Andrew Haigh on why 'Strangers' had to be filmed in Croydon

Our latest, all-star Under The Flyover podcast from Inside Croydon is a recording from a special event staged earlier this week by the David Lean Cinema. All Of Us Strangers is the acclaimed movie from director Andrew Haigh, which was named as the British Film of the Year – and with much of it filmed on location in Haigh’s boyhood hometown of Croydon. At a special screening of the film at the…

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Hartley and District RA annual meeting, Coulsdon, May 8

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Spring Boot Fair, Trumble Gardens, Thornton Heath, May 4

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Croydon men arrested connected to Russian spying allegations

Russia’s war on Ukraine is now being fought on the streets of London, with three Croydon men among five arrested in a counter-terrorism swoop The police have made its first arrests under the National Security Act, as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into Russian spies’ part in an arson attack on a warehouse in east London last month. “The foreign state to which these charges relate is…

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Four arrested after people smuggling gang tracked to Croydon

The National Crime Agency has arrested two people in Croydon as part of a major joint UK-French investigation into people smugglers, who are alleged to have advertised on Facebook, offering to get people across the English Channel in small boats. Dawn raids: the NCA moved in to make arrests on the people smuggling network this week People smuggling and the desperate, dangerous passage from France…

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Philp's flop: Tory MP becomes national laughing stock (again)

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on a Croydon politician’s televised African problem There were genuine concerns among Croydon Tories last night, after the recording of this week’s episode of the BBC’s Question Time programme in north London, that Croydon South MP Chris Philp might struggle to find his way from Tottenham all the way to Coulsdon. Questioned time: Chris Philp is a…

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Croydon barista's tiramisu special has Costa final in a frappe

Croydon barista Polina Shcherbakova finished a well-placed runner-up at Costa Coffee’s Barista of the Year competition staged in Liverpool this week. Coffee star: Croydon barista Polina Shcherbakova Television presenter Joel Dommett hosted the event, which was being staged for a 17th year. The competition is open to all Costa Coffee baristas, providing them with an opportunity to showcase their…

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Warlingham's youngsters lift two Surrey cups in season finales

Double glory: Warlingham’s under-16s celebrate winning the Surrey Cup at The Stoop, one of two trophies the group have won this season There’s some hope down at Hamsey Green, after Warlingham’s under-16s won the Surrey Cup final, beating Farnham 15-14 in a nail-biting finale to their season staged at Harlequins’ Stoop ground. Warlingham also won the second tier county trophy at under-16s level…

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1-in-5 Londoners have no idea there's an election next week

Shocking figures released today show that 20% of Londoners – 1-in-5 – don’t have a Scooby Doo (it’s rhyming slang…) that next Thursday, May 2, is election day in the capital. Among younger Londoners – those under 30 years old – the lack of awareness is even greater, at 33%, or 1-in-3. Standard issue: the capital’s evening newspaper no longer has the readers it once had Worse still, it appears the…

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3rd class service: Royal Mail reduces collections by stealth

Not content with providing only a third-class service on deliveries, across the borough over the course of this month, the suits who run Royal Mail have been sticking barely visible notices to explain how they are now dismantling its previously reasonably dependable post box collection service. Inside Croydon has reported before about the increasingly unreliable delivery service being provided by…

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At 91 years old, there's no stopping marathon man Picksley

David Picksley was probably already a bit of a London Marathon hero, but after his unstoppable performance in this year’s race on Sunday, he’s probably worthy of inclusion in the annals of the event’s all-time greats. Unstoppable: Trinity old boy David Picksley, 91, the oldest finisher in Sunday’s London Marathon At 91, Picksley was officially the 2024 London Marathon’s oldest runner (in fact, he…

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Beckenham and New Addington trams return to normal service

Normal service has finally resumed on Croydon’s tram network, after two months of disruption and the complete closure of the lines to New Addington, Woodside and Arena, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction since the end of March. Success story: after a month-long closure, the trams are back to running as normal today Transport for London’s engineers and contractors finally started removing their…

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East Croydon plaque to get you on track for the Vanguard Way

Almost there: Cuckmere Haven, one of the many breathtaking views along the Vanguard Way, the 66-mile rambling route which starts at East Croydon For the avoidance of any doubt (if ever there was any), East Croydon Station now has a new sign, designating it as the official starting point of the Vanguard Way, the 66-mile walkers’ route “from the suburbs to the sea”. Or it marks the end of the…

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Labour figures at centre of police probe now seek your votes

VOTE-RIGGING SCANDAL: 50 days have passed since the Labour Party admitted someone had been tampering with the personal details of around 500 members in Croydon. With the London elections next week, two figures at the centre of a live police investigation are now actively seeking voters’ support. By STEVEN DOWNES It’s “business as usual” as far as Croydon Labour is concerned. With polling day…

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Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt

English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another fire in an abandoned pub building. Repeat performance: the fire at the Windmill pub on St James Road yesterday While there seems little chance of any action being…

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'Scared' Surrey Street market traders in calls for more police

Home Office funding for extra policing in Croydon town centre finishes at the end of April, and there’s no plans to increase officer presence on Surrey Street. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Crime hot-spot: traders and councillors have been appealling for more CCTV and police on Surrey Street The Metropolitan Police will not provide undertakings that they will increase permanently officer patrolsin…

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Sharkey among guests as River Summit comes to the Wandle

Feargal Sharkey, a leader in the national debate about the parlous quality of water in the country’s rivers, lakes and canals, is among the participants at the 2024 UK River Summit which is being held along the banks of the River Wandle next month. Outraged by outflows: rivers campaigner Feargal Sharkey will be a participant at the River Summit next month Morden Hall, in Morden Hall Park just a…

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