Category Archives: Selhurst

‘Business as usual’ at Town Hall as four councillors self-isolate

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

KEN LEE reports – from a safe distance – on the mixed messages put out by Newman and Negrini over the covid-19 pandemic At least four of Croydon’s elected councillors have quarantined themselves after displaying symptoms or being in contact … Continue reading →

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Scaled-down town centre development could take 10 years

Posted on March 3, 2020 by

MT WALLETTE, our unbuilt shopping malls correspondent, reports on the deep hole that Croydon has got itself into over the aborted Westfield development Croydon Council has allowed itself to be mugged by a couple of multi-national developers, and has handed … Continue reading →

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Patronised residents decry Scott’s planning committee ‘farce’

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

Croydon Council’s planning committee is “a farce”, and “an avenue for Councillor Scott to push through his anti-suburbia agenda”. That – referring to Paul Scott, the Labour councillor who is all-powerful on planning matters in Croydon – is the strongly … Continue reading →

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Purley residents outrage over planning’s ‘husband and wife act’

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Croydon Council’s planning committee has had an application for a development in Purley rushed on to its agenda for tomorrow, its last meeting of 2019, with a scheme submitted from a company whose “development director” is married to a senior … Continue reading →

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Premier League football club opens its doors for the homeless

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

It’s that time of year again… Crystal Palace Football Club is re-opening its extreme weather emergency shelter for rough sleepers at Selhurst Park this winter. Whenever the overnight temperature is forecast to fall below freezing, the Glaziers Lounge at Selhurst … Continue reading →

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Winter Craft and Gifts Bazaar, St James Road, Nov 30

Posted on November 21, 2019 by
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Mural Celebration, Selhurst Railway Club, Jul 14

Posted on July 8, 2019 by
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