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APPEAL TO CATCH MIDNIGHT FLY-TIPPER A midnight fly-tipper who dumped around a tonne-and-a-half of rubbish onto an Upper Norwood road is being sought by Croydon council officers – who are asking the public for their help. Residents reported a mound of wood, plaster, metalwork, ru

“NO GRENEFELL-TYPE’ CLADDING IN OUR MEDIUM OR HIGH RISE BLOCKS” – LAMBETH Lambeth council say they do not have any cladding on any of their medium/high rise residential blocks of the same form and construction as that reported to have been used at Grenfell Towe

RESIDENTS CONDEMN QUEENS HOTEL EXTENSION PLANS / GLA MEMBER VOICES OBJECTIONS / BEST WESTERN HOTELS CONFIRM INTEREST IN QUEENS Residents opposing the proposed extensions to the Queens hotel on Church Road have issued a blistering condemnation of the plans, saying: expected vehicle mov

QUEENS HOTEL: RESIDENTS QUOTE CASE LAW AS THEY OBJECT TO PLANS / NEW APPLICATIONS FOR FITZROY GARDENS HOUSES Residents of Fitzroy and Wakefield Gardens have raised case law in their objections to the Queens hotel plans. They say that in order for Croydon council to grant consent for t

GRENFELL: BROWN AND GREEN CAFES COLLECTING ARGOS / SAINSBURYS / MARKS AND SPENCER VOUCHERS FOR REHOUSED FAMILIES  The five Brown and Green cafes in the area are collecting vouchers from Argos, Sainsbury’s, and Marks and Spencer to help families made homeless by the Grenfell Towe

SPECIAL EVENSONG AT ST JOHN’S TO CELEBRATE 200th BIRTHDAY OF JOHN LOUGHBOROUGH PEARSON / SATURDAY AT CRYSTAL PALACE FOOD MARKET  St John the Evangelist church on Auckland Road will be holding a  special Festal Evensong on Saturday July 8th to coincide with the celebrations for t

CROYDON: NEW CLAMPDOWN ON VIOLENT CRIME BY POLICE AND COUNCIL / DON’T MESS CAMPAIGN TO HARNESS PRIDE OF BOROUGH’S YOUTH Tackling violent crime on Croydon’s streets, greater protection for young people and specialist support for victims are part of a new action plan by the Safer Croydo

GRENFELL: CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION LEADER SEEKS URGENT MEETING ON LAMBETH FIRE RISK ASSESSMENTS Lambeth’s Conservative opposition leader Cllr Tim Briggs has called for an urgent meeting with the borough’s chief executive over claims that  ‘Lambeth officers have confir

GRENFELL: CROYDON TO INSTALL FIRE SPRINKLERS IN TALLEST HOUSING  Fire sprinklers are to be installed in 25 housing blocks in Croydon as part of the council’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy. At the council’s cabinet meeting on Monday night, deputy leader Councillor Alison Butle