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Mystery after Grade II-listed Leslie Arms is pulled from auction
Auctioneer Swindells claims the landmark pub was never in his company’s catalogue, as Ansari-linked property fails to sell for third time in as many months. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Leslie Arms, the Grade II-listed Victorian landmark building in Addiscombe … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leslie Arms, Planning, Property, Pubs
Tagged AA Homes, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Anwar Ansari, Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dogs attack, Dr Anwar Ansari, Edward Swindells, English Heritage, Kangal, Labour, Landlord licensing, Leslie Arms, Lower Addiscombe Road, The Victorian Society, Tim Martin, Turkish Kangal, Wetherspoons
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Norbury Brook River Revive Saturday, Thornton Heath, Sep 26
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Nike’s super shoes foam factory looks to cut 100 Croydon jobs
The foam for the super shoes that help star runners like Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson break records is made in a factory off Mitcham Road. The company wants to move production to Vietnam and make one-third of its Croydon workforce … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Mayor Jason Perry, Stuart King, West Thornton
Tagged Broad Green, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Eliud Kipchoge, GMB, GMB Union, Keely Hodgkinson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mitcham Road, Tory, Zotefoams
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Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, through Oct. Free entry
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all music dates at The Oval Tavern
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern
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‘Appalled’ Labour call for inquiry into children’s home contract
Council opposition makes call for investigation into the collapse of multi-million-pound contract, as charity placed in charge of home says council report does not ‘accurately reflect’ events. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Labour opposition group at Croydon Town Hall has … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Sanderstead, Stabilisation Plan, Stuart Collins, Stuart King
Tagged Care Homes, Children's homes, Children's Services, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, St Christopher's Fellowship, Tory
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Charity ‘strongly disputes’ council report on children’s home
Inside Croydon broke the news of how a £8.6m contract to run a children’s home was cancelled by the council in less than six months. Here is the response of the St Christopher’s Fellowship in full: St Christopher’s Fellowship strongly … Continue reading
Council’s all-clear for second 24/7 gambling addiction centre
A Croydon councillor has called on the Labour government to “do the right thing” and act urgently against addictive adult gambling centres, after the council’s licensing sub-committee granted an application for a slot machine shop on Westow Hill in the … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood
Tagged Admiral, Admiral slots, Cllr Claire Bonham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Triangle, Gambling, Kryptonite, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Westow Hill, Yusuf Osman
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Free David Lean Cinema tickets to see 24 Hour Party People
The David Lean Cinema in the Croydon Clocktower will be among around 100 venues around the country, mostly independent and art house cinemas, that next month will be staging free screenings of the acclaimed British film, 24 Hour Party People. … Continue reading
Councillors in plea to Wetherspoons: Dear Tim, buy our pub!
For sale: one long-neglected, heritage-listed Victorian boozer, likely to require millions of pounds to put right. For the third time in four months, the Leslie Arms is up for auction. And Labour councillors have appealed to pub chains to show … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Leslie Arms, Nick Beall, Patricia Hay-Justice, Planning, Property, Pubs, Sean Fitzsimons
Tagged AA Homes, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Anwar Ansari, Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dogs attack, Dr Anwar Ansari, English Heritage, Kangal, Labour, Landlord licensing, Leslie Arms, Lower Addiscombe Road, Nick Beall, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, The Victorian Society, Tim Martin, Turkish Kangal, Wetherspoons
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Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Darts, Fairfield, Music, Pubs, Sport
Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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Amelia Earhart’s final flight: has the mystery been solved?
One of the greatest mysteries of the pioneering era of aviation is coming to Croydon Airport. Historian and researcher Chris Denchfield will be giving an illustrated talk exploring the life and mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the event being held … Continue reading
Council cancels £8.6m children’s home contract after 6 months
‘Hospital admissions’ of children in care are among serious concerns over the management of a home which was only registered in March. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council has served notice on a contract for managing a children’s home less … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Sanderstead, Stabilisation Plan, Stuart Collins
Tagged Children's home, Children's Services, Cllr Andy Stranack, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Debbie Jones, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, St Christopher's Fellowship, Stuart Collins, Tory
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Perry advertises for office manager to be paid £43 PER HOUR
CROYDON IN CRISIS: No expense spared for Tory Mayor as he uses tens of thousands of pounds of public money to hire a political adviser and handler. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, is looking to spend … Continue reading
Bingo! Plus live music, quiz nights, darts at Surrey Cricketers
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all events at the Surrey Cricketers, 23 West St, CR0 1DJ
Posted in Advertisement, Advertisement features, Business, Darts, Fairfield, Music, Pubs, Sport
Tagged Bingo, Croydon, Darts, Fairfield, Music, The Surrey Cricketers
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Friday lunchtime recitals at Croydon Minster, from Sep to Dec
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Mezze Feast, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Oct 6
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Find out more about the South Norwood Community Kitchen by visiting their website: click here
Harvest Fest, Norbury Park Lawn Tennis Club, Sat Sept 26
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Borough’s motorists will be forced to pay for Perry’s mistakes
CROYDON IN CRISIS: An above-inflation hike for resident parking permits, parking fees and penalties is being lined up to help plug the hole in the council budgets caused by the Mayor opening his big mouth. By our transport correspondent, JEREMY … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Conrad Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fine refunds, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTN fine refunds, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, PCNs, Penalty Charge Notices, Resident Parking Permits, Royal Courts of Justice, Tory
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Music at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe, through Oct. Free entry
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for all music dates at The Oval Tavern
Posted in Addiscombe West, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Art, Business, Music, The Oval Tavern
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, Croydon, Music, The Oval Tavern
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Canning and Clyde RA charity quiz night, Clyde Hall, Oct 3
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Fly-tips? It’s all your fault for reporting it, says Perry’s puppet
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Having failed to get rubbish contractors Veolia to do their job, the council’s struggles to deal with the borough’s litter-strewn streets are, according to shameless Tory councillors, because residents have been doing what they were asked to … Continue reading
Posted in Bensham Manor, Community associations, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Graham Mitchell, Litter Free Norbury, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Norbury Park, Refuse collection, Tony Hooker, Veolia
Tagged Cllr Alasdair Stewart, Conservative, CrapApp, Croydon, Croydon Council, Graham Mitchell, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Love Clean Streets, Norbury, Norbury Park, Purley and Riddlesdown, Simon Fox, Tony Hooker, Tory, Waddon
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Met sacks black PC over award-nominated YouTube videos
Case brought against outspoken constable by the body he had criticised: ‘There are people who have done things far worse than what I’ve done, who are still employed by the Met. They just happen to have lighter skin.’ If the … Continue reading
Coughlans’ first bakers’ shop in £5m property portfolio sell-off
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The bakers’ shop that the Coughlan family first opened on London Road in 1937, and the Thornton Heath commercial bakery, offices and warehouse of the once-thriving retail business, have all been put up for sale as … Continue reading
Girls and boys from 10+: Trinity School Open Day, October 3
A D V E R T I S E M E N T For more information about Trinity School and its Open Day, click here
Singing and Wellbeing courses, CALAT, must book by Sep 15
C O M M U N I T Y A D V E R T I S E M E N T Courses begin September 30 To sign up for either of the courses, you must book by this Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Tagged CALAT, Catherine Pestano, Croydon, Music
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