Category Archives: Whitgift Centre

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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“War over Whitgift” has planning showdown tonight

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

The tug of war for control of the Whitgift Centre takes another move tonight, when Croydon Council’s strategic planning committee hears applications from two leading retail developers, Hammerson and Westfield, with the Whitgift Foundation threatening to block plans that could … 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 →

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Compromised riots report covers up policing problems

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: He was an eyewitness to events and has been writing on the riots and their aftermath since about 6pm on August 8. ANDREW PELLING reviews the work of Croydon’s local inquiry published this week The Croydon Independent Local … Continue reading →

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Croydon Council snubs the Irish as it cancels St Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING reports on the latest cut-back in Croydon St Patrick’s Day has been cancelled by Croydon Council. The council chose another day of Celtic celebration, St David’s Day, to announce it was to put a stop to any Irish … Continue reading →

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Town centre police team to be cut by more than half

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

The police team operating in Croydon’s Town Centre is to be more than halved, from 22 to 10 officers. It is little more than six months since the 8/8 riots hit Croydon, when a thin blue line tried to hold … Continue reading →

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Dear Prime Minister: this is what Croydon really needs

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: In the week when Gavin Barwell wrote to tell David Cameron of Croydon’s plight, ANDREW PELLING suggests we need more Adele genius and fewer high-rise property purchases It’s tough down South. Croydon’s long-term decline is worse than Newcastle … Continue reading →

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Who is paying for Boris’s election stunt in Croydon?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

3.45PM UPDATE: scroll down for an update, and check out the comments, too. It is a sign that May’s London Mayoral election is to be a tough battle when a visit to Croydon expected tomorrow from incumbent mayor Boris Johnson … Continue reading →

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Accountability? Councillor Thomas parks residents’ questions

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Our loyal reader has forwarded to us some email correspondence which, again, demonstrates that our elected council officials believe themselves to be entirely unaccountable to the people of Croydon. Or, despite the generous allowances that they receive, just can’t be … Continue reading →

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It’s scrum time for Ken, Boris… and for Brian Paddick

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

STEVEN GAUGE is a former Croydon council LibDem candidate who helped run Nick Clegg‘s election campaign in 2010. Now he is working on the 2012 London Assembly elections, in between getting in a ruck with what was once Surrey’s second-worst … Continue reading →

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