KNIFE crime in Croydon has increased by almost six incidents a month, according to official figures.Within the past week Detective Superintendent David Palmer has been forced to report that an additional 69 offences involving knives took place in the borou

LET ME share with you the first exchanges of a short conversation I had this week with someone I haven't seen for a couple of years."Hello David. Are you enjoying retirement?""I'm not retired""Oh dear, can't you afford to retire?"I will refrain from naming

LONG before the Olympic flame arrives in Stratford and for many years afterwards, Croydon will be feeling the benefit of the 2012 London Games.And with a little ingenuity and some political leadership the advantages to the whole of south London could be ev

A PROPOSED auction of London airports is good news for anyone in Croydon who travels by plane.The Competition Commission - of which, curiously, there is only one - has finally acknowledged the blindingly obvious and recommended that BAA should be required

All doom and gloom out there? I don't think so...As of yesterday the FTSE 100 was up just over 9 percent compared to its lowest point in July this yearThis is a big move andreflects the rotation into the value end of the UK equity market. Sectors that have

thebestof has launched a nationwide promotion that's sure to get companies in tune with their customers.Anyone submitting a testimonial of a business featured on thebestof between now and the end of September will be entered into a draw to win an iPod touc

Stop talking, Sir Humphrey - do something!IT MUST be 15 years since I was a guest on a Croydon Council charabanc trip - I accompanied a party of Coulsdon sceptics on a jaunt to Cambridge and Guildford.The council's charm offensive was an attempt to neutral

I was out at a dinner party last night and someone made a very interesting comment indeed.

This person does regular networking with a printer, who has been in the business for over 40 years so has seen it all before, proper recessions included.

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NHS administration is terminally ill by David CallamTHE NATIONAL Health Service is an island of antiquity whose administration owes more to Bob Cratchet than Bill Gates.The idea struck me forcibly last week during a consultation at Mayday University Hospit

Integration would be better for Croydon by David CallamOH DEAR! The BoBs are back for yet another year.Not that I have anything against business awards generally. On the contrary, I think they are an excellent way to benchmark a business and I would strong