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Category Archives: Business
Council to be rocked by second Report In The Public Interest
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The £70m ‘Fairfield fiasco’ has provoked serious concerns with auditors over the potential misuse of public money, with bungling developers Brick by Brick under scrutiny. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES External auditors are to issue a Report In … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Paula Murray, Report in the Public Interest, Richard Ennis, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Sean Fitzsimons, Shifa Mustafa, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Grant Thornton, Jo Negrini, London, Oliver Lewis, Report in the Public Interest, Richard Ennis, RIPI, Tony Newman
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All square at Wendy’s when they offer a feast for the eyes
They’ve been queueing around the block on George Street to try out Croydon’s newest burger joint, but BELLA BARTOCK, our culture correspondent, got in there early to find out what all the fuss is about It’s unusual for me to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, East Croydon, Fairfield, Wendy's
Tagged East Croydon, George Street, Norfolk House, Wendy's
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Labour councillor’s leaflet causes anger in Addiscombe
An Addiscombe couple, whose business has cosy links to Labour’s General Secretary David Evans, has shocked and angered party members by distributing a leaflet which tries to pass itself off as official Labour literature. The efforts of Maddie and Mark … Continue reading
Let there be lights! Coulsdon traders defy Grinch Creatura
A small group of Coulsdon business people, backed by the dynamic help of the chair of a local residents’ association, have defied their Tory councillors by having a whip-round and organising Christmas lights for the town in barely 48 hours. … Continue reading
Buyers beware: High Court judge puts planners in the dock
A High Court judge has ruled against Croydon’s planning department, quashing the decision of a senior council official to grant permission for a block of flats in Sanderstead. Here, former council planner STEVE WHITESIDE explains how the court ruling could … Continue reading
Posted in Aventier, Business, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Selsdon and Addington Village
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, London Borough of Croydon, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Planning Committee, Planning enforcement, Purley, Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, Selsdon, Steve Whiteside
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Represent Book Festival, Centrale Shopping Centre, Dec 4
Posted in Activities, Art, Centrale, Education, Poetry
Tagged Akitoye Sunday, Centrale, Represent Book Festival
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Trump-like far-right create covid dangers on Croydon march
Boxpark was the starting point on Saturday for a march organised by QAnon-style conspiracy theorists who bullied members of the public queuing to get their booster jab, attacked a council covid testing stall and intimidated staff in the Whitgift Centre. … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Health, Whitgift Centre
Tagged anti-vaxers, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS, Marc Lister, Steve Bannon
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Building in suburban back gardens is not the only answer
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As residents in Old Coulsdon organise themselves to oppose more ‘back-garden’ developments in their village, LEWIS WHITE (right), offers some alternatives to unnecessary intensification It is not unknown for local residents’ associations to be heavily influenced by people … Continue reading
Caribbean bar is still recruiting ahead of delayed reopening
After a near-two-year closure, Croydon High Street’s Turtle Bay Caribbean-themed cocktail bar and restaurant is set to reopen, just in time for Christmas… The Croydon branch is the last of the 40-or-so Turtle Bay chain to reopen after the enforced … Continue reading
Photographer ready to share her ‘wonky vision’ with Cronx art
A Croydon-based artist has launched a collection of Cronx-based posters for sale, offering perhaps the perfect Christmas gift ideas. Monica Gianniti Brookbank was brought up in south London and describes herself as a “photo artist with wonky vision”. “I have … Continue reading
Result! Trader gets his yellow line back… after iC report
Coincidence? You decide… Within 24 hours of Inside Croydon reporting of a Waddon businessman’s year-long struggle to get the council simply to do their job by re-painting a faded bit of yellow line along the busy road outside his Stafford … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Robert Canning, Steve Iles, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, Optilabs, Robert Canning, Stafford Road, Steve Iles, Waddon
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Winning Women, free dance and sport sessions, Centrale
Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Centrale
Tagged Big Local Broad Green, Broad Green, Centrale, Croydon CVA
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Waddon business waits year for action on dangerous parking
