Category Archives: Tech City

Croydon’s silly season stats which do not stand up to scrutiny

Posted on September 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The infamous maxim that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth has flourished in Croydon this week. STEVEN DOWNES is just glad the silly season is over Thank goodness it’s September. I wouldn’t usually … Continue reading →

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Un-Appy ‘Arry gets all wound-up in court action over debt

Posted on July 24, 2015 by insidecroydon

Red-faces all-round in Fisher’s Folly, the council’s over-expensive offices, after the company which was set up to provide a smart phone app to help keep rubbish off the borough’s streets has been dragged through the courts after just 18 months … Continue reading →

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Building a new Croydon won’t be boring, promises Negrini

Posted on September 19, 2014 by insidecroydon

Jo Negrini, Croydon Council’s head of planning, this week rejected earlier schemes – drawn up by the previous Conservative council – for Fairfield Halls to be virtually surrounded by high-rise housing as “really, really boring”. Instead, Negrini told hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Festival of Code youth competition is coming to Centrale

Posted on July 24, 2014 by insidecroydon

Children from Croydon with a keen eye for coding are being urged to sign up to a competition taking place across the country between July 28 and August 3. The LNK unit, in Centrale’s Upper Mall, is a host centre … Continue reading →

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Coast to Capital business grant sessions: July 4

Posted on June 9, 2014 by insidecroydon

Coast to Capital is offering grants to Croydon businesses that can be worth up to £250,000, and is staging a session to advise local entrepreneurs how they can access this money at Croydon Park Hotel on July 4. Coast to … Continue reading →

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StreetPin looks to make its digital mark in south London

Posted on January 11, 2014 by insidecroydon

A new tech business is appealing for your help – and might even be able to offer some paid work to Croydon residents. StreetPin offers the local community notice board for the digital age, offering a sales and communication network. … Continue reading →

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