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Council applies emergency brake on New Year parking hike
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON reports on how Fisher’s Folly officials have been forced into a sudden U-turn over their money-spinning ’emissions-based’ parking charges New car parking charges, due to come into force at council-run car parks and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Joy Prince, Muhammad Ali, New Addington, Parking, Pubs, Purley, Restaurants, Robert Ward, Sean Fitzsimons, Selsdon & Ballards, Shifa Mustafa, Shirley, Thornton Heath, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Emmissions-based parking charges, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Joy Prince, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Muhammad Ali, New Addington, Robert Ward, Sean Fitzsimons, Shifa Mustafa, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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30% parking fees hike will apply even to electric-powered cars
As George Orwell never wrote, all vehicles are equal, but some are more equal than others. Using environmental policies as an excuse, the council is expected to implement a parking charge hike of one-third from January. JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Business, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Environment, New Addington, Parking, Purley, Restaurants, Shifa Mustafa, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart King, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe West, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Shifa Mustafa, South Croydon, South Norwood, STUART KING
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95p per pint – pubs readying themselves for last orders
Well, there is always some sort of up-side to the lockdown news, and the Green Dragon pub on the High Street, at the top of Surrey Street, is doing a “while stocks last” offer of 95p a pint on its … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street
Tagged Green Dragon, Surrey Street
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Jobs and livelihoods on a knife-edge says business chief
Purley BID’s CEO has spoken out about the impact that the latest covid-19 restrictions are having on his members’ businesses The move into “High” covid-19 restrictions “has been devastating” for local businesses, according to the official who manages the Purley … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Pubs, Purley, Purley BID, Restaurants
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Purley, Purley BID, Simon Cripps
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KFC opens first New Addington branch on Central Parade
It’s been a long time coming, but KFC has arrived in New Addington, with a new restaurant which has created approximately 20 new jobs. The fried chicken restaurant opened on Central Parade on Monday, and is offering eat-in, takeaway and … Continue reading
Wok fire leaves London Road restaurant badly damaged
Five fire engines and around 35 firefighters were called to a restaurant on London Road in Croydon yesterday, after oil in a wok caught fire, heating a steel extractor hood and setting light to the building’s timber frame. No one … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, London Fire Brigade, Restaurants
Tagged Broad Green, London Fire Brigade, London Road
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Little Bay deserves top tips with Chancellor’s Dosh for Nosh
Vegans should probably look away now, as armed with his government eating out subsidy, KEN TOWL goes in search of a T-bone steak for little more than a tenner “To get customers back into restaurants, cafés and pubs, and protect … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, Little Bay, Restaurants
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Ken Towl, Little Bay, Restaurant Quarter, South Croydon, South End
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Tea rooms want to stage ‘thank you’ party for NHS staff
A café at the heart of the community in Sanderstead is calling on its customers and neighbours to help to raise funds for a special “Thank You” party for the Critical Care Team at Mayday Hospital. During the covid -19 … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Health, Mayday Hospital, Restaurants, Sanderstead
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Mayday Hospital, Priscilla's Tea Room, Sanderstead
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There’s no masking fact that covid-19 infection is on rise again
Croydon’s newly installed ceremonial Mayor admits she has been affected by covid-19, yet did not wear a mask or practice social distancing on her first two engagements, while Public Health England reports an increase in virus infection rates in some … Continue reading
Chef Kerridge cooks up a drive-in show for Selhurst Park
Bath. Marlow. Tunbridge Wells. Chichester. Croydon. Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge is taking to the road with a post-lockdown style of touring catering event, and he is bringing it to Selhurst Park next month. Kerridge’s summer tour plans for Pub In … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Restaurants
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Selhurst Park, Tom Kerridge
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Council promises to pay business virus grants in seven days
Stung into action following Inside Croydon’s report on its detail-lite, vacuous announcement intended to “help” the borough’s businesses, the council last night issued a new press statement about the business aid available in the coronavirus emergency. And this time they … Continue reading
