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Father, husband, journalist and author. Winner of Royal Television Society award. Founder InsideCroydon.com. Former Editor of Athletics Weekly. Secretary SJA for 12 years. Want some writing or editing done, or have a story tip? [email protected]
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Carers Centre users claim to be excluded from CQC inspection insidecroydon.com/2025/05/27/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CQC @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social

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After 120-year wait, it was tears of joy at Palace's parade party insidecroydon.com/2025/05/27/a... #cpfc #Croydon @wsc.co.uk @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @holmesdaleusa.bsky.social

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TfL to increase central London Congestion Charge by 20% insidecroydon.com/2025/05/27/t... #London @christianwolmar.bsky.social @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social

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Fear on the streets - our latest podcast looks at crime and ASB insidecroydon.com/2025/05/26/f... #Croydon #Podcast #Journalism #CYTO

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77-year-old man dies on staircase in Old Coulsdon house blaze insidecroydon.com/2025/05/26/7... #Croydon #Coulsdon @londonfire.bsky.social

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Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Chilcott: Croydon Bach Choir, Jun 21 insidecroydon.com/2025/05/26/v... #Croydon #Elgar #VaughanWilliams @croydonbach.bsky.social

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This week's top post: Cup-winners Palace snub Perry over Town Hall victory parade insidecroydon.com/2025/05/23/c... #Croydon #cpfc #FACup @itvnews.bsky.social @theguardian.com @timminogue.bsky.social

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This week's top posts: Complaints against Perry's council on rise, Ombudsman says insidecroydon.com/2025/05/21/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @londoncentric.media

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This week's top posts: Foundation sells Old Palace site to Serenity special schools insidecroydon.com/2025/05/23/f... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #OldPalace #Whitgift

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Veteran of Albuera and New Orleans who policed the Cape insidecroydon.com/2025/05/25/v... #Croydon #NapoleonicWars #Addiscombe #CapeTown

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Priest from Barbados is appointed associate Vicar of Croydon insidecroydon.com/2025/05/25/p... #Croydon #Barbados

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Croydon Folk and Blues Festival, Ruskin House, Sat July 19 insidecroydon.com/2025/05/25/c... #Croydon #Music #RuskinHouse

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Learn to waltz and tango at Dance Delight lessons and classes insidecroydon.com/2025/05/25/l... #Croydon #SurreyStreet #RuskinSquare #Dance

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This week's top posts: Coulsdon woman arrested on drugs charges in Sri Lanka insidecroydon.com/2025/05/19/c... #Croydon #Crime #Coulsdon #SriLanka #Drugs

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This week's top posts: A dream becomes reality: Wembley shook and it was beautiful insidecroydon.com/2025/05/18/a... #cpfc #Croydon #FACupFinal @wsc.co.uk

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Council boss denies demanding £200,000 in Palace parade row insidecroydon.com/2025/05/24/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #CPFC @fiveyearplan.bsky.social @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @edaarons.bsky.social

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Three months of road works around Marlpit Lane, Coulsdon insidecroydon.com/2025/05/24/t... #Croydon #Coulsdon #SGN

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SOCRO art exhibition, Click Clock Gallery, June 2 to 27 insidecroydon.com/2025/05/24/s... #Croydon #Art

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Raggio di Sole, handmade pizzas made to order, South Croydon insidecroydon.com/2025/05/24/r... #Croydon #Pizza #BankHoliday

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Mayor Perry's warning for Croydon: 'I'm just getting started!' insidecroydon.com/2025/05/23/m... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @londoncouncils.bsky.social @timminogue.bsky.social

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.@InsideCroydon podcasts are available on Spotify. Check out our archive of #UnderTheFlyover interviews (£££) and #CroydonInsider podcasts on our page here: open.spotify.com/show/5cpU3Ae... And sign up for news alerts from Google News by giving this a follow here: news.google.com/publications/C

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Support your independent, locally-based news website. Click here to sign-up as a donor: patreon.com/insidecroydon #Croydon #News #Journalism

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10% off Croydon book that Captain Sensible says is 'stonking' insidecroydon.com/2025/05/16/1... #Croydon #CaptainSensible #TheDamned @captainsensible.bsky.social

