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The Croydon Insider, our monthly news podcast that delves behind the headlines, is available FREE to all reader this month, as a special, unrepeatable offer. Our podcast is premium content that is usually only available to paid-up subscribers, who pay … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, New Addington North, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 London elections, 25th Purley Scouts, Artist Taxi Driver, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Patreon, Podcasts, Purley, Spotify, Stormzy, The Croydon Insider, Tory, Under The Flyover
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Residents’ groups reject Purley ‘pool’ plan backed by Perry
Our shadowy multi-millionaire developers based in off-shore tax havens correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an outbreak of common sense, and serious reservations, over proposals for a massive retirement home complex Seven of the borough’s largest and most influential residents’ associations have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Place Review Panel, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Locals start campaign to have Burn Bullock pub rebuilt
English Heritage and Merton Council join calls for historic cricket pub to be rebuilt – just like the Crooked House in the Midlands. While in Croydon, there’s a second fire in nine months at another disused pub Another day, another … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Crime, History, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Mitcham, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Croydon, Drum and Monkey, English Heritage, Historic England, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Merton Council, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, St James' Road, Suspected arson, The Windmill
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Fire-hit cricket club determined to maintain Mitcham’s traditions
Clubs and residents’ groups in Mitcham have been picking up the pieces following the blaze on Friday night that caused terrible damage to the Grade II-listed Burn Bullock pub. As well as its association with a former Surrey cricketer, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, Mitcham, Property, Pubs
Tagged Burn Bullock, Burn Bullock fire, Mitcham, Mitcham Cricket Green, Pub fire
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Perry’s porkie pies: Mayor finally admits to his golfing links
After a private golf club held ‘consultation’ meetings with SIX residents’ associations, Jason Perry has been forced to make a U-turn and contradict his previous statements while giving an undertaking not to allow any development on Shirley Heath and Addington … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Hills, Addington Residents' Association, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Golf, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Property, Shirley Heath, Shirley South, Sport, The Addington GC, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Bertie Wooster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Shirley Heath, Shirley South, Stuart Collins, The Addington Golf Club, Tory
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Mayor Perry is caught in a ‘bad lie’ over Addington golf talks
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council’s Bertie Wooster-like leader has got himself into a tangle over talks with an exclusive private members’ club over plans to develop a tract of protected public land. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Mayor Jason Perry’s Conservative-run council … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Hills, Addington Residents' Association, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Golf, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Property, Shirley Heath, Shirley South, Sport, Stuart King, The Addington GC, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Bertie Wooster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Shirley Heath, Shirley South, Stuart Collins, The Addington Golf Club, Tory
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Tory councillor signs petition opposing Shirley Heath land grab
Conservative councillor Jason Cummings last night joined more than 4,400 others in signing the petition that calls on the Mayor of Croydon to refuse to allow public open space at Shirley Heath and Addington Hills to be developed by The … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Hills, Addington Residents' Association, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Golf, Jason Cummings, Peter Underwood, Planning, Property, Shirley Heath, Shirley South, Sport, Stuart Collins, The Addington GC, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Bertie Wooster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Shirley Heath, Shirley South, Stuart Collins, The Addington Golf Club, Tory
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The Glam’s not just a pub: it’s heritage, it’s community, it’s IPA
Tomorrow, at The Cricketers on Addiscombe Road, there’s a day-and-night-long ‘lock-in’ from 4pm to midnight, called ‘(Pub)lic House’, to celebrate Croydon pub culture, that will include music, workshops and a film screening led by PHOEBE WAGNER and her father, ROGER … Continue reading
Sign the petition today to save Shirley Heath for the public
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Our exclusive news report yesterday of a bid by one of the country’s best-known golf clubs to take over public land from the council has been greeted with widespread disgust. Here, PETER UNDERWOOD, local conservationist and Green Party … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Addington Hills, Addington Residents' Association, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Golf, Peter Underwood, Property, Selsdon and Addington Village, Shirley Heath, Sport, The Addington GC, Wildlife
Tagged Addington, Addington Hills, Addington Village, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Peter Underwood, Shirley Heath, The Addington Golf Club, The Green Party
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Suspicions raised over golf club’s Addington Hills ‘land grab’
Multi-million-pound sports business that needs to provide its members with a practice range is seeking to annex 15 acres of Shirley Heath in a deal with Croydon Council. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A world-famous golf club which charges almost £2,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Golf, Peter Underwood, Planning, Property, Ryan Noades, Selsdon and Addington Village, The Addington GC, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Addington Residents' Association, Addington Village Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Golf, London Wildlife Trust, Matthew Frith, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Ron Noades, Ryan Noades, Shirley Church Road, Shirley Heath, The Addington Golf Club, The Altonwood Group, The Conservation Volunteers, Tory
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Social initiative has sports club punching above their Wates
A community sports group based in Norbury Park is having its boxing gym fitted out by property maintenance firm Wates as a “social value initiative”. Gloves Not Gunz is a boxing club which aims to prevent and divert young people … Continue reading
Months later than promised, Polaska plans still not posted
