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Category Archives: Valley Park
Vouchers and backpack giveaways in Decathlon’s Ikea opening
Free bags and gift vouchers are on offer to the first customers next Friday and Saturday at Decathlon’s new store within Ikea off the Purley Way. Decathlon is trialling some retail “co-habiting”, as previously reported by Inside Croydon, giving up … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Decathlon, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Retail Park
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Sports store Decathlon opts to co-habit with Ikea’s homeware
Decathlon is to close its sports and lifestyle store on the Purley Way, as the business downsizes to relocate in a purpose-built standalone unit within Croydon’s Ikea in Valley Retail Park. Ikea Croydon will be the first in the country … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Decathlon, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Retail Park
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Bromley man charged with Valley Park murder of Lorik Abazi
A man has appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Lorik Abazi in the mass affray at Valley Retail Park in the early hours of Sunday morning. Ellis Anim-Annor, 28, of Belgravia Gardens, Bromley, is one of … Continue reading
Police name fatal stabbing victim as 22-year-old Lorik Abazi
Scotland Yard this morning named the victim of the fatal stabbing in an affray at Valley Retail Park in the early hours of Sunday morning as 22-year-old Lorik Abazi, from Croydon. Abazi was one of three men found with stab … Continue reading
1 dead, 3 stabbed, 7 arrested after Valentine’s at Valley Park
A 22-year-old man yesterday died in hospital from stab wounds suffered in an affray in Valley Retail Park the early hours of the morning of February 15, which saw two other men require hospital treatment and multiple arrests. Valley Retail … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Valley Park
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Valley Park, Valley Park Valentine's night murder
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1,000 FREE Whoppers in giveaway at re-opened Burger King
Burger King at Valley Retail and Leisure Park, off the Purley Way, is giving away 1,000 Whoppers or Chicken Royale burgers today, July 22, to mark the re-opening of the restyled and revamped restaurant. The remodelled Croydon restaurant “brings customer … Continue reading
Five Guys opens second Croydon restaurant at Valley Park
The Five Guys burger chain has today opened its second restaurant in Croydon, at Croydon Valley Leisure Park. American-based business Five Guys launched in Britain in 2013 in Covent Garden. They already have a restaurant in Croydon town centre, on … Continue reading
Nike swoosh in with somewhere to ‘Just Do It’ in Croydon
Community groups Gloves Not Gunz, Croydon FM and the Brit School, plus patties from Marjays, have all played a part in the opening of the sports brand’s new store, reports CHERYL FERGUS-FERRELL Since the flagship NikeTown store arrived at Oxford … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Nike Unite, Valley Park
Tagged Brit School, Croydon, Croydon FM, Gloves Not Gunz, Nike, Nike Unite, Valley Retail Park
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Business bonus: retail giant Ikea gets £1.5m rateable value cut
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As the borough’s residents brace themselves for Mayor Perry’s 15% Council Tax hike, one of the biggest businesses on the Purley Way looks to be about to see their bills slashed. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s residents … Continue reading
Valley Park bowling alley reopens after £500,000 refurb
Entertainment operator Tenpin has unveiled a striking new look and feel at its Croydon venue at Valley Retail Park, with special offers for the school half-term and a massive challenge for serious bowlers. After spending £500,000 on an upgrade, Croydon … Continue reading
New all-you-can-eat buffet moving in to the Grants building
JRC Global Buffet is to open a new branch of their all-you-can-eat diners in central Croydon in “mid-2022 in a brand new concept”. The restaurant chain already operates from premises in Valley Park, off the Purley Way. Central Croydon will … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Restaurants, Valley Park
Tagged Grants, JRC Global Buffet
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JD Sports expands into a new store at Valley Retail Park
Sports fashion retailer JD has opened a new store in Croydon today. The King of Trainers’ new outlet is taking up Unit C at Valley Retail Park. The company says that the new store “will complement the existing JD location” … Continue reading
‘Hostile’ crowd threw missiles at police in cruise clampdown
A “hostile crowd of hundreds” hurled missiles at the police last night while they were conducting their operation against “anti-social driving” in Broad Green. As Inside Croydon revealed, 21 vehicles were impounded during the operation, which called on more than … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Croydon Cruise, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, Valley Park
