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London Mozart Players: St John Passion, Fairfield Halls, Mar 8
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Inside Croydon readers can get a 10% discount on tickets for this concert. Click here for ticket bookings and more
TfL training schemes are for apprentices who are going places
Unlike The Apprentice, Alan Sugar’s self-reverential TV programme crammed with suited wannabes and never-wases, Transport for London offers training on the job schemes where the participants are relally going places. There are 157 opportunities across the capital with TfL for … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Apprenticeships, Croydon, Croydon Trams, London, London Trams, National Apprenticeship Week, TfL, The Apprentice, Transport for London
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Dozens of jobs at risk as DfE is set to close its Croydon office
The Department for Education is to close its Croydon office, with the potential loss of “dozens” of jobs. The DfE’s Croydon office is one of six facing closure, the others being in Exeter, Leeds, Newcastle, Peterborough and Watford. But Croydon’s … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education
Tagged Bedford Park, Department for Education, DfE, Dingwall Road, East Croydon, East Croydon station, PCS, PCS union, unemployment
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Croydon-based haulage firm wins award for customer service
Croydon-based hauliers ELB Partners has been recognised for its outstanding levels of customer service. The company was awarded the Service Quality Award at the annual Pallet-Track Shareholder Gala, held at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield. The award was voted for by shareholder members of the … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Beddington Farm Road, ELB Partners, haulage, hauliers, Pallet-Track Shareholder Gala
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Read in full MP’s email of complaint to Royal Mail boss
With some addresses in the borough getting only one postal delivery every fortnight, Croydon South Conservative MP has written to Alistair Cochrane, Royal Mail’s interim CEO: ‘This…cannot reasonably be characterised as a short-term disruption’. Here’s MP Chris Philp’s letter – … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, South Croydon
Tagged Alistair Cochrane, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR5, CR8, Croydon, Croydon South, Factory Lane, Holmesdale Road, Peter Kyle MP, Royal Fail, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Royal Fail: MP Philp calls on business secretary to intervene
Last year, only 7-in-10 first-class post items arrived the next day in Croydon. Now, iC readers from Coulsdon to South Norwood say that their postal service has got even worse Royal Mail’s third-class service in delivering the post to Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, South Croydon, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR5, CR8, Croydon, Croydon South, Factory Lane, Holmesdale Road, Peter Kyle MP, Royal Fail, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Trinity submits planning application for £40m co-ed conversion
Less than a year after announcing the £30,000 a year fee-paying school would start offering places to girls, plans have gone in for works that will see its expansion to 1,400 pupils. By STEVEN DOWNES Plans for a £40million extension … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Kennedy, Business, Charity, Education, Old Palace, Planning, 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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New Addington residents’ worries over farm pit of ‘toxic sludge’
‘If an adult was to slip, trip or fall into it… they would not be able to escape. A child would have absolutely no chance of surviving’ Serious concerns are being raised by residents about the dangers around a large … Continue reading
Charity formed last October buys two Old Palace buildings
The Rise School of Excellence has paid £750,000 for two buildings on the site of the former girls’ fee-paying school, as Croydon’s biggest landowners, the Whitgift Foundation, continue to dispose of their properties. By GENE BRODIE, education correspondent The piecemeal … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, CPO, Education, Old Palace, Roisha Hughes, Schools, Serenity special school, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Archbishop John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, Croydon, Hammersfield, Knight Frank, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace School, Old Town, Rise School of Excellence, Roisha Hughes, Serenity Special School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Croydon’s on the up as Clip ‘n Climb promises fun and thrills
Clip ‘n Climb is opening a massive climbing and play area on Poplar Walk next week, the latest among almost 400 centres worldwide. Clip ‘n Climb centres offer colourful, unique climbing challenges suitable for everyone from toddlers upward, regardless of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business
Tagged Angel Heights, Clip n Climb, Poplar Walk, West Croydon
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Emergency water depot set up at Ikea – but only for car drivers
The car park at Ikea off the Purley Way is being used as an emergency depot for those across Croydon, Mitcham and Streatham who have been without water supplies since a main burst on Mitcham Common yesterday. By 6pm last … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thames Water
Tagged Burst water main, Mitcham, Mitcham Common, Thames Water, Watneys Road
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London Mozart Players: St John Passion, Fairfield Halls, Mar 8
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for ticket bookings and more information on the London Mozart Players
Burst main affecting water supplies to 18,000 households
Up to 18,000 households across Croydon and three other boroughs have been affected by a burst water main today “on a field” near to Watneys Road, which borders Mitcham Common. Homes have encountered reduced water pressure, or no supply at … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thames Water
Tagged Burst water main, Mitcham, Mitcham Common, Thames Water, Watneys Road
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All downhill for Odlings after they dismantled London Bridge
CROYDON CHRONICLES: A dynasty began in the late 1800s with a family living at Lennard Road whose relatives would build a global business empire from marble, played roles in running the British team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, helped to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged 1936 Winter Olympics, Anselm Odling, Anselm Odling and Sons Ltd, Broadcasting House, Cedric Odling, Croydon Minster, D-Day, David Morgan, Dunkirk, London Bridge, Marble, Michelangelo, Michelangelo's David, Portland Place, Prisoner of war, Royal Artillery, Switzerland, The Eiger, The Odling Cup, Wengen, World War I, World War II
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London Mozart Players: St John Passion, Fairfield Halls, Mar 8
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for ticket bookings and more information on the London Mozart Players
Junkyard Choir and Bewley Brothers, Oval Tavern, Fri Feb 6
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Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Bewley Brothers, Croydon, Junkyard Choir, Music, The Oval Tavern
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Surrey Street market trader Joseph quits Labour in race row
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street market stall-holder and one of the best-recognised faces on the local political scene, has quit the Labour Party, accusing it of “discrimination and toxic behaviour”. In a brief statement shared with party colleagues, Joseph announced … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Labour Party, Croydon West, Croydon West CLP, Green Party, Jose Joseph, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour NEC, Labour Party, Labour selections, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street Market, The Green Party, Tony Newman
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Rush makes move along George Street with discount offers
Hair salon Rush is moving along George Street, and opens tomorrow with some money-saving offers for customers. Rush has had a salon in Croydon for more than 20 years, but it was time for a move, albeit not very far: … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Croydon, Customer discount, George Street, Rush, Rush hair salon
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The Veacock, Haddrell, Savage Trio, The Oval Tavern, Sun Feb 1
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more about The Oval Tavern and its music acts, visit their website by clicking here
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern
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London Mozart Players: St John Passion, Fairfield Halls, Mar 8
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for ticket bookings and more information on the London Mozart Players
Junkyard Choir and Bewley Brothers, Oval Tavern, Fri Feb 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Bewley Brothers, Croydon, Junkyard Choir, Music, The Oval Tavern
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The shrine to Croydon’s musical past that is nurturing its future
Over more than half a century, the customers of a London Road guitar shop have included Page, Rossi and Kravitz. As NADIA AZIZUDDIN writes, Croydon’s musical future is to be found in Rockbottom’s basement rehearsal rooms Rockbottom is at the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Broad Green, Business, Music, Nadia Azizuddin, Rockbottom, West Croydon
Tagged Carl Nielsen, Francis Rossi, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Lenny Kravitz, London Road, Nadia Azizuddin, Rockbottom, West Croydon
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