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Category Archives: Surrey Street
Prime Minister refuses to offer help on Bridge House cladding
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who thinks nothing of getting rich party donors to pay for lavish gold flock wallpaper costing tens of thousands of pounds for his Downing Street flat, has this week refused to offer help to hard-pressed … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Business, Croydon Central, Housing, Sarah Jones MP, Surrey Street
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bridge House, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Grenfell Tower, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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By taking away the buses, they’ve cut off shops in town centre
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the council abandons 10 years of delusion over the retail regeneration of the town centre, regular reader LEWIS WHITE, right, goes on a shopping trip to witness the state of the Whitgift Centre for himself I popped … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon BID, Debenhams, Surrey Street, TfL, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Lewis White, West Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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95p per pint – pubs readying themselves for last orders
Well, there is always some sort of up-side to the lockdown news, and the Green Dragon pub on the High Street, at the top of Surrey Street, is doing a “while stocks last” offer of 95p a pint on its … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street
Tagged Green Dragon, Surrey Street
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Turn Westfield shambles into opportunity to re-shape our town
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The clear change in approach from senior figures at the Town Hall, previously cheerleaders for Westfield, over the abandoned plans for a £1.4bn redevelopment of the Whitgift and Centrale shopping centres represent a welcome opportunity to remodel the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers
As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading
Banksy warns: do not trade with this Croydon art dealer
When Bansky’s largest ever art installation was unveiled on Church Street earlier this month, one of the first to appear on the scene to try to claim some undeserved credit for the street artist’s appearance in Croydon was the council … Continue reading
Banksy takes on big business through his Croydon store
A statement issued by street artist Banksy this afternoon confirmed that his Gross Domestic Product store in a disused carpet shop on Church Street in the town centre is indeed his work, and that it is in effect a showroom … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Banksy, Croydon, Stormzy, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
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Banksy sets up shop in Surrey Street with Stormzy stab vest
Banksy, probably the world’s best-known living artist, notorious for his thought-provoking and often temporary art installations, has set up shop in Surrey Street. The artist has taken over a previously empty retail premises at the Church Street end of the … Continue reading
Street market licences fall by 87% after council ‘improvements’
The number of casual licences issued to stall-holders to trade on Surrey Street Market has fallen by 87 per cent since one of council leader Tony Newman’s closest colleagues at the Town Hall shut down the ancient market to squander … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Mark Watson, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon Council, Labour, Mark Watson, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Tony Newman
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Hipsterdom is alive and thriving at £8 per pint in Surrey Street
Go on a pub crawl, said the editor. Find the dark heart of hipster wankerdom in Croydon, where beer is overpriced and the sandwiches chewy and taste odd, he said. Play ping pong, or shuffleboard, came the brief. As you … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Ken Towl, London, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Internet can’t replace real life shopping in Surrey Street
CROYDON COMMENTARY: With Debenhams the latest Centrale department store battling for survival, reader LEWIS WHITE offers his views on the blight that is the modern, online retail experience Hindsight says that it’s a pity that Centrale was ever built. Whitgift … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Debenhams, Surrey Street
Tagged Centrale, Croydon, Debenhams, Hammersfield, Hammerson, House of Fraser, Surrey Street, Whitgift Centre
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Developers get green light for 60 flats on Matthew’s Yard
Developers have been give the green light to demolish Matthew’s Yard off Surrey Street, and to develop a multi-use building including 60 flats – 18 of which will be “affordable” – and a purpose-built arts and music venue. A unanimous … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Hoodoos, Housing, Planning, Surrey Street
Tagged Hoodoos, Matthews Yard, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Street art on Surrey Street can’t fill the gap in the market
Armed with his re-usable canvas bag, KEN TOWL strolled down Croydon’s ancient street market to pick up a bargain and find out how the traders are getting along, more than a year after its £1.1million makeover It is a truth … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon Council, Ken Towl, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Watson, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Addiscombe couple’s ethical pet food is set to launch
A pet-loving couple from Addiscombe this month launch a range of dog food and cat food. Their products are being rolled out to stores across Croydon, and have been taken on by Dabner’s, Surrey Street’s long-standing pet shop. Jack Walker … Continue reading
Council’s figures show traders in exodus from Surrey Street
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE has been doing some digging into how a £1.2m ‘improvement’ scheme has driven away businesses from the town’s historic street market The legacy of Mark Watson’s £1.2million, council-funded artwashing and gentrification of Surrey Street is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Mark Watson, Surrey Street
Tagged Mark Watson, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Developers scale down towering ambition for Surrey Street
Developers who want to demolish an old shop and warehouse building on Surrey Street and replace it with a modern block of flats have scaled down their plans, following meetings with the council’s planning committee and a public consultation last … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, Property, Surrey Street
Tagged Hoodoos, Matthews Yard, Surrey Street
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Watson ‘backing’ business, after halving his charity’s income
Above is the scene in Surrey Street Market in early afternoon yesterday, Wednesday January 3, 2018. It is about six months since the council, in a plan pushed through by the soon-to-be-ex councillor Mark Watson, spent £1.2million, on “upgrading” the … Continue reading
Labour councillor Watson opts to jump before de-selection
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest shift of power at the Town Hall Addiscombe councillor Mark Watson, an influential member of the council cabinet, last night stunned Labour Party members in his ward by announcing his withdrawal from the selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Business, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Smith, Sean Fitzsimons, Stephen Mann, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
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£300,000 refurb will provide a new stage in the Dragon’s Den
One of the town centre’s best-used pubs is undergoing a £300,000 Croydon face-lift which will see it offer punters a real “Dragon’s Den” once it re-opens next week. And at least regulars at the Green Dragon on Croydon High Street … Continue reading
Diwali Mela, Surrey Street Market, Oct 22
Posted in Activities, Business, Church and religions, Surrey Street
Tagged Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Developers appoint Hoodoos to run rebuilt Matthew’s Yard
Regent Land and Developments, a company which specialises in developing brownfield sites, has announced that a building on Surrey Street, including the premises known as Matthew’s Yard, is to be re-built to include a purpose-built café and arts performance space. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Comedy, Dance, Music, Surrey Street, Theatre
Tagged Hoodoos, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Town centre social cleansing is back on council’s agenda
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a Town Hall proposal which few people want, and which would provide ‘powers’ which already exist Another week, another lip-service “consultation” from the council. Only this one’s a bit special, possibly the work of a comedy … Continue reading
