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Category Archives: Purley BID
Purley’s new street market ‘postponed until further notice’
Purley Market, which was due to be held outside the leisure centre and along the High Street tomorrow, has been cancelled. The monthly markets, an innovation from the Purley Business Improvement District, have been “postponed until further notice”. Purley BID … Continue reading
That’s entertainment! Purley celebrates its High Street heroes
Purley BID has announced its first Entertainment Week to be held from March 28 to April 3, featuring more than 45 events in what they claim “will be Purley’s most entertaining week ever”. Entertainment Week will also mark the return … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Comedy, Music, Purley, Purley BID, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
Tagged Purley, Purley BID, Purley Entertainment Week, Purley Market
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Tesco abandon scheme to use CCTV in Purley store car park
Tesco have today dropped their planning application to use Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras in the car park of their Purley superstore, after “a significant level of objection from local residents”. The application has attracted more than 600 comments since … Continue reading
Purley Station’s new artworks offer inspiration from history
Purley BID’s efforts to enhance their district centre has seen them commission three giant artworks for the local railway station. A collaboration of works by Dan Cimmermann and Morgan Davy, the project was supported by Southern Rail, with the art … Continue reading
Purley’s 117-year-old fountain is back in working order
Purley BID has completed their restoration project for the water fountain located in the gardens of Purley Library. The fountain has been a Purley landmark for more than 100 years, and now it is back in full working order.
Jobs and livelihoods on a knife-edge says business chief
Purley BID’s CEO has spoken out about the impact that the latest covid-19 restrictions are having on his members’ businesses The move into “High” covid-19 restrictions “has been devastating” for local businesses, according to the official who manages the Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Purley, Purley BID, Restaurants
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Purley, Purley BID, Simon Cripps
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Stanhope’s pear tree mural helps recall Purley’s ancient history
Purley has joined some of Croydon’s other railway stations by getting its name painted as a mural by noted artist, Lionel Stanhope. The mural, featuring traditional Southern Railways green and using heritage type font, was organised by Purley Business Improvement … Continue reading
Join the MonsterHeroes safari in Purley to raise funds for NHS
Youngsters and their adults are going on a safari adventure, following a story-trail around Purley to help spread joy, support the NHS and give families a safe reason to return to local shops. Launched this morning by the Purley Business … Continue reading
Two-thirds of businesses yet to receive emergency grants
£40million in grants from a government-funded scheme to help businesses through the covid-19 emergency remain to be distributed by Croydon Council, as our business correspondent, MT WALLETTE, reports Croydon Council has managed to distribute just one-third of the £60million it … Continue reading
Council promises to pay business virus grants in seven days
Stung into action following Inside Croydon’s report on its detail-lite, vacuous announcement intended to “help” the borough’s businesses, the council last night issued a new press statement about the business aid available in the coronavirus emergency. And this time they … Continue reading
Town Hall’s empty promises to business misses out vital grants
There’s a lot more help available out there for businesses hit by the pandemic emergency than the council is letting on, reports KEN LEE Businesses seeking support from Croydon Council during the covid-19 pandemic will find the Town Hall shelves … Continue reading
Purley firm unveils £500,000 house for youngsters leaving care
Property company Andrews this week unveiled a £500,000 home purchased in Purley as part of an innovative social housing project, called Establish, to help youngsters from Croydon adjust to independent life after living in care. The Andrews estate agency business, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Children's Services, Property, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Andrews estate agents, Purley
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Brokenshire faces court battle over ‘Purley Skyscraper’ ruling
A London-based property developer has launched a legal challenge against the decision announced by a Conservative Government minister to block plans to build 220 flats plus community facilities at Purley Cross. The scheme, which includes a 17-story tower block dubbed … Continue reading
Snap up this chance to picture Purley in all its glory
Purley’s Business Improvement District team is holding a Take Notice of Purley photography competition, with categories for all ages, open to “everyone who is passionate about Purley and would like to share the best of the town we live in … Continue reading
Bingo! Join Purley BID as it celebrates its first birthday, Feb 23
Purley BID is celebrating its first birthday next Thursday with a Networking Bingo event. “Have a drink some nibbles as well as meeting some new contact with our networking bingo,” they say. The event is at the Pear Tree, 908-912 … Continue reading
Nasty Party goes to war over church’s Purley tower block
A nasty war of words has broken out in Purley over the local baptist church’s development of a 17-storey tower overlooking the ugly gyratory road system. So unpleasant is the behaviour that Purley has revealed itself as no longer the … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Donald Speakman, Environment, Luke Clancy, Parking, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley BID, Richard Chatterjee, Sue Winborn, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Conservative, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Purley, Purley Baptist Church, Tory
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Purple Purley in the pink after doubling charity fund-raising
Local shops, businesses, organisations and schools managed to raise more than £5,000 for a cancer charity in less than seven days of Paint Purley Purple. Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, the Mayor of Croydon, visited the South East Cancer Help Centre yesterday to … Continue reading
Live Well in Purley event, with Purley BID, Oct 29
Posted in Community associations, Health, Purley, Purley BID
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Tory MP threatened Tesco with shoppers’ strike over BID bid
Croydon South’s new Conservative MP has admitted that he threatened the local branch of the country’s biggest retailers with a shoppers’ strike if they did not support a business scheme he was backing. Tory Chris Philp told Tesco in Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Parking, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon South, Purley, Purley BID, Tesco, Tory
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Purley business district scheme gets green light from council
Purley’s hopes of having a Business Improvement District – BID – and get a six-figure sum towards the upkeep of the town centre’s high street took an important step forward this week when Croydon Council agreed to back the proposal. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Kenley, Purley, Purley BID, Steve O'Connell, Toni Letts
Tagged BID, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Purley BID, Steve O'Connell, Toni Letts
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