Category Archives: Ikea

Scott unveils secret plan to build 12,000 flats beside Purley Way

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Under pressure over rising housing targets, has Paul Scott found his get-out-of-jail-free card alongside the A23? KEN LEE reports Having spent the past five years excusing the overdevelopment of neighbourhoods throughout the borough by claiming that there are no … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Colonnades, Cycling, Environment, Harris Primary Purley Way, Housing, Ikea, Joy Prince, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Stuart Collins, TfL, Transport, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Wing Yip | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

World Cup offer makes IKEA fish and chips the catch of the day

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

It could get a little awkward at Swedish retailer IKEA at around 3pm tomorrow afternoon, so ahead of England’s World Cup big match with Sweden, the store in Valley Park, off the Purley Way, is running a two-for-one offer where, … Continue reading →

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TfL admits need to consult over New Addington tram changes

Posted on October 25, 2017 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on how the regional transport authority has been caught out by reports on this website, and has been forced to consult over its tram proposals Transport for London has been forced to postpone its proposed changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Ikea, Stuart King, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Slogans and Post-it notes, but no evidence of many new jobs

Posted on January 30, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on a flagship employment scheme from Tony Newman’s Labour council which local trades unionists have criticised for failing to recognise … trades unions All is not well in the local Labour movement, after a senior Croydon trades … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Good Employer, Hamida Ali, Ikea, Jamie Audsley, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Council says it can’t afford leaflets to publicise Cruise ban

Posted on October 1, 2016 by

The dangerous Croydon Cruise staged along Imperial Way is now subject to a High Court injunction, with those breaking the legal ruling facing unlimited fines, two years in prison, or both. But yesterday’s application nearly failed thanks to the lawyers … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Stiles Harold Williams, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Valley Park shoppers ‘trapped’ without help on Bank Holiday

Posted on May 3, 2016 by

A two-car collision on the Purley Way left hundreds of Bank Holiday shoppers at Valley Park frustrated and angry, as they were stuck in the shopping and leisure centre’s car park for hours. It is the second time this year … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Transport, Valley Park, Waddon | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

£1.5bn Hammersfield scheme hits a planning road block

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: So, the centre of town has a traffic congestion problem. Who knew? Could last week’s announcement of the delay in Hammersfield delivering the  planning application for its proposed £1.5 billion shopping mall be the start of more planning … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Ikea, Planning, URV, Valley Park, Waddon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments