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‘Violent and dangerous’ man sentenced to life for hostel murder
An Old Bailey judge yesterday sentenced Dajour Jones to a minimum term of 27 years in prison for the murder of 20-year-old Jamie Gilbey in an Upper Norwood hostel last year. During the trial, Jones, 27, was described as “violent … Continue reading
Councillor accuses Perry of broken pledge on affordable homes
Mayor Jason Perry’s council has been accused of yet another broken promise, and of wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds of tax-payers’ money, this time after rejecting a planning application for seven affordable homes in Upper Norwood, in a scheme … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Nicola Townsend, Planning
Tagged Brick by Brick, Claire Bonham, Council planning, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Land Trust, Crystal Palace Transition Town, GLA, Greater London Authority, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, London Borough of Croydon, Nicola Townsend, Upper Norwood
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Upper Norwood church brings Macbeth indoors for winter
Shakespeare in the Squares is about to embark on its first winter season, when the company won’t be performing Shakespeare in any of London’s garden squares, but instead will be delivering Macbeth in some of the capital’s most historic churches, … Continue reading
Upper Norwood’s ‘bake off’ raises £250 for Macmillan cancer
A coffee morning at All Saints Church, Upper Norwood last Friday, boosted by one enterprising local’s own version of Bake Off, raised more than £250 for Macmillan, the cancer charity. The event, organised by ward councillor Claire Bonham, was one … Continue reading
Planning battle over The Lawns after council official’s threats
Five years’ work has been wasted after Croydon Council planners rejected a planning application from a community group in Upper Norwood to build seven not-for-profit flats in a scheme instigated by… Croydon Council. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, reports An enterprising … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Tom Copley
Tagged Brick by Brick, Council planning, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Land Trust, Crystal Palace Transition Town, GLA, Greater London Authority, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, London Borough of Croydon, Nicola Townsend, Tom Copley, Upper Norwood
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Norwood to Hollywood: Oscar-winner who dressed the stars
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A career spanning 40 years in the movies, including two Academy Awards and a BAFTA for her work, marks out this Croydon costume artist as an all-time great, as DAVID MORGAN explains The next time the sword and … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged A Man For All Seasons, Academy Awards, BAFTA, Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, David Morgan, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Haffenden, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Zinneman, Gainsborough Studios, Gregory Peck, Hollywood, Ian Flemming, James Bond, Margaret Lockwood, Oscars, Paul Scofield, Peter Ustinov, Roald Dahl, Robert Bolt, Robert Mitchum, Robert Shaw, Upper Norwood
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A paradigm of politics: John Smith’s final visit to Croydon
To mark the anniversary of the death of John Smith MP, former Labour councillor JERRY FITZPATRICK casts his memory back 30 years to the day the party leader addressed a rally in Croydon, accompanied by a young Anthony Blair At … Continue reading
Pensioners reported to police for protest on MP’s street
More than two months after a peaceful protest on the road where shadow cabinet member Steve Reed lives, two retired trades union activists have been called in for questioning Someone who lives on the same Upper Norwood street where Labour … Continue reading
St Joseph’s teams hit top gear at F1 in Schools Grand Prix
Two teams from St Joseph’s College in Upper Norwood hit top gear last week, winning their way through to the national finals of F1 in Schools. F1 in Schools is the official educational competition of global Grand Prix racing. It … Continue reading
Annie Besant: ‘I will speak for all the despairing silent ones’
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Last month, the Phoenix Retirement Association in Crystal Palace hosted one of its regular talks, this time about the Victorian radical Annie Besant, a woman who led the matchgirls’ strike, popularised the cause of birth control, was courted … Continue reading
75th anniversary sees Mozart orchestra celebrate Fair Field
The London Mozart Players will be celebrating their 75th anniversary through the 2023-2024 concert season, with performances by the Croydon-based ensemble at the Fairfield Halls, in Upper Norwood and in Sussex to celebrate their history and development. LMP’s season opens … Continue reading
Arson, vandalism, neglect: our parks abandoned to their fate
The ill-informed and tiresome calls from the borough’s third-rate politicians of “cut the grass” ignores modern and ecologically sound approaches to the maintenance of our parks and public open spaces. “No mow May” is a thing, and has been shown … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Heathfield House, Norwood Grove, Park Hill Recreation Ground, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Grangewood Park, Friends of Haling Grove, Grangewood Park, Haling Grove, Heathfield House, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Grove, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Waddon
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Beulah Hill academy’s eco centre takes lessons into the woods
Ahead of the opening of Harris Academy Beulah Hill in September, the school – currently part of Harris South Norwood – has launched its own eco centre, based in part of the ancient North Wood, with an eco classroom, a … Continue reading
New school streets are only ‘temporary’ according to council
Works start this week on 10 “Healthy School Streets” – the council says they are on a trial basis – which will come into effect on March 13. School streets restrict access to motor vehicles on designated roads where there … Continue reading
Who’s for the chop? Mayor left ‘frustrated’ by axed trees
Thick Lizzy Truss is not the only Tory carrying out U-turns – Croydon’s part-time Mayor has done a hand-brake turn over traffic reduction measures, reports our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON As if Croydon’s bungling of the implementation of Low Traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Schools, Steve Iles, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, ANPR, Broad Green, Broad Green LTN, Croydon Healthy Neighbourhoods, Crystal Palace, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, school streets, Scott Roche, South Norwood, Upper Norwood
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