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Tag Archives: Centrale
Centrale is getting itself all lit-up for Christmas, Nov 15
Croydon shopping malls Centrale and Whitgift are gearing themselves for the annual Christmas business surge, with a big lights switch-on planned for 6pm at Centrale’s Christmas Tree next Thursday, November 15. This might, just, be the last Christmas when the … Continue reading
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Tagged Centrale, Whitgift Centre
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More retailers in peril as Green scandal hits the High Street
It may yet become known among retailers as “Black Thursday”, the day when the doomed fate of Britain’s High Street was sealed. It was certainly a day when the business case for the long-delayed £1.4billion redevelopment of the Whitgift and … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Debenhams, House of Fraser, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Debenhams, Hammersfield, Hammerson, House of Fraser, Kate Moss, Philip Green, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Up to 30% off at student night at Centrale and Whitgift
Students are invited to visit Croydon town centre’s Centrale and Whitgift shopping malls tomorrow evening to take advantage of a range of special offers and up to 30 per cent off in-store at a host of participating shops and restaurants, … Continue reading
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Tagged Centrale, Croydon, Whitgift Centre
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Now Debenhams could be seeking rent break from Centrale
Our retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, on the latest set-back to a £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre based on retailing Hammerson, one half of The Croydon Partnership which wants to rebuild a vast town centre shopping mall, could face the … Continue reading
More trouble in store as House of Fraser is sold to Ashley
MT WALLETTE, our retailing correspondent, on the latest set-back for Croydon’s plans for a £1.4bn temple to shopping House of Fraser, the troubled department store, has this morning been snatched out of administration by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley for … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Central, House of Fraser, Sarah Jones MP, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, House of Fraser, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Centrale’s House of Fraser saved – for now – from closure
M.T. WALLETTE, our retailing correspondent, on the latest piece of almost good news for Croydon town centre, as the chairman of one department store talks of the ‘existential threat’ to business on the High Street Croydon’s House of Fraser, the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, House of Fraser, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, House of Fraser, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Boots give their Whitgift and Centrale stores a makeover
The Boots stores in Centrale and the Whitgift Centre have undergone a bit of a makeover, and shoppers are invited along this Saturday, May 12, to see for themselves the new self-selection beauty experience, offering all of the latest beauty … Continue reading
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Tagged Boots, Centrale, Whitgift Centre
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Business, police and council unite for knife crime events
The schools’ half-term break will see the start of a three-week programme to raise awareness of knife crime and the impact it has on the community. The council’s youth engagement team joins forces with Croydon Business Improvement District (BID), Croydon … Continue reading
Free Halloween family craft event, Centrale, Oct 29
Croydon’s branch of Metro Bank will be staging a “fang-tastic” family-fun event on Sunday October 29, offering free treats, crafts and entertainment. Residents are invited to take part in the Halloween event, being held at Metro Bank in Centrale, at … Continue reading
£700 in prizes await winners of Centrale’s Ping tournament
Croydon’s top table tennis talents have the chance of winning a total of £700 in prizes in a tournament being staged at the Centrale shopping centre on July 16 – which apparently is National Table Tennis Day. The tournament is … Continue reading
Croydon’s Search for a Star, Centrale, July 4
Posted in Activities, Art, Centrale, Comedy, Dance, Music
Tagged Centrale, Hammerson
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Ping! Croydon tables summer-long scheme to deliver a smash
A sports participation project has been launched in Croydon today, with a massive Ping! Launched this lunchtime with a session in the Whitgift Centre, there are now 15 table tennis tables sited around the borough (though only one in the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Council, Sport
Tagged Centrale, Croydon Council, Ping!, Sport, table tennis, Whitgift Centre
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Music At The Unit, Lives Not Knives: Sep 20
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Tagged Centrale, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Music
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Police question time, at LNK, Centrale, Sep 17
Posted in Centrale, Lives Not Knives, Policing
Tagged Centrale, Lives Not Knives, Metropolitan Police, Police, Policing
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Festival of Code youth competition is coming to Centrale
Children from Croydon with a keen eye for coding are being urged to sign up to a competition taking place across the country between July 28 and August 3. The LNK unit, in Centrale’s Upper Mall, is a host centre … Continue reading
Posted in Centrale, Education, Lives Not Knives, Tech City
Tagged Centrale, coding, Croydon, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Tech City
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Positive Summer Vibes charity event, Centrale, July 26
Posted in Art, Centrale, Charity, Lives Not Knives, Music
Tagged Centrale, Eliza Ribeiro, Lives Not Knives, LNK
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Croydon Careers Fair, North End, June 30
Posted in Business, Centrale, Community associations, Lives Not Knives
Tagged careers, careers fair, Centrale, Croydon, jobs, North End
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Planning chief: ‘I don’t know how long Whitgift will be closed’
The lack of clarity over the immediate future of the Whitgift Centre was compounded yesterday when a council director called in certain sections of the local media to provide an on-the-record briefing to contradict the information she had herself provided … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Bernard Weatherill House, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Nathan Elvery, North End, Tory, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Lives Not Knives Music At The Unit: Apr 19
Posted in Activities, Centrale, Charity, Lives Not Knives, Music
Tagged Centrale, charity, Croydon, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, LNK, stabbings
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Lives Not Knives retail event, Centrale, Feb 22
Posted in Activities, Business, Centrale, Charity, Community associations, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Centrale, charity, Croydon, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Whitgift Centre
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