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Category Archives: Centrale
Westfield’s non-denial denials can’t mask their investment plan
More than 48 hours after trade magazine Property Week reported what Westfield had been briefing their investors about the possibility of them selling off their interests in Croydon, and there’s been not a peep from the Paris head office of … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon West, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamburg, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Property Week, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Westfield looking for ‘bargain basement’ sale of Croydon site
Respected trade magazine Property Week is reporting that after almost 14 years of inflicting development blight on Croydon town centre, without ever laying a single brick, Westfield could be about to flog off their interests in south London once and … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamburg, Hammersfield, Hammerson, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Property Week, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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It’s Easter – so obviously, Whitgift Centre goes all Jurassic Park
Croydon’s Centrale and Whitgift shopping centres are staging a Dino Eggstravaganza this Easter weekend, what they call “a thrilling, prehistoric-themed experience for dino-lovers of all ages”. So, full of the meaning of Easter, then… From tomorrow, Thursday April 17, through … Continue reading
Landowner wants public cash to help delayed Westfield project
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Whitgift Foundation is in talks with the Mayor of London and central government for another multi-million-pound bail-out for Croydon, this one likely to centre around building around 3,000 homes in the town centre. That’s according … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Charity, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, North End Quarter, Old Palace, Planning, Property, Roisha Hughes, Schools, TfL, Tom Copley, Trinity School, Under The Flyover, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Hammersfield, London, Mayor, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Roisha Hughes, Sir Howard Dawber, Tom Copley, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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The Masterplan has just one aim, to make money for Westfield
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Town Hall planners handing over Masterplan responsibilities for the town centre to Westfield, as Inside Croydon reported this week, has left reader CARL LUCAS angry that our council will be missing a significant opportunity for a sustainable … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Nicola Townsend, North End Quarter, Planning, Property, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Carl Lucas, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, Michael Neal, NEQ, Nicola Townsend, North End Quarter, Tory, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Bingo! Croydon player scoops the £50,000 jackpot at Centrale
A bingo player at Centrale in Croydon scooped an incredible £50,000 prize earlier this month – the third national game jackpot to be called by Mecca Bingo’s Altex Gibson, who has been working at the venue for 20 years. “When … Continue reading
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Tagged Altex Gibson, Bingo, Centrale, Croydon, Mecca Bingo
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The man who made shopping at Kennards feel a bit magical
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A former Music Hall performer used his modelling genius to brighten the lives of countless children in one Croydon department store, while creating famous stage dummies including Archie Andrews and Lord Charles. DAVID MORGAN looks back on the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, David Morgan, Debenhams, History
Tagged Archie Andrews, BBC Radio, Croydon, David Morgan, Drummond Centre, Eric Morecambe, Kennards, Len Insull, Music Hall, Peter Brough, Ray Alan
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Waiting for Westfield leaves us Urban Room for improvement
With not a moment to lose, KEN TOWL dashed down to the Whitgift Centre to try to discover what the multi-national developers might have in store for the town centre, amid their models made of cereal packets and design briefs … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Ken Towl, North End Quarter, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Allders Car Park, Allies and Morrison, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, London, North End Quarter, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Westfield wants to build five times as many flats in town centre
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The one-time shopping mall developer is shapeshifting its business towards residential property, but appears in no hurry to action any of its promises after more than a decade of blight to North End. By our housing correspondent, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, North End Quarter, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Allders Car Park, Allies and Morrison, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London, Mayor Jason Perry, North End Quarter, Scott Parsons, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Westfield appoints firm that oversaw King’s Cross scheme
Westfield has today begun what they call “a year-long programme of engagement”, before the Paris-based shopping mall developers finally put together a planning application, by our reckoning the third, for what was once a £1.4billion regeneration scheme in Croydon town … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, North End Quarter, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Allders Car Park, Allies and Morrison, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London, Mayor Jason Perry, North End Quarter, Scott Parsons, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Frankie Goes To Croydon – a walking show with a big reveal
