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Category Archives: Purley
Purley actor up for award thanks to Doctor Who performance
An actor from Purley has been nominated in the prestigious OneVoice Awards as the best female voice in Radio Dramatic Performance for her part playing alongside Colin Baker in the Doctor Who audio drama, The Hunting Ground. Margaret Ashley is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Purley, South Croydon, Theatre
Tagged Doctor Who, Ladbroke Audio, Margaret Ashley, Purley, South Croydon
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Purley Downs golfers pitch in with £5,691 for Weir’s charity
We’re entering peak marathon season, with thousands of ordinary Londoners gearing themselves up for next month’s London Marathon and other long-distance challenges. On Sunday, in the Vitality Big Half, one far-from-ordinary Londoner, David Weir, the record-breaking wheelechair racer, was in … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Golf, Purley, Sport
Tagged David Weir, Purley, Purley Downs Golf Club, Weir Archer Academy
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Purley firm unveils £500,000 house for youngsters leaving care
Property company Andrews this week unveiled a £500,000 home purchased in Purley as part of an innovative social housing project, called Establish, to help youngsters from Croydon adjust to independent life after living in care. The Andrews estate agency business, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Children's Services, Property, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Andrews estate agents, Purley
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Potter named winner of £30,000 Rotary Fields art competition
Alan Potter, a sculptor based in Scotland who specialises in public art, has won Croydon Council’s £30,000 competition to design and install a sculpture in Purley’s Rotary Fields to commemorate the Surrey Iron Railway, which ran through the town at … Continue reading
Brokenshire faces court battle over ‘Purley Skyscraper’ ruling
A London-based property developer has launched a legal challenge against the decision announced by a Conservative Government minister to block plans to build 220 flats plus community facilities at Purley Cross. The scheme, which includes a 17-story tower block dubbed … Continue reading
