Category Archives: Purley
Council drops nursery closures after 95% of public oppose plan
The council says it has abandoned its cost-cutting plans to close or merge the borough’s five maintained nursery schools, after 95% of responses in a public consultation rejected Tory Mayor Jason Perry’s closure proposals. But parents and campaigners still fear … Continue reading
Purley M&S scheme gets 96% support – and a Spitfire fly-past
Proposals for a Marks and Spencer Foodhall, together with flexible space for studios and offices, to be built on the site of a former dairy on a busy main road outside Purley, received 96% approval from residents in a recent … Continue reading
Philp gets caught flat out by Chancellor’s development plan
By JOHNNY DOBBYN, housing writer The campaign against flat developments in the south of the borough that has been led by Tories Chris Philp and Jason Perry has been dealt a severe blow by… the Conservative Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. Buried … Continue reading
Wetherspoon’s Purley pub set to cease trading next month
The Foxley Hatch in Purley, one of the last remaining Wetherspoon pubs in Croydon, will have its last day of trading on Sunday, December 3, the company has confirmed to Inside Croydon. The Foxley Hatch was put up for sale … Continue reading
Strike-off scare for company linked to £100m Purley Pool deal
Our business correspondent, ROBERT PESTER, reports on some troubling developments at Companies House The fragile nature of Mayor Jason Perry’s dealings with the company that is supposed to deliver a 240-home development in the centre of Purley, and provide – … Continue reading
Body found in Purley as police search for missing Justin Henry
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Justin Henry have found a body. If confirmed, it will be the 10th murder case in Croydon in 2023. Late on Monday, officers located a Red Nissan Almera in the residents’ car park of Nicholas … Continue reading
MP Philp: I have no idea who is behind Purley development
The Tory MP for Croydon South insists he has no business interest in the £100m scheme to build 245 flats in the heart of his constituency. But he also admits he hasn’t got a clue who does. By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Council backs Purley Pool tax dodge by off-shore company
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Perry and MP Philp give their backing for a scheme to build £100m-worth of flats by a shadowy company registered in the British Virgin Islands. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Tory Mayor, Jason Perry, and Chris … Continue reading
Mayor refuses to answer questions on Purley Pool’s developer
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Why is the council’s Tory leadership refusing to answer questions over its support for a £100m housing scheme in central Purley that is being proposed by a small, private company that did not exist 15 months ago? … Continue reading
Only one Croydon MP attended mosques’ emergency meetings
The day after 100,000 marched through the capital protesting against the ethnic cleansing conducted in Gaza, the borough’s Muslim communities staged public meetings to raise their concerns over the situation in the Middle East and rising levels of Islamophobia in … Continue reading
Community campaigns join forces to fight for nursery schools
Parents’ groups call on £84,000 per year Croydon Mayor to provide assurance that none of the borough’s maintained nurseries will be closed Two volunteer community groups have joined forces to organise public opinion against the latest proposed cuts to services … Continue reading
Purley Scouts start Croydon’s first ‘drey’ for little Squirrels
The 29th Purley Scout Group is launching Croydon’s first Squirrels group, a brand-new branch of the Scout movement for children aged four and five. Squirrels offers the best Scouts has to offer – learning by doing and getting into the … Continue reading
Purley’s cancer help centre all set to enjoy its purple patch
The 2023 Paint Purley Purple campaign starts next week, raising awareness – and funds – for South East Cancer Help Centre, based in the Tesco complex. SECHC is again calling on residents, local shops, businesses, schools and other organisations to … Continue reading
ULEZ is here to stay and the health benefits are on the way
Opposition to the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has been expanded to much of outer London today, has simply demonstrated where third-rate Conservative politicians’ priorities lie – and that’s not with the public nor the planet. By our environment correspondent, … Continue reading
Residents’ associations join calls to save rail ticket offices
The consultation over the future of the nation’s railway station ticket offices closes on September 1, so there is still time to try to influence the government over its plans to offer only machines for the purchase of tickets. As … Continue reading
A22 Godstone Road closure lifted one week ahead of schedule
The water board’s road works on the A22 Godstone Road at Purley Cross have finished – a week ahead of schedule. SES Water closed off the A22 at the junction close to Purley Tesco’s last month for what they described … Continue reading
Purley Festival returns to Rotary Field with live music stage
The Purley Festival is set to return to Rotary Field next month, hoping to deliver “a wonderful celebration of culture, talent and community”, according to the organisers. The focal point of the weekend of September 9 and 10 will be … Continue reading
Perry permits Town Hall question that helps return of Morgan
How closely did the Tory Mayor work with notorious motoring lobbyist over a council question that opposes the Brighton Road cycle corridor? WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, investigates After a lengthy absence, Coulsdon motoring lobbyist Peter Morgan, a character so divisive … Continue reading
SES Water is offering cost of living help to Purley customers
SES Water, the water board that serves the area from Purley and Kenley, south into Surrey, is offering a range of special services aimed at helping customers during the cost of living crisis, including offering 50per cent off water bills … Continue reading
Tories warn residents: don’t dare complain about Purley pool
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After breaking his election promise over re-opening Purley Pool and instead backing a private developer’s £100m residential scheme, the borough’s Mayor is now refusing to answer questions in public Conservative councillors in Purley, who lied about the … Continue reading
Residents backlash over Perry’s 200-flat scheme at Purley pool
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Even the usually placid residents associations in the south of the borough have begun to realise that they were sold a pup by Jason Perry over the fate of the leisure centre at Purley, where the Conservative … Continue reading
SES Water offers 20-mile diversion for Godstone Road closure
A road closure in Purley while the local water board installs new pipes could be sending some motorists on a diversion of around 20 miles, for journeys that would usually be less than a mile. SES Water will be closing … Continue reading
’10 years of a food bank is not something to celebrate’
Our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, on an expression of ‘righteous anger’ from a senior member of the clergy There should be a “righteous anger” that there is any need for foodbanks in the borough, and that that … Continue reading
Planners taking a look at millionaires’ homes on Webb Estate
KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the latest council consultation which seeks to provide a chimera of public input for the planning department’s latest wheeze in an area where Michael Buble, Wilf Zaha and Status Quo’s Francis Rossi have all … Continue reading
