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Category Archives: Purley
Purley sheltered housing acquired by Croydon’s oldest charity
Croydon Almshouses has bought the St Saviour’s Court sheltered housing on Old Lodge Lane, “marking an important new chapter” for the oldest charity in the borough and its residents. The transfer took effect on October 1, bringing St Saviour’s Court … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Purley, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Almshouses, Elis David, Elis David Almshouses, Purley, Southwark, St Saviour's Court, Waddon
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Croydon households on flood alert for impact of ‘Godzilla’
It may be more than 7,000 miles away, as it steadily gathers up energy over the Pacific Ocean from the heating planet, but “Godzilla” El Niño has prompted weather experts and the government to warn householders across the country to … Continue reading
‘Improvement’ programme of art, crime, history and geography
The Purley Lit enters its 113th season this month with a talk about medical detection dogs. The Purley Literary Society was set up in 1901 by the Congregational Church as a mechanism to “improve” agricultural workers #, and give them … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Education, History, Purley, Purley Literary Society, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown
Tagged Agatha Christie, Alzheimer's disease, Beckenham Cemetery, Christ Church Purley, Claude Monet, Hercule Poirot, Medical detection dogs, Peru, Purley, Purley Lit, Purley Literary Society, Suffragettes, Vincent van Gogh
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Firm behind £60m Purley Pool project goes into administration
In the latest embarrassment for Croydon’s failed Mayor, the offshore-registered parent company behind the £60m redevelopment of the Purley Pool has gone into administration. There are other problems with the long overdue project, too. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Polaska Assets … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Tory
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Quiz Night: Save The Kenley fundraiser, Smokin’ Grill, Sep 18
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Community associations, KENDRA, Kenley, Pubs, Purley, Restaurants
Tagged KENDRA, Kenley, Kenley Arms, Purley, Save The Kenley
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Purley Downs Road to be closed for eight weeks for gas works
A stretch of Purley Downs Road, which runs between South Croydon up the hill to Sanderstead, is to be closed for eight weeks for “essential” gas supply works, starting from this Monday, September 7. The road will be closed from … Continue reading
Quiz Night: Save The Kenley fundraiser, Smokin’ Grill, Sep 18
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Posted in Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Community associations, KENDRA, Kenley, Pubs, Purley, Restaurants
Tagged KENDRA, Kenley, Kenley Arms, Purley, Save The Kenley
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Tasty way to enjoy a cool temper on Purley’s Old Lodge Lane
Roving reporter KEN TOWL visited Croydon’s own chocolatiers and got a flavour of the hand-made chocolate business “Your next assignment,” said the Editor, “is to visit Cocoa Jones in Purley and make a bar of chocolate. That’s what they do … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Purley
Tagged Chocolate, Cocoa Jones, Ken Towl, Old Lodge Lane, Purley
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Selsdon Community Fair, Old Farleigh Road, Sun Sep 6
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Pampisford Road Allotments annual Open Day, Sun Sep 6
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Perry admits he has no idea when work will start on Purley Pool
Not for the first time, Croydon’s Mayor is out of his depth when facing the most straightforward of questions, reports PEARL LEE Five years after promising to reopen Purley Pool “immediately” as part of his original election campaign, and Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Garratt, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Tory
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Selsdon Community Fair, Old Farleigh Road, Sun Sep 6
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Pampisford Road Allotments annual Open Day, Sun Sep 6
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Chocolate, cakes and a choir: ‘Reedham Village Lates’ returns
Reedham Village Lates returns to Old Lodge Lane this week with a gathering of lovers of art, culture and good conversation hosted at Steven Robertson Art tomorrow evening. Reedham businesses Tenpin Records and Cocoa Jones Chocolate join forces with the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Purley
Tagged Cocoa Jones, Cocoa Jones Chocolate, Kenley, Purley, Reedham, Reedham Lates, Steven Robertson Art, Tenpin Records
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Police dispersal notice in clampdown on crime-ridden… Purley
Tory councillor ‘delighted’ by Met’s work, where just four arrests were made following nearly 30 stop and searches conducted over the weekend, as special powers have been introduced to allow exclusion on suspicion that someone might be ‘likely’ to commit … Continue reading
Gibson is handing over the baton after 27 harmonious years
Ahead of their conductor’s final performance tomorrow, PETER GILLMAN looks at the changing of the guard at one of Croydon’s largest musical organisations The Croydon Philharmonic Choir has an historic event in prospect tomorrow. Its summer concert at St Mark’s … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Art, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, Fairfield Halls, Music, Purley
Tagged Addiscombe, Andrew Moore, CMVC, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, David Gibson, Fairfield Halls, Handel, Handel's Messiah, Peter Gillman, Purley, Royal Albert Hall, St Mark's Church, St Mildred's, St Mildred's Church
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Riddlesdown residents file complaints after downpour flooding
Thunderstorms and heavy rain this week saw residents seeking high ground to navigate their way round localised flooding. The exit from Riddlesdown railway station was impassable for pedestrians, especially those arriving home after a day at work.
Rubbish councillor Roche finally sacked from Mayor’s cabinet
Jason Perry’s ‘top team’ for his second term in charge of the Town Hall sees a belated call-up for a 76-year-old pensioner, and an overdue axing for a work-shy colleague. KEN LEE reports Scott Roche, the Conservative councillor for Shirley … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Stewart, Andrew Stranack, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Fly tipping, Housing, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Luke Shortland, Lynne Hale, Margaret Bird, Mayor Jason Perry, Ola Kolade, Refuse collection, Richard Chatterjee, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Robert Ward, Scott Roche, Selsdon and Addington Village, Shirley South, Simon Brew, Veolia, Yvette Hopley
Tagged Cllr Alasdair Stewart, Cllr Jason Cummings, Cllr Robert Ward, Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Council Cabinet, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fly-tipping, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Veolia
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Erato Orchestra concert, St Mark’s Woodcote, Sat May 23
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Erato Orchestra, Music, Purley
Tagged Croydon, Erato Orchestra, Music, Purley, St Mark's Woodcote
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Erato Orchestra concert, St Mark’s Woodcote, Sat May 23
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Erato Orchestra, Music, Purley
Tagged Croydon, Erato Orchestra, Music, Purley, St Mark's Woodcote
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Labour dumps their hard-working Thornton Heath councillor
THE TOSS-CARS 2026, Part 2: Inside Croydon reveals the borough’s hardest-working councillors. PLUS: Which Town Hall figure managed just 12 reports to the council’s smartphone app all year? The Labour Party goes in to Thursday’s local elections with the hardest-working … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Janet Campbell, Karen Jewitt, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Samir Dwesar, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, West Thornton
Tagged Cllr Karen Jewitt, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Samir Dwesar, Tory, Toss-cars
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Plant sale, Pampisford Road allotments, South Croydon, May 4
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Stink from Arkwright Road flats smells of council failures
Jason Perry boasts that he halted the overdevelopment of parts of Croydon, caused by SPD2, the hugely unpopular ‘Suburban Design Guide. STEVE WHITESIDE has compiled dossiers of evidence that show that nothing much has changed in the council planning department … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Purley, Sanderstead, Venetia Reid-Baptiste
Tagged 12 The Ridgeway, 54A Arkwright Road, Cllr Ian Parker, Cllr Michael Neal, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon planners, Jan Slominski, John Penn, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Planning enforcement, Purley, Sanderstead, Sewers, SPD2, Steve Whiteside, Suburban Design Guide, Thames Water, Tory, Venetia Reid-Baptiste
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