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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 7h
Skipper Burns left to 'reflect' after summer of disappointments insidecroydon.com/2026/09/30/s... #Croydon #Surrey #Cricket @kiaoval.com @surreycricketfd.bsky.social
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Skipper Burns left to ‘reflect’ after summer of disappointments
HOOK’S SHOT: After seasons of domination, Surrey’s performances, men’s and women, were underwhelming this summer, particularly in the County Championship. MARCUS HOOK crunches the numbe…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 9h
Indoor boot sale, St Paul's Church Hall, South Croydon, Oct 3 insidecroydon.com/2026/09/30/i... #Croydon #Charity
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Indoor boot sale, St Paul’s Church Hall, South Croydon, Oct 3
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 10h
Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, for Nov. Free entry insidecroydon.com/2026/09/30/m... #Croydon #Music @eastcroydoncommorg.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social
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Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, for Nov. Free entry
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Croydon Means Business? Croydon is mean to business' insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/c... #Croydon #Podcast #News #Journalism @tbij.bsky.social @holdthefrontpage.bsky.social
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‘Croydon Means Business? Croydon is mean to business’
“Croydon Means Business? It’s more like Croydon’s mean to business.” That’s the take of Oumesh Sauba, a co-founder of the Croydon Business Association, as part of the …
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 7h
Skipper Burns left to 'reflect' after summer of disappointments insidecroydon.com/2026/09/30/s... #Croydon #Surrey #Cricket @kiaoval.com @surreycricketfd.bsky.social
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Skipper Burns left to ‘reflect’ after summer of disappointments
HOOK’S SHOT: After seasons of domination, Surrey’s performances, men’s and women, were underwhelming this summer, particularly in the County Championship. MARCUS HOOK crunches the numbe…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 9h
Indoor boot sale, St Paul's Church Hall, South Croydon, Oct 3 insidecroydon.com/2026/09/30/i... #Croydon #Charity
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Indoor boot sale, St Paul’s Church Hall, South Croydon, Oct 3
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 10h
Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, for Nov. Free entry insidecroydon.com/2026/09/30/m... #Croydon #Music @eastcroydoncommorg.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social
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Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, for Nov. Free entry
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all music dates at The Oval Tavern
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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What began with a tip-off from a reader on Wednesday morning had become national news by Saturday. Inside Croydon has once again delivered t
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 11h
Stand by what I said in July on #PoliticsLive on the triple lock. It's affordable, justifiable, and there are much better targets for saving money (even on pensions) than modifying the triple lock
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/s... #Croydon #Labour #lab26 @theipaper.com @theguardian.com
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Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool
A year ago, Andy Burnham was seen scurrying away from the Labour Party Conference, scorned by loyal Starmerites who had blocked him from standing in a parliamentary by-election. Today, he makes a s…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Double your money! CVA appeal to fund homelessness shelter insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/d... #Croydon #Homelessness #Charity @sheltercharity.bsky.social @crisis-uk.bsky.social
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Double your money! CVA appeal to fund homelessness shelter
Croydon Voluntary Action is appealing for donations to help fund its winter homelessness shelter – with all donations made between now and October 12 to be doubled. The Croydon Together Shelt…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My first report from Labour conference #Lab26 for @insidecroydon.bsky.social "Labour are ahead in the polls and instead of the most unpopular Prime Minister in British history, Andy Burnham is the only political leader in Westminster with a positive rating." insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/s...
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Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool
A year ago, Andy Burnham was seen scurrying away from the Labour Party Conference, scorned by loyal Starmerites. Today, he makes a speech to the 2026 conference as Prime Minister. ANDREW FISHER rep…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Double your money! CVA appeal to fund homelessness shelter insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/d... #Croydon #Homelessness #Charity @sheltercharity.bsky.social @crisis-uk.bsky.social
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Double your money! CVA appeal to fund homelessness shelter
Croydon Voluntary Action is appealing for donations to help fund its winter homelessness shelter – with all donations made between now and October 12 to be doubled. The Croydon Together Shelt…
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Best speech by a Labour Prime Minister in my lifetime - in terms of policy, rhetoric and delivery. #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Brexit has done more harm than good "So I will take the opportunity [of the upcoming EU summit] to lay out the options for Britain's long-term relationship with Europe and see if we can build consensus." #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"We have to be honest, Brexit hasn't given us control Says it has weakened our economy and our immigration system. "We will always be grateful to those who have come to our country and are contributing to our country" #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham visibly still grieving the loss of his Dad, who died with Alzheimers earlier this year. Says his Dad (and that generation) represented "a country of solidarity" that defeated fascism and built the NHS. #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Westminster prioritises point-scoring over problem-solving (says it’s part of the reason for the state we’re in). “In past years you [Labour conference] have voted twice to support electoral reform … and today I am announcing a new commission on electoral reform” #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham says he will replace the triple lock with a double lock of inflation or 2.5% whichever is greater (from 2030) - to help fund social care. Argues that many state pensioners have to pay for care charges and when National Care Service delivered they won't. #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Everyone contributes and everyone is covered ... free at the point of use “Care that is about people, not profit, which protects people’s homes and their savings “This is the National Care Service we will build.” #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On social security, Burnham says: “If we get council homes built, we will get housing benefit down” “Crude cuts [to social security] should never be the Labour way” (a not very subtle sideswipe at his predecessor's attempts to cut PIP) A very welcome change of tone #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain. A service where the shareholders never lose, and the public never win "I will not allow it continue like this. Today I can confirm… a strengthened water bill… The repeal of Margaret Thatcher’s ban of public ownership of water companies" #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham commits to Labour to the "biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war era" and says "We will help councils build again" While retaining right to buy for existing tenants, there will be no right to buy on these new council properties, Burnham says #Lab26
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Britain has been on the wrong path for a long time: Deindustrialisation, deregulation, privatisation, austerity, Brexit "I will make a break with the last 40 years and put Britain on a new path" - @andyburnham.bsky.social #Lab26
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/s... #Croydon #Labour #lab26 @theipaper.com @theguardian.com
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Shadow of Starmer lingers over Labour Conference in Liverpool
A year ago, Andy Burnham was seen scurrying away from the Labour Party Conference, scorned by loyal Starmerites who had blocked him from standing in a parliamentary by-election. Today, he makes a s…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Croydon Means Business? Croydon is mean to business' insidecroydon.com/2026/09/29/c... #Croydon #Podcast #News #Journalism @tbij.bsky.social @holdthefrontpage.bsky.social
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‘Croydon Means Business? Croydon is mean to business’
“Croydon Means Business? It’s more like Croydon’s mean to business.” That’s the take of Oumesh Sauba, a co-founder of the Croydon Business Association, as part of the …
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rail crossing needed safety works 2 years before boy's death insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/r... #Croydon #Kenley #Riddlesdown @networkrail.bsky.social @abcommuters.bsky.social @christianwolmar.bsky.social
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Rail crossing needed safety works 2 years before boy’s death
The pedestrian level crossing over railway lines near Kenley Station, where 11-year-old schoolboy Jaiden Shehata died after being hit by a train in January 2025, had been recommended for a safety u…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Parish admits Palace don't have funding for £200m new stand insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/p... #Croydon #cpfc @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @holmesdaleusa.bsky.social
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Parish admits Palace don’t have funding for £200m new stand
Plans could be altered to reduce costs on the long-delayed project, and that could even require another renewal of planning permission from Croydon Council, according to club chairman Crystal Palac…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2 insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/t... #Croydon #Trams #Wimbledon #Beckenham @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social
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Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2
There will be no tram service between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park for almost a week, beginning from 10pm this Friday, October 2. “This is so essential engineering works can be carried out t…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18 insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/h... #Croydon #Halloween
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Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information and to book your tickets, click here
