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#DigitalDebate: Inside story from Croydon’s first e-hustings
Our hustings correspondent, KEN TOWL, has seen plenty of pre-election meetings before, but never one quite like this, as Inside Croydon brings the candidate debate into the 21st Century Charmingly chaired by Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, this was like no other hustings … Continue reading
Posted in #DigitalDebate, 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Flook, Croydon Greens, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Pusey, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Under The Flyover
Tagged #DigitalDebate, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Tram operators sued for £200,000 over teen death on the tracks
The company which operates Croydon’s tram network is being sued for negligence over the death of a teenaged e-scooter rider who was killed after being hit by a tram. Reuben Abakah, who was 19, died in hospital three days after … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Trams, High Court, London Trams, Reuben Abakah, TfL, TOL, Tram death, Tram Operations Ltd, Trams, Transport for London, Waddon, Waddon Marsh, Waddon Marsh tram stop
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From flames to fame, Waddon’s Knox family made their mark
CROYDON CHRONICLES: From the night of the Great Fire of Croydon, DAVID MORGAN tells the story of a family of vicars and bishops, of writers and editors, and Enigma codebreakers The fire which destroyed Croydon Parish Church in 1867 had … Continue reading
Two dead after fire in derelict house on Duppas Hill Terrace
A second man has died following a fire in a derelict house on Duppas Hill Terrace last week. Police now say that they are treating the fire as non-suspicious, despite the two fatalities and having had detectives on site in … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Duppas Hill Terrace, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Police, The Waldrons, Waddon
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Labour issues late appeal for election candidates to volunteer
EXCLUSIVE: With little more than 12 weeks until polling day, the party of Mandelson, McSweeney and Starmer has yet to name its candidates in 11 of this borough’s 28 voting districts. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Purley, Rowenna Davis, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tory, Waddon
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Labour’s Davis looks to CPO the ‘hole in the heart of Croydon’
Mayoral candidate intends to discuss a Compulsory Purchase Order of Chinese-owned property with Prime Minister on his return from Beijing. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour’s candidate for Croydon Mayor, Rowenna Davis, says that if elected in May she will look … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Nestle Tower, Property, Rowenna Davis, St George's Walk, Waddon
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Allders, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Minerva, Nestle Tower, R and F Properties, R&F Properties, Rowenna Davis, St George's Walk, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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20,000 homes in Croydon to be hit by Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’
What parts of Croydon are likely to be hit by the ‘mansion tax’? Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, peers through the estate agents’ window… Pearls were being well and truly clutched at the Bog Standard this week, as the full … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Addington Hills, Addington Palace, Bishops Walk, Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Evening Standard, Gideon Osborne, Gravel Hill, Homes and Property, house prices, London Standard, Mansion Tax, Property price inflation, Property prices, Purley, Right-to-buy, Selsdon, South Croydon, Upper Woodcote Village, Waddon
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Croydon gets a new booze park as council grants café’s licence
‘Vertical drinking’ to be banned in park’s re-opened venue, which is located in a newly extended no-alcohol zone, as council grants licence to its new tenants. By our Town Hall reporter, SANDRA STEAD Croydon Council has managed to grant a … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Wandle Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Waddon, Wandle Park
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Wandle Park, Glen Patnelli, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Patsy Cummings, Reclaim Croydon, Waddon, Wandle Park, Wandle Park cafe
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Reed confirms council funding formula will favour Croydon
#FUNDCROYDONFAIRLY: Government announces it will re-set its system for deciding grants to local government and, at last, cash-strapped Croydon might receive a fairer share. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Labour government has today announced that it is to scrap “outdated … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon
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Now even Mayor Perry agrees we need to Fund Croydon Fairly
Columnist ANDREW FISHER, and this website, have been lobbying government to #FundCroydonFairly since early 2023. So why did it take Mayor Jason Perry so long to catch on? In 2023, this website helped to launch a campaign for fair funding … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory, Waddon
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Labour’s Davis tells minister Reed to fund Croydon fairly
Simultaneously, two of the borough’s mayoral candidates have decided to demand better government grants for the council. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Something very strange happened in Croydon yesterday. The leader of one of the larger political groups said: “For … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory, Waddon
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Wandle Park postcard begins trace of a Pitlake family’s history
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: They were the WhatsApp and TikTok of their time, and Edwardian era postcards can provide intriguing beginnings to local history searches, as DAVID MORGAN found out In the early years of the 20th century, the sending of postcards … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, David Morgan, History, Selhurst, Waddon, Wandle Park, West Croydon
Tagged Alice Boddison, Big Ben, Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Derby Arms, Isaac Boddison, Ontario, Peterborough Ontario, Pitlake, Selhurst, Waddon, Wandle Park, West Croydon, White Star Line
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Veteran car run to take a swerve past road affected by closures
Organisers of the 2025 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run have altered the route through central Croydon when the event takes place early on the morning of Sunday November 2. The 400-or-so road-worthy museum pieces taking part in this annual … Continue reading
Labour’s mayor candidate forced to apologise over data breach
EXCLUSIVE: Rowenna Davis, the very well-connected Labour candidate for Croydon Mayor, this week found herself tangled up in a breach of hundreds of people’s personal data, raising questions about the competence of her campaign. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Rowenna … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Rowenna Davis, Waddon
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Clive Fraser, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Data Protection Act 1998, ICO, Information Commissioners Office, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon
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Video released of the moment Justin Henry’s killer was arrested
The two men found guilty of the 2023 manslaughter of Justin Henry were yesterday sentenced to a total of more than 28 years in jail. Following the conclusion of the court case, the Metropolitan Police released additional materials connected to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Brixton, Gipsy Hill, Jamal Ali-Richards, Justin Henry, Lewis Benjamin, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Labour tweaks the rules to make sure members have no say
There might actually be something resembling a council candidate selection meeting for Labour members in Broad Green ward tonight – though most reasonable people will see through it as a thinly disguised foregone conclusion By STEVEN DOWNES Some Labour members … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Ben Taylor, Broad Green, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Manju Shahul Hameed, Rowenna Davis, Thornton Heath
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Council cover-up over security costs for empty community café
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With no prospect of a business taking over the long-vacant Wandle Park café during the busy summer period, the council is spending thousands of pounds on ‘private security’ EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Despite repeated promises by Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Wandle Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Waddon, Wandle Park
Tagged Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Wandle Park, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Perry's PIle, Reclaim Croydon, Waddon, Wandle Park, Wandle Park cafe
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Bromley by-election sees historic first Reform win in London
Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how Alan Cook’s poll success on the other side of the borough boundary is sending shock waves into Croydon They’re going to need a bigger vote… You know how, early in the original Jaws movie, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged Addiscombe East, Alan Cook, Bromley, Bromley Common and Holwood, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Nic Stewert, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Shirley, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Zack Polanski
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Mayor gets his mumbler to suggest a ‘review’ of lollipop cuts
Has Mayor Perry’s council backed down from ending lollipop road safety patrols at six of the borough’s primary schools? That’s what it sounded like at this week’s Town Hall meeting, as KEN LEE reports Did one of Croydon Mayor Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Schools, Scott Roche, Waddon
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Scott Roche, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, School road safety patrols, Tory, Waddon
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Parents stop traffic in Upper Norwood to save lollipop patrol
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Perry’s council tried to block protest petition over proposals to axe school safety patrols from being presented at next week’s Town Hall meeting. By STEVEN DOWNES Parents and children from Cypress Primary School in Upper Norwood … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Schools, Waddon
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lollipop ladies, Lollipop men, Lollipop patrols, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, School road safety patrols, Tory, Waddon
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