Reggae beats help Valentines go smoothly on One Love night
Turtle Bay, the Caribbean restaurant on Croydon High Street, are injecting a big helping of light-hearted fun into Valentine’s Day this year, as they invite everyone to celebrate “One Love” on February 14. Customers can expect a laid-back Caribbean dinner served … Continue reading
Fanfare for the Common man, and here’s a toast to two ‘saints’
WANDLE WANDERER: Our non-resident rambler KEN TOWL is off on his travels again, but he hasn’t had to venture very far afield to discover some overlooked treasures St Reatham is not, of course, a church named after a saint, but … Continue reading
Hipsterdom is alive and thriving at £8 per pint in Surrey Street
Go on a pub crawl, said the editor. Find the dark heart of hipster wankerdom in Croydon, where beer is overpriced and the sandwiches chewy and taste odd, he said. Play ping pong, or shuffleboard, came the brief. As you … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Pubs, Restaurants, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Ken Towl, London, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market
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Brixton restaurant that serves up a lambshank redemption
KEN TOWL has been doing thyme at one of London’s best-rated restaurants, where there isn’t a bar, but everyone is behind bars and where porridge isn’t on the menu Last week I literally had my collar felt. Getting into Her … Continue reading
Posted in Ken Towl, Outside Croydon, Restaurants
Tagged HMP Brixton, Ken Towl, The Clink Restaurant
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Unhappy tenants say they’re ready to quit loss-making Boxpark
It’s not been a great week for Boozepark. Then again, nor has it been great for Croydon Council, either, as it was they who provided a £3million loan and more than £400,000 in hand-outs of public money to help get … Continue reading
East Croydon pub hit with £180,000 fine over mouse droppings
The Porter and Sorter, next to East Croydon Station, has been fined £180,000 plus costs for failing to maintain adequate food hygiene standards. The pub, which is popular with Crystal Palace fans seeking a pre-match pint and burger, was visited … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Environment, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged East Croydon, East Croydon station, Porter and Sorter
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Page Turners turn for Circe, Norwood Junction, May 2
The well-read of South Norwood, the Page Turners book club, meet next Thursday, May 2, when the book up for discussion is Circe, by Madeline Miller. The group usually meets on the first Thursday of each month (check their Facebook … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Community associations, South Norwood, Yeha Noha
Tagged Page Turners, South Norwood, Yeha Noha
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Plan for 19 flats in Shirley pub car park returns ‘like a vampire’
The developer who wanted to build flats in the car park of what was a previously popular pub in Shirley is back, with very familiar plans. According to one of the residents involved in last year’s successful campaign to save … Continue reading
Posted in Parking, Planning, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, Shirley
Tagged Shirley, The Sandrock
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Board games cafe Ludoquist has found a winning formula
The game’s up for KEN TOWL, who after trying to Monopoly-se a weekend night out, at first didn’t have a Cluedo where to go, but went on a Trivial Pursuit for a new venue and after a final roll of … Continue reading
Four free side dishes in Turtle Bay’s January special offer
Diners at Turtle Bay this month can get four free side dishes when they spend £25 on their food and drink. The Croydon High Street Caribbean-themed restaurant’s offer is called “A Little Bit of This and A Little Bit of … Continue reading
Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie in Gosford Park, Feb 7
Page Turners, South Norwood’s monthly book club, next meets on Thursday February 7, when the book being discussed is The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Meeting (usually) on the first Thursday of every month from 7.30pm at … Continue reading
Posted in Art, South Norwood, Yeha Noha
Tagged Page Turners, South Norwood, Yeha Noha
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Bad Apple is blighted town centre’s fifth night club to close
Development blight in Croydon town centre has claimed another victim, with the Bad Apple night club set to close its doors for a final time on New Year’s Day. It was late on Boxing Day that the owners of the … Continue reading
Posted in Fairfield, Property, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged Bad Apple, Black Sheep, Croydon, Fairfield
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Pretentious? Moi? Portland dives overboard on price of fish
There’s a new battle of the batters going on in South Norwood. Fish Wars has broken out. Some are suggesting that, in the creeping advance of gentrification in SE25, it is a battle for the area’s sole… Forget Britain’s Cod … Continue reading
Riches-to-rags-to-riches tale of South Croydon publican
The redemptive quality of rags to riches tales never fails to fascinate and inspire. In the case of Austin “John” Whelan, though, his story goes around a full circle again – from rags to riches to rags, and then back … Continue reading
Posted in Pubs, Restaurants, Whelans
Tagged Austin Whelan, Bedford Tavern, Purley Arms, South Croydon, Whelans
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