Inside Croydon

The Croydon MP and friend of Morgan McSweeney is ‘disingenuous’ in his claims over how his aide blocked debate about the controversial appointment of Ambassador to the United States.

Mostly, here at Inside Croydon, we report the news. But sometimes, we make the news, as was the case when ITV’s Good Morning Britain quoted from our pages as they put a cabinet minister on the spot over his part in the cover-up over the disgraced traitor Peter Mandelson.

The car park at Ikea off the Purley Way is being used as an emergency depot for those across Croydon, Mitcham and Streatham who have been without water supplies since a main burst on Mitcham Common yesterday.

As many as 18,000 properties across eight postcodes – CR0, CR2, CR4, CR7, CR8, CR9, SM6 and SW16 – in four south London boroughs were originally said to have been affected by the burst main.

Work continued through the night to dig down to the burst pipe.

Up to 18,000 households across Croydon and three other boroughs have been affected by a burst water main today “on a field” near to Watneys Road, which borders Mitcham Common.

Homes have encountered reduced water pressure, or no supply at all.

Properties, some schools and business premises in CR0, CR2, CR4, CR7, CR8, CR9, SM6 and SW16 are known to have been affected.

In its latest update, timed at just after 11am, Thames Water stated: “We are still on site working hard.

Up to 18,000 households across Croydon and three other boroughs have been affected by a burst water main today “on a field” near to Watneys Road, which borders Mitcham Common.

Homes have encountered reduced water pressure, or no supply at all.

Properties, some schools and business premises in CR0, CR2, CR4, CR7, CR8, CR9, SM6 and SW16 are known to have been affected.

In its latest update, timed at just after 11am, Thames Water stated: “We are still on site working hard.

Keir Starmer, the son of a tool-maker, managed a quick, and secretive, visit to Ikea in Croydon this morning.

It was suggested that he may have been looking for a new cabinet, because the one he’s got in Downing Street appears to be falling apart…

But the visit, which undoubtedly will have been diarised by the chair of the Streatham and Croydon North Constituency Labour Party, failed to warrant any mention on Starmer’s or No10’s social media platforms.

Keir Starmer, the son of a tool-maker, managed a quick, and secretive, visit to Ikea in Croydon this morning.

It was suggested that he may have been looking for a new cabinet, because the one he’s got in Downing Street appears to be falling apart…

But the visit, which undoubtedly will have been diarised by the chair of the Streatham and Croydon North Constituency Labour Party, failed to warrant any mention on Starmer’s or No10’s social media platforms.

Teuta Hoxha, the Palestine Action prisoner from Croydon, has ended her hunger strike after 58 days.

The decision to pause the hunger strike was taken on Monday, with Hoxha’s physical condition weakened so significantly that, according to supporters, she is in need of hospital treatment. It is alleged that Hoxha had been denied medical treatment by staff at HMP Peterborough.

Hoxha and the other remaining hunger strikers had entered “the lethal zone”, a period where, if someone has gone without food for around 45 days or more, they are at serious risk of dying.

Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on a Whitehall transfer which may have considerable significance

Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), who has been implicated in spying on his colleague councillors in Lambeth and in Croydon, now has eyes and ears inside the Prime Minister’s office at a crucial point in Keir Starmer’s premiership.

Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on a Whitehall transfer which may have considerable significance

Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), who has been implicated in spying on his colleague councillors in Lambeth and in Croydon, now has eyes and ears inside the Prime Minister’s office at a crucial point in Keir Starmer’s premiership.

Heavenly Desserts on Dingwall Road, near East Croydon Station, is offering a 10% discount for students on all eat-in drinks, meals and desserts from now until March 31.

All anyone needs to claim the money-off saving is a valid student card.

“Designed to make catching up with friends, study breaks and post-lecture treats even sweeter, the offer gives students 10% off their entire bill when dining in at Heavenly Desserts Croydon,” say the restaurant managers.

Importantly, this is a dine-in only discount.