIE, our education correspondent, reports on the mysterious case of the disappearing school staff Parents who are considering sending their child to one of the growing number of academies, primary and secondary, that are run by the Harris Federation … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Harris Academy Crystal Palace, Harris Academy South Norwood, Harris Academy Upper Norwood, Harris Primary Purley Way, Roke Primary, Schools
Tagged Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Harris Federation, Kenley, Roke Primary, South Norwood, Tory
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UKIP’s Farage failed to act over McKenzie’s homophobic text
Inside Croydon has discovered that Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s most high-profile black member until he resigned last week amid accusations of racism in the party, openly used homophobic language in communication with Nigel Farage, the UKIP leader. McKenzie texted a message … Continue reading
Government Inspector offers a story for our times
One of the major set-piece events of the South Norwood Arts Festival is this week’s run of The Government Inspector at The Stanley Halls. Nikolai Gogol’s satire is being performed by the Halls’ newly, if temporary, resident company, the South … Continue reading
Posted in Art, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged SNAF, South Norwood, South Norwood Arts Festival, Stanley Halls
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Save The Grand, at CYTO South Norwood, Nov 3
In the context of the recent debate about the future of the Fairfield Halls – and with it, the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon’s last operating full-sized drama venue – an evening’s entertainment next Tuesday as part of the South Norwood Arts … Continue reading
Posted in Art, CYTO, Norwood Society, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Theatre
Tagged CYTO, SNAF, South Norwood, South Norwood Arts Festival
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Discover Crystal Palace’s cherished railway history, Nov 2
The great High Level station at Crystal Palace played an important part in bringing millions of visitors to what was for many years Great Britain’s most popular visitor attraction. As part of the South Norwood Arts Festival, respected local historian … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Education, History, Norwood Society, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Transport
Tagged Crystal Palace, South Norwood
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Chance to visit Thomas Crapper and WG Grace, Nov 1
Helen Johnson, a local teacher and history enthusiast, will be conducting a fascinating tour of notable graves of Beckenham Cemetery, at Elmers End, this Sunday, November 1. Part of the history programme of the 2015 South Norwood Arts Festival, the … Continue reading
Shorts and Gremlins on offer at new Stanley’s Film Club
Stanley’s Film Club at Stanley Halls in South Norwood stages its first edition of Shorts in the South next week. Tickets are on sale now for this brand new quarterly short film night, on Wednesday November 4, celebrating local film-making … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cinema, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
Tagged cricket, Screen25, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Halloween Spooktacular, Grangewood Park, Oct 31
Posted in Activities, Community associations, South Norwood
Tagged Grangewood Park, halloween, South Norwood
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