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The Black Diamonds at The Oval Tavern, free entry, Sat Jan 17
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Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Music, The Black Diamonds, The Oval Tavern
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Purley’s landmark clock ‘blown over in wind’ say councillors
Work is underway to look at ways to fund the repair and restoration of the ornamental, landmark clock in Purley, which according to the local councillors, had its metal pole bent right over by storm-force winds last week. For the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Purley, Purley BID, Simon Brew
Tagged Cllr Simon Brew, Purley, Purley BID, Purley Clock, Purley Cross, Simon Brew, Storm Goretti
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The Paul Garner Band, Oval Tavern, free entry, Sun Jan 18
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Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern, The Paul Garner Band
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Energy Advice Sessions with trained advisors: all FREE
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information on these events and Croydon Community Energy, visit their website by clicking here
Get that drain unblocked! Call Drainage & Plumbing today
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Live music venue where the bands are part of the audience
From Metal Mania to Lego nights to craft and knitting afternoons, a new arts venue on George Street, opened during post-covid uncertainties, is trying to offer something for everyone, as NADIA AZIZUDDIN explains Riff Raffs on Croydon’s George Street is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Dance, Music, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs
Tagged Adam Pearson, Claire Hoggs, Croydon, George Street, Lego nights, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs
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10% discount for students at Heavenly Desserts until April
Heavenly Desserts on Dingwall Road, near East Croydon Station, is offering a 10% discount for students on all eat-in drinks, meals and desserts from now until March 31. All anyone needs to claim the money-off saving is a valid student … Continue reading
Florence Joelle at The Oval Tavern, free entry, 6pm, Sun Jan 11
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Beats and Eats at The Oval, live music and DJs, Sat Feb 7
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Blues at The Oval, Addiscombe: free every Sunday, from 6pm
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Westfield Scrooges stop choir singing carols in Whitgift Centre
The traditional free, charity fund-raising Christmas carol concert by a long-established Croydon choir never took place in the Whitgift Centre this month. Last year, the Scrooges at Westfield turned away the Croydon Male Voice Choir from what was once an … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music, Sutton Council, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Beddington, Croydon, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Hammersfield, Shirley, St John's Church, St Nicholas Centre, Sutton, Sutton Council, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Mayor Perry is failing to ‘fix the finances’ at his own family firm
EXCLUSIVE: The latest annual accounts for Carlton Business Plastics, the family business run by entrepreneur and part-time Mayor Jason Perry, show that his company is suffering a financial crisis of its own. By SANDRA STEAD There is good reason for … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Beddington Industrial Estate, Carlton Business Plastics Ltd, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Jason Perry, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Addiscombe builders’ merchants back charity Hear Us Croydon
Addiscombe-based builders’ merchants Harris and Bailey has pledged its support to local mental health charity, Hear Us Croydon, throughout 2026. Neville Horsfield, managing director of Harris and Bailey, said: “As a business that’s been rooted in the Croydon community for … Continue reading
Bounce into 2026 with special family party at Oxygen play park
Families can jump into the New Year together at Oxygen trampoline park at the Colonnades, off the Purley Way, with games, dancing, tasty food and a special countdown to 2026, without ruining the kids’ bedtime Oxygen is hosting a New … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Purley Way
Tagged New Year's Eve, Oxygen, Oxygen Croydon, Oxygen Trampolining Park, Purley Way
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Coombe Lodge open at last, but it doesn’t seem quite finished
EXCLUSIVE: After a three-month closure for a £1m refurbishment, what is it like in the first Wetherspoons pub to open in Croydon for 25 years? KEN TOWL went to find out They reckon that last year, across the country, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Brexit, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Only 70% of first-class post gets delivered on time in Croydon
Royal Mail is breaking the law with 3-in-10 of first-class items in Croydon failing to reach their destination on time, as local councillor launches a campaign calling for urgent improvement If you are wondering where the usual Christmas card from … Continue reading
Bromley traffic wardens set to strike for four days in New Year
Council’s outsourced enforcement officials are paid less than the London Living Wage by their German-based employers. ‘Bromley Council cannot keep hiding behind outsourcing arrangements’ says GMB union Traffic wardens in Bromley have agreed to take further strikes in the New … Continue reading
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Tagged APCOA, Bromley, Bromley Council, GMB, London Living Wage, Traffic wardens
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101 Records to shut with final blast at landlords and council
One of the stalwarts of the Croydon music scene since the period of peak punk, where singer Kirsty MacColl once worked in its mail order department, is to close next month. NADIA AZIZUDDIN reports Another key part of Croydon’s retail … Continue reading
Strictly’s real glitterball winners are dressmakers from Croydon
Whoever receives the glitterball at the end of the BBC’s pro-celebrity Strictly Come Dancing tonight, they will probably be wearing costumes where every stitch of chiffon, every sequin, has been designed and sewn on by craftspeople at a Croydon-based costume … Continue reading
Woodcote garden centre gives away Christmas trees to schools
Four local primaries and pre-schools have each received large, and free, Christmas trees for children, staff and parents to enjoy, all thanks to a community giveaway organised by Dobbies Garden Centre at Woodcote Green. Sunflowers Pre School on Brabazon Avenue, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Schools, Sutton Council
Tagged Carshalton, Christmas, Christmas trees, Dobbies, Roundshaw, Sutton, Wallington, Woodcote Green
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