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21 vehicles seized as police clamp down on Valley Park ‘cruise’
Met operation proscribes offence of ‘anti-social driving’, among all the ‘doughnuts’ and drag races staged near Ikea in Valley Retail Park The Metropolitan Police claim that they impounded 21 vehicles in a single night in Croydon on Thursday, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Cruise, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Valley Park
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Fines, arrests and car seizures as police lockdown on ‘cruise’
For a second successive week, the Metropolitan Police were out in force last night at Valley Park, off the Purley Way, in a crackdown on the high-speed motor “Croydon cruise”. The police said that they stopped hundreds of people and … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Ikea, Policing, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Croydon Cruise, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Supt Andy Brittain, Valley Park
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Police break up illegal high-speed ‘cruise’ in retail park
The Metropolitan Police were out in force last night at Croydon’s Valley Park to take action in dealing with what has become a weekly “cruise” meeting. The gathering of often high-powered cars and motorbikes, attracting crowds of spectators, has been … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Ikea, Policing, Valley Park
Tagged Broad Green, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Valley Park
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Valley Park’s money-off offers in its Christmas present guide
To celebrate the season of giving, Croydon’s Valley Retail and Leisure Park has researched the best-selling items across its stores in order to create a personalised Christmas gift guide. As we enter the final six shopping days before Christmas, Valley … Continue reading
Ikea ready to say a socially-distanced ‘Hej’ to its customers
Croydon’s Ikea is one of 19 of the Swedish chain’s stores around the country which will be partially reopening after lockdown on June 1. Ikea is only reopening in England. Its stores in Scotland and Wales will remain closed, as … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Croydon, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
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3,000 free ice creams this weekend at grand opening of Creams
The newest branch of Creams, the dessert restaurant, will be giving away 3,000 scoops of free gelato this weekend to celebrate opening its café in Croydon. Creams Croydon opens its doors for the first time today in Valley Leisure Park … Continue reading
Let’s revive town centre with more trees and youthful vitality
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Retired landscape architect and local resident LEWIS WHITE offers his suggestions for reviving the town centre after nearly a decade of development blight thanks to Westfield, who yesterday announced that they are ‘reviewing’ their £1.4bn flats and shops … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Croydon parks, Environment, Planning, Valley Park, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Lewis White, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Self-storage warehouse was Croydon’s worst fire since riots
Based on eyewitness accounts and internal fire brigade briefing documents, here’s the full account of how the Shurgard self-storage warehouse burned through from New Year’s Eve and into 2019 Photostory by DESMOND FITZGERALD The fire was called in to the … Continue reading
World Cup offer makes IKEA fish and chips the catch of the day
It could get a little awkward at Swedish retailer IKEA at around 3pm tomorrow afternoon, so ahead of England’s World Cup big match with Sweden, the store in Valley Park, off the Purley Way, is running a two-for-one offer where, … Continue reading
Valley Park shoppers ‘trapped’ without help on Bank Holiday
A two-car collision on the Purley Way left hundreds of Bank Holiday shoppers at Valley Park frustrated and angry, as they were stuck in the shopping and leisure centre’s car park for hours. It is the second time this year … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Transport, Valley Park, Waddon
Tagged Broad Green, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park, Waddon
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£1.5bn Hammersfield scheme hits a planning road block
CROYDON COMMENTARY: So, the centre of town has a traffic congestion problem. Who knew? Could last week’s announcement of the delay in Hammersfield delivering the planning application for its proposed £1.5 billion shopping mall be the start of more planning … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Ikea, Planning, URV, Valley Park, Waddon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon, Hammerson, London, Purley Way, Stratford City, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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