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Croydon Mencap Carol Service, St Michael’s, Dec 13
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Mencap, St Michael and All Angels, West Croydon
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Christmas services at St Michael’s, West Croydon, Dec 2-25
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Tagged St Michael and All Angels, West Croydon
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All change on the buses, as now 412 suffers a service cut
Transport for London has just announced another reduction in service to a busy bus route in Croydon. The 412, which runs between West Croydon and Purley, is to be reduced from four buses an hour to three, the change to … Continue reading
Posted in Purley, TfL, Transport, Waddon, West Croydon
Tagged Purley, Sadiq Khan, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Council report says roads ‘will not cope’ with Westfield traffic
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on how the Town Hall scrutiny committee wants Croydon to ‘champion’ the local tram network to ensure that TfL ‘takes passenger safety seriously’ Croydon Council’s scrutiny committee has warned that the town centre’s “current road network … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sandilands derailment, Sean Fitzsimons, Tramlink, Transport, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Transport for London, West Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Charity Commission launches financial probe into Tabernacle
An evangelical church based in West Croydon has been placed under investigation by the Charity Commission and had its bank accounts frozen. The Croydon Tabernacle is the second evangelical church based in Croydon to be placed under formal investigation by … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, West Croydon
Tagged Charity Commission, Croydon Tabernacle, West Croydon
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London Road is about to be transformed into a Green Mile
West Croydon is about to get its own Green Mile, though this has nothing to do with a book by Stephen King nor the movie starring Tom Hanks. The Our Green Mile launch event on March 4 seeks to build … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
Tagged Broad Green, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
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#SouthernFail: 94% of Croydon rush hour services are late
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on a report that confirms the bleedin’ obvious A National Audit Office report has confirmed what Croydon commuters have known for more than three years: they daily endure the worst train performance in the whole … Continue reading
TfL consults New Addington over tram service reductions
Transport for London, which abandoned its immediate plans for altering the tram service from New Addington because they had failed to consult the public, has started to consult the public on its plans. The TfL changes will see passengers from … Continue reading
Posted in East Croydon, New Addington South, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Tramlink, East Croydon, New Addington, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Photography Forum member offers his Croydon insights
Next week’s meeting of the Croydon Photography Forum will see one of the group’s own members talking about their lifetime’s work with their cameras. West Croydon resident Jan Podsiadly attended the London College of Printing in the early 1970s – … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Photography Forum
Tagged Croydon Photography Forum, Lee Townsend, West Croydon
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All change on trams as TfL decides Elmers has reached an end
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on an end to direct tram services from New Addington to Wimbledon The operators of the Croydon tram system are to introduce drastic changes in the service next month – without consulting their passengers, or … Continue reading
Add energy to your garden skills with West Croydon workshops
Volunteers who have helped to create an energy garden on the platforms of West Croydon Station are staging a series of workshops on gardening, both to help maintain and enhance the communal garden at the station, but also offering a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Gardening, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged West Croydon, West Croydon station
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Watson: There’s nothing council can do over £1.4bn Westfield
WALTER CRONXITE, who watches council meetings so that you don’t have to, on the latest Town Hall scrutiny committee meeting The council has no “leverage” to encourage Westfield and Hammerson to speed up the delivery of their £1.4billion redevelopment of … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Joy Prince, Mark Watson, Planning, Sean Fitzsimons, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Watson, reeves corner, Sean Fitzsimons, West Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Saddle up for Croydon Cyclists’ Ghost Tour, Nov 20
Posted in Activities, Croydon Cycling Campaign
Tagged Croydon Cycling Campaign, Stanley Halls, West Croydon
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What is peace? Faiths Together in Croydon event, Nov 15
Posted in Activities, Church and religions, Community associations
Tagged Faiths Together, West Croydon
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TfL to re-open West Croydon Bus Station, six months late
West Croydon Bus Station re-opens this weekend after two years’ worth of demolition and reconfiguration for the roads in and around the railway station and tram stop, to be able to cope better with the 150 buses that are scheduled … Continue reading
Wild Hunt to dance in the twilight in West Croydon, Aug 23
There’s another chance tonight to see the Wild Hunt Bedlam Morris troupe perform, if you missed last week’s spectacular Croydon Night of Dance. The Wild Hunt – with their mysterious black masks and costumes, pictured above – have a dance-out … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Music, West Croydon
Tagged West Croydon, Wild Hunt Bedlam Morris dancers
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Southern Failways: the questions that need urgent answers
Day 2 of Southern’s ’emergency timetable’, and JEREMY CLACKSON reports on the impact on commuters and their reactions to the do-nothing Tory rail minister Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has today added his voice to the calls for Southern … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon South, East Croydon, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Charles King, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Department of Transport, East Croydon station, London, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, West Croydon
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Trades unions are on the march in Croydon for May Day
Croydon Assembly is calling on all trades union and community activists to give their support this coming Saturday, April 30, to the Croydon TUC May Day March and Rally. Under the slogan “Uniting Communities to Defeat the Tories”, the trade unions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, Activities, Community associations, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon TUC, Ted Knight, West Croydon
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Threat to Land Registry from Chancellor’s privatisation plan
While council leader Tony Newman leads a pointless discussion at tonight’s council meeting on “Crexit” – the impact of Croydon’s unilateral withdrawal from the European Union – the Labour leader is squandering a perfect opportunity to debate an issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Tony Newman, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, Land Registry, Tony Newman, West Croydon
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Wolmar gets up a head of steam for free railway lecture, Jan 8
Christian Wolmar, the journalist, author and transport expert, is coming to Croydon this Friday to give a free lecture on his book, Engines of War. Wolmar, who was the only non-career politician to be shortlisted for selection as a London … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Education, Environment, History, Transport
Tagged Christian Wolmar, History, railways, West Croydon
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Don’t panic! ‘Railageddon’ is about to arrive in south London
It’s not just local news websites which are being alarmist about the shut down of a wide range of rail services over the holiday period, beginning as soon as tomorrow evening. The rail companies are getting a bit panicky, too. … Continue reading
How Croydon was the perfect comedy fit for Peep Show
When the producers of Peep Show were looking for a location for their new sitcom for the 21st century, there was an obvious place to set it. Inside Croydon’s own Jez and Mark, JOE RAWLINSON and ED MATTHEWS, pay homage … Continue reading
