Category Archives: East Croydon

Hammerson gets green light for £50m scheme at Centrale

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Croydon Council’s planning committee last night gave approval for Hammerson‘s £50million redevelopment scheme for their Centrale shopping mall in North End. But the approval only came after the councillors on the committee were given firm guidance – in effect a … Continue reading →

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Fears for Warehouse Theatre as it faces administration

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Another blow to Croydon’s pretence of having a rich and thriving cultural provision came today with the news that the much-loved and widely admired Warehouse Theatre is facing financial administration. The theatre on Dingwall Road by East Croydon station had … Continue reading →

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Film-maker puts Croydon between heaven and hell

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

BELLA BARTOCK, lippie judiciously applied, has gone “up West” to view a screening of a film where purgatory is somewhere with a CR0 postcode The screening invitation for Limbo came through. “Limbo is a feature film currently in development, a … Continue reading →

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Shard overshadows copycat developers’ visions

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

South London commuters, arriving at London Bridge station, will be aware that the Shard nears completion. This Guardian piece by Jonathan Glancey from two years ago ably predicts the building’s influence on developers elsewhere – including Croydon Shard London Bridge, … Continue reading →

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Psst. Croydon plans for the future. Quietly

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

This just in this morning, from the council’s “spatial” planning department. Undoubtedly, for anyone with any interest in the future of Croydon, as a resident or a business owner, this “framework” will be of avid interest. But does it strike … Continue reading →

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Owners in damaging tug-of-war over future of Whitgift Centre

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Croydon looks set for another damaging bout of development disputes, as two interest groups fight out a tug-of-war over the multi-million-pound future of the Whitgift Centre shopping mall. This morning, Hammerson, already the owners of the Centrale mall on one … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Centrale, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Gavin Barwell MP, Jon Rouse, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Miliband visits Croydon to back Livingstone for Mayor

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

There will be no incinerator at Beddington Lane if Ken Livingstone is elected Mayor of London in May. As first suggested by Inside Croydon a week ago, the policy announcement was made by Livingstone this morning when he came to … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Commuting, Croydon Central, East Croydon, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

How the riots inspired me to set up business in Croydon

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Never worked on a building project before? Never run a food outlet before? Got little or no working capital for a deposit or set-up costs? SAIF BONAR ticked all the wrong boxes when he decided six months ago to try … Continue reading →

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Eddie Izzard adds a laugh to Croydon campaigning

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader has more than once suggested that there is already a clown in charge at City Hall, but this morning there will be a real comedian at East Croydon station, when Eddie Izzard will be urging south … Continue reading →

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Lansdowne Hotel steps in to host St Patrick’s Day celebration

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

The Irish-run Lansdowne Hotel is stepping in to replace Croydon Council to provide a suitable St Patrick’s Day celebration for the people of Croydon.

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