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Plant sale, Pampisford Road allotments, South Croydon, May 4
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Croydon Bowling Club Open Day, Nottingham Road, Apr 26
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South Croydon primary part of £45m national nursery scheme
Regina Coeli, the Catholic primary on Pampisford Road in South Croydon, is among 34 new or expanded schools in London to receive funding to provide extra nursery provision from September. Inside Croydon reported in January how Regina Coeli had been … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Regina Coeli, Schools, South Croydon
Tagged Bromley, nursery schools, Regina Coeli Primary School, South Croydon, Sutton
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Borough’s oldest charity in £4m South Croydon property sale
The borough’s oldest charity is selling 11 of the 12 houses it owns on one street in South Croydon in a £4million property disposal. The housing being sold off represents the bulk of Croydon Almshouses’ property portfolio, which comprises 16 … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Housing, Property, South Croydon
Tagged charity, Croydon Almshouses, Elis David, Hayley James, Helder Street, South Croydon
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Brakspear seeks tenant for Greenwich Village bar in The Cronx
Brakspear, the pubco based in Henley, say that they want to bring a touch of New York’s trendy Greenwich Village to a busy road in The Cronx. Brakspear has started its recruitment process for tenants or leasees to run The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Brakspear, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, pubs, South Croydon, South End, The Store, The Tree House, Whelans
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Croydon Bach Choir Magnificats, St Matthew’s, Mar 21
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Smoke at dusk: Brigade health warning over Imperial Way fire
Tall turntable ladders and drones were deployed by emergency crews from the London Fire Brigade yesterday evening to tackle a blaze at a disused building on Imperial Way, as residents were advised to keep their windows and doors closed overnight … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, South Croydon
Tagged Croydon, Imperial Way, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Purley Way, South Croydon
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Brakspear brewers set to move in to former pub The Store
Brakspear, the traditional brewers and country inn operators, are taking charge of a closed pub in Croydon. Henley-based Brakspear, who trace their company’s history back to 1769, are the freeholders of The Store, on South End, which closed in October … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Brakspear, CAMRA, Croydon and Sutton CAMRA, pubs, South Croydon, South End, The Store, The Tree House, Whelans
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Croydon Bach Choir Magnificats, St Matthew’s, Mar 21
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Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Croydon Bach Choir, Music, South Croydon
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Indoor Boot Sale, St Paul’s Church Hall, South Croydon, Mar 7
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Charity Quiz Night, St Peter’s Hall, South Croydon, Feb 28
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Murder trial hears how Mitchell was shot at point-blank range
An Old Bailey jury yesterday heard how father-of-three Leroy Mitchell was shot in the head at point-blank range in an “act of petty revenge”. Mitchell was 35 when he was killed at a silent disco in Birdhurst Road, South Croydon, … Continue reading
Breathless memories of Godard classic are far from vague
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A recent American movie, a hommage to a French master, has PETER GILLMAN considering the importance of words, and reminiscing about a date in a long-lost South Croydon cinema So who remembers the Croydon Classic? This was the … Continue reading
Read in full MP’s email of complaint to Royal Mail boss
With some addresses in the borough getting only one postal delivery every fortnight, Croydon South Conservative MP has written to Alistair Cochrane, Royal Mail’s interim CEO: ‘This…cannot reasonably be characterised as a short-term disruption’. Here’s MP Chris Philp’s letter – … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, South Croydon
Tagged Alistair Cochrane, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR5, CR8, Croydon, Croydon South, Factory Lane, Holmesdale Road, Peter Kyle MP, Royal Fail, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Royal Fail: MP Philp calls on business secretary to intervene
Last year, only 7-in-10 first-class post items arrived the next day in Croydon. Now, iC readers from Coulsdon to South Norwood say that their postal service has got even worse Royal Mail’s third-class service in delivering the post to Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, South Croydon, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, CR0, CR2, CR5, CR8, Croydon, Croydon South, Factory Lane, Holmesdale Road, Peter Kyle MP, Royal Fail, Royal Mail, SE25, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Road closures in South Croydon start next week for fortnight
Croham Valley Road will be closed at the junction of Farley Road for a fortnight from next Monday, February 9, while UK Power Networks conducts works to instal power ducts through South Croydon. Notification from UK Power Networks was sent … Continue reading
Posted in South Croydon
Tagged Ballards Way, Croham Valley Road, Farley Road, South Croydon, UK Power Networks
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Conservative councillor’s secret past as an IRA gun-runner
After 24 years on Croydon Council, Maria Gatland will be standing down at the elections in May, her explosive past still unknown by many of the residents she represents. PETER GILLMAN provides the inside story When Tory councillor Maria Gatland … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Community associations, Croham Hurst, Friends of Croham Hurst Woods, Maria Gatland, Peter Gillman, South Croydon
Tagged Cllr Maria Gatland, Conservative, Croham, Croham Hurst, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dublin, Friends of Croham Hurst, IRA, London Borough of Croydon, Maria Gatland, Maria Maguire, Peter Gillman, Provisional IRA, South Croydon, Sunday Times, Sunday Times Insight team, To Take Arms, Tory
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Regina Coeli ranked in top 10% of England’s primary schools
South Croydon catholic school has expanded its offer to include a new nursery class Regina Coeli on Pampisford Road in South Croydon has been ranked the top primary school in Croydon and in the top 10% of primaries across the … Continue reading
Charity helps South Croydon primary establish its new library
A charity dedicated to promoting children’s literacy by redistributing used books and creating inspiring reading spaces in primary schools has opened a library at Heathfield Academy in South Croydon. The school, on Aberdeen Road, was built at a cost of … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Book Club, Aberdeen Road, books, Heathfield Academy, School libraries, South Croydon
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Police issue witness appeal after car crash in South Croydon
The police have issued an appeal for witnesses to an incident last Monday night in South Croydon which has left a pedestrian with a serious head injury. Police were called shortly after 9pm on January 5 to reports of a … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve Party with DJ Chippie at The Crown and Pepper
A D V E R T I S E M E N T SPECIAL SUBSCRIBER OFFER Thanks to the lovely people at the Crown and Pepper in South Croydon, Inside Croydon has three pairs of tickets to GIVE AWAY, absolutely … Continue reading
Coombe Lodge open at last, but it doesn’t seem quite finished
EXCLUSIVE: After a three-month closure for a £1m refurbishment, what is it like in the first Wetherspoons pub to open in Croydon for 25 years? KEN TOWL went to find out They reckon that last year, across the country, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ken Towl, Lloyd Park, Property, Pubs, Restaurants, South Croydon
Tagged Beefeater, Brexit, Coombe Lodge, Frank Lloyd, JD Wetherspoons, Lloyd Park, Premier Inn, South Croydon, Wetherspoons, Whitbread
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Hold tight! Electric buses ready for use from South Croydon
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on TfL’s latest zero-carbon infrastructure improvements A fleet of electric buses is ready to take to the streets of Croydon and beyond.
Posted in Commuting, South Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Arriva London South, Blade batteries, BYD, BYD BD11, South Croydon, South Croydon Garage, TfL, Transport for London
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