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Perry’s ‘caught on camera’ fly-tipper is following council’s rules
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach to fly-tipping is to feature on local television news tonight, as council videos ‘exposes’ a local trader doing what they have been instructed to do by… the council! Jason Perry, the incompetent Mayor of Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Haily Cluff, Litter Free Norbury, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Refuse collection, Tony Hooker, Veolia
Tagged Braithwaite Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Graham Mitchell, Haily Cluff, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Residents' Association Forums, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Town Hall
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Petty Perry blocks residents’ groups from RA rubbish meeting
EXCLUSIVE: Croydon’s answer to Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s Supreme Leader, is making a public appearance tonight where only residents’ associations who meet his approval are allowed to attend. By KEN LEE, our Town Hall correspondent Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Stewart, Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Haily Cluff, Litter Free Norbury, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Ola Kolade, Refuse collection, Robert Ward, Tony Hooker, Veolia
Tagged Braithwaite Hall, Cllr Alasdair Stewart, Cllr Robert Ward, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Graham Mitchell, Haily Cluff, Jeet Bains, Katharine Street, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Ola Kolade, Residents' Association Forums, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Town Hall
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The high street business that made sure Croydon was on song
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A talented musician established a business that over the course of 60 years taught and encouraged at least 30,000 youngsters to sing, play an instrument or perform on stage. DAVID MORGAN looks at the life and career of … Continue reading
Gloucestershire bakery business in rescue deal for Coughlans
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The majority of Coughlans bakers’ shops will be re-opening under a new name, after liquidators took less than a month to find a buyer for the long-established Croydon business. The 175 Coughlans staff who were notified … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's, Janes Pantry
Tagged Addiscombe, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Janes Bakery Ltd, Janes Pantry, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Wallington, Warlingham
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Eco Living Fest, Holy Innocents South Norwood, Sat July 18
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Three men in court charged over Livingstone Road murder
Three men have been charged with murder following the death of a 23-year-old man in what eyewitnesses described as “a knife fight” on Livingstone Road, Thornton Heath, on Thursday. Police were called at 4.52am to reports of an assault, but … Continue reading
Eco Living Fest, Holy Innocents South Norwood, Sat July 18
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Trauma at Lanfranc as boy waits 2 hours with knife in his head
Headteacher tells mother that the school’s failure to seek emergency treatment for her son was ‘a judgement call’ A mother was distraught and angry when she arrived at her son’s Croydon school one morning this week to discover the boy … Continue reading
Coughlan’s directors moved £9m out of bakery firm since 2023
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Romesh Ranganathan stands to lose up to £400,000 Staff were only informed of business’s closure by text message Since 2023, directors transferred £5.7m property assets to another company while £2.9m was also taken out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's
Tagged Addiscombe, Assets, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, Smitham Lodge, Smitham Lodge Estates Ltd, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Virginia Coughlan, Wallington, Warlingham
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Croydon bakers firm Coughlan’s closes blaming Labour NI hike
175 jobs to go across south London, Surrey and Sussex as family-run bakery based in Thornton Heath goes into voluntary liquidation Coughlan’s bakers, their daily bread a staple of Croydon’s high streets for almost 90 years, has ceased trading. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coughlan's
Tagged Addiscombe, Banstead, Coughlans, Coulsdon, Croydon, Epsom, Forestdale, Horsham, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Romesh Ranganathan, Sean Coughlan, South Croydon, Thornton Heath, Wallington, Warlingham
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Norbury Brook River Revive clean-up, Thornton Heath, July 4
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Mayday A&E rated ‘Requires improvement’ for fourth time
A snap inspection earlier this year by the CQC found Croydon’s largest hospital’s emergency department still failing to meet legal requirements for patient privacy and dignity, while ‘corridor care remains a concern’ Urgent and emergency services at Croydon’s largest hospital … Continue reading
Five escape fryer blaze unhurt at Brigstock Road takeaway
