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Category Archives: Purley
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
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Environment, History, Housing, Lord Roberts on the Green, Planning, Property, Purley, Webb Estate
Tagged Conservation area, Croydon, Croydon Council, Francis Rossi, London Borough of Croydon, Lord Roberts on the Green, Planning, Purley, Ron Noades, Upper Woodcote Village, Webb Estate, Webb Estate Society, Wilfried Zaha
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Perry’s cost-cutting puts five nursery schools under threat
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the Mayor’s latest ‘short-sighted short-termism’ that will yet again see residents paying more to get less Jason Perry, the Conservative Mayor of Croydon who put up the borough’s Council Tax by 15per cent … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Debbie Jones, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Schools, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Addiscombe, Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Maintained Nursery Schools, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Purley Nursery, Selhurst, Selhurst Nursery, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Nursery, Tory, Tunstall Nursery
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Marks and Spencer backs bid to transform disused Purley dairy
EXCLUSIVE: Proposals for a new Foodhall are expected to be submitted to the council’s planning department within the next couple of months. detailing a scheme that promises a total of 120 new jobs and 20 ‘affordable’ studio spaces for local … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Planning, Property, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Brighton Road, Grove Property, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Milk and More, MS, Purley, Purley BID, Purley Oaks
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Perry abandons Tory election promise to reopen Purley Pool
Our swimming correspondent, ANITA LOSTBOROUGH, on how a detail-lite announcement for lots more flats has been dressed up by the prospect of a new leisure centre… if we’re lucky, ready before 2028 Ever felt you’ve been conned? Jason Perry, the … Continue reading
Purley Station’s alley gets makeover from artist Benihoud
An unloved and sometimes dingy alley, a route used by thousands on their daily commute as they go between Purley Station and the high street, has been given a makeover, according to artist Hanna Benihoud, to “encapsulates the desire from … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Purley
Tagged Hanna Benihoud, Mayor of London, Purley, Purley Station, Sadiq Khan
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Rail bridge repairs will close Old Lodge Lane over six weeks
More major disruption on the roads in and around Coulsdon and Purley, as Network Rail prepares for “essential” repair works to the bridge over Old Lodge Lane, starting from May 22 and continuing through at least until July 7. Old … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Kenley, Old Coulsdon, Purley, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Kenley, Network Rail, Old Coulsdon, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Reedham
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SES Water works will close main A22 for six weeks from July
Japanese-owned utility company SES Water is to close the A22 Godstone Road near Purley Cross, one of the major routes into and out of Croydon, for at least six weeks this summer to conduct works on a water main. The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Kenley, Purley
Tagged A22, Coulsdon, Godstone Road, Kenley, Purley, Redhill, SES Water, Whyteleafe
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Purley Pool campaign calls on Perry to honour election promise
Residents, conned into voting for Jason Perry on the promise that he would re-open Purley Pool, will try to get a straight answer from the part-time Mayor at a meeting next Tuesday. Good luck with that… Much of Perry’s and … Continue reading
Old Lodge Lane Parade improvements, consultation, Apr 20
Posted in Purley
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Old Lodge Lane, Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church, Purley
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Perry’s back-pedalling furiously on Boris-backed bike scheme
Croydon Mayor’s long-term opposition to safe cycling infrastructure could yet lead to a scheme along Brighton Road causing someone serious injury, maybe worse, as the council fails to act on a potential death trap. By JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent The … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Environment, Health, Maria Gatland, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Ria Patel, South Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brighton Road, Brighton Road Cycle Corridor, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, London Borough of Croydon, Maria Gatland, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, South Croydon, Tory
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Purley BID offers to take families on a high street spring safari
Purley BID has teamed up with digital experience company High Street Safari to run a free family trail in Purley over the Easter holiday and coming weeks. This innovative experience lets families track down 10 Easter eggs from the land … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Purley, Purley BID
Tagged Easter, Purley, Purley BID
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Beats & Eats Bank Holiday Sunday at Jolly Farmers, Purley
Posted in Activities, Pubs, Purley
Tagged Beats & Eats, Easter, Jolly Farmers, Purley
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Has the Mayor ordered the cyclists’ magic wands to disappear?
Just three days before the Brighton Road “Cycle Corridor” from Purley to the town centre, part of a £5million TfL-funded scheme, is due to be formally unveiled, contractors for Croydon Council were out on the road last night, removing many … Continue reading
Mayor Perry to spend thousands on certificates for old mates
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Conservatives at the cash-strapped council are still wasting public money when it comes to doling out meaningless bits of ceremonial tat to their mates. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Mayor Jason Perry, who earlier in the … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Badsha Quadir, Croydon Council, Jan Buttinger, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Louisa Woodley, Mayor Jason Perry, Pat Clouder, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Shafi Khan, Simon Hall, Steve Hollands, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Alderman, Alderwoman, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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Council’s ‘new’ cycle corridor to Purley doesn’t go far enough
After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, South Croydon is about to get a proper cycle route which almost reaches the town centre. JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, reports Croydon Council’s reputation for being unenthusiastic about championing or encouraging sustainable modes … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Parking, Purley, South Croydon, Transport
Tagged Brighton Road, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Town Centre, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Purley, Scott Roche, South Croydon, STUART KING
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Councillors line up Stormzy for the Freedom of the Borough
More dither and delay by our cash-strapped council, after they are forced to check whether the global superstar rapper will accept a civic honour. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s Labour councillors want to give Stormzy the Freedom of the Borough. … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Badsha Quadir, Bernadette Khan, Croydon Council, Gerry Ryan, Helen Pollard, Jane Avis, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Mayor Jason Perry, Pat Clouder, Paul Scott, Shafi Khan, Simon Hall, Simon Hoar, Steve Hollands, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Alderman, Alderwoman, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Merah Louise Smith, Paul Scott, Simon Hall, Stormzy, Tony Newman, Tory
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Here’s the Mayor and 33 Croydon Tory councillors who THREE times voted in favour of hitting you with a 15% Council Tax hike
JASON PERRY. Mayor of Croydon Elected in May 2022 with a margin of fewer than 600 votes. Is paid £82,000 per year by the council. His office answers the phone just 20 hours per week. Stood on a election promise … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Andrew Stranack, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Jade Appleton, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Joseph Lee, Lynne Hale, Margaret Bird, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Ola Kolade, Richard Chatterjee, Robert Ward, Scott Roche, Simon Brew, Simon Fox, Sue Bennett, Tony Pearson, Yvette Hopley
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Business goes extra 30 miles to raise cash for cancer charity
A Purley-based cancer charity has been given more to celebrate than just its 40th anniversary this year, after a local business smashed its fundraising target by more than 400per cent. The South East Cancer Help Centre, based in the Tesco … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Purley, South East Cancer Help Centre
Tagged FSB, FSB Insurance Services, Purley, SECHC, South East Cancer Help Centre
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Purley Classics: Riccardo Pes, St Mark’s Woodcote, Mar 8
Posted in Art, Music, Purley
Tagged Purley, Purley and Woodcote, Purley Classics, Riccardo Pes, Woodcote
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Younger Generation open auditions, Purley, Feb 26, Mar 26
Younger Generation, the charity theatre group for nine- to 18-year-olds who enjoy performing have two open audition dates coming up. The auditions could lead to the youngsters becoming part of the cast for a show to be performed at the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music, Purley
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Purley, Younger Generation Theatre Group
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