Tag Archives: Centrale

Sign of the Times I: the Bridge to Nowhere

Posted on February 10, 2013 by insidecroydon

Here it is: the admission by the station operators at East Croydon that the £22 million Bridge to Nowhere really does lead to… well, nowhere. The signs appeared in the past fortnight, and are a welcome and belated addition that … Continue reading →

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The Croydon man at the heart of the Hammersfield deal

Posted on January 18, 2013 by insidecroydon

The £1 billion deal to redevelop the Whitgift Centre and Centrale needs, among its many objectives, to rekindle Croydon’s community spirit according to the chairman of one of the companies in the big-money joint venture. John Nelson was born in … Continue reading →

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Shot-gun marriage provides £1bn Croydon facelift

Posted on January 17, 2013 by insidecroydon

ANDREW PELLING was a guest at the wedding feast this morning to announce the £1 billion Hammerfield union. He’s not sure it will last The risk of having a London Mayor who thinks he is a top-class joker is that … Continue reading →

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Hammerson and Westfield agree to work together in Croydon

Posted on January 17, 2013 by insidecroydon

Could this really be the new beginning that Croydon needs? No, not the departure from the council of its CEO, Jon Rouse, announced yesterday evening, but the £1 billion news which was released at the London Stock Exchange before trading … Continue reading →

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Palace players and Brit School backing for cancer pop-up shop

Posted on October 25, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Get to Know Cancer information and advice pop-up shop at the Centrale shopping centre is open for just one more week. The campaign is a trial scheme, to offer the public the chance to ask questions about cancer and … Continue reading →

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Centrale pop-up shop to pilot London-wide cancer scheme

Posted on September 27, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon is to pilot a cancer pop-up shop, which will open tomorrow. The scheme is run with the council and one of London Mayor Boris Johnson’s projects, the London Health Improvement Board. Croydon’s shop will be on the ground floor … Continue reading →

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The end of Allders: a timeline to oblivion

Posted on September 14, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The decline of Allders is partly a story of Croydon itself. ANDREW PELLING looks at the council’s role in the final days and asks if more could have been done by the Town Hall to save the near-1,000 … Continue reading →

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Hammerson launches public campaign over Whitgift Centre

Posted on September 11, 2012 by insidecroydon

Blow for blow, like a heavyweight title fight, Westfield and Hammerson, are slugging it out. Not so much the Rumble in the Jungle, more the Scurry for Surrey. Within hours of reports that Westfield had lodged its planning application for … Continue reading →

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Mike Fisher: Our priority is to secure future for Allders

Posted on June 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

Mike Fisher, the leader of Croydon Council, this afternoon sent a message to his fellow councillors, which we reproduce here: Today Allders announced that it has gone into administration. As you will all know, this is a well known and … Continue reading →

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Hammerson gets green light for £50m scheme at Centrale

Posted on May 18, 2012 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council’s planning committee last night gave approval for Hammerson‘s £50million redevelopment scheme for their Centrale shopping mall in North End. But the approval only came after the councillors on the committee were given firm guidance – in effect a … Continue reading →

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“War over Whitgift” has planning showdown tonight

Posted on May 17, 2012 by insidecroydon

The tug of war for control of the Whitgift Centre takes another move tonight, when Croydon Council’s strategic planning committee hears applications from two leading retail developers, Hammerson and Westfield, with the Whitgift Foundation threatening to block plans that could … Continue reading →

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