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Cup-winners Palace snub Perry over Town Hall victory parade insidecroydon.com/2025/05/23/c... #Croydon #cpfc @fiveyearplan.bsky.social @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @holmesdaleusa.bsky.social

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Foundation sells Old Palace site to Serenity special schools insidecroydon.com/2025/05/23/f... #Croydon #WhitgiftFoundation #OldPalace @englishheritage.bsky.social

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LibDem Webster holds Sutton council seat with 52% of vote insidecroydon.com/2025/05/23/l... #Sutton #Farage #ByElection @britainelects.com

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Our next Croydon Insider podcast - including our Ask The Councillor session - is coming soon. If you want to hear what's really going on in Croydon, subscribe today by clicking here patreon.com/insidecroydon - it costs less per month than a pint in the Dog and Bull! #Croydon #Journalism

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Mayor Khan fires starting pistol for £130m sports centre refurb insidecroydon.com/2025/05/22/m... #Bromley #Croydon #CPFC @london.gov.uk @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social

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Bench removal confirms Perry's PSPO is yet another failure insidecroydon.com/2025/05/22/b... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #MarksandSpencer @retailweek.bsky.social

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You can be confident that the council's targets will not be met insidecroydon.com/2025/05/22/y... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @londoncouncils.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social

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Digital booking system adds 24% extra doctors' appointments insidecroydon.com/2025/05/22/d... #Croydon #Sutton #Wallington #Merton #Wandsworth #NHS @nhsmillion.bsky.social

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Complaints against Perry's council on rise, Ombudsman says insidecroydon.com/2025/05/21/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @patrickjbutler.bsky.social @londoncouncils.bsky.social

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Croydon girl was 'unlawfully killed' at Windsor water park insidecroydon.com/2025/05/21/c... #Croydon #Windsor #LiquidLeisure #Inquest

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MP Reed shown a yellow card for cosying up to water lobbyists insidecroydon.com/2025/05/21/m... #Croydon #cpfc #ThamesWater @weownit.org.uk

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Bowls Big Weekend, Old Coulsdon Bowling Club, May 25 insidecroydon.com/2025/05/21/b... #Croydon #Coulsdon #Bowls

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We're South London and very, very proud of our FA Cup team insidecroydon.com/2025/05/20/w... #Croydon #cpfc #FACupFinal @wsc.co.uk @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @cpfchq.bsky.social

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BBC Radio 3 tunes in to Croydon Minster for evensong concert insidecroydon.com/2025/05/20/b... #Croydon #CroydonMinster @bbclondon.bsky.social

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NHS urges all eligible to take up their covid spring booster jab insidecroydon.com/2025/05/20/n... #Croydon#Covid #NHS

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SLH summer 10K race series, Coulsdon Downs, starts May 29 insidecroydon.com/2025/05/20/s... #Croydon #Coulsdon #SLH @runnersworld.bsky.social

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Coulsdon woman arrested on drugs charges in Sri Lanka insidecroydon.com/2025/05/19/c... #Croydon #SriLanka #Kush

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We had all better keep a look out for whatever Katie does next insidecroydon.com/2025/05/19/w... #Croydon #Theatre

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Learn to waltz and tango at Dance Delight lessons and classes insidecroydon.com/2025/05/19/l... #Croydon #SurreyStreet #Dance

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A dream becomes reality: Wembley shook and it was beautiful insidecroydon.com/2025/05/18/a... #Croydon #cpfc @cpfchq.bsky.social @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @wsc.co.uk

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School for girls where learning was more valued than exams insidecroydon.com/2025/05/18/s... #Croydon #Addiscombe #Education @neunion.bsky.social

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We Run Croydon group sessions, Addiscombe, Wed and Sun insidecroydon.com/2025/05/18/w... #Croydon #Running #AshburtonPark

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Blues at The Oval, free entry every Sunday, May-Jun listings insidecroydon.com/2025/05/18/b... #Croydon #Pubs @camraofficial.bsky.social @ovalblues.bsky.social

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The Founding Myth of Morgan McSweeney www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-foundi...

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