Tag Archives: Dabners

Dabners is saved! Popular pet shop gets 11th-hour reprieve

Dabners has been saved. The popular pet shop, which has been a fixture on Surrey Street Market for more than 50 years, was due to pull down the shutters for a final time on Saturday. But in a remarkable twist … Continue reading

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Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street

The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading

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Surrey Street suffers new blow as pet shop Dabners to close

Dabners, the pet and garden supplies shop on Surrey Street, is to close next month. The family-owned business, which was first established in 1959 and has been trading at the heart of Croydon’s ancient street market for more than half … Continue reading

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