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Summer special offer: listen to our latest Croydon Insider FREE
Our special summer edition of the Croydon Insider podcast is available now – and completely free of charge. With a special line-up of guests – all Inside Croydon readers or contributors – in this episode we discuss a vast range … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Insider, Gabriel MacArthur, Gardening, Inside Croydon, Nadia Azizuddin
Tagged Banstead, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, David Morgan, Gabriel MacArthur, Hammersfield, Inside Croydon, London Borough of Croydon, Lorna Maye, Mayfield Lavender Farm, Nadia Azizuddin, The Civilised Savage, The Croydon Insider, Under The Flyover, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Why old mattresses are a bigger problem than people realise
SPONSORED CONTENT Most of us don’t think twice about replacing a mattress. After years of use, it reaches the point where it’s no longer comfortable or supportive, so a new one is ordered and the old one is left standing … Continue reading
Talks with the movies in August at the David Lean Cinema
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Oh! What A Lovely War, Coulsdon Manor Hotel, Jul 29-Aug 7
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For ticket bookings and more information, visit the Theatre Workshop Coulsdon website by clicking here
Carshalton Jazz Summer Festival, CryerArts Centre, Sat Aug 29
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Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more details of all the workshops available, click here
Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, CALAT, Education
Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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A simple guide to outsourced sales for local small businesses
SPONSORED CONTENT If you run a small business and you’ve heard the phrase “outsourced sales” thrown around, you probably have questions. Who’s actually picking up the phone? What are they saying to your potential customers? And most importantly, do you … Continue reading
Talks with the movies in August at the David Lean Cinema
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For Croydon to become a cleaner borough, it all starts at home
SPONSORED CONTENT Croydon is a borough that’s constantly changing. New housing developments are appearing across the area, older properties are being renovated, and more families are choosing to put down roots here because of its excellent transport links and diverse … Continue reading
End-of-year report: Whitgift Head finds room for improvement
Visiting our al fresco studio Under The Flyover is Toby Seth, the headmaster of Whitgift School. Seth has just completed his first year in charge at the large independent school in South Croydon, a year in which their under-15s won … Continue reading
Why Croydon’s office-to-flat conversions sound so bad
SPONSORED CONTENT Walk past East Croydon or along Wellesley Road, and you’ll spot them everywhere. Old office blocks that used to hold call centres and admin teams, now sliced up into flats. Plenty of people live in them, and a … Continue reading
Call Drainage and Plumbing Ltd for your drain unblocking
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit Drainage and Plumbing’s website to find out about all their services
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Tagged Advertisement, Bromley, Croydon, Drainage and Pulmbing Ltd, Sutton
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The Great British Bake Off Musical, Mitre Theatre, July 21-25
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Mitre Players, Shirley North, Shirley South, Theatre, Trinity School
Tagged Croydon, Mitre Players, Shirley, Trinity School
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Supernatural, a Peter Green celebration, Coulsdon Club, July 23
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Coulsdon, Music
Tagged Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, Croydon, Music
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Fun and free workshops, Clocktower and Wilderness, Aug 4-13
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more details of all the workshops available, click here
Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, CALAT, Education
Tagged CALAT, Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, MHA The Wilderness, Music, Summer workshops
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Oh! What A Lovely War, Coulsdon Manor Hotel, Jul 29-Aug 7
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T For ticket bookings and more information, visit the Theatre Workshop Coulsdon website by clicking here
How modern car technology makes minor crashes expensive
SPONSORED CONTENT A low-speed bump in a car park used to mean a scuffed bumper and a bill you could cover without blinking. Not any more. Today’s cars are packed with sensors, cameras and radar units, and even a minor … Continue reading
‘We need to pull every lever available to end the housing crisis’
This month, Inside Croydon columnist Andrew Fisher interviews Fiona Fletcher-Smith, the chief executive of one of the country’s largest housing associations, L&Q, and hears what policy changes she believes new Prime Minister Andy Burnham needs to implement if the government … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Fiona Fletcher Smith, Housing, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Property, Sadiq Khan, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover
Tagged affordable housing, Andrew Fisher, Council housing, Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Housing, Housing policy, L&Q, Queens Gardens, Rent controls, social housing, Temporary accommodation, The Andrew Fisher Interview
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Clean streets will only happen where communities really care
SPONSORED CONTENT Croydon has spent years trying to improve its image. Regeneration projects, new homes and investment are all important, but the appearance of our streets still shapes the first impression that residents and visitors take away. Something as simple … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Croydon, Junk Bunk, Sponsored content
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The Great British Bake Off Musical, Mitre Theatre, July 21-25
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Mitre Players, Shirley North, Shirley South, Theatre, Trinity School
Tagged Croydon, Mitre Players, Shirley, Trinity School
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Fast. Professional. Reliable: Drainage and Plumbing Ltd
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here to visit Drainage and Plumbing’s website to find out about all their services
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Tagged Advertisement, Bromley, Croydon, Drainage and Pulmbing Ltd, Sutton
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Responsible waste disposal matters more than ever in Croydon
SPONSORED CONTENT As Croydon continues to grow and evolve, keeping the borough clean has become a shared responsibility between local authorities, businesses and residents. Whether people are renovating their homes, moving house or simply clearing out unwanted belongings, planning for … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Croydon, Junk Bunk, Sponsored content
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Eco Living Fest, Holy Innocents South Norwood, Sat July 18
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Gardening bargains, MHA The Wilderness, Shirley, Mon-Fri
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Care Homes, Gardening, Shirley North, Shirley South, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Gardening, MHA, MHA Hall Grange, MHA The Wilderness
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