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Category Archives: Purley
Floods on the Wandle as Environment Agency issues warning
The impact of Sunday night’s heavy rain, when a month’s average rainfall was deposited over parts of London and the south-east in little more than a couple of hours, is still being felt across the area, with a forecast of … Continue reading
Chief Scout Bear Grylls ‘proud’ of Purley group’s achievements
Bear Grylls, the television adventurer and Chief Scout, has written to a Scout group in Purley to congratulate the volunteers on their work. The 30th Purley Masjid Scout Group meets at the Scout Hut, off Hillars Heath Road, Coulsdon CR5 … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Purley, Scouts and Guides
Tagged 30th Purley Masjid Scout Group, Bear Grylls, Chief Scout, Purley, Scouts
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Town centres to get small grants for undecided ‘improvements’
The council is beginning a set of projects “to transform” (their words) five of the borough’s district centres with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. But the money – £833,000 – will be spread very thinly between the five … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Purley, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village, Thornton Heath, West Croydon
Tagged Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Road, Maintained Nursery Schools, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, nursery schools, Purley, Selhurst Nursery, Selsdon, Tory, West Croydon
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Festival weekend returns to Purley’s Rotary Field, Sep 7-8
The Purley Festival is set return to Rotary Field in September, promising “a wonderful celebration of fun, talent and community”. The weekend’s focal point will be a live music stage with local bands and tribute acts throughout the two days … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Community associations, Croydon parks, Music, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Purley, Purley Festival
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Purley councillors in whip-round to save the police a bus ride
When a cluster of residents’ associations lodged concerns and reservations recently about proposals for the massive Purley old people’s housing development – with a public swimming pool attached – there was just one area which opted out of this lobby … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Crime, Croydon South, Policing, Purley, Purley and Woodcote RA, Samir Dwesar, Simon Brew
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, James Hillam, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Purley, Purley and Woodcote, Purley and Woodcote RA, Purley and Woodcote Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Simon Brew
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Desperate times, desperate measures: PM Sunak visits Purley
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: They thought it was some kind of secret liaison at their local HQ in Purley. But WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports on the last roll of the dice by Croydon’s Tory MP Photos: GEORGE BURDICK and HUNTER SQUIRES … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, BBC Newsnight, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon South, General Election, General Election 2024, John Crace, Labour, Paul Scott, Prime Minister, Purley, Rishi Sunak, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon, Steve Reed OBE, The Guardian, Tony Newman, Tory, Victoria Derbyshire
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Village people’s simmering parking dispute takes a nasty turn
Neighbour disputes, rows over property boundaries, differences over parking spaces… all can descend into some of the bitterest, nastiest arguments to be encountered. Woe betide the unwary reporter trying to navigate such choppy waters as they cover such a story. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Parking, Property, Purley, Restaurants, Upper Woodcote Village Residents' Association, Webb Estate
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Ghazala Akhtar, Lord Roberts on the Green, Purley, Purley and Woodcote, The Lord Roberts, Upper Woodcote Village, Webb Estate, Webb Estate Society
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Panicked Purley Pool developer in appeal for public support
BARRATT HOLMES, our correspondent covering shadowy wealthy-developers-based-in-off-shore-tax-havens, reports on the panic that has broken out among the company behind the massive retirement homes scheme proposed for Purley Polaska, the shadowy development firm which is ultimately owned by an even more … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Simon Brew
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Simon Brew, Tory
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2024 Purley Festival, Purley Rotary Field, Sep 7-8
Posted in Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Purley, Purley BID, Purley Festival, Rotary Field
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Go West! Greens name Patel, as Ramsey steps up for Tories
Greens announce parliamentary candidates for three seats across Croydon and Sutton, as a Tory councillor helps out her party in its hour of need by taking on a hopeless task in east London Ria Patel, the Greens’ councillor in Fairfield … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, Fairfield, Holly Ramsey, Marley King, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Tracey Hague
Tagged 2024 General Election, Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon West, Fairfield, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Holly Ramsey, Labour, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tory, Tracey Hague
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Court fines owner of unlicensed Purley tattoo parlours £7,000
The owner of two tattoo parlours in the south of the borough has been fined nearly £7,000 after being prosecuted at Croydon Magistrates Court for failing to operate with the required licences. The prosecution against the owner of Tales of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon Council, Kenley, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Purley, Purley BID, Takes of Inkspiration, Tattoo parlours
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Campbell scoops special award for 20 years’ service in Purley
