Category Archives: Restaurants

May Day holiday gives Crown and Sceptre a festival feeling

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

As outlined with previous reports about the Good Companions, the Swan and Sugarloaf and the Red Deer, the pub business is under pressure. So if we want to keep our local, we need to help to support it, and this … Continue reading →

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PR agents sign up Tesco as cut-price festival sponsors

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

Tesco, the unwitting purveyors of horse meat with a long-time reputation for doing things on the cheap, and now the proud owners of an “express” store in a South Croydon landmark pub despite local opposition have “generously” agreed to sponsor … Continue reading →

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Fairtrade “Foodstock Fortnight” is coming to Crystal Palace

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Crystal Palace Transition Town is staging a fortnight of food events, and is taking bookings now for a special meal on Sunday, March 3 at the Domali on Westow Street. Bookings for the meal – £22.50, with proceeds going to … Continue reading →

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Flavours of a Caribbean island from Norwood coffee bar

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Casa Cuba, opened in October at the southern point of the Upper Norwood Triangle, provides both genuine Cubans and Cuban products. And when we talk of “real Cubans”, we are not just talking of the rolled Havanos cigars. Proprietors Sandra … Continue reading →

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Junction’s new cafe is definitely on the right tracks

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Our loyal reader might be surprised to learn that there is, indeed, more than one new coffee shop in Croydon, and on a rare staff outing from Inside Croydon Towers, we were delighted to discover Yeha Noha, on Station Road … Continue reading →

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Inside Croydon 2012: what our loyal reader’s been reading

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

The following is the Inside Croydon 2012 Hit Parade, and needs to be read in the “voice” of Alan “Fluff” Freeman. For younger readers, think Smashy and Nicey… It’s the top 20 posts published on this site in the past … Continue reading →

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Tune-in for business advice in Global Enterprise Week

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

You might not have noticed, but it is Global Entrepreneurship Week, this year with a focus on passing on practical help for start-ups and those thinking about launching into business. Croydon Radio is playing its part on Sunday with a … Continue reading →

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Truly, madly… Croydon film club shows art-house demand

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

If our council was doing its job right, it would have measured the demand among art-house movie goers in Croydon before closing the David Lean Cinema in the Clocktower arts complex 18 months ago. For now the Save the David … Continue reading →

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Business leader calls for more help on VAT and rates

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

A leading South Croydon business figure has called for an urgent cut in business rates and for the 20 per cent VAT rate to be axed to help bars and restaurants survive the double-dip recession and avoid the fate of … Continue reading →

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Stories of a night of rioting not something to dine out on

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

8/8 One Year On: As we approach the anniversary of the London riots, we are publishing readers’ and contributors’ memories of that darkest of nights, their views and hopes for the future. Here, JONNY ROSE tells of the mixed emotions … Continue reading →

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Special lunch club launched for seniors on Selsdon Road

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

The latest initiative from members of the South Croydon Community Association is a senior citizens’ luncheon club every Tuesday at La Spezia, the Selsdon Road deli run by Giorgio Raffaelli. The special menu offers soup and bread for £1; sandwich … Continue reading →

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Croydon isn’t working: long-term unemployment up 110%

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

After a dreadful week of more appalling jobs losses for Croydon, with Allders going into administration followed by Bank of America’s announcement that it is to vacate its building on Cherry Orchard Road – a total of nearly 2,000 jobs … Continue reading →

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Another 1,000 jobs go as Bank of America quits Croydon

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Croydon was dealt another massive blow today as Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced it is to close its data centre on Dingwall Road, moving its operation to offices at Canary Wharf, The City, and to Bromley early in 2013. … Continue reading →

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Meeting urges locals to boycott Swan & Sugarloaf Tesco

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

A new residents’ association drew the attention and attendance of four Croydon councillors and an MP. It was a learning experience for them, as DIAMOND GEEZER reports How things change: after a first meeting to which none of the nine … Continue reading →

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South End residents and businesses look to oust Tesco

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

The first meeting of a new residents group for people living and working in and around the South End area of South Croydon made a strong case against allowing Tesco to open another Express store, using the Whitgift Foundation-owned Swan … Continue reading →

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