Category Archives: Business

Unhappy tenants say they’re ready to quit loss-making Boxpark

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

It’s not been a great week for Boozepark. Then again, nor has it been great for Croydon Council, either, as it was they who provided a £3million loan and more than £400,000 in hand-outs of public money to help get … Continue reading →

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Selsdon auction winning bidder will get Wonka’s Golden Ticket

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

You could fulfil the childhood ambition of millions and finally get your hands on a Golden Ticket – but it could cost you at least £8,000 at an auction to be held in Selsdon next month. The Golden Ticket and … Continue reading →

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Family Art Funday, Turf Projects, Whitgift Centre, Jun 22

Posted on June 20, 2019 by
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Council apprentices to get a pay rise – five years late

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

The Labour-run council was elected in 2014 on a promise to pay all its staff fairly. Yet some of the council’s least well-paid workers are only catching up now, and as KEN LEE reports, the Town Hall’s job brokerage service … Continue reading →

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Fairfield Halls recruitment day, Croydon College, Jun 29

Posted on June 15, 2019 by
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Council garages flogged off in latest Brick by Brick giveaway

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the half-truths and blank maps that came with the latest batch of 60 sites being handed over for development After flogging off public green spaces and kids’ playgrounds for the in-house house-builder to build … Continue reading →

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Recovering from redundancy: five top tips on how to cope

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

So you’re of a ‘certain age’, have worked all your adult life, and suddenly you are confronted with redundancy. What do you do? How do you cope? Former BBC London and Evening Standard reporter ADRIAN WARNER, left, offers his top … Continue reading →

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