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Category Archives: Nestle Tower
Labour’s Davis looks to CPO the ‘hole in the heart of Croydon’
Mayoral candidate intends to discuss a Compulsory Purchase Order of Chinese-owned property with Prime Minister on his return from Beijing. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour’s candidate for Croydon Mayor, Rowenna Davis, says that if elected in May she will look … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Nestle Tower, Property, Rowenna Davis, St George's Walk, Waddon
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Allders, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Minerva, Nestle Tower, R and F Properties, R&F Properties, Rowenna Davis, St George's Walk, Tory, Waddon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Skibabble open mic night at The Front Room, next up: Oct 7
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Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Music, Poetry, St George's Walk, The Front Room
Tagged Comedy, Music, Poetry, Skibabble, St George's Walk, The Front Room
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East Croydon sorting office site to be used for padel tennis club
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how the site of another of the grand plans for the town centre has belatedly been adapted for ‘meanwhile use’ The long-promised additional platforms at East Croydon Station and the clearing of the “Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Nestle Tower, No1 Croydon, Planning, Property, Royal Mail, Segas House, St George's Walk, Transport
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, CARS, Croydon, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon sorting office, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, London, Nestle Tower, Network Rail, R&F Properties, Rocket Padel, Transport for London, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Nestlé Tower’s fate could lie with Hong Kong liquidation case
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A case brought in the Hong Kong High Court this week could end any hope of the resumption of works on a £500m town centre development. By STEVEN DOWNES The property speculation and development blight that has … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Growth Zone, Housing, Nestle Tower, Planning, Property, St George's Walk
Tagged Beijing, China, Croydon, Evergrande, Hong Kong, Nestle Tower, R&F Properties, St George's Walk
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Courtroom moves in China to wind-up owners of Nestlé Tower
CROYDON IN CRISIS: More problems for stalled £500m development of town centre landmark Guangzhou R&F Properties Co Ltd, the Chinese development company which owns the Nestlé Tower, the adjacent St George’s Walk and other buildings in the town centre, is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Nestle Tower, Planning, Property, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Croydon, Nestle, Nestle Tower, R&F Properties
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Idris Elba and film co-stars spotted doing the St George’s Walk
Actor Idris Elba, tipped by some to be the next James Bond, has been spotted in Croydon this week, filming his latest all-action blockbuster. The film is a production for Amazon called Heads of State, directed by Ilya Naishuller. Other … Continue reading
Posted in Art, St George's Walk, Surrey Street
Tagged Amazon, Heads of State, Idris Elba, John Cena, Netflix, Priyanka Chopra, The Crown
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Giffgaff uses Croydon as setting for their Blade Runner-style ad
Mobile phone provider Giffgaff’s latest television ad campaign, launched last Friday, portrays Croydon as a dystopian hell hole populated by louts and beset by antisocial conduct in rubbish-strewn, semi-derelict streets. The campaign – called Ode to Bad – seeks to … Continue reading
Chinese whispers catch out part-time Perry over Nestlé Tower
Jason Perry’s reputation for non-delivery took another huge leap forward today with the news that a senior figure involved with the Chinese property company that owns the landmark Nestlé Tower in the town centre is wanted in the United States … Continue reading
Chinese whispers increase fears for £500m Queen’s Square
The stalled regeneration of the town centre has suffered yet another blow, possibly a terminal one to a project worth half-billion-pound, which centres on refurbishing the landmark Nestlé Tower, and was seen as among the most significant developments proposed for … Continue reading
Hong Kong finance crisis could hit £500m Nestlé Tower scheme
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Work on an ‘iconic’ town centre tower block seems to have been halted, as reports from China suggest the company behind the project may be struggling. By STEVEN DOWNES There are growing fears that another multi-million-pound town … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Growth Zone, Housing, Nestle Tower, Property, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Nestle Tower, Queen's Square, R&F Properties, St George's Walk
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Alchemy music venue ‘in imminent danger’, says Trust
Alchemy, the Jamaican bar and restaurant on St George’s Walk in the town centre, is in imminent danger of permanent closure because of lost business due to the covid-19 lockdowns, according to the Music Venue Trust. The Music Venue Trust … Continue reading
Plans to pedestrianise Croydon High Street can take a hike
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds to pedestrianise a short stretch of Croydon High Street really the answer to the town centre’s night time economy, as the council’s leadership seems to think? LEWIS WHITE, pictured right, doesn’t … Continue reading
Chinese developers buy Nestlé Tower in £60m property deal
Nestlé Tower, SEGAS House and St George’s Walk in Croydon town centre have been sold to a Chinese development company in a £60million deal. Property Week is reporting that R&F Properties has made the move, its first venture into European … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Delancey, Environment, Housing, Nestle Tower, Planning, Property, Queens Gardens, Segas House, St George's Walk
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Delancey, Minerva, Nestle Tower, Segas House, St George's Walk
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Hackney Colliery Band, St George’s Walk, Oct 21
Posted in Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Music, Nestle Tower, St George's Walk
Tagged Nestle Tower, St George's Walk
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Homes worth living in need to provide space to breathe
CROYDON COMMENTARY: If the thousands of new homes planned for the town centre lack meaningful green space, we risk creating the favelas of the future, warns LEWIS WHITE It is worth thinking about who actually buys flats. I am basically … Continue reading
