Tag Archives: Croydon Greens

Ambitious plans announced for Old Town arts market

Next month will see the first staging of a Croydon Arts and Crafts Fair in Old Town. April 19 will see budding William Morrises setting up shop in Exchange Square, the open air arena tucked away behind Surrey Street, with … Continue reading

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“Cheap” Hoar is now taking a fracking liberty in Waddon

Senior Croydon Conservative councillor Simon “I’m Cheap But I’m Not Free” Hoar says he “doesn’t see anything wrong” with  allowing oil and gas multi-nationals to drill under people’s homes with exploratory fracking. Prime Minister David Cameron fired the starting gun … Continue reading

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Stop the Incinerator Campaign fund-raiser: Feb 24

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Croydon bin collections: It really is a load of old rubbish

One month in, and Inside Croydon‘s initial scepticism about the council’s new refuse collection system is appearing to be well-founded. The principle of greater re-cycling is fine. The implementation has been, even if we are to be charitable, chaotic. The … Continue reading

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