The first Croydonites Fringe Festival was staged over the weekend, a curtain-raiser for a month-long programme of theatre around the borough, and KEN TOWL was there to see it all unveiled at one of the shows I’m standing in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Centrale, Croydonites Festival, Ken Towl, Theatre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Amy Gwilliam, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Town Hall, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Croydonites Fringe, Frankie Foxtone aka The Profit, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, Nestle Tower, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield
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Westfield reveal consultation and more delays on ‘masterplan’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After being crushed by developer blight for more than a decade, the town centre faces an even longer wait for the big reveal of Paris-based multi-national’s latest proposals. By STEVEN DOWNES It could be more than a … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Nazeya Hussain, North End Quarter, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Allders Car Park, Centrale, Croydon, Hammersfield, North End Quarter, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Hussein handed council hot seat for Westfield development
EXCLUSIVE: KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, with a leaked internal memo on the appointment of the latest corporate director for Fisher’s Folly Nazeya Hussein, after a career working in local government, has been announced as the new, albeit interim, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Heather Cheesbrough, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Nazeya Hussain, Shifa Mustafa, Whitgift Centre
Tagged bus shelters, CCTV, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nazeya Hussein, Nick Hibberd, school streets, SCRER, sustainable communities regeneration and economic recovery, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Perry allows Westfield to spend £6m ‘fine’ on own interests
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Glacially slow progress, more delays and a secretive land deal to flog-off council-owned car parks to multi-national developers are buried in an official report. By KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter The council’s propaganda department’s devious approach … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Growth Zone, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Planning, Property, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Allders Car Park, Artswashing, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Indemnity Land Transfer Arrangement, Kiosks, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Parsons, Tory, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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After 12 years of blight, Westfield offers groups £1,000 grants
Crumbs from the table. After more than 12 years of development blight in Croydon town centre, at unmeasurable cost to residents, local business owners and even the local authority, Westfield have coughed up a grand total of £100,000 for a … Continue reading
Get a taste of the beach life this August at Costa del Croydon
Did someone say heatwave? Sun seekers need to go no further than the top deck of Centrale’s multi-storey car park in the heart of Croydon from tomorrow to enjoy a staycation with a difference. Costa Del Croydon opens to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Centrale, Costa del Croydon, Hammersfield, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Westfield’s parking charges are message to Croydon: FAAC off
The controversial closure of the old Allders car park, cutting off access for shoppers to the Whitgift shopping centre, is just one of a series of moves undertaken by Westfield which appear to make visiting the shops in Croydon town … Continue reading
Exciting Easter lined up for visitors to Centrale and Whitgift
This Easter, Centrale and Whitgift shopping centres in Croydon town centre will be hosting a roster of interactive activities for families – and helping to raise funds for a local arts charity. From April 1 to 5, you and the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Activities, Business, Centrale, House of Fraser, Stanley Halls, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Croydon, Easter, Stanley Halls, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Much-loved Whitgift Centre café to shut down on Saturday
This Saturday will be your last chance to enjoy a decent cup of coffee, maybe a sandwich or a bit of cake, in what claims to be the best café in the Whitgift Centre. The Camden Coffee House has announced … Continue reading
Puerile attempt to design town centre with sticky-back plastic
Patronising and puerile, the council’s latest attempt to “engage” the public has reached a new low, even by the subterranean standards of Fisher’s Folly. The cash-strapped council is now trying to pretend it is doing something about the state of … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Environment, Mayor Jason Perry, Turf Projects, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, North End Quarter, Tory, Turf Projects, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Croydon escapes worst effects of Gove’s ‘Developers’ Charter’
Tory minister takes a swipe at London Mayor as he moves to reduce planning restrictions and allow ‘some incredibly poor quality homes which should not have been built’ Croydon and Sutton might just escape the worst excesses of Michael Gove’s … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2024 London elections, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Sadiq Khan, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, George Clarke, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Michael Gove, Paul Scott, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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