Category Archives: Pubs

Sandrock owners reveal monster plans to tower over Shirley

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Twice in the past two years, residents in Shirley have seen off attempts by rapacious developers to erect an ugly monster among the modest dwellings that surround the Sandrock, a locally listed Victorian pub. On one previous application, even the … Continue reading →

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Oval Tavern appeal success sees pub helping other venues

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

A popular central Croydon pub and music venue has been so successful with an online fund-raising appeal that it is now sharing some donations with other independent venues around the country that have been hard-hit by lockdown closures because of … Continue reading →

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Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading →

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Council promises to pay business virus grants in seven days

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

Stung into action following Inside Croydon’s report on its detail-lite, vacuous announcement intended to “help” the borough’s businesses, the council last night issued a new press statement about the business aid available in the coronavirus emergency. And this time they … Continue reading →

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Pay Your Staff: Disgusted locals send Spoons a message

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

No one would be foolish enough to suggest that Wetherspoons’ climbdown yesterday over paying their workers was prompted by it, but some people in Crystal Palace made what they think of the odious Tim Martin plain on Tuesday night as … Continue reading →

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Dave Sears, Mike Brown and guests, The Oval Tavern, Apr 4

Posted on March 11, 2020 by
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Purley Way brewery’s taproom offers a taste of things to come

Posted on February 20, 2020 by

Croydon’s newest brewery will be opening its on-site taproom next month. Craft brewers Anspach and Hobday have just started brewing in their new site in the Valley Point Industrial Estate, off the Purley Way, and from Saturday March 7, the … Continue reading →

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Anspach and Hobday Taproom, grand opening, Mar 7

Posted on February 16, 2020 by
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Sausage and mash comes with ‘jus’ in this Triangle of pubs

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

Crystal Palace Triangle is thriving with pubs, but it has only two types of pub, as KEN TOWL explains. Photographs: SIMON BENTLEY “You should write a piece on the pubs in the north of the borough,” said the senior local … Continue reading →

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Jazz At The Bell, The Railway Bell, Gipsy Hill, Jan 12

Posted on January 9, 2020 by
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