Category Archives: Restaurants

East Croydon pub hit with £180,000 fine over mouse droppings

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

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 →

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Page Turners turn for Circe, Norwood Junction, May 2

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

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 →

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Plan for 19 flats in Shirley pub car park returns ‘like a vampire’

Posted on April 23, 2019 by

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 →

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Board games cafe Ludoquist has found a winning formula

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

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 →

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Four free side dishes in Turtle Bay’s January special offer

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

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 →

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Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie in Gosford Park, Feb 7

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

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 →

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Bad Apple is blighted town centre’s fifth night club to close

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

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 →

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