Category Archives: Whitgift Centre

Countdown to council elections begins in Toy Town gowns

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is one year until the council elections, and for some, they have everything to lose, writes STEVEN DOWNES Last night’s instalment of a new Mayor of Croydon, Sanderstead councillor Yvette Hopley, marked the firing of the starter’s … Continue reading →

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Let them bake cake: Croydon Portas team’s £16,000 spend

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Croydon’s Portas Pilot scheme, which saw the historic Surrey Street Market granted £100,000 of government money a year ago, is spending nearly £16,000 of that cash to stage a handful of baking competitions and to “improve” Exchange Square. Inside Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Business, Centrale, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell MP, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Hammersfield choose architects for Croydon’s re-design

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

The architects selected to redesign the Whitgift Centre and Centrale were named today as London firms Allies and Morrison and Leonard Design Architects, as a brief news story in Property Week suggested that the joint scheme between developers Hammerson and … Continue reading →

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When Croydon’s first couple were actually a laughing matter

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Local comedian ANTHONY MILLER says that the success of Purley comedy couple Terry and June was no joke A running gag of this website is a reference to the borough’s first couple as Terry and June. There is something of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield Halls, Comedy, Whitgift Centre, Purley, History, East Croydon, Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Council’s Mr & Mrs act that defies proper declarations

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The move by Croydon Council to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls has thrown a supertrouper spotlight on some of the interests, and potential conflicts of interest, of leading members of the borough’s Establishment. After all, with senior … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Care Homes, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Riots Review Panel, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Portas starts to opens doors – for £1bn “Hammersfield”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

LAST NIGHT’S TELLY: DAVID CALLAM, the former local newspaper business editor, reviews the opening episode of Mary Queen of the High Street, the Channel 4 series that spawned £2.7 million-worth of public grants, and poses an important question about her … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Activities, Business, David Callam, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Wellesley Road scheme offers traffic chaos for years to come

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

According to a survey published recently, Wellesley Road in central Croydon is the eighth most congested road in the capital. Not satisfied with that, Croydon Council’s cabinet of senior councillors, together with Transport for London, seem intent on getting Wellesley … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Commuting, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, Fairfield, Health, Lansdowne Road RA, Menta Tower, Parking, Planning, Property, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“Favoured” Halls, £4.5m debts and the commercial interests

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Using the Fairfield Halls’ trustees’ own annual reports and accounts since 2010, together with official council documents, SEAN CREIGHTON examines what is going on at the town’s arts venue, ahead of £25m of public money being spent to refurbish it … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Business, Charity, Cinema, Comedy, Community associations, Croydon Council, Dance, David Fitze, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Jon Rouse, London Mozart Players, Music, Property, South Croydon Community Association, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Historical assets ought to be foundation for Croydon’s future

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: A charitable foundation with assets of more than £200 million could be doing more to make the most of the borough’s historical heritage, says DAVID CALLAM  The Whitgift Foundation is seeking commercial sponsors for a festival in June. … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, David Callam, Education, History, Old Palace, Property, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Planning conflicts of interest? In Croydon? Don’t be silly

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

The Daily Torygraph, that bastion of left-wing revolutionaries, yesterday ran a fascinating report on how some councillors had been abusing their position within local authority planning committees to line their own pockets. Or purses. Shock! Horror! This, of course, would … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Cane Hill, Clare Hilley, Croydon South, Housing, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Richard Ottaway MP, Ruskin Square, URV, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , ,

“Corruption of punishment” coming to Croydon high streets

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

As our council redoubles its efforts to make shopping in central Croydon an increasingly unattractive experience, the Town Hall is poised to hire a private police force that will, if experience elsewhere is a guide, go to great money-grubbing lengths … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Centrale, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Simon Hoar, Surrey Street, Waddon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

In to the Valley: Croydon’s wrong turn on road to future

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: So a massive retail-based regeneration scheme in the centre of town will go ahead. DAVID CALLAM says it may yet prove to be yesterday’s solution for tomorrow’s problems Behold Boris Johnson, Croydon’s saviour, appearing in person at the … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Ikea, Valley Park, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

The Croydon man at the heart of the Hammersfield deal

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

The £1 billion deal to redevelop the Whitgift Centre and Centrale needs, among its many objectives, to rekindle Croydon’s community spirit according to the chairman of one of the companies in the big-money joint venture. John Nelson was born in … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Shot-gun marriage provides £1bn Croydon facelift

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

ANDREW PELLING was a guest at the wedding feast this morning to announce the £1 billion Hammerfield union. He’s not sure it will last The risk of having a London Mayor who thinks he is a top-class joker is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Allders, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Housing, Mayor of London, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hammerson and Westfield agree to work together in Croydon

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Could this really be the new beginning that Croydon needs? No, not the departure from the council of its CEO, Jon Rouse, announced yesterday evening, but the £1 billion news which was released at the London Stock Exchange before trading … Continue reading →

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