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Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well done Sadiq ..took you 11 years after I suggested it at the first mayoral hustings in Chelsea
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
First thing I saw outside Labour conference today, mobile sign calling on Burnham to ditch Palantir…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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And we're back! Croydon Insider returns to look at children's homes, gaming centres and jobs at risk | Inside Croydon
And we're back! Croydon Insider returns to look at children's homes, gaming centres and jobs at risk by Inside Croydon on Patreon. Join Inside Croydon's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rail crossing needed safety works 2 years before boy's death insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/r... #Croydon #Kenley #Riddlesdown @networkrail.bsky.social @abcommuters.bsky.social @christianwolmar.bsky.social
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Rail crossing needed safety works 2 years before boy’s death
The pedestrian level crossing over railway lines near Kenley Station, where 11-year-old schoolboy Jaiden Shehata died after being hit by a train in January 2025, had been recommended for a safety u…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2 insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/t... #Croydon #Trams #Wimbledon #Beckenham @ldntravelwatch.bsky.social
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Tram works from Wandle Park to Reeves Corner to start Oct 2
There will be no tram service between Reeves Corner and Wandle Park for almost a week, beginning from 10pm this Friday, October 2. “This is so essential engineering works can be carried out t…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Parish admits Palace don't have funding for £200m new stand insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/p... #Croydon #cpfc @theeaglesbeak.bsky.social @holmesdaleusa.bsky.social
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Parish admits Palace don’t have funding for £200m new stand
Plans could be altered to reduce costs on the long-delayed project, and that could even require another renewal of planning permission from Croydon Council, according to club chairman Crystal Palac…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18 insidecroydon.com/2026/09/28/h... #Croydon #Halloween
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Family Haunted House Spook Fest, Crystal Palace, Oct 16-18
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information and to book your tickets, click here
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Coming soon to a podcast platform near you... The Croydon Insider. We tackle #redundancies at the foam factory on Mitcham Road, we explain #contract problems with council #childrenshome, we debate tags for #shoplifters and we applaud the railway worker who made Norwood Jnc bloom. PLUS lots more!
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
18th Century property pages that show growth of Croydon insidecroydon.com/2026/09/27/1... #Croydon #History @balhnews.bsky.social @localhistories.bsky.social
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18th Century property pages that show growth of Croydon
CROYDON CHRONICLES: Property auctions are nothing new. There have been businesses wheeling and dealing over house sales and land disposals for hundreds of years. DAVID MORGAN pores over the propert…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sanderstead Lit: Newhart and Trump, condors and postcards insidecroydon.com/2026/09/27/s... #Croydon #Sanderstead #Talks #NoelCoward #BobNewhart #DonaldTrump
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Sanderstead Lit: Newhart and Trump, condors and postcards
Sanderstead Literary Society’s 84th season begins next month, and promises an eclectic mix of talks from learned, expert and fascinating speakers, plus some live performances, too. Meetings a…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Friday lunchtime recitals at Croydon Minster, from Sep to Dec insidecroydon.com/2026/09/27/f... #Croydon #Music #Minster
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Friday lunchtime recitals at Croydon Minster, from Sep to Dec
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Shabana Mahmood's immigration changes are perverse and should be binned. By making workers less secure and discriminating by income level, they are the antithesis of what a Labour government should be advocating This human story illustrates it: inews.co.uk/news/risked-...
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I risked my life for the NHS. Now I face five years in migration limbo
Paul Awah and his wife came to the UK in 2021 and helped save lives during Covid. Changes to indefinite leave to remain mean they now face another five years of uncertainty
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires
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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At Paper Tiger Poetry on Friday, reading from the proof copy of my first poetry book, fresh from the publisher 😊 - more news on publication coming soon! #LondonPoetryBooks
Peter stood behind a microphone reading from a book in his hand
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UK Chancellor can easily increase income tax personal allowance by £3,000 a year. It will boost basic rate taxpayers by £600 a year. Millions will be helped. Benefit to higher rate taxpayers can be clawed back. The cost of £30bn can be met by ending bank subsidies, £100bn over the last 3 years.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This week's top posts: Nike's super shoes foam factory looks to cut 100 Croydon jobs insidecroydon.com/2026/09/23/n... #Croydon #Nike #Jobs @gmb.org.uk @fisherandrew79.bsky.social
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Nike’s super shoes foam factory looks to cut 100 Croydon jobs
The foam for the super shoes that help star runners like Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson break records is made in a factory off Mitcham Road. The company wants to move production to Vietnam and m…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This week's top posts: Addiscombe locals suspicious as fire destroys heritage house insidecroydon.com/2026/09/18/a... #Croydon #Fire #Addiscombe
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Addiscombe locals suspicious as fire destroys heritage house
“Owners and developers should be held responsible when something like this happens.” That was the quick take of one concerned resident yesterday, which was typical of the angry and sadd…
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