Tag Archives: Colonnades

£29m: Croydon tops the table for flogging off public assets

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

With inflated claims of returns from the council’s house-builder being compared to a Ponzi scheme, a former council official says, ‘We are in uncertain times and the risks being taken with public money are huge compared to the marginal potential … Continue reading →

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Councils’ property deals are ‘gambling with public money’

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

Councils across England – including Croydon and Sutton – have between them borrowed billions of pounds of public money to finance the purchase of real estate and commercial properties, a policy which could place some at risk of financial collapse, … Continue reading →

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Colonnades purchase is massive gamble with public money

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Spending millions to buy a private business risks feather bedding property speculators, says DEREK THROWER Under a Conservative government, local authorities, including Croydon Council, are being given public cash to nationalise private assets and land. That’s quite extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Council pays £53m to buy ‘unloved’ Colonnades centre

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

The business “brains” at Fisher’s Folly have gone out and splurged £53million of public money to buy the freehold of the “unloved” and rarely visited Colonnades retail and leisure park – just as industry experts are warning that 200 such … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Property, Purley Way, Simon Hall, Waddon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

TfL pushes through bus route changes despite opposition

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Transport for London, after running a public consultation which found that a majority of respondents opposed changes to bus routes serving the Purley Way shops and Colonnades, has announced that it will go ahead with its proposals anyway. It means … Continue reading →

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Colonnades new centre will have you flying through the air

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Croydon’s new trampoline park opens today. MATTHEW GLINSKI put it to the test I spent my weekend flying through the air. I was at the Oxygen Freejumping trampoline park at The Colonnades off the Purley Way, where I found myself … Continue reading →

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Trampoline park puts the bounce back into the Colonnades

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

There’s been a new spring being put into the Colonnades Leisure Park this spring, with a trampoline centre opening there next month.

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