Ukraine: Donate at Piast in Crystal Palace (until Thursday midday)

  PIAST, the Polish and Continental delicatessen in Crystal Palace are participating in the collection of necessary products for refugees from Ukraine in Poland organised by the Lewisham Polish Centre. From Piast: Dear Customers! To support a fundraiser for the Ukrainians we join the Lewisham Polish Centre action until Thursday until 12 o'clock you can bring … Continue reading Ukraine: Donate at Piast in Crystal Palace (until Thursday midday)

Mass protest at Heath Lodge sale plans – Croydon respond

UPDATE: In response to a variety of questions / points* from News From Crystal Palace, a Croydon council spokesperson told News From Crystal Palace today (Tuesday): : “Heath Lodge requires much investment to become safe and usable. We have not had any detailed proposals which would support that necessary renovation work and fund ongoing community … Continue reading Mass protest at Heath Lodge sale plans – Croydon respond

Bromley are cleanest and greenest London borough

Big improvements in air quality have made Bromley the cleanest and greenest Borough in London, say the council. Updated data from the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI) 2019 which provides data on air quality across London has been published which shows that in Bromley between 2016 and 2019 there has been: A 23 per cent … Continue reading Bromley are cleanest and greenest London borough

Council news: New language campaign aims to build climate change ‘dictionary’…Southwark grants more than £1 million to youth schemes…Five more school streets in Lewisham

Residents are being encouraged to share words and phrases from their communities, countries and cultures that relate to climate change as part of a new Lewisham council campaign. With over 170 languages spoken in Lewisham, the Talking My Language campaign aims to build a sustainable dictionary packed with words, sayings and phrases used in the … Continue reading Council news: New language campaign aims to build climate change ‘dictionary’…Southwark grants more than £1 million to youth schemes…Five more school streets in Lewisham

Police appeals for witnesses in separate incidents in West Norwood and West Croydon

Detectives have released an image of a man they would like to speak to following a serious assault in West Norwood. The incident happened shortly before 12:55hrs on 26 November 2021 in Chapel Road, SE27. The victim, a man aged in his 40s, was pushing his niece in a pram when it accidentally went over … Continue reading Police appeals for witnesses in separate incidents in West Norwood and West Croydon

Exclusive: Twenty-one Labour Lambeth councillors may not be seeking re-election in May (and another may have already quietly resigned)

As many as 21 of the current 55 Labour councillors in Lambeth - including THREE cabinet members - may not be seeking re-election in May's elections, News From Crystal Palace can reveal. And one may have already quietly gone as today (Sunday) Lambeth council websites are listing TWO councillor vacancies. One of these is in … Continue reading Exclusive: Twenty-one Labour Lambeth councillors may not be seeking re-election in May (and another may have already quietly resigned)

Council leaders support for Ukraine – Bromley: “We will carry your cause in our hearts and prayers”…Croydon “stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with our Ukrainian residents against Putin’s unprovoked and unjust aggression against a democratic and sovereign nation”…Lambeth and Southwark town halls lit up in blue and yellow

Council leaders from four of the five boroughs which stand in parts of Crystal Palaxce have expressed their support for Ukraine and the Ukranian people following the Russian invasion. BROMLEY: 24 February 2022 Dear Mr Vadym Prystaiko I felt it appropriate to write to you on this most darkest of days, to assure you of … Continue reading Council leaders support for Ukraine – Bromley: “We will carry your cause in our hearts and prayers”…Croydon “stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with our Ukrainian residents against Putin’s unprovoked and unjust aggression against a democratic and sovereign nation”…Lambeth and Southwark town halls lit up in blue and yellow

Ukraine: Polish centre in Forest Hill co-ordinates relief effort…. MPs reactions and social media posts

From Crystal Palace Local Facebook: Many people have been feeling helpless and not knowing what to do. This is how you can help! How you can help Ukraine! Many of you have been asking.*please share* You can donate, write to your elected officials, sign petitions, share this information with others, go protest and organise rallies. … Continue reading Ukraine: Polish centre in Forest Hill co-ordinates relief effort…. MPs reactions and social media posts

Design your own gateway to Crystal Palace in fun competition: “The only limit is your imagination!” say organisers

Here's your chance to enter a fun competition to design your own gateway to Crystal Palace at the top of Anerley Hill. And the only limit is YOUR imagination, say organisers Crystal Palace Town Team. "We are seeking fun and exciting ideas to reimagine and transform the historic road junction at the top of Anerley … Continue reading Design your own gateway to Crystal Palace in fun competition: “The only limit is your imagination!” say organisers