Inside Croydon

23/01/2025

Our latest piece of premium content exclusively available to iC's paying subscribers is a wide-ranging interview with John McDonnell, the veteran MP and former shadow Chancellor. This is the latest in our The Andrew Fisher Interview series, an Under The Flyover podcast that offers in-depth and informed coverage of events as they affect Croydon. John McDonnell was speaking just days after a pro-Palestine demonstration in central London at the weekend, after which he was asked to "help the police with their inquiries"....

Our latest piece of premium content exclusively available to iC’s paying subscribers is a wide-ranging interview with John McDonnell, the veteran MP and former shadow Chancellor. This is the …

23/01/2025

Five people were taken to hospital or major trauma units for urgent treatment following what has been described as a "horror stabbing" that took place this morning near the Asda supermarket on Marlowe Way on the Beddington trading estate. One man has been arrested, the police said. The nearby Sainsbury’s and Argos distribution centre was cordoned off, with emergency services outside....

Five people were taken to hospital or major trauma units for urgent treatment following what has been described as a “horror stabbing” that took place this morning near the Asda superma…

23/01/2025

INSIDE SUTTON: Four sister companies of the firm behind Sutton's council-backed cinema have gone out of business in quick succession. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK does what he heard them say in the movies, and follows the money... Though it claims it is "business as usual", there are serious questions hanging over the future of the Throwley Yard Cinema in Sutton, the last surviving venue in the portfolio of its parent company, Really Local Group Ltd....

INSIDE SUTTON: Four sister companies of the firm behind Sutton’s council-backed cinema have gone out of business in quick succession. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK does what he heard them say in the …

23/01/2025

The police have this morning named Larry Nimoh as the man charged with the murder of a woman in Thornton Heath on Monday night. The woman has been identified as 31-year-old Jamelatu Tsiwah. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was due to neck compression. Nimoh, 21, of no fixed address, is expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court today....

The police have this morning named Larry Nimoh as the man charged with the murder of a woman in Thornton Heath on Monday night. The woman has been identified as 31-year-old Jamelatu Tsiwah. A post-…

23/01/2025

Residents who have become increasingly concerned about the climate emergency have taken their protests to the doorsteps of Croydon's four MPs. Campaigners from the Croydon Green Network rounded off their lobbying by meeting Croydon East MP Natasha Irons, ahead of the Climate and Nature Bill having its second reading in Parliament tomorrow. The CAN Bill is a landmark piece of environmental legislation, with cross-party support in the Commons and House of Lords, as it seeks to address the full extent of the climate-nature crisis in line with the most up-to-date science....

Residents who have become increasingly concerned about the climate emergency have taken their protests to the doorsteps of Croydon’s four MPs. Campaigners from the Croydon Green Network round…

23/01/2025

Labour-controlled Lambeth Council is being taken to the High Court accused of unlawfully renting homes on the private sector under insecure assured shorthold tenancies and of having made a decision…

22/01/2025

“This is Croydon, isn’t it?” That was the response from a Bensham Lane resident when asked by the BBC whether the area is unsafe, following the latest murder in Croydon, a 30-year…

22/01/2025

Labour-controlled Lambeth Council is being taken to the High Court accused of unlawfully renting homes on the private sector under insecure assured shorthold tenancies and of having made a decision which will see these tenants made homeless - using the dread Section 21 no-notice eviction rule which Labour nationally has promised to ban. The "regeneration" of five council estates across Lambeth began when Steve Reed, now the MP for Streatham and Croydon North, was the council leader at Brixton Town Hall....

Labour-controlled Lambeth Council is being taken to the High Court accused of unlawfully renting homes on the private sector under insecure assured shorthold tenancies and of having made a decision…

22/01/2025

Organisers of a Croydon Labour fund-raising karaoke night to be staged at Ruskin House tomorrow have said privately that they are "disappointed" that Croydon West MP Sarah Jones will be giving the event a miss, after she jetted out to Davos as part of a British government delegation. Jones is the Minister of State for industry, and is attending the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland, what is described as a "highly curated group of delegates from global business, government, civil society, media and academia......

Organisers of a Croydon Labour fund-raising karaoke night to be staged at Ruskin House tomorrow have said privately that they are “disappointed” that Croydon West MP Sarah Jones will be…

22/01/2025

Inside Croydon is delighted to offer our readers a special, money-saving offer on tickets for Sisters 360, a new play being performed at the Polka Theatre, opening in March. This exciting, skateboarding saga has been inspired by real-life sisters Layna, Maysa and Amaya, and their hero, teenaged Olympic medallist Sky Brown. It is written for the stage by Asif Khan....

Inside Croydon is delighted to offer our readers a special, money-saving offer on tickets for Sisters 360, a new play being performed at the Polka Theatre, opening in March. This exciting, skateboa…

22/01/2025

Six people had to be rescued from the basement of an Upper Norwood building last night, with 10 other residents in flats on the first and second floors being evacuated by firefighters using tall ladders. The firefighters worked "incredibly hard in challenging conditions", according to official sources. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters tackled the fire on Church Road in Upper overnight....

Six people had to be rescued from the basement of an Upper Norwood building last night, with 10 other residents in flats on the first and second floors being evacuated by firefighters using tall la…

22/01/2025

Penalty fines amounting to thousands of pounds have been dismissed after Croydon Council failed to provide the required paperwork for tribunal appeals brought by drivers against alleged driving offences in the weeks leading up to Christmas. That's according to a report today from motoring organisation the AA, which says that thousands of London drivers are paying traffic fines which should never have been issued....

Penalty fines amounting to thousands of pounds have been dismissed after Croydon Council failed to provide the required paperwork for tribunal appeals brought by drivers against alleged driving off…

22/01/2025

"This is Croydon, isn't it?" That was the response from a Bensham Lane resident when asked by the BBC whether the area is unsafe, following the latest murder in Croydon, a 30-year-old woman who was found dead by first responders shortly after they were called out at around 7pm on Monday night, January 20. Two 21-year-old men, said by police to have been known to the woman, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody....

“This is Croydon, isn’t it?” That was the response from a Bensham Lane resident when asked by the BBC whether the area is unsafe, following the latest murder in Croydon, a 30-year…

22/01/2025

Almost three years since the last bank branch in Coulsdon slammed its safe door shut for the final time, residents are about to get a replacement “hub” to provide all the services that …

22/01/2025

INSIDE SUTTON: Discussion about the private ‘bounty hunters’ patrolling the borough’s streets has been blocked, while evidence has been discovered that council staff may have misl…

21/01/2025

Inside Croydon is delighted to team up with the London Mozart Players to offer three lucky subscribers each a pair of tickets – worth £65 – for their Changing Seasons concert at the Fairfield Halls…

21/01/2025

Almost three years since the last bank branch in Coulsdon slammed its safe door shut for the final time, residents are about to get a replacement "hub" to provide all the services that were once taken as a standard feature of any high street. The campaign has been driven by the East Coulsdon Residents' Association, and they have managed to get support from the Post Office to take on the former Whicher's Financial Services office in Coulsdon town centre for the purpose....

Almost three years since the last bank branch in Coulsdon slammed its safe door shut for the final time, residents are about to get a replacement “hub” to provide all the services that …