Category Archives: Boxpark

#BoxparkBallsFund: Legal appeal hits its target in just 26 hours

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

There’s people on the pitch. They think it’s all over. It is now! OK, it may not be quite the same as winning the World Cup, but the generosity and encouragement offered by Inside Croydon’s readers over the past day … Continue reading →

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May Day: Please help our appeal against Boxpark legal threat

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

Inside Croydon has been around for nearly seven years, and never before have we asked for any financial help from our loyal reader. Until now. The website has incurred legal bills in defending – successfully, we’re happy to say – … Continue reading →

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Corbyn tells Croydon: We’re coming for you, Barwell

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

STEVEN DOWNES reports as the General Election campaign starts on a high street in south London It was just a couple of hours after the House of Commons vote which enabled the Tories to ignore their own Fixed Term Parliament … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2017 General Election, Allders, Boxpark, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David White, Gavin Barwell, Patsy Cummings, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Council’s planning department groaning under workload strain

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Croydon’s planning department, confronted with a massive workload in the borough’s relentless drive for redevelopment, is struggling under the strain with an exodus of experienced senior employees from an already understaffed office, and reports of some officials being reduced to … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, CPO, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Another bar closes with a Txt message for Croydon business

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

Are we witnessing the real impact of Boozepark on the rest of Croydon’s night time economy, with the announcement of the closure of another bar within a mile of the council-subsidised food and drink venue? Bar Txt, on South End, … Continue reading →

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Surrey Street plan to use Exchange Square hits a roadblock

Posted on January 18, 2017 by

Croydon Council’s hopes to begin road works in Surrey Street next month could be thrown into disarray because legal deeds prevent them moving the market traders into Exchange Square, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Croydon Council is considering moving the fruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Boxpark, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Exchange Square, Fairfield, Friends of Surrey Street, Mark Watson, Planning, Property | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Boxpark switches job ad to get round Living Wage rules

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

Boxpark, the council-subsidised food and booze venue, has dropped its low-pay internship advertisement, after Inside Croydon highlighted how it was offering to pay a miserly £6.50 per hour, well below the London Living Wage. Now, Boozepark has re-jigged the ad, … Continue reading →

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