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Learn to waltz and tango at Dance Delight lessons and classes
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Posted in Activities, Business, Dance, Surrey Street
Tagged Dance Delight, Surrey Street
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Raggio di Sole, handmade pizzas made to order, South Croydon
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Posted in Advertisement, Business
Tagged Advertisement, Raggio di Sole, South Croydon
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Croydon’s Ace designer just misses making her TV finale
Last night’s Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr proved to be the last appearance for a Croydon-born contestant who had wowed the judges in previous episodes. By STEVEN DOWNES Sometimes, even when you lose, you win. Briony Ace’s phone has been … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Business, Comedy, Schools
Tagged Alan Carr, BBC Television, Briony Ace, Brit School, Interior Design Masters, Surrey, The BRIT School
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M&S warns customers to be ‘cautious’ after latest hack attack
Clothing and food retailer Marks and Spencer has today issued a message to its 9million-plus online customers, confirming that they may have had some personal data stolen in the latest malicious hack attack and advising them to be “cautious” over … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime
Tagged computer hack, cyber attack, cyber crime, Marks and Spencer, MS
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All change at Boxpark as they appoint Farrell as ‘growth officer’
The company behind Boozepark at East Croydon has appointed Michelle Farrell as its first “chief growth officer”. “It makes her sound like she’s in charge of verrucas and warts,” according to one punter stepping into the Croydon venue this morning. … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Business, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Croydon, Jo Negrini, LDC, Matt Snell, Michelle Farrell, Roger Wade, Tony Newman
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Parish’s position in jeopardy as Textor stages a Palace coup
FA CUP FINAL BUILD-UP: After ‘a turbulent few months’ behind the scenes at Selhurst Park, could the man who helped save the club from insolvency be forced out? “We’re going into the build-up before the biggest game in the club’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crystal Palace FC, Football, John Textor, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, David Blitzer, Dougie Freedman, FA Cup, John Textor, Josh Harris, Selhurst Park, Steve Parish, Wembley, Wembley Stadium, Woody Johnson
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Tony Gale and Les Strong in line-up for charity at South End
Bagatti’s, South End’s outstanding Italian restaurant, is staging a special charity night next month which will include a turn from former footballers Tony Gale (West Ham, Fulham and a couple of games for Palace) and Les Strong (profoundly Fulham, plus … Continue reading
Free beer! Market Tavern to celebrate 10 years of Craft Union
A pub company is celebrating its 10th anniversary tomorrow where the drinks will be on them – for a limited period, terms and conditions apply, etc and so forth… On Wednesday, May 14, Craft Union is giving away 10,000 free … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Bromley, Craft Union, Market Tavern, Surrey Street, Sutton, Wallington
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‘More buckets than businesses’: readers quiz Labour’s Davis
‘What are you going to do about the Whitgift Centre?’ one of our readers asked Councillor Rowenna Davis, Labour’s recently selected candidate to stand for election as Croydon Mayor in May 2026. ‘At the moment, there’s more buckets than businesses.’ … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, Rowenna Davis, Under The Flyover, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged 2025 FA Cup final, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, Oumesh Sauba, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Changing times, and quieter nights, for Croydon’s oldest pub
Our dogged culture correspondent KEN TOWL spent the night, and nearly six quid a pint, checking out the refurbed Dog and Bull, with its ‘banging’ tunes, new high security and its not-so-new beer garden. Photos: SHIRLEY BIGGIN-HILL When a dog … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged CAMRA, Dog and Bull, Laine, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Dog and Bull
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CQC inspectors are being ‘nobbled’ by the council, carers claim
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Carers accuse council and their new contractors of trying to distort the findings of a supposedly independent quality inspection. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s carers, already reeling from the changes imposed on their services by Mayor Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Carers First, Charity, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Care Quality Commission, Carers Centre, Carers First, Carers' assessement service, Conservative, CQC, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Council, George Street, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Toby Lee-Manning, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Surrey Street trader wins civic award for his community work
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street stall-holder who provides hot meals for the homeless in Croydon town centre every week, has been recognised for his efforts in the community with a special certificate at this week’s Civic Mayor Awards ceremony at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Council, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged Civic Mayor of Croydon, Civic Mayor's Awards, Cllr Kola Agboola, Council website, Croydon, Croydon Council, Digital first, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Carers First move to axe managers’ jobs from Croydon centre
