Tag Archives: Hammerson
Hammersfield choose architects for Croydon’s re-design
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
Portas starts to opens doors – for £1bn “Hammersfield”
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
Mini-movie-maker makes the final of One-minute Oscars
Croydon’s mini-movie-maker, Michael Hall, has done it again. Hall, the sometime stand-up comedian and leading light in the borough’s top am-dram group, CODA, has made it to the short-list of 20 finalists in Empire magazine’s annual “Done in 60 Seconds” … Continue reading
Jamaica’s High Commissioner talks to Croydon: Feb 22
CACFO, the Croydon African Caribbean Family Organisation, is hosting a Question and Answer session with the High Commissioner for Jamaica, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, at Thornton Heath next Friday, February 22 from 6.30pm. “This is an opportunity for us the community to … Continue reading
Friends of Bradmore Green Pond: work day this Saturday
Friends of Bradmore Green Pond are staging a work day on the pond this Saturday, February 16, from 10am. All volunteers, from wherever in Croydon, are welcome to come along to assist. The work session lasts up to two hours. … Continue reading
Sign of the Times I: the Bridge to Nowhere
Here it is: the admission by the station operators at East Croydon that the £22 million Bridge to Nowhere really does lead to… well, nowhere. The signs appeared in the past fortnight, and are a welcome and belated addition that … Continue reading
Royal Russell Players produce a dark comedy
The Royal Russell Players will be staging One O’Clock from the House by Frank Vickery next month. They say that the play is “a light comedy, which revolves around the funeral of an elderly father”, and while that might not … Continue reading
Weekend rambles: London Loop from Banstead (11 miles)
Walk London is hoping to stage a significant walk around a 11-mile stretch of the London Loop from Banstead station this Saturday, January 26. The organisers state that, “This is a rural walk along relatively level ground combining some beautiful … Continue reading
In to the Valley: Croydon’s wrong turn on road to future
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
The Croydon man at the heart of the Hammersfield deal
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
Shot-gun marriage provides £1bn Croydon facelift
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
Newman: “Plan is too little, too late to help economy”
After five years saying that they would not intervene in the local economy, the Conservatives who run Croydon Council are about to launch an economic plan. For TONY NEWMAN, the leader of the Labour opposition group, this is an admission … Continue reading
Collapsing retail sector hits Croydon hardest, says BBC
Croydon has suffered the worst rate of retail store closures in the whole of London, the BBC is reporting. BBC London accessed the figures from a nationwide survey on retail trends for the first six months of 2012. The worrying … Continue reading
