Tag Archives: Coulsdon banking hub

Rubbish contractors don’t know how many bins there are

Four years after being caught out ripping out 1,000 street bins – all to make work for rubbish contractors Veolia a bit easier – and now Croydon Council is forced to admit it has no real idea of how many … Continue reading

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Coulsdon rocked by bankers’ decision to abandon new hub

Just eight months after Coulsdon’s banking hub was opened and welcomed by the town’s previously de-banked residents, two of the major banks which have been part of the collaborative enterprise have decided to pull out of the scheme. Customers of … Continue reading

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Lloyds closure sees New Addington lose last high street bank

While residents worry over the loss of banking services in their neighbourhood, Croydon’s petty Mayor uses the opportunity to collect contact details ahead of next year’s local elections. By our Town Hall reporter, SANDRA STEAD Petty politician Jason Perry, the … Continue reading

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Banking services return to Coulsdon’s high street this week

Coulsdon’s Banking Hub opens for business tomorrow, thanks to the hard work of community volunteers at the local residents’ association, supported by Cash Access UK. Cash Access UK was set up by major high street banking businesses to protect access … Continue reading

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MP ‘delighted’ as Coulsdon banking hub set to open by April

Almost three years since the last bank branch in Coulsdon slammed its safe door shut for the final time, residents are about to get a replacement “hub” to provide all the services that were once taken as a standard feature … Continue reading

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