A local business owner claims that inaction by the council’s roads department is putting lives at risk on busy Stafford Road, as officials treat elected councillors with undisguised contempt. Report by our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON How difficult can it … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Robert Canning, Steve Iles, Stuart King, Waddon, West Thornton
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Robert Canning, Stafford Road, Steve Iles, STUART KING, Waddon, West Thornton
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Brick by Brick ‘sweetheart’ sale could have cost another £45m
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The latest report from government-appointed inspectors assigned to check on the council finances reveals that a sweetheart deal to sell failed house-builders Brick by Brick to a Manchester developer could have cost the bankrupt borough another £45m. … Continue reading
Multi-million-pound loss on hotel ‘not ideal’ says panel
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Whitehall-appointed inspectors raise serious doubts over the council’s property sales. By STEVEN DOWNES The council’s sale of the Croydon Park Hotel at a loss of as much as £10million has been condemned by government-appointed officials. Such a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Callton Young, Chris Buss, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Planning, Section 114 notice, Stuart King, Tony McArdle
Tagged Callton Young, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Improvement Panel, Labour, Peter Bingle, S114, Section 114, STUART KING, Tony McArdle, Tony Newman
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Purley home offers care advice for elderly over fireworks
A care home in Purley has shared its top tips for supporting those living with dementia ahead of Bonfire Night and Diwali, which are both taking place later this week. While a fun tradition for many, the sound of fireworks … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Health, Purley
Tagged Amberley Lodge, Bonfire Night, Diwali, Purley
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Chancellor’s Council Tax bombshell: how Budget hits Croydon
Our new columnist ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, looks at what this week’s Budget will mean for Croydon’s residents, businesses and for the services provided by the local authority Nearly 50,000 households in Croydon receive Universal Credit. The £20 per week … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Education, LSBU campus
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Budget, Council Tax, Rishi Sunak, Universal Credit
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Schoolchildren’s half-term homework is to have their covid jab
Parents and carers can, for the first time, book a covid-19 vaccination for their 12-to-15-year-olds during the schools’ half-term this month using the national booking system. Starting tomorrow, October 23, parents and carers can book an appointment to take their … Continue reading
Posted in Centrale, Health, Rachel Flowers, Schools
Tagged Centrale, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council
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BHLive’s business losses hit Fairfield Halls’ arts programme
The lack of activity in and around the Fairfield Halls and the return to the “bad old days” of tired programming dominated by derivative tribute acts and all-star wrestling is all because not enough people in Dorset are paying for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls
Tagged BHLive, Bournemouth, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls
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New Star rising at Ruskin House as national paper moves in
While the two local newspapers have long ago abandoned having a proper, physical presence in the borough, Croydon is now the home of a national newspaper, one which Labour politician Tony Benn once described as “the best national newspaper in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Local media
Tagged Ben Chacko, Croydon, Croydon Central, Morning Star, Ruskin House
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Sutton chiefs block opposition from seeing fraud report
Our Sutton investigations editor, CARL SHILTON, on the latest strokes being pulled by the LibDem-controlled council Tonight, there is a meeting of the Sutton Shareholdings Board, the committee that exercises the corporate shareholder and governance responsibilities of Sutton Council’s privately-held … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Helen Bailey, Jayne McCoy, Neil Garratt, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Drummond, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Beddington North, Hackbridge, Helen Bailey, Jayne McCoy, Neil Garratt, New Mill Quarter, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, SDEN, Sutton Council, Sutton Decentralised Energy Network, Tim Crowley, Viridor
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Londoners among worst-hit by UK petrol and food shortages
A survey reports that 1-in-5 Londoners were unable to purchase essential food items in the past two weeks. The research, conducted by delivery management experts Urbantz, used data from the Office for National Statistics to analyse the percentage of people … Continue reading
