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Category Archives: Business
Ghosts that stalk our streets and the history we learn from them
KEN TOWL sets off to find as many ghost signs as he can According to Historic England, ghost signs are “typically historic hand-painted advertising signs or old shop signs preserved on buildings that have since changed use”. They go on … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe East, Business, History, Ken Towl, Kenley, Post Office
Tagged Addiscombe, Croydon, Croydon High Street, Grants, Grants Department Store, Kenley, Kenley Hotel, MIlletts, Milletts Corner, Purley, Surrey Street
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Two more Croydon town centre pubs pull down the shutters
The Market Tavern is the latest Croydon pub to be closed. At the top of Surrey Street, the town’s historic street market, the pub was much-liked by younger drinkers who appreciated its lower prices. A Stonegate pub, the company opted … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon, Surrey Street
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Energy Advice Sessions with trained advisors: all FREE
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Westfield is forced to fence off Centrale’s leaky entrance
As one door opens, another slams into shoppers’ faces on North End, as temporary fencing was erected outside the entrance to Zara and House of Fraser Less than a week after Westfield was trumpeting the opening of two “kiosks” in … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Centrale, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Westfield Europe Ltd, Whitgift Centre
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Delve behind the headlines on Allders, The Fold, Anonyvoter and campaign launches, with our regular subscriber podcast
Our Croydon Insider podcasts are an (almost) regular delve behind the headlines at the stories that matter to you, Inside Croydon’s loyal readers. And in our latest wide-ranging episode – part of what has been described as a “citizens’ revolt … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Allders, Annabel Smith, Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon Insider, Croydon West, Environment, Garwood Foundation, Housing, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Bennett, New Addington, New Addington North, North End Quarter, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Under The Flyover, Whitgift Centre, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Allders, Annabel Smith, Anonyvoter, Bank closures, BBC London, Connie Duxbury, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Gatwick Airport expansion, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Neil Bennett, New Addington, Peter Underwood, Podcasts, Post office, Ross White, The Croydon Insider, The Fold, The Green Party, Tommy Robinson, Tory, Unite the Kingdom, Westfield
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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
Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18
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Alan Partridge might not cope with his £1 breakfast at Ikea
Hej!, as they say in Sweden, the latest cut-priced customer offer at the large homeware store could keep KEN TOWL returning to Ampere Way all the way until Christmas When a colleague who often takes her kids to eat in … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ikea, Ken Towl
Tagged Alan Patridge, Ampere Way, £1 breakfast, Ikea, Ken Towl, Purley Way
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Christmas Craft Market, Crystal Palace, Dec 13-14 and 20-21
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Fold managers admit to fire alarm fault in 35-storey tower
EXCLUSIVE: Four fire marshals and battery-powered smoke alarms have been intalled in the mould-ridden block, where there is only a single staircase to serve as a fire escape. By STEVEN DOWNES The managers of The Fold, the 35-storey residential tower … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged ACORN, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Croydon transformed! Westfield open two kiosks in Allders
EXCLUSIVE: Work on the ageing Whitgift Centre might now not begin before 2028, while Westfield are angling for a public subsidy of at least £100m. Today, as two shops opened on the high street, STEVEN DOWNES took a place at … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Westfield Europe Ltd, Whitgift Centre
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Mouldy Fold: no problems with council flats says Town Hall
Croydon Council is to carry out checks on its 90 flats in Malcolm Wicks House, the fourth block built in the Queen’s Quarter where the 35-storey private rental tower The Fold is being evacuated to allow its owners to completely … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged Alison Butler, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Lloyds closure sees New Addington lose last high street bank
While residents worry over the loss of banking services in their neighbourhood, Croydon’s petty Mayor uses the opportunity to collect contact details ahead of next year’s local elections. By our Town Hall reporter, SANDRA STEAD Petty politician Jason Perry, the … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Business, Croydon East, Kola Agboola, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, New Addington, New Addington North, Tony Pearson
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon banking hub, Croydon, Croydon East, Labour, LINK, Lloyds Bank, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, NatWest, New Addington, Santander, Tory
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‘A disaster’: Gatwick expansion is real threat to environment
‘Signing off on a new runway at Gatwick is not just reckless, it is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s legally binding climate obligations’. Yet Croydon’s Tory and Labour politicians are in full support of the airport expansion. By PAUL LUSHION, environment … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Norwood Junction, Sarah Jones MP, Transport, Zack Polanski
Tagged CARS, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick Airport expansion, Green Party, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Rachel Reeves, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst Bottleneck, Tory, Zack Polanski
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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
After the delays, we reveal traders set for Allders kiosks
EXCLUSIVE: Months late, and with only six of the seven units allocated, Westfield is finally about to find a use for part of the town centre’s former department store. By STEVEN DOWNES More than a year after being granted planning … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Allders, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Westfield Europe Ltd, Whitgift Centre
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Your cat deserves a gut life with Scrumbles. Try it today!
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more about Scrumbles pet food for cats and dogs, and to order, click here
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business
Tagged Advertisement, Advertisement Feature, Scrumbles
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Haunted House Extreme! Brown and Green Café, Oct 18
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‘Let us be free from this hellhole’: Fold tenants issue demands
EXCLUSIVE: Residents in one of Croydon’s tallest buildings are becoming increasingly angry and militant over their treatment by their multi-billion-pound landlords. By STEVEN DOWNES The owners of The Fold, the 35-storey residential tower in Queen’s Gardens, have been given a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Rowenna Davis, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged ACORN, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Mayor Jason Perry, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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Climate campaigners focus on East Croydon insurers’ offices
Commuters on their way to work at East Croydon yesterday morning saw London’s summer of protests arrive on their own doorstep as local activists joined thousands protesting across the globe to disrupt insurance giants AXA, Allianz and AIG. Plumes pink … Continue reading
Little bit of Bavaria arrives by Croydon’s tram tracks this week
There’s to be a little drop of Bavaria in a corner of south London this weekend, when independent craft brewers Anspach and Hobday stage their Oktoberfest beer festival at their Croydon brewery. The event will feature three specially brewed German-style … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Anspach and Hobday, Business, Pubs
Tagged Ampere Way, Anspach and Hobday, Croydon Trams, Lederhosen, Oktoberfest
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UnFolding story: residents’ meeting is moved as concerns rise
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Fire safety inspectors from the London Fire Brigade were on site this morning at The Fold, the 35-storey tower block close to Croydon Town Hall, where residents fear for their well-being because of poor-quality finishes to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Housing, Mayor of London, Property, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
Tagged Alison Butler, Bloom House, Chorus Apartments, Croydon, Croydon Council, Housing, Jo Negrini, Kwajo Tweneboa, L&G, L&Q, Legal and General, London Borough of Croydon, Malcolm Wicks House, Queen's Quarter, Queens Gardens, Taberner House, The Fold
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New evening school that offers a taste of world’s finest wines
A new Croydon business is launching this week on George Street, offering what Time Out has described as “London’s loveliest wine tasting classes”. Roz Lawson moved to Croydon a year ago and recently took over South London Wine School. The … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business
Tagged Basil and Grape, George Street, Roz Lawson, South London Wine School
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From work experience to board of directors: Harger steps up
Harris and Bailey, thought to be the longest-established builders’ merchants in Croydon, has appointed David Harger as sales director. Harger joined the business in 2010 when aged 16 after a spell doing work experience at the firm, and has worked … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business
Tagged Addiscombe, David Harger, Harris and Bailey
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Family Haunted House, Brown and Green Café, Oct 17-18
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