In amongst the flummery and inconsequential ceremonials of the council’s annual meeting at the Town Hall on Wednesday, there was, at least, one presentation that has some merit. Purley town centre’s regular road sweeper for the past 20 years, Calvin … Continue reading
Posted in Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Calvin Campbell, Purley, Purley BID, Purley Town Centre, Veolia
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Bourne again: how Carshalton Park is providing an overflow
Where does all that rainwater go from one of the wettest years on record? Well, in the catchment area of the River Wandle, as ANDREW FORD, left, has discovered, it has been taking up quite a bit of Carshalton Park … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, History, Kenley, Purley, Wildlife
Tagged Andrew Ford, Carshalton, Carshalton Park, Caterham Bourne, Coulsdon Bourne, Environment Agency, flooding, Kenley, Purley, South Sea Bubble
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Special offer this month: free access to the Croydon Insider
The Croydon Insider, our monthly news podcast that delves behind the headlines, is available FREE to all reader this month, as a special, unrepeatable offer. Our podcast is premium content that is usually only available to paid-up subscribers, who pay … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington North, New Addington South, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 London elections, 25th Purley Scouts, Artist Taxi Driver, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Patreon, Podcasts, Purley, Spotify, Stormzy, The Croydon Insider, Tory, Under The Flyover
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Residents’ groups reject Purley ‘pool’ plan backed by Perry
Our shadowy multi-millionaire developers based in off-shore tax havens correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an outbreak of common sense, and serious reservations, over proposals for a massive retirement home complex Seven of the borough’s largest and most influential residents’ associations have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Place Review Panel, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Purley’s 14-foot sinkhole could take council four weeks to fix
The roads in and around Croydon have more holes in them than a slab of Swiss cheese, with works being undertaken, and then postponed, on Coulsdon Road near The Fox pub, and a dangerously deep sinkhole opening up last week … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Samir Dwesar
Tagged Caterham, Coulsdon, FM Conway, Hartley Hill, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Samir Dwesar, Thames Water, The Fox, The Fox Coulsdon, The Purley Sinkhole
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Celebrate Easter and Eid at the Purley Bazaar, Mar 30
Posted in Business, Charity, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Easter, eid, Purley, Purley Bazaar, Purley BID
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Croydon Holi Festival, The Write Time School, Mar 24
Posted in Activities, Pubs, Purley
Tagged Croydon Holi Festival, Jolly Farmers, Purley, Warlingham
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Months later than promised, Polaska plans still not posted
The increasing desperation of Jason Perry, Croydon’s Mayor, for some “good” news, any good news, to cling hold to halfway through his deliver-nothing term of office has been shown by the premature issuing of a developer-friendly press release last week, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Tory
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Woldingham and Purley are placed on official flood alerts
After one of the wettest Februarys on record, the Government has tonight issued a flood warning for low-lying areas across the whole of south-east London, from the M25 at Caterham, through Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Carshalton Beeches, all the way … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, Kenley, Purley, South Croydon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Carshalton Beeches, Caterham, Caterham Bourne, Coulsdon Bourne, Croydon, Croydon Council, Environment Agency, Flood warning, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, River Wandle, Surrey County Council, Tandridge, Woldingham
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Younger Generation trial session, St Mark’s Purley, Mar 10
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, Education, Music, Purley, Theatre
Tagged Purley, Younger Generation, Younger Generation Theatre Group
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Angry Purley and Sanderstead residents to confront Mayor
Dodgy fines on motorists, rubber-stamping LTNs, £5 charges for replacement bins, public library closures and now delays over a long-promised Coulsdon healthcentre are likely to be some of the awkward questions tonight for out-of-his-depth Jason Perry Jason Perry, Croydon’s £82,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Libraries, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington South, Parking, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon health centre, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska Assets BVI, Purley, Purley Pool, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Say No To 15%, Tory
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How TfL’s changes to 10 Croydon bus routes will affect you
There’s major changes coming to 10 bus routes serving the south of Croydon, including Purley, Coulsdon, Kenley and South Croydon, as well as Sutton and Wallington, coming into effect on Saturday March 2. Here’s TfL’s blow-by-blow breakdown of their bus … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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Goodbye Route 455… it’s been a long, long journey. Too long
EXCLUSIVE: There’s more than a touch of an old Morecambe and Wise gag about the extensive changes to 10 bus routes in Croydon and Sutton: ‘TfL has chosen all the right routes, just not the right roads’. By JEREMY CLACKSON, … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Environment, KENDRA, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Purley, Purley Way, Schools, South Croydon, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Charles King, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Surrey Transport Committee, Kenley, Kenley Residents Association, London, London Buses, Neil Garratt, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Purley Hospital, Purley Way, Route 455, South Croydon, St Helier, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London, Wallington
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