Olympic Hip Hop at Sadler’s Wells
Created and emceed by UK hip hop maker and Breakin’ Convention Artistic Director Jonzi D, Breakin’ Convention Festival returns to Sadler’s Wells to celebrate…
Hellraiser actor selected for Greens ahead of a hotly contested local by-election
An actor who starred in the 1980s cult horror series Hellraiser has been chosen as the Green Party candidate in a Croydon by-election. Nicholas…
Residents brand new plans for ‘Hyde Park sized’ south London nature reserve ‘huge disappointment’
Residents and campaigners across Croydon, Sutton and Merton have expressed dismay at the revised plans for the Beddington Farmlands project. The ‘Hyde Park sized’…
Fly tippers caught on camera dumping truck loads of rubbish at infamous Purley Way site
Fly tippers have been caught continuing to leave waste at an infamous Croydon site known as dumping ground locally. This comes despite the Purley…
Croydon shoppers say the high street has ‘lost its sparkle,’ with many now saying they would rather shop in Bromley
Croydon shoppers said they would rather go to Bromley or Redhill and that the town has ‘lost its sparkle’ despite the announcement of new…
Mayor warns council’s ‘financial legacy is not sustainable’ after approving budget and 4.99% council tax increase
Croydon Council has approved a 4.99% council tax increase as part of its budget for this year. This increase, approved at a meeting on…
Croydon Council takes step towards long anticipated Purley Pool redevelopment, but Mayor warns ‘there is still a long way to go’
The Purley Pool saga has moved onto its next chapter, as Croydon Council announced that developers have submitted a planning application for the eventual…
Croydon parents call for Met to fix stop and search following recent crime spike
Croydon residents have expressed concerns that the Metropolitan Police are not working fast enough to ‘fix’ stop and search practices in the borough. This…
If you are questioning love this could be the right play to book
‘One thing makes me a moth to a flame. Oneness. The missing piece…I’ve got to find it, because if not, if not…’ Anastasia Osei-Kuffour,…
Council members reject budget plan after fallout over controversial 4.99% council tax hike, but many fear the increase is inevitable
Croydon Council members have rejected the Council’s latest budget plan for the next financial year after a fallout over council tax and special allowance…
Work begins on clearing one of Croydon’s largest fly tip sites, as it gears up to become a new 40 shop mini-mall
A new 40-shop mini mall will be built on the former site of a Sports Direct gym on Purley Way, which had become a…
I rode the latest stretch of the Superloop network, it’s the first time I’ve seen people genuinely excited to get on a bus
While much of last year’s transport news centered around the cancellation of HS2’s northern leg and continuous industrial action, one of the more encouraging…
