Daily Archives: June 15, 2012

Mike Fisher: Our priority is to secure future for Allders

Posted on June 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

Mike Fisher, the leader of Croydon Council, this afternoon sent a message to his fellow councillors, which we reproduce here: Today Allders announced that it has gone into administration. As you will all know, this is a well known and … Continue reading →

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Allders in administration; concessions fear for their future

Posted on June 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

For the second time in seven years, Allders has gone into administration, putting nearly 1,000  jobs at risk and pushing small businesses to the brink. The concessions which operate inside Croydon’s landmark department store may be forced to fold, since … Continue reading →

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Tram works engineered to deter weekend travel plans

Posted on June 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

Yet more disruption for people wanting to travel this weekend, as the private companies contracted to conduct engineering work on the Tramlink network concentrate their efforts during daytime on Saturday and Sunday, rather than overnight when the tram system is … Continue reading →

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Vacancy: part-time recruitment officer. May be a lost cause

Posted on June 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

It would appear that MP Richard Ottaway’s Jubilee garden party – which was so badly publicised that local Tory party members only discovered it by reading Inside Croydon – failed to do the trick as far as boosting the Croydon … Continue reading →

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