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Spoons skips the World Cup with refurb at their George pub

Posted on May 23, 2026 by insidecroydon

It promises to be a summer of bumper business for the borough’s pubs, with licensing hours extended late into the night for football fans to gather to watch World Cup matches from north America. So Wetherspoons, whose pubs make a … Continue reading →

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Stormzy film company to make movie of Ian Wright’s life story

Posted on May 14, 2026 by insidecroydon

‘There are hard-hitting moments but in the end I want it to give people hope and joy’ says Palace hero as the story of his growing up in south London is to be made into a biopic Two of Croydon’s … Continue reading →

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Riddlesdown up for a cup double – and all in ‘bizarre’ 14 hours

Posted on May 12, 2026 by insidecroydon

Riddlesdown Collegiate’s under-15s might be the best football team of their age in the country – but English schools football bosses have presented them with the daunting task of playing two end-of-season finals within 14 hours later this month. The … Continue reading →

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GOSH! It’s Cesc! Charity volunteer wins £10,000 for sick kids

Posted on January 20, 2023 by insidecroydon

A charity volunteer from Croydon received the surprise of his life when he received a call from a World Cup-winner to tell him that his football initiative had won a worldwide competition – and a £10,000 donation to his chosen … Continue reading →

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Pulis’s Palace will be gunning for the start of the season

Posted on June 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

Three London derbies in the first eight games are just part of a tough opening few weeks of the 2014-2015 Premier League season for Crystal Palace. The new season’s fixtures have been announced today, and Tony Pulis’s great survivors have … Continue reading →

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