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry promised a seamless transition and no job cuts – but now two senior managers at the Croydon Carers’ Support Centre have been told they are to be made redundant. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Carers … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Business, Carers First, Charity, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Carers Centre, Carers First, Carers' assessement service, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Council, George Street, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Raggio di Sole, handmade pizzas made to order, South Croydon
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No one told us about 3am openings say Surrey Street residents
New owners of The Dog and Bull market pub have yet to submit a licensing application to stay open into the early hours every night. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Residents living in flats near Croydon’s oldest pub, The Dog and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Laine pubco, Pubs, Surrey Street
Tagged Butcher's Row, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, Dog and Bull, Laine, Punch Pubs, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, The Dog and Bull
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Satnam Yoga classes – all abilities welcome – Coulsdon
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Business, Coulsdon, Health
Tagged Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Henna Idnani, Satnam Yoga
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Coombe Wood House is providing what Croydon’s long missed
Our arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, can never resist if invited out for a slap-up meal, so when offered the chance of revisiting one of the old haunts of her youth… It would take a person with a very strong constitution … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coombe Wood House Restaurant, Lloyd Park, Pubs, Restaurants
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Satnam Yoga classes – all abilities welcome – Coulsdon
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Business, Coulsdon, Health
Tagged Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Henna Idnani, Satnam Yoga
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MP steps in over rubbish contractor’s missed bin collections
BINMAGEDDON: Residents are complaining of streets ‘littered with dumped rubbish, overflowing recycling and a persistent smell of decay’. And we are only one month into a new £40m bins contract. By our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE Just one month … Continue reading
Dog and Bull pub’s new owners accused of ‘cultural vandalism’
There’s a growing row down Surrey Street, where the centuries-old market pub, a Grade II-listed building, has yet to submit a licensing application for planned raves in the beer garden until 3 in the morning. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The … Continue reading
569 more flats coming after £210m East Croydon property deal
Praise from Mayor Perry for a 28-storey tower in the town centre that his own council’s planners tried to block for being too tall Property speculators Cheyne Capital say they are going ahead with a scheme that will build hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, No1 Croydon, Planning, Property
Tagged Addiscombe, Cheyne Capital, City Link House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Wittington Investments
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Trinity boys’ school confirms that it will go co-ed from 2027
EXCLUSIVE: Almost two years since the Whitgift Foundation shocked the Croydon community by deciding to close its fee-paying girls’ school, Old Palace, the charity has decided to re-balance its education provision by converting one of its other large independent schools … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Kennedy, Business, Charity, Education, Old Palace, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Alasdair Kennedy, Croydon, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Shirley, Shirley Park, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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What a load of old Bull! Chain to rename Croydon’s oldest pub
EXCLUSIVE: The new owners of The Dog and Bull on Surrey Street are installing new sound systems for DJ sessions in the beer garden of the Grade II-listed building, as £125,000 refurb works over-run Surrey Street Market shoppers and pub … Continue reading
Cumnor House prep schools’ owners put up for sale at £5bn
Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, on how private equity firms are circuling around a profitable private schools business The company which owns Croydon’s Cumnor House prep schools and nurseries is reported to be considering putting their global business up for … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Cumnor House, Education, Purley, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged Chris Woodhead, Cognita, Croydon, Cumnor House, KKR, Pampisford Road, Prep schools, Purley, South Croydon, Webb Estate, Woodcote
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Invitation to tender: a community hub in Broad Green
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Invitation to tender: lease and management of a community hub in Broad Green (West Croydon) Deadline: 12pm 16 May 2025 The Pavilion, London Road On behalf of … Continue reading
