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Sutton LibDem ‘should not be a lawmaker’ after court defeat
INSIDE SUTTON: Following a four-year battle, David Campanale is claiming complete victory over the Liberal Democrats who waged a vindictive campaign against him as their own political candidate, all because of his Christian beliefs. By ROSE HILL With local elections … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, David Campanale, Graham Tope, Luke Taylor MP, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council
Tagged Cllr Luke Taylor, Councillor Luke Taylor, David Campanale, Graham Tope, Liberal Democrats, London, Lord Tope, Luke Taylor, Luke Taylor MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Sutton West and East Cheam
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South Croydon primary part of £45m national nursery scheme
Regina Coeli, the Catholic primary on Pampisford Road in South Croydon, is among 34 new or expanded schools in London to receive funding to provide extra nursery provision from September. Inside Croydon reported in January how Regina Coeli had been … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Regina Coeli, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged Bromley, nursery schools, Regina Coeli Primary School, South Croydon, Sutton
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Radar-based speed cameras to trial in Sutton and Croydon
Roads in Croydon and Sutton are to be among the sites for a trial of radar-based speed cameras. Given that this scheme is being brought in by the Met Police and Transport for London, motorists can expect it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, London, Metropolitan Police, Radar, Radar-based speed cameras, Speed cameras, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Police make arrest in Croydon over ‘School Wars’ messages
EXCLUSIVE: Met promises ‘robust’ action, dispersal orders and stop and search ahead of further social media advertised meetings The police have made an arrest in Croydon in connection with the “School Wars” social media messages which went viral across London … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, London-wide issues, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Policing, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Superintendent Luke Dillon, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Police use stop-and-search powers to counter ‘Croydon Wars’
There were no arrests across London yesterday, as the threatened youth violence prompted by social media messaging failed to materialise. Now some suggest the ‘Red v Blue’ messages are all a hoax A large police presence in Croydon town centre … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, London-wide issues, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Policing, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Commander Neerav Patel, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Labour councillor finally apologises over vile online slurs
INSIDE SUTTON: The long adios of Sheldon Vestey, the Valencia-based councillor for… checks notes … Hackbridge, has seen him once again hauled before a council disciplinary panel – albeit via video link – after an investigation that has cost the … Continue reading
Dozen social media sites ‘disabled’ over Croydon Wars stunt
Metropolitan Police says it is increasing number of officers patrolling around schools and town centre, ‘and we will respond firmly to any reports of violence or disorder’ A senior police officer based in Croydon has issued a statement seeking to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Croydon Council, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Superintendent Luke Dillon, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Schools and parents on alert for next week’s ‘Croydon Wars’
Police and community groups are preparing for a week of “Croydon Wars”, after children aged as young as 12 have been encouraged on social media to take weapons with them to a series of “Red v Blue” fights between schools. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Croydon Council, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Hackney, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Charity Nickel Support is providing people with real life skills
CROYDON CHRONICLES: This week, DAVID MORGAN pays a visit to an organisation operating very much in the present, providing a future for dozens of young people It is rare that any of us don’t require some help to learn a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, David Morgan
Tagged Carshalton, charity, Cheam, Croydon, Croydon Chronicles, David Morgan, Merton, Nickel Support, Sutton, Whitehall Cheam
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Planning consent granted for £1bn Cancer Hub in Belmont
Sutton Council has granted planning permission for the £1billion expansion of the London Cancer Hub, near the site of the Royal Marsden Hospital in Belmont. The expansion across a 12-acre site is expected to create 3,000 jobs, mostly in highly … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Bromley, Croydon, Drainage and Pulmbing Ltd, Sutton
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Drivers in Bromley and Sutton put on red alert over potholes
Road users in Bromley and Sutton need to exercise extra care to avoid troublesome pot holes. That’s according to a register of poorly-maintained roads issued over the weekend by the Department for Transport, which has both south London boroughs given … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Cycling, Kingston, Merton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, DfT, Edmund King, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Merton, Merton Council, Potholes, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, The AA, Tory, Transport for London
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Get that drain unblocked! Call Drainage & Plumbing today
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Phone 07771 200 075 – services 24/7 Click here to visit Drainage and Plumbing’s website to find out about all their services
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business
Tagged Advertisement, Bromley, Croydon, Drainage and Pulmbing Ltd, Sutton
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Get that drain unblocked! Call Drainage & Plumbing today
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Phone 07771 200 075 – services 24/7 Click here to visit Drainage and Plumbing’s website to find out about all their services
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Tagged Advertisement, Bromley, Croydon, Drainage and Pulmbing Ltd, Sutton
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Westfield Scrooges stop choir singing carols in Whitgift Centre
The traditional free, charity fund-raising Christmas carol concert by a long-established Croydon choir never took place in the Whitgift Centre this month. Last year, the Scrooges at Westfield turned away the Croydon Male Voice Choir from what was once an … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music, Sutton Council, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Beddington, Croydon, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Hammersfield, Shirley, St John's Church, St Nicholas Centre, Sutton, Sutton Council, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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St Helier staff ready to walk out over years of unpaid back pay
Workers at St George’s in Tooting and Epsom Hospital and St Helier in Carshalton voted 100% and 99% in favour of strike action Around 600 healthcare assistants working at three hospitals in south-west London and Surrey are on the brink … Continue reading
Woodcote garden centre gives away Christmas trees to schools
Four local primaries and pre-schools have each received large, and free, Christmas trees for children, staff and parents to enjoy, all thanks to a community giveaway organised by Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green. Sunflowers Pre School on Brabazon Avenue, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Schools, Sutton Council
Tagged Carshalton, Christmas, Christmas trees, Dobbies, Roundshaw, Sutton, Wallington, Woodcote Green
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Free Christmas dinner at The Sound Lounge. Book in advance
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Tagged Christmas dinner, Sound Lounge, Sutton, The Sound Lounge
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Reform threaten legal action over their cancelled Croydon party
‘It’s an outrage!’ frothed Farage’s deputy leader on KGBNews last night, after the £350 top-ticket event on a Purley Way industrial estate was called off. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Far-right political party Reform UK’s Christmas fund-raiser at the Grand … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Community associations, Purley Way
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Stand Up to Racism, Grand Sapphire, Grand Sapphire Hotel, Lee Anderson, London, Nigel Farage, Purley Way, Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, Suleman Raza, Sutton, UKIP
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99% of healthcare assistants backing strike action at St Helier
Workers’ union begins strike ballot after two NHS hospital trusts offer ‘the worst back-pay deal’ in London More than 600 healthcare assistants at St Helier Hospital and across the group at St George’s in Tooting and Epsom Hospital are to … Continue reading
Muslim millionaire in row for hosting Reform’s Christmas party
EXCLUSIVE: A £350 a head fund-raising dinner for Nigel Farage’s ‘racist cronies’ at the Grand Sapphire Hotel on an industrial estate off the Purley Way next week has caused outrage. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports A massive row has broken … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Church and religions, Community associations, Purley Way
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Stand Up to Racism, Grand Sapphire, Grand Sapphire Hotel, Lee Anderson, London, Nigel Farage, Purley Way, Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, Suleman Raza, Sutton, UKIP
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