Daily Archives: July 13, 2012

Mugger with the mic? Or taken for mugs in the audience?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: A 15 per cent fall in turnover in the Croydon retail sector in five years? Solution: Build more shops! Expensive residential tower blocks left unfinished, unbuilt or unsold? Solution: Build more towers! CRO CRUSADER questions the logic of … Continue reading →

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“I’m no expert”: Gavin Barwell and his one-man show

Posted on July 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

DIAMOND GEEZER joined the audience in central Croydon for a one-man show that was a song and dance for big business and land owners, but did a soft-shoe shuffle when asked for solutions to the borough’s problems [4.30pm update – … Continue reading →

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The best thing to come out of Croydon since… the riots?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

With a strapline sure to cause acid reflux for Dudley and Two Permits at the Town Hall and for the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, while prompting knowing smirks from Captain Sensible and the rest of London, How The World … Continue reading →

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Friends of Miller’s Pond Summer Fayre, July 14

Posted on July 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

It is the Friends of Miller’s Pond Summer Fayre this Saturday, July 14, from noon to 4pm. Being staged at Shirley Way, the entrance to the park is from Farm Lane and Worcester Close (Millers Pond is served by 194 … Continue reading →

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Addiscombe barbie at centre of a day of community events

Posted on July 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

The Sir Philip Game Centre continues its hectic schedule of community events this summer with a barbecue and family fun day tomorrow, Saturday, July 14 at Morland Avenue, Addiscombe. The Croydon Judo Club is co-hosting the event, with martial arts … Continue reading →

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