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‘Hostile environment’ charity part of clampdown on beggars
A charity which has handed over details of its homeless clients to the Home Office, as part of Theresa May’s “hostile environment” deportation policy, is one of the agencies being used by Croydon Council in its “campaign” to clear the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing
Tagged Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Reach, Hamida Ali, Thames Reach
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New Fairfield Halls chief finds time to chair business group
Croydon BID, the town centre business group, has appointed Neil Chandler, recently hired as the venue director of the Fairfield Halls, as its new chairman. That could be bad news for the Fairfield Halls, which was supposed to re-open after … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon BID, Fairfield Halls, Neil Chandler
Tagged Croydon BID, Fairfield Halls, Neil Chandler
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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
Works from dozen artists on display in Warhol Croydon
Thirty years after the death of Andy Warhol, and Croydon is the venue for an exhibition devoted to the artist’s work and influence.
Posted in Art, Rise Gallery
Tagged Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Rise Gallery
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Children hurt by ‘burning rocks’ at Croydon BID fireworks
It could turn out to be a metaphor for the whole £1 billion Hammersfield redevelopment of our town centre: Attract thousands of people, many with small children, into central Croydon with promises of a few (short-lived) bright lights and sparklers. … Continue reading
Police arrest Croydon man over burglary from Visitor Centre
Croydon police have made an arrest in the investigation of the tens of thousands of pounds that went missing from the Croydon Visitor Centre in the days (or, more specifically, one afternoon) after its closure earlier this month. As we … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon BID, Policing
Tagged Boxpark, Croydon, Croydon BID, East Croydon station, Metropolitan Police, Ruskin Square
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Police called in as £18,000 vanishes from Visitor Centre
Scotland Yard’s finest have been called in to investigate a theft of nearly £20,000 from the Croydon Visitor Centre in the days immediately after its closure. The Croydon Visitor Centre, alongside East Croydon Station, was operated by Croydon BID – the … Continue reading
BID’s report suggests the impact of loss of Allders and Nestle
CROYDON COMMENTARY: DAVID CALLAM is a fan of business improvement district schemes but reminds the town centre’s elite firms that self-praise is no recommendation All Change! Croydon is the title of the recently published 32-page annual report from Croydon Business … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, David Callam, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Council Tax, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Westfield
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