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Standing ovation for Ukrainian cast of Carmen at Fairfield Halls

Posted on March 2, 2026 by insidecroydon

There were knife fights in central Croydon on Friday, but no teenagers were involved. KEN TOWL reviews Ellen Kent’s passionate production of Bizet’s  Carmen by Opera International Kyiv at the Fairfield Halls Four years after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, … Continue reading →

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Croydon men convicted of involvement with Russian ‘spy ring’

Posted on July 9, 2025 by insidecroydon

Six members of a gang – four of them from Croydon – have been convicted following an Old Bailey trial on a range of charges brought under the National Security Act, following an arson attack on a Ukrainian-run business and … Continue reading →

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Croydon gang livestreamed arson attack on Ukraine business

Posted on June 6, 2025 by insidecroydon

Eight men – four of them from Croydon – are on trial at the Old Bailey for a variety of charges in the first prosecution brought under the 2023 National Security Act, following a kidnapping plot against a Russian dissident … Continue reading →

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