The increasing desperation of Jason Perry, Croydon’s Mayor, for some “good” news, any good news, to cling hold to halfway through his deliver-nothing term of office has been shown by the premature issuing of a developer-friendly press release last week, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Tory
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London Mayor steps in with £53.8m grant for Regina Road
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has agreed to provide £53.8million to Croydon Council towards the costs of demolishing the Regina Road estate in South Norwood and building homes to replace the notorious 1960s tower blocks. Croydon’s Mayor, Jason Perry, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Property, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Susmita Sen, Wates
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Regina Road, Regina Road redevelopment, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Tom Copley
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Care for 4,000 patients at risk as GP surgery given notice to quit
Patient care could be in jeopardy as a property dispute threatens a busy GP surgery in Carlshalton, by our Sutton correspondent, ROSE HILL Some 4,000 patients of the Carshalton Fields Surgery on Crichton Road could be forced to seek a … Continue reading
Croydon escapes worst effects of Gove’s ‘Developers’ Charter’
Tory minister takes a swipe at London Mayor as he moves to reduce planning restrictions and allow ‘some incredibly poor quality homes which should not have been built’ Croydon and Sutton might just escape the worst excesses of Michael Gove’s … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2024 London elections, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Sadiq Khan, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, George Clarke, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Michael Gove, Paul Scott, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Residents’ fury as developers bid to demolish Glamorgan pub
Residents and councillors in Addiscombe and East Croydon are furious that property owners have sneaked in a planning application to demolish a long-disused pub and build an eight-storey block of flats in its place. The Save The Glamorgan Campaign has … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Clive Fraser, Community associations, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Planning, Property, Pubs, Sean Fitzsimons
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Cherry Orchard Road, Clive Fraser, East Croydon, Save The Glamorgan Campaign, The Glamorgan
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Youth charities to benefit as Wates finish off 2 Ruskin Square
The Government Property Agency has appointed Wates to carry out the fit-out of 2 Ruskin Square at East Croydon, with the building firm undertaking to work with local youth and anti-crime groups while they are working on the project. Ruskin … Continue reading
Posted in Business, East Croydon, Property, Ruskin Square
Tagged 2 Ruskin Square, Apollo House, East Croydon, Government Property Agency, GPA, HMRC, Home Office, Lunar House, Ruskin Square, Wates
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Bridge to Nowhere could finally be about to stage a grand exit
Could it be that, at long last, after several false dawns, a piece of vital public infrastructure, costing £22million when it was built more than a decade ago, might finally get its long-awaited finishing touch? In so many ways, the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, East Croydon, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Transport
Tagged Bridge to Nowhere, Cherry Orchard Road, Clarion Housing Group, Conservative, Crescent Gardens, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Mayor Jason Perry, Menta, Morello Quarter, Tory
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Sanderstead among four public libraries under threat of closure
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Up to seven of the borough’s libraries will close or be down-graded under Tory-run council’s plans – a decade after they last made similar proposals to flog off public assets. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Tory Mayor, Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Education, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Property, Purley, Sanderstead, Shirley North, Shirley South, South Norwood
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, Tory
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Foundation brings forward Old Palace prep closure by a year
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Early closure of the fee-paying primary school will speed up sale of the site in South Croydon – probably to a profit-hungry housing developer. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The financially troubled Whitgift Foundation is seeking to accelerate … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Housing, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jane Burton, Melville Avenue, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Prep School, Old Palace School, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Foundation
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More pain for Purley as Downlands Precinct remains closed
Businesses in Purley, backed by their business improvement district, are calling for immediate action from the owners of the Downlands Precinct, as the precinct’s ongoing closure is an “unsustainable situation” that they claim is causing “significant distress in the community”. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Purley, Purley BID, Samir Dwesar
Tagged Downlands Precinct, Purley, Purley BID, Samir Dwesar, Simon Cripps
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Residents ‘deeply concerned’ over developers’ parking claims
A £100m scheme to build nearly 250 retirement homes could strip hundreds of car parking spaces from Purley town centre – with no alternatives available as claimed by developers. By STEVEN DOWNES Purley residents are “deeply concerned” over plans for … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Simon Brew
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, HM Revenue and Customs, HMRC, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Save Purley Pool Campaign, Tesco, Tesco Purley, Tory
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‘Car-centric’ council accused of ignoring dangerous building
Storm Henk blew through London last night, but it has left residents in central Croydon in fear and a fury, after pieces of roofing and masonry came tumbling down off the derelict and long-neglected Drum and Monkey pub. Passers-by claim … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Property, Pubs
Tagged Building safety, Croydon, Croydon Council, Drum and Monkey, Gloucester Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Storm Henk
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Council hired ‘Real’ builders and dodged Grenfell grants ban
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Figures associated with a company that is banned from getting government contracts and grants because of its part in works carried out to Grenfell Tower have emerged on the board of another firm working on a housing scheme … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Beech Tree Place, Brick by Brick, Department for Levelling UP Housing and Communities, DLUHC, GLA, Greater London Authority, Helen Bailey, Liberal Democrats, London, Mark Unsworth, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Paul Nicholls, Real LSE Ltd, Richard Simpson, Sadiq Khan, Sutton, Sutton Council, The Rydon Group
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