Tag Archives: Tesco

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

Aldi asks Coulsdon residents for views on Red Lion scheme

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Another week, another old pub (site), another supermarket. This time, it is the Red Lion site on Coulsdon High Street, long used as a car park, with plans put forward by German supermarket chain Aldi. Aldi has distributed a leaflet … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community associations, Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Property, Pubs | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Red Deer locals look north for help to rebuff Morrisons

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Another landmark Croydon pub is under threat of takeover from a supermarket chain. And our local councillors’ response – where they have bothered to respond – is effectively to shrug their shoulders and say there’s nothing that they can, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community associations, Croham, Maria Gatland, Planning, Property, Pubs, Sanderstead, South Croydon Community Association, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Yvette Hopley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Business, Community associations, Croham, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Parking, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, Waddon, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Village green dream to be bulldozed by council

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Mike Fisher, the leader of Conservative-run Croydon Council, once referred to New Addington‘s Central Parade as “little more than a dog toilet”. But a resident is now using legislation that was introduced by parliament more than 50 years before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Planning, Property, Shirley | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

85% of Croydon respondents wanted a job with Asda

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

In a consultation run by a supermarket chain about opening a new store in the north of Croydon, 85 per cent of respondents included a request about getting a job. The figure – more than 8-in-10 of respondents – was … Continue reading →

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Would you risk your life reporting serious crime in a Tesco?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Crime figures are certain to fall in the next few years, according to a serving policeman. Why? Because the cross-London cuts proposed by Boris Johnson will make it more difficult than at any time in recent history for the public … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Gavin Barwell MP, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Simon Hoar | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Residents’ fears ignored as Tesco gets 6am booze licence

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

On whose behalf does Croydon Council operate? Residents or big business? At the meeting of the licensing authority in the Town Hall  tonight, the choice made was clear: Croydon Council does not listen to its residents. Tesco had placed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Croham, Croydon South, Fairfield, South Croydon Community Association, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Lidl encounters strong opposition after paying £2m for pub site

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Lidl could have paid three times the market rate to purchase the Good Companions pub site on Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, and look like they could be left with a £2.2 million real estate bill for a store that few locals … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Crime, Croham, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Lynne Hale, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, Pubs, Richard Ottaway MP, Sanderstead, Schools, Tim Pollard, Waddon, Yvette Hopley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

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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Locals file complaint to Archbishop over neglected properties

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

The South Croydon Community Association, a group of concerned residents and businesses in the South End area, has lodged a formal complaint with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Charity Commission about the Whitgift Foundation’s management of its estimated £90-million … Continue reading →

Posted in Croham, Fairfield, Michael Neal, Old Palace, Simon Hoar, South Croydon Community Association, Trinity School, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Every little helps? Tesco Workfare deal prompts protest

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

A protest against the exploitation of the workless, the young people and recent graduates is to take place outside the Whitgift Centre in central Croydon on Saturday lunchtime. The protest is called “Boycott Workfare”, and follows the storm over Tesco … 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 →

Posted in Business, Clare Hilley, Croham, Fairfield, Jason Perry, Maria Gatland, Michael Neal, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, Simon Hoar, South Croydon Community Association, Tony Harris, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tesco Town: South End community to meet this Friday

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The first meeting of the South End Community Forum takes place this Friday, May 25, when sure to be close to the top of the agenda is the dire threat to local businesses of the decision of the Whitgift Foundation, … Continue reading →

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Farting cows not good enough reason to go vegan, says UKIP

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

UKIP has urged Croydon’s two Conservative MPs to look at the scientific evidence before going into Croydon schools to promote climate change as part of “Climate Week”. Climate Week describes itself as a campaign of “annual renewal of our ambition … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Environment, Gavin Barwell MP, Health, Richard Ottaway MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments