Saturday 1st May 10-3pm Exciting news – music is back at the market! This week it’s market regular Alex’s band Malphino. Perfect socially distanced fun. Musicians have had a really hard time over lockdown – please chuck a couple of quid in the hat if you can. Our guests this week are Emilia from Return to … Continue reading Food market tomorrow (with musical accompaniment)
Month: April 2021
Community: Library hub getting back in the swing!…
From Upper Norwood library hub:Hello everyone,I hope you are all safe, well & have been enjoying the latest easing of restrictions - it has been fantastic to see local businesses reopen and activities restart in the community!As we enter into May, more in-person activities at UNLH will resume. Welcoming back life drawing classes with Marty, yoga with … Continue reading Community: Library hub getting back in the swing!…
Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival 2021 – events for young readers and writers – plus May events in libraries
Lambeth’s month-long Readers and Writers festival gives young readers and writers (and their parents) the chance to hear from and meet authors. Lambeth’s 2021 festival is a month-long programme of inspirational events through May into early June. It gives young readers and writers the chance to hear from and meet authors. Reading for Thursdays Thursday … Continue reading Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival 2021 – events for young readers and writers – plus May events in libraries
Voting in Croydon and Bromley: Please bring your own pen or pencil – and please check your polling station location as 36 of them have been changed in one of the boroughs
Voters going to the polls in Croydon next Thursday are being asked to bring their own pen or pencil. The council's request has nothing to do with their financial difficulties - it's just a health precaution. And Bromley council are making the same request. From Croydon council: Less than one week until the elections – … Continue reading Voting in Croydon and Bromley: Please bring your own pen or pencil – and please check your polling station location as 36 of them have been changed in one of the boroughs
Over 150 arrests made in ten-week operation to tackle violence in Bromley and Croydon
Police have made more than 150 arrests in Bromley and Croydon boroughs in a ten week operation as part of Met-wide efforts to drive down violence and related crime. A number of offensive weapons have been recovered. In response to a spate of unrelated stabbings, the Violent Crime Taskforce (VCTF) joined local officers over a … Continue reading Over 150 arrests made in ten-week operation to tackle violence in Bromley and Croydon
Met sets out policing plan ahead of May Bank Holiday weekend
Ahead of what is expected to be a busy May Bank holiday weekend, the Met is setting out its policing plan to deter crime and keep people safe across the capital. Officers will be highly visible in busier areas of London, speaking with communities and encouraging compliance with the Covid regulations. In addition to this, … Continue reading Met sets out policing plan ahead of May Bank Holiday weekend
Pre-World War One water pipes being replaced in Crystal Palace from May- and gas main works mean top end of Gipsy Hill will be closed in both directions for six weeks from late July
More than two kilometres of ageing cast iron Edwardian water pipes are being replaced in a £1.5 million investment by Thames Water in the Crystal Palace area. The 112-year-old pipes have been in service since 1909 – three years before the Titanic sank and five years before the start of World War One – and are now being replaced by leak-resistant plastic pipes that will "last for generations" Thames Water told News From Crystal Palace … Continue reading Pre-World War One water pipes being replaced in Crystal Palace from May- and gas main works mean top end of Gipsy Hill will be closed in both directions for six weeks from late July
Boy,16, faces two charges of attempted murder
A 16-year-old boy was due to appear in court today (Tuesday 27 April) charged with two counts of attempted murder. The 16-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday, 25 April on suspicion of attempted murder and was charged in the early hours of this morning. Three other boys, all aged between 16 and 17, were arrested … Continue reading Boy,16, faces two charges of attempted murder
Blocked-off roads: Wrong figures misled councillors say campaign group – “As a community, we condemn that false data has been used to justify arguments to create an LTN in our neighbourhood”
False data on traffic using Auckland Road misled Croydon council say campaigners - who are now calling on two councillors to acknowledge the data was inaccurate. Open Our Roads, in an open letter to Cllr Muhammad Ali, cabinet member for sustainable Croydon; and Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood ward Cllr Stephen Mann, are calling for: … Continue reading Blocked-off roads: Wrong figures misled councillors say campaign group – “As a community, we condemn that false data has been used to justify arguments to create an LTN in our neighbourhood”
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