Strikes backed by union members at three train companies and Croydon’s tram network SUMMER OF DISCONTENT Train and tram drivers have voted overwhelmingly to strike, as Aslef members on the Croydon tram system will also walk out next month. Chiltern, Northern and TransPennine Express have backed industrial action in a dispute over pay, according to their union Aslef. The votes were 9 to 1 in favour of strikes, with turnouts of [...]
Croydon tram disaster driver cleared over fatal crash Croydon tram disaster A driver has been cleared over the Croydon tram disaster in which seven passengers were killed and 21 others were seriously injured. Alfred Dorris, 49, appeared visibly shaken when a jury at the Old Bailey acquitted him of failing to take “reasonable care” of the health and safety of himself and his 69 passengers on [...]
TfL fined £10m for Croydon tram disaster failings Croydon tram disaster Tram operators have been fined a total of £14m over the Croydon derailment which claimed the lives of seven passengers. Many more people were injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed near the Sandilands stop on the morning of 9 November 2016. Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have accepted failing [...]
Hammerson: Paris and Croydon disposals leave £1.2m dent but revenues rise July 27, 2023 Hammerson reported a loss of £1.2m after the disposal of its stakes in Croydon and Paris shopping centre developments, while its revenue rose eight per cent. The property developer’s loss in its half-year results this morning was made against a £50.3m profit compared to last year. This comes after the shopping centre giant sold its [...]
Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha team up to buy hometown football club Croydon Athletic June 27, 2023 Rapper Stormzy and Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha have agreed to buy their hometown football club, AFC Croydon Athletic. Stormzy and Zaha are part of a three-man consortium, which also includes former Palace kit man Danny Young, that has exchanged contracts for a takeover with the current ownership. No financial details have been disclosed and [...]
Going green: Harvest London set to build ‘vertical farm’ in the Croydon suburbs March 20, 2023 A LISTED investment manager has injected funds into vertical farming firm Harvest London to build a cutting-edge site near Croydon. Harvest has built two farms in the capital so far and partnered with brands including Pizza Pilgrims to deliver locally-grown produce with minimal environmental impact. Harvest has secured investment from Foresight to build a 140,000 [...]
Passengers ‘flung around’ as Croydon tram hit curve at triple the speed limit, court hears May 17, 2023 Passengers in the Croydon tram disaster were “flung around” as if in a washing machine after their driver attempted a curve at more than three times the speed limit, a court has heard. Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the Old Bailey over the derailment at Sandilands in south London on November 9 2016 [...]
Tramlink Croydon workers to strike on 10 and 11 October following offer rejection October 4, 2022 Train drivers working at Tramlink in Croydon will strike on 10 and 11 October after they rejected a below-inflation pay rise. The union Aslef accused Tramlink’s management of giving workers “real terms pay cuts” as their 4.75 per cent pay increase is well below the current inflation rate of 9.9 per cent. “But what’s especially [...]
Croydon Tramlink staff to strike tomorrow and Wednesday in TfL dispute over pay June 27, 2022 The ASLEF union said this morning that its members on the Croydon Tramlink will strike on tomorrow and Wednesday this week in a dispute over pay. “With the RPI rate of inflation running at over 11 per cent, FirstGroup, the company which operates Tramlink on behalf of Transport for London, has offered tram drivers just [...]
Croydon woman slapped with record £500 fine for watching TV without paying licence fee June 20, 2022 A resident of Croydon has reportedly been fined close to £500 for watching television without having paid for her licence. Londoner Tina Cumber was ordered to cough up £459 during a hearing at Stratford Magistrates Court, held on 8 June after it was established that the watcher her TV without holding a proper license. The [...]