Five people escaped the flames as a takeaway in Thornton Heath was destroyed by fire. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters attended a fire on Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. There were no … Continue reading
Posted in Business, London Fire Brigade, Restaurants, Thornton Heath
Tagged Brigstock Road, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Takeaway, Thornton Heath
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Norbury Brook River Revive clean-up, Thornton Heath, July 4
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Step-mother who scalded 5-year-old is sentenced to 12 years
Janet Nix, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of her five-year-old step-daughter by scalding her in a hot bath in Thornton Heath in 1978, has today at Isleworth Crown Court been sentenced to 12 years in jail. Andrea Bernard … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Andrea Bernard, Cold Case Homicide, Desmond Bernard, Janice Nix, Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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Biggles and the curious case of the curate from Croydon
CROYDON CHRONICLES: One of the most-read fictional action heroes of the 20th Century was based at Croydon Airport. DAVID MORGAN pulls on his sheepskin helmet and goggles and goes in search of adventure Biggles, the character James Bigglesworth, appeared in … Continue reading
Three arrested after woman dies at Furze Road, Thornton Heath
Two men and a woman remain in police custody following the death of a woman at a house on Furze Road, Thornton Heath, yesterday morning. Paramedics called police to the house just after 9am on Wednesday May 27 “following concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Thornton Heath
Tagged Croydon, Furze Road, London Ambulance Service, Metropolitan Police, murder, Thornton Heath
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Step-mum Nix found guilty of killing five-year-old in 1978
Janet Nix, the pensioner accused of killing her five-year-old step-daughter in Thornton Heath in July 1978, was today found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard after new evidence led detectives to open an investigation almost half a century after … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Andrea Bernard, Cold Case Homicide, Desmond Bernard, Janice Nix, Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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None hurt as Thornton Heath blaze spreads across two houses
There were no reports of any injuries after a fire spread across two neighbouring residential properties on Lenham Road, just off Grangewood Park, in the early hours of this morning. Thornton Heath locals spoke of the smell of smoke still … Continue reading
Memorial to victims of Lanfranc air disaster to re-open this July
NEIL BENNETT reports on the fund-raising success and hard-work – even by some doing community service – to make a garden in Croydon Cemetery a fitting memorial to the 39 people killed when their aeroplane crashed into a Norwegian mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Archbishop Lanfranc, History, Neil Bennett, Sanderstead, Schools, Thornton Heath, West Thornton
Tagged Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon Cemetery, Lanfranc air disaster, Neil Bennett, Rosalind Jones, Simon Trehearn, Suzy Stowell, The Lanfranc Boys, Thornton Heath, West Thornton
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Individuals and single candidates seek votes in splintered field
Nominations for candidates for the May 7 local elections close later today, and the final forms will include independents and single candidates from new parties looking to win a seat at the Town Hall. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, looks at … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Graham Mitchell, Humayun Kabir, Shirley North
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Bensham Manor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Ellie Harrison, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Graham Mitchell, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Reform, Shirley North, The Green Party, Thornton Heath, Tory, Your Party
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Corbyn’s party has 1 candidate across Croydon’s 70 seats
With candidate declarations to close tomorrow, even some of the biggest political parties are scrambling around for last-minute volunteers to appear on ballot papers on May 7. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Your Party, the leftist grouping backed … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mel Mullings, Reform, Steve Reed OBE, The Green Party, Thornton Heath, Tory, Your Party
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Rising costs push Frant Road rugby club ‘to brink’ of closure
Streatham and Croydon RFC, one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world, has launched an “emergency appeal” for funds to keep the organisation going. The club has its own ground on Frant Road in Thornton Heath, but is a … Continue reading
Fourth man convicted for ‘brutal’ killing of Michael Afonso
More than two years after Michael Afonso was murdered in a brutal gang attack in Thornton Heath just before Christmas 2023, a fourth man has been convicted. Ali Abdul Basit’s manslaughter and robbery conviction was largely down to forensic evidence, … Continue reading
