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Safety experts issue warning over the dangers of cheap imports
Excitement is building for families across Croydon over what presents could be found under the Christmas tree this year, but behind the shiny packaging often lurks choking hazards, toxic chemicals and sharp parts that could put kids in hospital Tens … Continue reading
Joy to the world! Try Cocoa Jones, Croydon’s chocolatier
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Our shoppers’ guide for the best-buys for Christmas wines
There’s a bewildering choice of wines on offer this festive season. Croydon wine expert ROZ LAWSON offers her best picks from local supermarket shelves – all priced at £10 or less, and starting with a Champagne Lidl Comte de Senneval … Continue reading
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Tagged Co-op, Lidl, Marks and Spencer, Roz Lawson, South London Wine School, Tesco, Waitrose
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Lidl’s Hamsey Green plans get criticism from council planners
Even Croydon’s planners have joined the chorus of disapproval from residents in Sanderstead, Tandridge and Warlingham over the ‘disjointed and generic’ proposals for the Good Companions site at Hamsey Green, reports housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES There is a planning saga … Continue reading
South Croydon workshop that is music scene’s best kept secret
A small team of luthiers working just off South End have carried out repairs on guitars played by some of the biggest names in rock music, including Judas Priest, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand and Queen’s Brian May. By NADIA AZIZUDDIN … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Music, Nadia Azizuddin
Tagged Brian May, Feline Guitars, Franz Ferdinand, Guitar repairs, Jonathan Law, Judas Priest, Les Paul, Nadia Azizuddin, Queen, South Croydon, The Darkness
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Build, baby! Build! 626 flats in Mitcham and none ‘affordable’
Housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on a developer-friendly decision which might yet set the trend for all of London This is what you get when you “Build, baby! Build!” Merton Council has granted planning approval for 626 homes on the Mitcham … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Housing, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Property, Steve Reed MP, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Berkeley Homes, Build Baby Build, GLA, Greater London Authority, Hammersfield, Housing secretary, Labour, Meron, Merton Council, Mitcham, Mitcham Gasworks, St William, Steve Reed OBE, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Joy to the world! Try Cocoa Jones, Croydon’s chocolatier
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit Cocoa Jones’ world of chocolate
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BYOB 6th anniversary open mic night, Boxpark, Tue Dec 9
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Boxpark, Johnny Dobbyn, Poetry
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, BYOB, Johnny Dobbyn, Poetry
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10 shillings to join the Goose Club and lay on a Christmas feast
CROYDON CHRONICLE: Christmas is coming, as the old saying goes, and the goose is getting fat… DAVID MORGAN looks back to the Dickensian era, when financial planning for the end-of-year revels was serious business for the likes of Surrey Street … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Surrey Street
Tagged Charles Dickens, Christmas, Crown Hill, David Morgan, Goose Club, Marmaduke Willis, Phiz, Surrey Street, West Croydon
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Reform threaten legal action over their cancelled Croydon party
‘It’s an outrage!’ frothed Farage’s deputy leader on KGBNews last night, after the £350 top-ticket event on a Purley Way industrial estate was called off. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Far-right political party Reform UK’s Christmas fund-raiser at the Grand … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Community associations, Purley Way
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Stand Up to Racism, Grand Sapphire, Grand Sapphire Hotel, Lee Anderson, London, Nigel Farage, Purley Way, Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, Suleman Raza, Sutton, UKIP
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Developers seek views on last parts of Ruskin Square jigsaw
The development partnership which has taken two decades to deliver a couple of office buildings, plus Boozepark and a block of flats on the nine-acre “gateway” site next to East Croydon Station, is now seeking public opinion on what they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, East Croydon, Housing, Property, Ruskin Square
Tagged 1 Ruskin Square, 2 Ruskin Square, 4 Ruskin Square, C3PO, Croydon, East Croydon station, HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, Home Office, R2D2, ro2, ro3, Ruskin Square, Schroder, Stanhope, Stanhope-Schroder, Visa and Immigration Centre
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Coulsdon’s Yuletide Magic, Brighton Road, Sat Dec 6
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Christmas Craft Market, Crystal Palace, Dec 13-14 and 20-21
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information, details of stalls and events, click here
Muslim millionaire in row for hosting Reform’s Christmas party
EXCLUSIVE: A £350 a head fund-raising dinner for Nigel Farage’s ‘racist cronies’ at the Grand Sapphire Hotel on an industrial estate off the Purley Way next week has caused outrage. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports A massive row has broken … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Church and religions, Community associations, Purley Way
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Stand Up to Racism, Grand Sapphire, Grand Sapphire Hotel, Lee Anderson, London, Nigel Farage, Purley Way, Reform UK, Richard Tice MP, Suleman Raza, Sutton, UKIP
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Free money! Community gardens can receive £100 grants
Allotment societies, gardening clubs and community groups in Croydon have got until Monday, December 1, to submit their applications for a grant of £100 to help fund their 2026 food-growing projects. Croydon Community Energy is providing the money for community … Continue reading
MP Jones misses mark with criticism of town centre’s Primark
CROYDON IN CRISIS: One of the borough’s Labour MPs is accused of ‘performatively sending emails’ to a fashion chain’s CEO, when there are bigger issues in the borough, such as Westfield’s continuing delays over redevelopment Croydon West MP Sarah Jones … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Crime, Croydon BID, Croydon West, Nick Blackburn, North End Quarter, Planning, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Croydon BID, Croydon West, Hammersfield, Labour, Metropolitan Police, North End, Primark, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Joy to the world! Try Cocoa Jones, Croydon’s chocolatier
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit Cocoa Jones’ world of chocolate
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Colonnades management cuts customers’ free parking by half
EXCLUSIVE: Regular users of the gym, DIY centre or kids’ play areas at the ‘leisure park’ off the Purley Way no longer have the benefit of three hours’ free car parking. By our motoring correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON Shoppers and gym … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Colonnades, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged 9Yards, Colonnades, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley Way, Tory
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Struggling with rising heating bills? Here’s some expert advice
Thousands of Croydon households face the prospect of rising fuel bills this winter. But on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, here are some tips and links to help and support Today is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, drawing attention to the millions … Continue reading
Wreath-making at Croydon Climate Craft Club, George St, Dec 1
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Coulsdon’s Yuletide Magic, Brighton Road, Sat Dec 6
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Croydon gets a new booze park as council grants café’s licence
‘Vertical drinking’ to be banned in park’s re-opened venue, which is located in a newly extended no-alcohol zone, as council grants licence to its new tenants. By our Town Hall reporter, SANDRA STEAD Croydon Council has managed to grant a … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Friends of Wandle Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Waddon, Wandle Park
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Friends of Wandle Park, Glen Patnelli, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Patsy Cummings, Reclaim Croydon, Waddon, Wandle Park, Wandle Park cafe
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Joy to the world! Try Cocoa Jones, Croydon’s chocolatier
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit Cocoa Jones’ world of chocolate
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Our journey through Beaujolais provided a nouveau experience
KEN TOWL’s unrelenting quest to uncover the best of Croydon culture sees him sent on some very demanding assignments. Thankfully, he managed to survive his latest “Spit or swallow?” I asked, though only to myself. A virgin in the wine-tasting … Continue reading
Santa’s Reindeer at Christmas Village Mayow Park, Dec 12-14
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information and bookings, click here. Tickets on sale Nov 1
