Posted on May 22, 2013 by Eastlondonlines and saved under Croydon, Politics, Society
Yvette Hopely was elected Mayor of Croydon at the full council meeting on Monday. Hopely, 52, has been Conservative Member for Sanderstead Ward since 2006 and said her new role is “going to be challenging.” She is taking over the post from the previous Mayor, Eddy Arram, who has served…
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Posted on May 20, 2013 by Flo Neve and saved under Croydon, Lead Stories, Local News, Society
Croydon Council has 700 children currently in care and they urgently need more foster carers to give these young people the chance of a home life beyond council accommodation. Active support for the annual campaign run by the charity Fostering Network aims to highlight the need for more than 9,000 new…
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Posted on May 20, 2013 by Sean Mullervy and saved under Crime, Croydon, News
Four men have received jail sentences after being found guilty of robbery and conspiracy to rob in a number of violent incidents, one of which occurred in Sydenham. The robberies were mainly targeted at cash machine deliveries, and took place between April 2011 and July 2012. Saqib Waheed, 27, and…
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Posted on May 18, 2013 by Charles Warren McGinnes and saved under Croydon, Lead Stories, Sports
Crystal Palace had more than one of the most skilful sides in the Championship and the tactics of highly respected manager Gus Poyet to deal with on Monday May 13 as a national newspaper has revealed that their away dressing room in the Amex stadium had been defiled by human…
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Posted on May 17, 2013 by Charles Warren McGinnes and saved under Croydon, Lead Stories, Sports
Crystal Palace have reported that all 33,000 tickets allocated to the club for their Wembley play-off final against Watford to secure a place in the Premiership next season have been sold out. They had only been available online since Tuesday this week. From 9 a.m. this morning only 8,500 seats…
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Posted on May 16, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Croydon, Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, Politics, Society
Planning permission for the Beddington Lane South London Incinerator has been granted following months of deliberation and protest. After a vote on April 24 resulted in a tie, the incinerator was granted the go-ahead at a re-vote at the Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday May 15. The Sutton Council Development Control…
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