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Squatters force council to switch New Addington polling station

Posted on June 22, 2024 by insidecroydon

Council officials have been forced to scrap their plans to use a disused community centre in New Addington as a polling station for the General Election on July 4 because the long-abandoned building has been taken over by squatters. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Katherine Kerswell, New Addington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Activists provide winter shelter to 40 people ignored by council

Posted on December 7, 2023 by insidecroydon

At the start of December, Inside Croydon submitted a formal question to Croydon Council asking what measures they have taken to establish ‘warm spaces’ or other ways of helping the homeless through the worst of the winter weather. The council … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Reclaim Croydon, South Norwood Tourist Board | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Reclaim Croydon’s free bookshop and café closed by bailiffs

Posted on November 16, 2023 by insidecroydon

The bailiffs moved in this morning to evict Reclaim Croydon from the former electrical store and failed arts café next to West Croydon Station. Reclaim Croydon had been running the former Matthew’s Yard venue as a free coffee community centre … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments