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Tag Archives: Croydon Flyover
A40 to close for 6 weeks as engineers check Croydon Flyover
The six-week closure of the 1960s-built concrete flyovers of the A40 Westway in west London, which begins tomorrow, raises the prospect that the Croydon Flyover could soon be undergoing similar, full-scale remedial engineering works. Transport for London describes the A40 … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, TfL, Transport
Tagged A232, A40, A40 Westway, Croydon, Croydon Flyover, TfL, Transport for London, Westway
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Polanski is running for election, right through Croydon’s streets
The Green Party’s latest Party Political Broadcast, shown across the country on the BBC and ITV, offered a message of hope straight from the streets of Croydon. The Jubilee Bridge underpass, side streets off Church Road and Edridge Road, with … Continue reading
Croydon Flyover ‘investigation’ highlights need for repairs
The Croydon Flyover has been undergoing urgent checks by Transport for London engineers this week, with the capital-wide transport agency confirming that the 60-year-old concrete and steel urban motorway “is in need of refurbishment”. Parts of the Wandle Road surface … Continue reading
Posted in Heidi Alexander, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Flyover, Department for Transport, DfT, Labour, London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport for London
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Croydon goes conkers, Royal Standard, Sheldon St, Sat Oct 11
Posted in Activities, Fairfield, Pubs
Tagged Conkers, Croydon Flyover, Royal Standard, The Royal Standard
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Oval Tavern’s Sutton to take on little pub under the Flyover
Esther Sutton, one of Croydon’s most respected business-owners, will next week be taking the keys to The Royal Standard pub, one of Croydon’s hidden gems and which boasts the “most Croydon of beer gardens”. “The Standard will still be The … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Admiral Taverns, Croydon, Croydon Flyover, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Fuller's, The Oval Tavern, The Royal Standard
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Pub under the Flyover gets a shock as manager opts to move
Locals at the back-street, town centre pub, the Royal Standard, have been sent reeling, and not by an especially strong barrel of Harvey’s, but by the news that the landlord and her team are leaving the pub under the Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Admiral Taverns, Croydon Flyover, Fuller's, Fullers Brewery, London, South Croydon, The Royal Standard
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Vital safety works for Croydon Flyover could start in 2026
Vital safety works to repair the ageing Croydon Flyover could begin next year, according to Transport for London. It is three years since TfL highlighted the need to undertake safety works on the A232 urban motorway which runs from Park … Continue reading
Posted in Heidi Alexander, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Flyover, Department for Transport, DfT, Labour, London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Spackman was at the heart of Croydon’s art scene for 30 years
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Croydon Camera Club, the Writers’ Circle and even a masonic lodge all found a warm welcome at the Edridge Road home of a family of artists, as DAVID MORGAN explains The building of the Croydon Flyover in … Continue reading
Catch an early glimpse of rally’s veteran cars on Pall Mall
It’s the annual London to Brighton veteran car rally this Sunday morning, when more than 100 old bangers set off from Hyde Park heading for the coast at Brighton, passing through Streatham, Norbury and Thornton Heath, trundling under the Croydon … Continue reading
Emergency services close High Street after vehicle collision
A collision involving a large SUV and a woman pedestrian on Laud Street yesterday evening saw a section of the High Street, just south of the Croydon Flyover, closed to traffic for almost two hours while rescue services did their … Continue reading
Mystery as Fuller’s exit three Croydon pubs in unseemly hurry
In the second part of his review of the hospitality trade in the borough (yes, dear reader, we sent him on a month-long pub crawl), KEN TOWL explores the reasons for one of London’s biggest and best-loved brewers’ sudden departure … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Ken Towl, Property, Pubs, South Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe, Admiral Taverns, Croydon Flyover, Fuller's, Fullers Brewery, Ken Towl, London, South Croydon, The Builders Arms, The Claret and Ale, The Crown & Sceptre, The Oval Tavern, The Royal Standard, The Spread Eagle, Whelans
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Fire at Ponte Nuovo restaurant forces High Street closure
Croydon High Street either side of the Flyover was closed off for hours last night, as fire crews from several stations battled a blaze in out-buildings connected to one of Croydon’s top restaurants, Ponte Nuovo, and its Fun House nightclub … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Restaurants
Tagged Croydon Flyover, Croydon High Street, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Ponte Nuovo
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All change! Confusion reigns as TfL’s bus stop map ‘vanishes’
The switchover of bus stops in Croydon passed off less than smoothly, with dozens of passengers clearly confused by Transport for London’s poorly advertised and executed alterations in the town centre. “When I was walking through there on Saturday, was … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Fairfield, TfL, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Bus stops, Croydon, Croydon Flyover, East Croydon, Fell Road, Superloop, TfL, Transport for London, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
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Welcome to the House of Fun! Squatters claim court victory
The squatter activist group, Reclaim Croydon, was claiming a victory today after a judge threw out an application to have them evicted from the long-vacant “Fun House” site, under the Croydon Flyover. Reclaim Croydon have turned the unused premises into … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Housing, Libraries, Mayor Jason Perry, Reclaim Croydon, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen
Tagged Altyre Road, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Crown Court, Croydon Flyover, Croydon High Street, House of Fun, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Reclaim Croydon, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory
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Activists provide winter shelter to 40 people ignored by council
At the start of December, Inside Croydon submitted a formal question to Croydon Council asking what measures they have taken to establish ‘warm spaces’ or other ways of helping the homeless through the worst of the winter weather. The council … Continue reading
Halloween Party at Royal Standard, Sheldon Street, Oct 28
Posted in Fairfield, Pubs
Tagged Croydon Flyover, halloween, Royal Standard, The Royal Standard
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All change! Town centre one-way system to get re-opened
After repeated calls to unlock the poorly-implemented covid one-way system and the pedestrianised zone around Croydon High Street – including criticisms raised here on Inside Croydon – the council has today announced a re-routing scheme for buses and cycle lanes … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Transport
Tagged Conservative, covid lockdown, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, Croydon High Street, Fell Road, Katharine Street, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, TfL, Tory, Transport for London
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Noise from a Doctor Who episode traced to Brick by Brick block
In the end, it was confirmed that it was not an alien invasion of central Croydon. Residents living around the Croydon Flyover spent much of the weekend wondering what the eerily strange, out-of-this-world noise was coming from one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, Property, South Croydon, Waddon
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, Fairfield, Kindred House, South Croydon, The Noise, Waddon
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TfL says Croydon Flyover is in need of urgent safety works
The Croydon Flyover could soon be assessed as in a state of dangerous disrepair and closed to traffic because Transport for London does not have the money required to carry out urgent repairs that are required. That’s according to a … Continue reading
65 homes on brownfield site: professionals show how to do it
The development novices at Brick by Brick, who managed to sell just eight housing units in 2019, and their slow-working contractors might want to have a chat with the construction professionals who have just completed 65 new homes overlooking the … Continue reading
Posted in Duppas Hill Park, Housing, Planning, Property, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, The Waldrons, Waddon
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Alarms raised over Fire Brigade’s £11m training tower scheme
A £11.1 million scheme to build a six-storey training tower at Croydon fire station seems likely to be given the go-ahead at a meeting on Friday, though local figures have accused London Authority officials of being “arrogant” and expressed concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fiona Twycross, Joy Prince, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Peter Underwood, Planning, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, Green Party, Joy Prince, London, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, Peter Underwood, Robert Canning, Waddon
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Closures planned as Flyover requires ‘essential repairs’
Major road works are planned for the Croydon Flyover later this month, including the replacement of damaged expansion joints at the eastern end of the A232 arterial route into Croydon – where it leads on to Duppas Hill Road. The … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Fairfield, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Flyover, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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£756,608 for two-bed flat? Speculators roll the dice again
What will three-quarters of a mil buy you in Croydon these days? Not a lot, if the latest piece of property speculation, on Edridge Road in South Croydon, is anything to go by. Yes: £756,608 for a two-bedroom flat. In … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Environment, Fairfield, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, South Croydon Community Association
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Flyover, Fairfield, Planning, The Edridge, Tory, Yuppies
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Just 53 attend Taberner House sham consultation sessions
There’s a public consultation going on over Croydon Council’s plans to build four new tower blocks on the site of Taberner House, including building out on to the Queen’s Gardens public park space. Who knew? As we have highlighted many … Continue reading
