Daily Archives: September 7, 2012

Croydon’s Black Friday: Allders a sad sign of wider decline

Posted on September 7, 2012 by insidecroydon

Friday, September 7, 2012 will go down as the latest dark day in the history of Croydon. The announcement of the closure of Allders may not seem as tragic or dramatic as the events of the 8/8 riots of a … Continue reading →

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Praise for mental health bill MP who calls people “loons”

Posted on September 7, 2012 by insidecroydon

Many believe that the Right-leaning Spectator magazine, whose recent editors have included Charles “Lord Snooty” Moore, Dominic Lawson, the son of a Tory Chancellor, and Boris Johnson, has been going downhill ever since star columnist Jeffrey Bernard became terminally unwell.

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Allders announces it is to close for a final time on Sep 22

Posted on September 7, 2012 by insidecroydon

10.50am UPDATE Allders is to close in two weeks’ time, the management announced to staff in a meeting just before 10am today. Administrators were called-in in June for the 150-year-old department store that is so closely associated with central Croydon. … Continue reading →

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